Jimmy V Week is finally here, and we couldn’t be more excited to share it with you! The week-long initiative features special content across multiple ESPN platforms and benefits The V Foundation. Throughout the third Jimmy V Week, ESPN shines a spotlight on making a difference in the fight against cancer. Beginning today (December 2) and running through December 8, Jimmy V Week will drive awareness of cancer research and seek donations to The V Foundation. We are once again so grateful to ESPN for its unwavering support of our cause. Be sure to tune in tonight at 7:00 Eastern [...]
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Happy Thanksgiving from The V Foundation!
We’d like to wish all of our donors, supporters, friends and family a very happy Thanksgiving. We hope that you’re healthy and surrounded by loved ones this holiday season.
Gift Ideas for Your Favorite Sports Fan!
If you’re stumped for a unique and special holiday gift, we want to help! Tickets to the 2010 Dick Vitale Gala on May 21, 2010 are now available, and make a great gift for the sports lover on your list. The 2010 Gala honorees joining us at the beautiful Ritz Carlton in Sarasota, FL are Tony Dungy and Tom Izzo. Click here for more information or to purchase a ticket.
Don’t Miss Out on a Chance to “Taste Greatness”
If you want to meet Keith Byars and Richard Dent, you must act quickly. Log on to www.ebay.com/millerlite for additional information or to start bidding as part of Miller Lite’s Taste Greatness campaign. This is the second to last auction and it closes on November 19 (noon CST). Proceeds from the winning bids benefit The V Foundation.
Only Two More Auctions Are Left, Will You be One of the Lucky Winners?
Are you a fan of the Windy City or the City of Brotherly Love? If so, then this auction is for you! The V Foundation is stoked yet again to be a part of Miller-Lite’s Taste Greatness campaign. The third auction is finally here. One lucky bidder can win a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Keith Byars and Richard Dent will come to the winner’s home, refreshments in hand, to talk football and enjoy the Eagles vs. Bears game with the winner and his friends on November 22. This is the second to last auction, so don’t delay! This auction will close November [...]
Help The V Foundation Celebrate the Sixth Annual National College Football Day!
The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), the National Association of Collegiate Football Officials (NACFO), the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), the Athletic Equipment Managers Association (AEMA), and the College Sports Information Directors Association of America (CoSIDA) have teamed up with the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic and The V Foundation as official partners of the Sixth Annual National College Football Day. National College Football Day, observed on the first Saturday of November, was created by the AT&T Cotton Bowl as a way to pay tribute to a significant moment in our nation’s history. On Nov. 6, 1869, Rutgers defeated Princeton, [...]
The Breeder’s Cup Teams Up With The V Foundation for the Jimmy V “Don’t Give Up. . . Don’t Ever Give Up!”® Race!
Take me out to the…horse race! The Breeders’ Cup has selected The V Foundation as its primary non-profit beneficiary for the 26th running of the Breeders’ Cup World Championship in Arcadia, CA this week on November 6-7. We’re proud to announce that the Breeder’s Cup has named a race on November 6th the Jimmy V “Don’t Give Up…Don’t Ever Give Up”® race in honor of our partnership. Tune in to the race on Friday!
Enter to Win Kendall-Jackson’s Final Auction Benefitting The V Foundation to Win a Chance to Visit with Rachel Alexandra!
In June, Kendall-Jackson Winery announced a five-month-long charity auction featuring new items each month. The cumulative proceeds from these auctions will all be donated to The V Foundation. We’re so appreciative of our generous corporate partners and all that they do to make fundraising successful and fun! The final auction is finally here, and it’s a good one: a personal visit with champion thoroughbred filly Rachel Alexandra! The auction is being held at www.kj.com and will end after seven days (noon, Wednesday, November 4). If you’re a horse racing enthusiast, be sure to check it out.
Thanks to Everyone for Coming Out for Another Successful Ride for Research!
We want to extend a big “thank you” to everyone who participated in Sunday’s annual Ride for Research event. This popular fundraiser had it all…from fantastic food to post-ride chair massages for all participants, the riders were well taken care of. Take care of those sore muscles, and thank you for supporting our cause.
Bid Now in the Miller-Lite “Taste Greatness” Auction for a Chance to Host NFL Greats at Your Sunday Football Party!
Favre is headed back to Lambeau and he’s wearing purple! We at The V Foundation are so excited about being a part of the Miller-Lite “Taste Greatness” online auction! One lucky winner will host a party for NFL greats John Randle and Antonio Freeman on Sunday, November 1st to enjoy the game and comment on the action. Bidding opens Thursday, October 22 (noon CST) and runs through October 29 (noon CST). Randle and Freeman come to your home toting refreshments, for this once-in-a-lifetime experience, if you are the winning bidder. This is the second in a series of four auctions and all [...]
