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Welcome to the Windy City: UNDEFEATED! 16 Aug 2013 | 11:51 pm
We are so excited for our new Chicago event - UNDEFEATED – next month. The event will provide everyone with an opportunity to “Laugh, Think & Cry” in honor of Jim Valvano and to raise money to support...
Your Turn: #PassTheV 7 Aug 2013 | 01:39 am
We have been celebrating our 20th Anniversary this year by encouraging everyone to #PassTheV. So, why would our corporate video focus on anything else? Watch the “V” travel from North Carolina to Cal...
Moving Towards a Cure 26 Jul 2013 | 11:15 pm
The moving process is overwhelming and chaotic—for anyone. In fact, I really don’t think it’s too much to suggest that it feels somewhat like drowning in one huge, stressful sea of cardboard and packi...
Items for a great deal . . . Time is ticking! #VAuction 17 Jul 2013 | 12:02 am
With only a little more than 24 hours left in the eBay portion of the ESPN Radio Auction, we thought we would highlight a few items that are a great steal. 1) A Cris Carter autographed football. He ...
Team Hoyt 4 Jul 2013 | 05:44 am
There are some people who live by Jim’s message of “Don’t Give Up . . . Don’t Ever Give Up!”® in ways that words can’t even begin to describe. And if you know anything about this year’s Jimmy V Persev...
You Spoke and We Listened. 28 Jun 2013 | 07:58 pm
You spoke and we listened. We are just a few weeks away from the 9th Annual Radiothon on ESPN Radio but we decided to start the experiences a little early this year. You spoke and we listened. Not o...
Dick Vitale Gala Recap…Let the countdown to next year begin! 26 Jun 2013 | 12:08 am
More than 800 people and 80 celebrities crowded the Ritz-Carlton for the Eighth Annual Dick Vitale Gala that raised more than $1.7 million for pediatric cancer research. With the addition of this yea...
20th Anniversary: Jim Valvano Kids Klassic 21 Jun 2013 | 06:03 pm
Before The V Foundation was even concieved, Jim Valvano was active in the cancer research community. In 1985, a golf classic was started called the Kids Klassic to benefit cancer patients at Duke Chil...
Basketball in the Summer: Jimmy V Classic Teams Announced! 18 Jun 2013 | 07:44 pm
Since the NBA finals are going on and the draft is just a few weeks away- I think that it’s completely fair to talk about college basketball. And not just college basketball but one of the best classi...
2012 Annual Report– A must-read, seriously! 12 Jun 2013 | 11:18 pm
I probably lost the majority of viewers the second they saw the title of this blog post. For those of you sweet souls who have stuck it out with me and are still reading, I know exactly you’re thinkin...
