Supporting those affected by childhood cancer: Aaron Rodgers in Milwaukee Tuesday

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Aaron Rodgers took his time before carefully deciding on a main charity to support. When the Packers quarterback picked the MACC Fund -- it was because of his heart for kids -- especially those with childhood cancer. On Tuesday evening, Rodgers was in Milwaukee, for the MACC Fund's fifth annual "Evening with Aaron Rodgers."

The event pulled in some current Green Bay Packers on Tuesday, May 6th. Aaron Rodgers leaned on his friends and teammates -- but another friend too, from another era and another sport.

Andy North, two-time U.S. Open Golf champion was the emcee for the event.

"I'm getting to the point now where I'm getting invited to a lot of this stuff because I don't have anything else to do. I've been on the Advisory Board for over 30 years," North said.

When he was playing, Andy North was all over the country and world. Now that he works for ESPN, he spends much more time in his home state of Wisconsin, and his home city of Madison. He also spends much more time thinking about things beyond the sports world.

"As you wind down your real career -- you look for other things to do and I've always been involved as much as I possibly could in the MACC Fund. Every single one of us has had to deal with (cancer). I lost a parent because of cancer. You walk through the hospital and see these children suffering because of this disease, and we need to make sure that we don't have to do this anymore," North said.

North and Rodgers share something beyond participating at the pinnacle of their respective professions. They have passion. They don't just throw their names toward charitable causes. They are actively involved.

"Well it's nice to see some of the younger guys figuring it out and getting it early on in their lives. For Aaron to be doing it in the midst of his prime, and when he's the best quarterback in the world, that really says an awful lot about him," North said.

There is a lot of hope on an evening like Tuesday evening -- and the participation of North and Rodgers and those who shared the stage definitely gets energy in the room, but the cause remains finding a cure for childhood cancer.

The numbers are getting better -- but they're not 100%.

"We shouldn't have to be doing this," North said.

It is not 'do what they say' for Aaron Rodgers or Andy North -- or, more importantly, for those directly involved in finding a cure for childhood cancer. It's 'do as they do.'