Kansas City Chiefs Ryan Sims Brightens the Holidays for Local Cancer Patients

 

Cancer Action hosted a holiday party on Tuesday, December 12, 2006 from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. at their Johnson County office in Overland Park, Kansas.  Ryan Sims, defensive tackle of the Kansas City Chiefs, helped brighten the day for the agencies cancer patients and their families. 

 

"I can’t tell you how much it meant to our clients to have the opportunity to meet a professional Chiefs football player.  He was so kind to sign autographs, get his picture taken and just talk with our clients and their families," stated Karla Nichols, Executive Director of Cancer Action

 

One of the objectives of the Ryan Sims Foundation is to support community based programs and organizations whose primary mission is to raise awareness about cancer and provide support to cancer survivors and the families of cancer patients through the work of Cancer Action.

 

Cancer Action is a local non-profit agency improving the lives of those living with, through and beyond cancer. The agency offers a comprehensive array of programs and services to meet the physical, social, financial, emotional and spiritual needs of those with cancer, their family and friends. 

The organization has served the Kansas City metropolitan area for 48 years, and currently has locations in Overland Park, Independence and Kansas City, KS. The agency has provided compassionate support to over 3,800 cancer patients and their families.