Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops will be sporting some special shoes for Saturday’s game.
Ella Woodford, a former cancer patient at the University of Kentucky’s Children’s Hospital, is putting her artistic abilities to good use by designing shoes for the Wildcats’ head coach.
Woodford, a devout UK fan who beat cancer 5 years ago, is now spreading her talents with hopes of attracting and helping more pediatric cancer survivors. Shoes she designed will be worn by Stoops on Saturday, and they will later be auctioned off to raise money for pediatric cancer research.
Ella beat cancer with the help of @KCHKids. The young artist and UK fan is now helping other kids do the same.@UKCoachStoops will wear a pair of shoes she designed on Saturday. They'll later be auctioned to raise funds for pediatric cancer research. #BBN https://t.co/di47OQvPl8 pic.twitter.com/lHS2LUCYdH
— Kentucky Football (@UKFootball) September 23, 2022
At a Kentucky football practice, Woodford had the honor of bringing her creation to Stoops who was over the moon to receive them.
“So, I’ll wear these in honor of pediatric cancer which is September,” Stoops said on receiving the shoes from Woodford. “So, I’d be honored to wear these, and I’ll donate these back to the hospital and try to raise some money to continue to research for pediatric cancer.”
Former @KCHKids patient Ella beat cancer. The young artist and UK fan is now helping other kids do the same.@UKCoachStoops will wear a pair of shoes she designed on Saturday. They'll later be auctioned to raise funds for pediatric cancer research. #BBNhttps://t.co/k1UkhLFtLy
— UK HealthCare (@UK_HealthCare) September 23, 2022
Stoops will wear the pair of shoes she’s designed during the Northern Illinois game this Saturday.
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This is pretty freaking cool, good job Ella, Coach Stoops, and UK!
Thanks for this story. It’s brings everything into perspective when you see a child that has or had cancer.
Coach stoops seems like a genuinely kind and good person off the field. I hope the vibe I get from him is correct because I’d be really disappointed to find out otherwise… Just seems like a really nice and humble person.
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