There’s a fundraiser in Ankeny tomorrow evening to assist most cancers analysis and medical bills for State Senator Jack Whitver and different households with medical bills associated to a analysis of mind most cancers.
State Senator Brad Zaun stated over 450 tickets have already been bought. “This isn’t about Republican-Democrat,” Zaun says. “It’s not about politics. It’s about making an attempt to assist out the Whitver household.”
Whitver, who’s 43, introduced in mid-Could he’s present process therapy for a mind tumor. Dan McCarney, Whitver’s coach when Whitver was a beginning broad receiver for the Iowa State soccer group, has helped plan the occasion and present Iowa soccer coach Kirk Ferentz is amongst those that’ll attend.
Zaun stated lots of Whitver’s former teammates from Iowa State are coming, too, together with some who’d be acquainted names to longtime Iowa sports activities followers. “Like Seneca Wallace and Lane Danielson and a few of these folks,” Zaun stated. “Definitely Jack had loads of huge performs himself when he was at Iowa State.”
Zaun, who described himself as a Hawkeye fan, says it’s been a privilege to pay attention as Whitver’s former coach and teammates speak about Whitver.
“He’s definitely accomplished some unbelievable issues as a former athlete, strolling on at Iowa State,” Zaun stated. “I all the time inform him: ‘Hey, pay attention. This most cancers’s nothing since you beat the heck out of the Hawkeyes. You may sure beat this most cancers after beating the Hawkeyes. Jack’s in good spirits.”
Iowa State beat Iowa in 4 of the 5 seasons Whitver was on the Iowa State soccer group.
The cash raised at Thursday’s occasion are going to a basis. Proceeds that aren’t used to cowl Whitver’s out-of-pocket bills for most cancers therapy shall be used to assist most cancers analysis and different households dealing with an identical analysis.
Whitver and his spouse Rachel are the mother and father of three kids. Whitver was first elected to the Iowa Senate in 2011 and has been Senate Majority Chief since March of 2018.
