Jazz To Celebrate Five Years Of 5 For The Fight

SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Jazz are celebrating the fifth anniversary of the 5 For The Fight campaign during tonight’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers.

The anniversary marks the anniversary of the 5 For The Fight jersey patch on the Jazz’s uniforms, which was originally purchased by Qualtrics to help raise money for cancer research.

The initial plan to use the jersey patch space to raise money was for cancer research was supposed to last one season, but after a successful first year, Ryan Smith, the co-founder and CEO of Qualtirics decided to keep the fundraising measure in place.

To date, 5 For The Fight has raised nearly $30 million for cancer research.

This is Tessa! Tomorrow night at the game, we will be celebrating 5 years of @5ForTheFight_ and Tessa will be there to ring the bell to celebrate that her cancer is in remission 🔔💙

Congratulations, Tessa! pic.twitter.com/SXvhXxIlG8

— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) November 15, 2021

During the third quarter of tonight’s game, the Jazz will have five-year-old Tessa Guymon of Highland, Utah, ringing the bell to mark the end of two and a half years of chemotherapy treatment and surgeries to fight leukemia.

Tessa got to ring the bell! 🔔❤️ pic.twitter.com/y9biFukdoD

— KSL Sports (@kslsports) November 17, 2021

Along with her family, Guymon will ring the bell at the first timeout of the third quarter from the porch area at Vivint Arena.

Then, television analyst Thurl Bailey will also engage the sellout crowd at the second timeout of the third quarter with the opportunity to give $5 for the fight against cancer.

Fans will be asked to join the cause by texting JAZZ to 50555 for a $5 donation during the game or by visiting www.5ForTheFight.org.

Additionally, the Utah Jazz Team Store will be featuring a co-branded full zip jacket with the Jazz and 5 For The Fight logos. All proceeds will go to funding cancer research.

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