LFLevel-Up for a Cure
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About Level-Up for a Cure
A golf outing or video game tournament can help give a family traveling for cancer treatment a safe, cost-free place to stay near the care they need. Level-Up for a Cure also funds cancer research and offers free technology education for children. Your support carries Ryan McPherson’s love of learning, competition, and helping others into practical support for families and communities.
Level-Up for a Cure gives familiar community events a clear purpose: tournament proceeds, sponsorships, and gifts help fund housing nights for families traveling for cancer treatment. The organization also carries Ryan McPherson’s interests in golf, competitive gaming, math, and teaching into cancer research support and free technology education.
Programs
The concrete work this nonprofit runs. Each program may later become a fundable project.
Housing nights for families facing cancer
Provides a safe, cost-free place to stay for families traveling for cancer treatment, including families seeking care near the Texas Medical Center.
Golf tournaments
Organizes golf tournaments that bring together players, sponsors, local businesses, and the community to raise funds for housing nights.
Video game tournaments
Hosts competitive gaming events inspired by Ryan McPherson's love for Super Smash Bros., community, strategy, and games.
Cancer research funding
Funds cancer research intended to advance treatment and move closer to a cure.
Free community technology education
Provides free technology education to help children build confidence and develop tools to succeed.
About this work
Mission
Level-Up for a Cure provides housing nights for families traveling for cancer treatment, funds cancer research, and offers free community technology education in memory of Ryan McPherson.
Who they serve
Families battling cancer who need housing while traveling for treatment, and children who can benefit from free community technology education.
How your donation helps
- Housing nights for families traveling for cancer treatment
- Cancer research
- Free community technology education
Need help?
How someone in need can access Level-Up for a Cure’s services.
Families traveling for cancer care can seek a housing night through the organization's housing support. Housing properties must be in the Houston area and within approximately 15 minutes of the Texas Medical Center.
In their words
Ryan did everything with his full self. He didn’t hold back—in how he loved, how he worked, or how he showed up for others.
Events
Ryan McPherson Memorial Golf Tournament
AnnualAn annual golf tournament honoring Ryan McPherson and raising support for housing nights for families traveling for cancer treatment. The inaugural event is scheduled for October 22, 2026, at Cowboys Golf Club in Grapevine, Texas.
Video game tournaments
Competitive gaming events inspired by Ryan's love for Super Smash Bros., community, strategy, and the joy of leveling up together.
Ways to help
Concrete needs and volunteer roles Level-Up for a Cure has shared.
Current needs
- Funding for housing nights for families traveling for cancer treatment
- Properties in the Houston area within approximately 15 minutes of the Texas Medical Center for families traveling for cancer care
- Event sponsors and community support for golf and video game tournaments
Volunteer opportunities
- Volunteer at events
- Help bring a tournament to life
- Sponsor an event
- Offer a Houston-area property to a family traveling for cancer care
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this nonprofit and how its work happens.
What do housing nights provide?
Housing nights give families traveling for cancer treatment a safe, cost-free place to stay, helping them remain near the care they need.
Where can a donated property be located?
A donated property must be in the Houston area and within approximately 15 minutes of the Texas Medical Center.
How do the golf and video game tournaments support the mission?
Proceeds from tournaments, along with sponsorships and gifts, help fund housing nights for families traveling for cancer treatment.
What other activities does Level-Up for a Cure support?
The organization supports cancer research and provides free community technology education.
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