Level-Up for a Cure

In memory of Ryan McPherson

Play with Purpose

Golf tournaments and video game tournaments raising funds for housing nights so families battling cancer can stay close to the care they need.

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Our Mission

Leveling up hope for families facing cancer.

Level-Up for a Cure was founded in memory of Ryan McPherson, who passed away from cancer on November 4, 2024. Ryan loved math, tutored young students while working toward becoming a math teacher, and brought the same joyful focus to competitive Super Smash Bros. and Dungeons & Dragons.

We carry that spirit forward by turning play into practical support. Every tournament, sponsorship, and gift helps provide housing nights for families seeking the best possible cancer treatment.

Play with Purpose

Two ways to compete, one reason to show up.

Golf Tournaments

A day on the course that brings friends, families, sponsors, and local businesses together to fund nights of rest and stability.

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Video Game Tournaments

Competitive gaming events inspired by Ryan's love for Super Smash Bros., community, strategy, and the joy of leveling up together.

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Math-Minded Service

Ryan's gift for tutoring reminds us that small, steady support adds up. Each gift helps convert generosity into real housing nights.

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Where Funds Go

Proceeds provide housing nights for families battling cancer.

Treatment often means travel, uncertainty, and time away from home. Housing support gives families one less burden while they focus on care, healing, and being together.

Close to care Helping families stay near the treatment centers they need.
Funded by play Golf, gaming, sponsors, and community giving all move the mission.
Rooted in Ryan A legacy shaped by courage, curiosity, kindness, math, and games.
11.04.2024 Ryan's legacy continues through every night of housing funded.

Ryan's Legacy

A teacher's heart, a gamer's focus, a lasting purpose.

Ryan was working toward becoming a math teacher and spent part of his college years tutoring young math students. He was also an avid video gamer, a competitive Super Smash Bros. player, and a Dungeons & Dragons fan.

Level-Up for a Cure brings those pieces of Ryan's life together in service of families who need a place to stay while facing cancer treatment.