Houston Boston Red Sox's PledgePage for The Jimmy Fund
WEEI/NESN JIMMY FUND RADIO TELETHON EVENT
The Houston Boston Red Sox Meetup Group
http://redsox.meetup.com/125/
- The 6th annual WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon will be taking place on August 16 & 17
- Over the past 5 years, the WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio Telethon has raised over $8.3 million for adult and pediatric cancer research and cures at the Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston
- This year the Jimmy Fund hopes to raise $3 million to further their goal of eradicating cancer
- $.91 of every dollar raised goes directly to cancer research and patient care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- The Jimmy Fund was founded in 1948 and has since been an Official Charity of the Boston Red Sox
For more information on Dana-Farber or the Jimmy Fund visit www.danafarber.org or www.jimmyfund.org
Jimmy Fund Facts
The Jimmy Fund supports the fight against cancer at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, helping to raise the chances of survival for children and adults with cancer around the world. Since 1948, thousands of events, coupled with the generosity of millions of people, have helped the Jimmy Fund save countless lives by furthering cancer research and care at Dana-Farber. The Jimmy Fund started in 1948 when the Variety Club of New England (now the Variety Children's Charity of New England) and the Boston Braves baseball team joined forces to help a 12-year-old cancer patient dubbed "Jimmy." On a national radio broadcast, millions heard the boy visit with his heroes from the Braves as they stood by his hospital bed. Contributions poured in from people everywhere, launching an effort that continues to bring hope to thousands of children and adults facing cancer throughout the world. The Jimmy Fund:
- Has been integral to the success of treatment for once-incurable childhood cancers for more than 58 years. Today, due in part to Dr. Sidney Farber's groundbreaking work at Dana-Farber, overall cure rates for children's cancers have reached more than 75 percent (and up to 90 percent for some forms of the disease).
- Has raised more than $400 million since it was founded in 1948.
- Attracts tens of thousands who participate in more than 300 fundraising events each year. Nearly 3,000 volunteers help organize and support these events.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Facts
The mission of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is to provide expert, compassionate care to children and adults with cancer while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases. As an affiliate of Harvard Medical School and a Comprehensive Cancer Center designated by the National Cancer Institute, the Institute also provides training for new generations of physicians and scientists, designs programs that promote public health particularly among high-risk and underserved populations, and disseminates innovative patient therapies and scientific discoveries to our target community across the United States and throughout the world.
The Houston Boston Red Sox Meetup Group
http://redsox.meetup.com/125/
- The 6th annual WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon will be taking place on August 16 & 17
- Over the past 5 years, the WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio Telethon has raised over $8.3 million for adult and pediatric cancer research and cures at the Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston
- This year the Jimmy Fund hopes to raise $3 million to further their goal of eradicating cancer
- $.91 of every dollar raised goes directly to cancer research and patient care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- The Jimmy Fund was founded in 1948 and has since been an Official Charity of the Boston Red Sox
For more information on Dana-Farber or the Jimmy Fund visit www.danafarber.org or www.jimmyfund.org
Jimmy Fund Facts
The Jimmy Fund supports the fight against cancer at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, helping to raise the chances of survival for children and adults with cancer around the world. Since 1948, thousands of events, coupled with the generosity of millions of people, have helped the Jimmy Fund save countless lives by furthering cancer research and care at Dana-Farber. The Jimmy Fund started in 1948 when the Variety Club of New England (now the Variety Children's Charity of New England) and the Boston Braves baseball team joined forces to help a 12-year-old cancer patient dubbed "Jimmy." On a national radio broadcast, millions heard the boy visit with his heroes from the Braves as they stood by his hospital bed. Contributions poured in from people everywhere, launching an effort that continues to bring hope to thousands of children and adults facing cancer throughout the world. The Jimmy Fund:
- Has been integral to the success of treatment for once-incurable childhood cancers for more than 58 years. Today, due in part to Dr. Sidney Farber's groundbreaking work at Dana-Farber, overall cure rates for children's cancers have reached more than 75 percent (and up to 90 percent for some forms of the disease).
- Has raised more than $400 million since it was founded in 1948.
- Attracts tens of thousands who participate in more than 300 fundraising events each year. Nearly 3,000 volunteers help organize and support these events.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Facts
The mission of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is to provide expert, compassionate care to children and adults with cancer while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases. As an affiliate of Harvard Medical School and a Comprehensive Cancer Center designated by the National Cancer Institute, the Institute also provides training for new generations of physicians and scientists, designs programs that promote public health particularly among high-risk and underserved populations, and disseminates innovative patient therapies and scientific discoveries to our target community across the United States and throughout the world.