Super Bowl MVP to be honored at Bret Saberhagen’s cancer benefit in Paso Robles
Super Bowl MVP quarterback Mark Rypien will be honored at the three-day SabesWings Strike Out Benefit in Paso Robles at the end of the month for his advocacy for pediatric cancer.
The SabesWings Strike Out Benefit is a three-day event sponsored by the SabesWings charity, run by former World Series MVP pitcher Bret Saberhagen and his wife Kandace, who live in Paso Robles.
The event features activities such as ziplining across a field of grapes and a private dinner at the Saberhagen home for people who purchase VIP tickets, the Strike Out gala awards dinner at Rava Wines and a golf outing and reception at local California Coast Beer Co., according to a news release from SabesWings.
The benefit raises money to help families struggling with “medical financial toxicity,” or steep medical bills, related to cancer treatment, according to the news release.
The SabesWings foundation was started by the Saberhagens after Kandace Saberhagen was diagnosed with breast cancer and went through the costly treatment, the release said.
Participants can purchase sponsorship packages at $30,000 for 20 tickets, or individual tickets for particular events, such as golf for $400 or the gala dinner for $500, according to the website.
Super Bowl MVP quarterback honored for childhood cancer foundation
In 1998, Mark Rypien’s son Andrew Rypien died from brain cancer at age 3, according to a SabesWings news release.
Mark and Annette Rypien then started The Rypien Foundation in 2004 to help families with children diagnosed with pediatric cancer by funding local programs in the inland northwest region, the release said.
The Rypien Foundation contributed funding to a renovation of the The Children’s Emergency Center at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children’s Hospital in Spokane, Washington, and established a school for pediatric cancer patients at the hospital named for their deceased son, the release said.
More information about tickets and sponsorship packages for the event is available at sabeswings.org/tickets.
This story was originally published October 13, 2023 at 1:18 PM.
