Former NFL player works to raise lung cancer awareness

Tuesday, November 29, 2022
6:45 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
University of South Carolina College of Nursing
Williams-Brice Building, Room 231 (auditorium)

Guest Speaker: Former Carolina Panthers NFL linebacker, Chris Draft – The White Ribbon Project (TWRP) Board Member, Founder of The Chris Draft Family Foundation, Co-Founder of Team Draft

• The White Ribbon Project is an international grassroots movement representing all who are committed to changing the perception about lung cancer.
• Team Draft is an initiative of the Chris Draft Family Foundation created by former NFL linebacker Chris Draft and his late wife Keasha during her year-long struggle with Stage IV Lung Cancer. 

An evening of painting and signing Lung Cancer Awareness wooden ribbons handcrafted by cancer survivors:

Students and health care partners will learn about Team Draft’s dedication to raising lung cancer awareness and increasing research funding by stopping the misconception that lung cancer is a “smoker’s disease.”