Thank You for
Your Support!

"Cancer is a word...It is not a sentence."


I have been raising money for the American Cancer Society for the past nine years through officiating.

During this time I have raised more than $850,000.  This past year, despite the pandemic, I was able to raise over $100,000.  In 2019 I was honored as the first official to receive the Coaches vs. Cancer Champion Award at the NCAA Final Four.  In 2017, at a ceremony at Foxwoods, I received the Sandra C. Labaree New England Volunteer Values Award from the American Cancer Society.  In 2016 I was recognized for my efforts by the National Association of Sports Officials (NASO) at their annual meeting in San Antonio with the Great Call Award.  Below are videos and articles about my efforts and awards.

But I don't do this for awards.  I do it because everyone has a loved one, friend, or acquaintance, if not they themselves, who has been impacted by this terrible disease. We need awareness and we need donations to find a cure.

What do I do?

  • I donate 100% of my officiating fees (over 1,600 games)

  • I have a network of sponsors who donate for every game I officiate

  • At games, and with permission, I ask the fans to donate

    Sometimes I will have donated gift cards and "sell" them. All proceeds go to the American Cancer Society

  • I raise awareness of cancer by encouraging every official to use a pink whistle

    I travel the Northeast to attend official's meetings in all sports raising awareness and selling pink whistles. So far I have sold hundreds of pink whistles. All proceeds from these sales are donated to the American Cancer Society.

What can YOU do?

  • If you are an official, get and use a pink whistle

    Let's spread awareness. If you have a pink whistle, USE IT! If not, contact me. Better yet, invite me to one of your Official's Board Meetings so I can introduce this important awareness opportunity. My contact information is below.

  • Donate!

    Awareness and Research cost money. Let's stop this disease in its tracks. There are many options for donating to the American Cancer Society. Find the one that best suits you and donate. If you wish to donate through me, my contact information is below.

  • Support!

    Most, if not all, of us knows someone who has been impacted by cancer. Support them. A kind word; encouragement; a hug. It goes a long way when you are feeling the sting of this dread disease.


"There is a CAN in cancer because it CAN be cured."

Contact Information

Lou Levine

llevine@dlpnlaw.com

(978) 436-1731

268 Main St, Acton, MA 01720


To donate by check send your check made out to "American Cancer Society" to the above address

 

Lou Receives Champion Award from Coaches vs Cancer


Coaches vs. Cancer Official E-Newsletter | October 2021


Coaches vs. Cancer - Teammate Spotlight

Lou Levine, Principal (D'Agostine, Levine, Parra & Netburn)


Lou Levine continues to prove he is a champion in the fight against cancer. In 2019, Lou was the first official to be honored with the Coaches vs. Cancer Champion Award. And his work doesn’t stop - including raising more than $100K in 2021. 

Lou began fundraising for the American Cancer Society eight years ago through the Officials vs. Cancer program. Lou opted to donate 100% of his IAABO basketball game fees to the program, as well as solicit donations at halftime of the games he officiated. In Lou’s first year of fundraising, he raised $36,000. Since then, Lou has drastically increased the dollar amount raised year over year. He has single-handedly raised over half a million dollars for Officials vs. Cancer and the American Cancer Society’s life-saving mission. 

Lou Levine Champion Award

At the NCAA 2019 Final Four Men's Basketball Championship in Minneapolis I was honored to be the first basketball official to receive the Champion Award from Coaches vs Cancer, a collaboration of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and the American Cancer Society. The Champion Award was established in 1996 to recognize collegiate coaches who have shown extraordinary leadership and a commitment to support the American Cancer Society's mission of saving lives, celebrating lives, and leading the fight for a world without cancer.

Boston 25 News Video 1/29/18

 

National Association of Sports Officials
Great Call Award Presentation 8/24/16

 

NESN spot: Officials vs Cancer and Lou Levine 4/11/16

 

Youth Basketball: Westwood vs N. Quincy
Officials vs Cancer Donation 2/21/16

 

More Information and Articles about My Fundraising