After my brother’s bar mitzvah, he took a special trip with my father up the east coast to five different baseball stadiums: Shea Stadium for the New York Mets, Old Yankee Stadium for the New York Yankees, Veterans Stadium for the Philadelphia Phillies, Camden Yard for the Baltimore Orioles, Fenway Park for the Boston Red Sox. This summer he is taking another trip towards the mid-west to see five more stadiums starting at Wrigley Field in Chicago. That will put his grand total at 12 different Major League Baseball stadiums. Just 18 more to go. We all have those sports [...]
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A Whole New Level
It’s almost summer time and who doesn’t love going for a bike ride? Or what about a nice swim? Maybe a run? What about all three? How about riding your bike about 618 miles? Sound a little crazy, maybe? Let me tell you about a few people that are doing just that and they are doing it for The V Foundation. John DC Miles is participated in the St. George Ironman on May 5, 2012 in honor of The V Foundation. He has been writing about his journey here and how The V Foundation has been his inspiration for training. [...]
Those High 5 Moments…
Remember those amazing moments? The moments when you work really hard for something and achieve it? Like passing a test, acing a paper, landing a new account at work or finishing your first 5K? Those moments can be incredible. What normally happens at those moments? A high five. That’s right, a high five. Do you know how it started or where? In sports, at a baseball game in the later part of the season of 1977, when Glenn Burke and Dusty Baker gave each other the first high five after Baker’s 300th home run. There is a little bit of [...]
Take it for a spin…
Spring has arrived! Even though there is some pollen out there, there is nothing like driving around town with the sun shining and the car window down. You know what would be even more fun? Riding around town in a Mars Red Mercedes E350A. The 7th annual Dick Vitale Gala has an extra twist this year. By making a suggested donation to The V Foundation of $100, you can be entered in the raffle to win this amazing car. But you better hurry, tickets are going fast and there are only a limited amount of raffle tickets. Only 1,500 raffle [...]
Give me a “V” Five!
In 2002, a group of friends at the University of Virginia decided to give out high fives and lemonade in the main quad of campus. For the past ten years on the third Thursday in April, people have been giving high fives on this day to support cancer research. This year, a portion of the donations raised will be going to The V Foundation for Cancer Research. Now I know what you are thinking, how does the fact that I give someone a high five, help raise money for cancer…easy. Go to the website and click join the National High-5-A-Thon [...]
Could this weekend get any better?
March Madness has begun and there is nothing like leaving work on Thursday or Friday and heading to the local sports bar to watch the games and have a beer. Throw St. Patrick’s Day in there and I’m not sure if there is anything that could be more fun. Well, maybe you throw a house party. You get about three or four televisions in one room and have different games on each one (we did this for my birthday during football season, highly recommended!) Either way, you know there is going to be some beer around. And if there is [...]
Tickets are going fast…7th Dick Vitale Gala
In just three months, the 7th annual Dick Vitale Gala will be kicking off at the Ritz-Carlton in Sarasota, Florida, and we have five reasons why you’ll want to be at this event. 1. The honorees. Gary Williams, Jay Wright and Lou Holtz have contributed so much over to college athletics over the years. 2. The after party. This year there will be after party beginning at 10 p.m. featuring the classic R&B group The Spinners 3. The location. It’s Sarasota, Florida. Right now, in some places we are finally seeing snow and it’s getting a little cold. I can’t imagine [...]
Community Events for February
At the beginning of the year we posted about community events that support The V Foundation. This week we wanted to spotlight a few events for February and show all of our supporters how much we appreciate their support. This Friday, in Lambertville, New Jersey, Mitchells Bar is hosting a Phase 3 Rocks Against Cancer event. The event is a fundraiser and helps raise awareness in support of local friends and family with cancer. On Saturday, the Aviation Poker Run will take place in Louisburg, North Carolina. All the participants will meet at the Triangle North Executive Airport at the [...]
Jimmy V Week Sets New Record
For the past five years, just as college basketball is getting started, ESPN’s Jimmy V Week for Cancer Research initiative has been raising funds for The V Foundation. This year, Jimmy V Week raised more than $1.3 million and broke its previous record from 2010. Throughout the week, ESPN airs special content dedicated to the mission of The V Foundation and a simulcast of Jim Valvano’s 1993 ESPY’s speech across the ESPN networks. People used the hash tag #jimmyv and on the final night of Jimmy V Week it was a trending topic on Twitter. In my lifetime, one of [...]
It’s Awesome with a Capital A!
One of the greatest things about January has to be that it’s college basketball season. And that means that we get Dick Vitale all the time. Is there anything more awesome than that? The V Foundation is proud to announce that tickets are on sale for the 7th Annual Dick Vitale Gala on Friday, May 18, 2012. This year the Gala will honor Lou Holtz, Jay Wright and Gary Williams. If you are interested in getting tickets, click here. Since the first Gala in 2006, this event has raised more that $6.5 million for cancer research. Net proceeds from this [...]
