Specially designed cleats and footwear were showcased at Las Vegas Raiders home games last season by the Raiders and Intermountain Health to show their passion and advocacy for children’s health
Elandon Roberts, Raiders’ linebacker, designed special cleats with local pediatric patient, Isaak Gavin-Oddieo, 11-years-old, from Las Vegas. Gavin-Oddieo is battling Ewing Sarcoma, a rare and aggressive bone cancer, who suffered a minor injury a few months back that led to the life-altering diagnosis.
Since March, Isaak has faced intensive chemotherapy and is preparing for an allograft surgery to replace part of his femur with donor bone — giving him the chance to keep his leg and return to the activities he loves.
Sandra Douglas-Morgan, Raiders’ president, also showed her appreciation for pediatric cancer patients by designing sneakers with Intermountain pediatric patient, 7-years-old, Evelyn Lackey, from Las Vegas. The cleats included the Intermountain Children’s Health brand and shed light on Intermountain mission to grow Children’s health in Nevada and raise awareness for the future Las Vegas Children’s hospital.
Lackey is a brain cancer survivor and a former patient at Intermountain Health Primary Children’s Hospital. She is a joyful, energetic, and well-traveled little girl who loves to dance and perform.
Recently, Lackey helped raise several thousand dollars at her lemonade stand with help from neighbors and the Raiderettes, learning the joy of giving back and the value of community.
Intermountain Health’s region president in Nevada, Mitch Cloward, designed sneakers as well. They honored Intermountain Children’s Health and the upcoming Nevada children’s hospital to support the My Cause My Cleats Initiative. He worked with Aiden Woodward, 14-years-old, of Las Vegas, who was diagnosed with a brain condition called DVA (developmental venous anomaly) almost 2 years ago.
The condition causes a very large and abnormal vein that takes up space where his brain needs to accompany. Luckily, he has been able to avoid treatment as he is being monitored for abnormal symptoms.
“The strength of the patients cannot be understated,” said Mitch Cloward. “I am proud to be invited to honor them through the My Cleats, My Cause work. I hope they can convey the message of hope and the vision of a promising future.”
The cleats and sneakers were auctioned off during the 2025 Festival of Trees in Salt Lake City, Utah, from December 2-6, 2025. The proceeds will benefit Primary Children’s Hospital, which the pediatric patients either have received care or are currently patients.
Intermountain’s children’s hospital in Nevada is projected to be finished in 2030 and will include comprehensive specialty care.
Intermountain Health is the medical partner for the Las Vegas Raiders.
To see the photos shared of the cleats and sneakers, as well as more community initiatives, visit Raiders.com/champ.
Photo Courtesy of Las Vegas Raiders: Intermountain Health Regional President Mitch Cloward designs custom shoes for ‘My Cause My Cleats’ with intermountain Children’s Health patient Aiden Woodward.
About Intermountain Health
Headquartered in Utah with locations in six states and additional operations across the western U.S., Intermountain Health is a nonprofit system of 34 hospitals, approximately 400 clinics, medical groups with some 4,600 employed physicians and advanced care providers, a nonprofit health plan called Select Health with more than one million members, and other health services. Helping people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is committed to improving community health and is widely recognized as a leader in transforming healthcare by using evidence-based best practices to consistently deliver high-quality outcomes at sustainable costs. For up-to-date information and announcements, please see the Intermountain Health newsroom at https://news.intermountainhealth.org/. For more information, see intermountainhealth.org/ or call 801-442-2000.
