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Thank you so much for a wonderful year! With your support, we awarded $12.5 million in new research grants in 2011.  Your donations truly make a difference in the fight against cancer, and we can’t thank you enough for helping us in our mission to fulfill Jim Valvano’s dream of finding a cure for cancer. 2011 was a great year for The V Foundation, and we are looking forward to a wonderful 2012!

The V Foundation wants to wish all of you a happy holiday season. We hope you have the opportunity to spend the holiday season with loved ones, celebrating favorite traditions.  Thanks to all of our friends and supporters for making 2011 a great year here at The V Foundation.  We look forward to a wonderful 2012!  

A big thanks goes out to our partner, ESPN, for making Jimmy V Week such a huge success this year.  ESPN’s coverage of The V Foundation gives us a huge stage to build awareness and raise money for cancer research.  We have raised millions thanks to this partnership and have gained many friends and supporters along the way.  Thanks to all of the ESPN analysts, sportscasters, and employees who retweeted and mentioned The V Foundation this week on Twitter— with all of your support, “Jimmy V” and “ESPY” were both in the top 10 trending twitter topics in the United [...]

The 17th Annual Men’s and Women’s Jimmy V Basketball Classic will wrap up ESPN’s V Week tonight.  Six elite collegiate programs will showcase their skills in support of The V Foundation.  For the men’s classic, the No. 13 Missouri Tigers will face off against the Villanova Wildcats at 7:00 pm inMadison Square Garden.  At 9:00 pm, No. 16 Washington Huskies will battle against Marquette’s Golden Eagles.  For the women’s classic, the showdown between two powerhouse teams will kick off at 7:00 pm in Connecticut—the No. 2 Connecticut Huskies will play defending national champions, the No. 4 Texas A&M Aggies.  These incredible match-ups will not only [...]

We all remember the night of Jim Valvano’s ESPY speech.  His charisma and his inspiring words touched everyone watching that night.  His passion and drive is why we exist today. He wanted to be remembered as more than just a great coach. Jim left behind a dream and a goal that we strive for every day—to find a cure for cancer.  With the help of ESPN, Jim was able to start a Foundation that embodies his courage, passion, drive and love for life.  The ESPY speech was just the beginning of The V Foundation and our inspiration for relentlessly searching [...]

Guy’s Night Out, hosted by Lord & Taylor, takes place December 8 from 3 pm- 9 pm at the recently renovated 10th floor of Lord & Taylor’s 5th Avenue location in New York City.  The event kicks off with a live broadcast of ESPN New York’s Micael Kay Show at 3:00 pm. Beginning at 6:00 pm, New York Giant’s very own Victor Cruz and Justin Tuck will be in the building playing video games and hanging out with the guests.  Sales include 25% off most purchases in the men’s store.  Giveaways include a copy of Justin Tuck’s children’s book, “Home Field Advantage” with any [...]

We just wanted to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving.  We hope you can spend the holiday with friends and loved ones. We are so thankful for all of our supporters and friends who have helped us make so much progress in the various fields of cancer research.  We’re hopeful that the millions raised every year will help researchers find a cure.  And that would be something to be thankful for, indeed.

The V Foundation was recognized as the Outstanding Philanthropic Organization by the Association of Fundraising Professionals NC Triangle Chapter.  The AFP gave out awards during National Philanthropy Day on November 15, 2011 and The V Foundation was one of the outstanding organizations honored.  Becky Baumgardner at NC State, Debbie Dibbert at theUNCLinebergerComprehensiveCancerCenter, and Karen Cochran at theDukeComprehensiveCancerCenternominated us for the award.  We thank the AFP Triangle Chapter and those who nominated us; we are honored to receive this meaningful award.  It is amazing to be recognized for our vision and our commitment to fighting cancer right here in the Triangle [...]

Like us on Facebook to find out all of the exciting happenings of ESPN’s Jimmy V Week.  The V Foundation’s page is a great way to keep up with our events, exciting news, and fun charitable promotions.  We post about our upcoming V Events and our official sponsors’ events.  We post new videos from our You Tube channel about research progress and interviews with our friends and board members.  We post auction items and even gave away a Bentley to a lucky winner who entered the raffle donation.  There is always something interesting happening at The V Foundation and we [...]