Community Partner: Norton Children's

Appreciation Night Match: September 21

Katie Lund has worked closely with Norton Children’s over the past two years, fundraising and supporting the region’s preeminent pediatric acute care hospital while raising awareness of its important work.

In 2023, the Racing Louisville goalkeeper led efforts to fund a new kids’ playroom in the oncology wing at Norton Children’s Hospital in downtown Louisville, raising more than $14,000 for the project. Lund spearheaded the fundraising campaign, organizing an autograph signing at a Louisville City FC game; collecting valuable items from her teammates and club supporters for an online auction; and creating an online GiveSmart page.

The funds were used to refurbish the games and activities available to young patients at the Addison Jo Blair Cancer Care Center, the inpatient unit for Norton Children’s Cancer Institute.

Lund continued her work with Norton Children’s in 2024, making regular visits to the downtown hospital campus to meet with doctors, nurses and patients and their families to provide encouragement and support in the fight against pediatric cancer. She has also participated in the hospital’s end-of-chemotherapy ceremony, when patients triumphantly ring the bell to mark the occasion.