Havoc Softball - Coach Kris Fundraiser
Coach Kris has requested that the funds raised from this sale be donated back to the Havoc Softball Team.
Store Open: July 12th
Store Close: July 25th
***All orders will be printed after the online store has closed***
Pickup/Shipping details:
All orders will be shipped. Free shipping starts at $100.
Please email orders@ohioshirtcompany.com if you have any questions about your order.
How preorder works:
We open the store, collect orders for a time, close the store, order blank garments, print exactly to order, and then fulfill individual orders, so we don't hold any stock of preorder items. All items are final sale
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Kris Vandemark has faced fierce foes for decades, first as a standout basketball and softball player and then as a beloved coach at the high school and travel softball levels.
An inspirational role model to a legion of young female basketball and softball players, Kris, 55, was diagnosed in March with an aggressive form of colon cancer that has metastasized to the liver.
Kris, who helps guide the Havoc as their third base coach, is sharing her cancer journey to raise awareness about the disease. Colorectal cancer remains one of the most common cancers. The American Cancer Society estimates that 152,810 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2024, and 53,010 will die from the disease. The number of people diagnosed has steadily declined since the mid-1980s due to increased screening and changing lifestyles, yet 1 in 24 people will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in their lifetime.
Kris has spent more than four decades as a player and assistant coach. Kris was the first girl to play Little League baseball in Putnam County, was a standout point guard and shortstop in high school and made it as a walk-on with the University of Cincinnati Lady Bearcats basketball team. She was an assistant coach at Kalida High School when the Lady Cats won the girls state basketball championship in 1997 and has been with the Havoc the last 6 years.
Kris is currently undergoing chemotherapy treatment at Armes Cancer Center in Findlay. "The medical staff makes you feel like you matter," said Kris, "When you’re in a fight like this one, you need it. Doctors and nurses are like coaches – they really care about their patients."
"I tell players it isn’t the big things you do, it's the little things you do and the way you make people feeI. I tell them to try to have a positive mindset. We all have certain things we go through in life, so try to impact people in a positive way,” Kris said. "The most important thing I want people to see through my cancer journey is that The Lord is glorified through it all. We serve a good, good GOD. He is faithful and trustworthy who deserves to be praised through it all.”
