Former Nuggets assistant coach Bill Ficke and current University of Denver assistant men’s basketball coach Dan Ficke will put on their annual “Day of Giving” fund-raiser for the JoAnn F. Ficke Cancer Foundation Sunday at Big Bill’s New York Pizza in Centennial.
Last year’s event led to the presentation of checks totaling $120,000 — yes, $120,000 — from the foundation to Colorado-based cancer organizations. Food and non-alcoholic beverages are served off a pared-down menu for contributions to the foundation, and Bill’s patrons and other contributors have tended to dig deep.
The Day of Giving honors 9/11 victims and first responders, plus JoAnn Ficke, Bill’s wife and Dan’s mother, who died nine years ago after a long fight with cancer.