Jimmy Fund Press Releases
2007
December 17, 2007
A walk in the woods leads to nation's most successful bike-a-thon
Surprisingly, it was a cold, wet, and often lonely walk in the woods that inspired the philosophy behind the nation's original fundraising bike-a-thon for charity, the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge. Read more
November 14, 2007
Christmas trees and wreaths to support the Jimmy Fund
For more than three decades during the holiday season Dan Murphy Jr., a Randolph resident and cancer survivor, has been selling Christmas trees and wreaths to support the Jimmy Fund, which supports cancer research and care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The sale this year will hold special meaning for 85-year old Murphy as he just lost his sister-in-law to pancreatic cancer. Read more
November 8, 2007
Pan-Massachusetts Challenge gives $33 million to the Jimmy Fund
The Pan-Massachusetts Challenge (PMC) raised a record-breaking $33 million for cancer research and care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through its August cycling event – $7 million more than the organization raised last year. The total sum, which the organization announced tonight, is more than twice the amount ever raised for charity by any other athletic fundraising event. It is the single largest contribution made to the Jimmy Fund. Read more
October 30, 2007
World championship ornament supports Jimmy Fund
Christmas came early in New England with the Boston Red Sox winning the World Series. Now a world championship ornament perfect for the holiday season is on sale to support the Jimmy Fund. Read more
October 12, 2007
An Evening with Champions, Oct. 12 & 13
Top Olympic and world skaters, including Harvard University student Emily Hughes, will do triple axels and toe loops to benefit the Jimmy Fund at An Evening with Champions. On Saturday afternoon of the show, children of Jimmy Fund families will also have a chance to skate with the performers. Read more
October 1, 2007
Mashpee artist designs Dana-Farber holiday card to help fight cancer
A festive collection of holiday cards, candles and ornaments to support the fight against cancer at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is now on sale. One of the cards available is designed by Mashpee artist Neil Collins. His work has been showcased in Woodruff's Art Center in Mashpee and Yankee Accent in Osterville. Read more
October 1, 2007
Comed-o-Therapy Benefit for the Jimmy Fund, Oct. 23
A group of talented comedians will be using laughter to fight cancer on Oct. 23. The Comed-O-Therapy Benefit for the Jimmy Fund will take place at the Comedy Connection in Boston and will be emceed by Boston-born Cathe B. Read more
September 16, 2007
7,700 walk to raise funds for cancer research & care in the 19th annual Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk, Sept. 16
There were sunny skies and sunny spirits as more than 7,700 people took part in the Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk on Sunday, Sept. 16, with one mission in mind — a world without cancer. Read more
September 11, 2007
"Coins for Cancer" program at participating Taco Bell® and KFC restaurants
No need to have a pocket full of loose change. From Sep. 12 through Oct. 2, customers at participating Taco Bell and KFC restaurants will be asked to contribute spare change to the Jimmy Fund, as part of the restaurants' "Coins for Cancer" program. Read more
September 10, 2007
Dana-Farber holiday cards, candles and ornaments on sale to help fight cancer
A festive collection of holiday cards, candles and ornaments to support the fight against cancer at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Mass., is now on sale. Dana-Farber is recognized by the National Cancer Institute as a leader in cancer research and care and is renowned for using its discoveries to improve cancer treatment for children and adults around the world. Read more
September 7, 2007
The season's first snow
Art galleries in New England will become a winter wonderland starting this October as Robert's Snow: for Cancer's Cure, a benefit for sarcoma research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Mass., gets underway. More than 200 well-known children's book illustrators from around the world, including Mo Willems (Knuffle Bunny series), Kevin Hawkes (The Library Lion) and Patricia Polacco (Rotten Richie and the Ultimate Dare), have been given a five-inch wooden snowflake to transform into an original piece of art to be auctioned off online. Read more
September 4, 2007
Robert's Snow: for Cancer's Cure on exhibit at the Danforth Museum of Art
It will be snowing Oct. 30 – Dec. 2 in the Children's Gallery at the Danforth Museum of Art in Framingham. The Museum is hosting an exhibit of creatively designed wood snowflakes that will be auctioned off online to support Robert's Snow: for Cancer's Cure, a benefit for sarcoma research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Read more
August 31, 2007
Robert's Snow: for Cancer's Cure exhibit in Newburyport
It will be snowing October 3 – 22 at the Child at Heart Gallery in Newburyport, Mass. The gallery is hosting a preview exhibit of creatively designed wood snowflakes that will be auctioned off online to support Robert's Snow: for Cancer's Cure, a benefit for sarcoma research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Read more
August 13, 2007
An Evening with Champions, Oct. 12 & 13
Top Olympic and world skaters, including Harvard University student Emily Hughes, will do triple axels and toe loops to benefit the Jimmy Fund at An Evening with Champions. In its 38th year, the premier figure skating exhibition will be held on Friday, Oct. 12, at 8 p.m. and Saturday, Oct.13, at 7 p.m. at Harvard University's Bright Hockey Center. Paul Wylie, a 1992 Olympic silver medalist and class of 1990 Harvard graduate, will host the show. This will be his 23rd appearance at An Evening with Champions. Read more
August 20, 2007
WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon raises $3.74 million to fight cancer
People from across the United States and all over the world showed their support for the fight against cancer by giving to the 6th Annual WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon and raising more than $3.748 million for cancer research and care for adults and children at Bostons Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Read more
August 6, 2007
Peabody Police challenge North Shore Oldtimers for the Jimmy Fund
The Peabody Police Department will step up to the plate to benefit the Jimmy Fund on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 3. Members of the police department will challenge the North Shore Oldtimers, a team made up of former professional athletes. Played since 1956, the Peabody Police Jimmy Fund baseball game has become a local tradition to support cancer care and research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. It is the second oldest continually running event for the Jimmy Fund. Read more
July 31, 2007
Master sculptor Sean Fitzpatrick to create Big Papi sand sculpture at
Square One Mall to support Jimmy Fund
A life-size sand sculpture of Red Sox slugger David Ortiz will be unveiled at the Square One Mall, a Simon property in Saugus, on Sunday, Sept. 30, to support the Jimmy Fund. Read more
July 16, 2007
6th Annual WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon expands to a second day
This year's WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon has expanded to two days for the first time in the five-year history of the event. The Radio-Telethon will kickoff on Thursday Aug. 16, at 10 a.m. with a special broadcast from WEEI's Dale and Holley at the station's Lansdowne street studio and continue with The Big Show with Glenn Ordway until 6 p.m. Read more
July 9, 2007
Cancer patient and doctor hike New York's highest peak together to support
research
One year ago, Mike Tedesco was too weak from cancer treatment to walk around a football field. Now, after chemotherapy and a successful stem cell transplant, he is training to climb New York's highest peak. Read more
July 9, 2007
A Chance for Kids™ creates winners to fight cancer, July 31– September 5
From July 31 until Sept. 5, customers at participating Burger King®, Blockbuster® and Modell's Sporting Goods® locations will be invited to donate $1 to the Jimmy Fund through the A Chance for Kids™ campaign. These businesses are teaming up with the goal of raising $1.2 million for pediatric cancer research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Read more
June 20, 2007
Joe Cronin Memorial Jimmy Fund Fishing Tournament, Aug. 10
The 14th annual Joe Cronin Memorial Jimmy Fund Fishing Tournament is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 10, and the deadline to sign up is fast approaching. Those wishing to help reel in better treatments and more cures for cancer must register by July 13. Space is limited. Read more
June 18, 2007
Olympic swimmers make waves in the fight against cancer in Boston
Just after sunrise on Friday, July 13, seven Olympic swimmers will put on their wet suits to brave the cold water and jump into Boston Harbor to kick-off the 12th annual 22-mile relay swim around the Boston Harbor Islands to benefit Swim Across America (SAA). Olympians Janel Jorgensen, Jenny Thompson, Carlton Bruner, Craig Beardsley, Tim McKee, Glenn Mills and Eric Wunderlich will all participate to support pediatric cancer survivorship programs at Dana- Farber Cancer Institute. Read more
June 14, 2007
Swim Across America benefit and auction, Thursday, July 12
Dive into summer this July by making waves in the fight against cancer. Swim Across America is back for a 12th year in Boston and 9th year at Nantasket Beach in Hull to support pediatric cancer survivorship programs at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Read more
June 13, 2007
Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl® celebrates 25th birthday with record-setting year
The Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl®, the nation's largest all-you-can-eat ice cream festival, served more than 40,000 ice cream lovers on June 5-7, on Boston City Hall Plaza and raised a record-setting $253,734. In its 25-year history, the Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl has brought in more than $2 million to help lick cancer at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. Read more
May 24, 2007
Support the Jimmy Fund and the fight against cancer by going to the movies
The Theatre Collections Program, the Jimmy Fund's oldest annual fundraising effort, first hit the big screens in 1949 to support lifesaving cancer research and care at New England's top cancer center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. This year, every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from June 1 to July 22, at participating theatres throughout Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Vermont, a short film will be shown highlighting the work being done at Dana-Farber. Read more
May 24, 2007
Star of "Evan Almighty" will introduce movie at Boston premiere and fundraiser to support brain cancer research
In Universal Pictures' event comedy "Evan Almighty," actor Steve Carell, reprising his role as the polished, preening newscaster Evan Baxter of Bruce Almighty, is the next one anointed by God to accomplish a mission. At the Boston premiere of the film, Carell returns to his home state to help with a different cause: raising money for brain cancer research. Read more
May 16, 2007
American Idols headline 25th Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl
To help celebrate the Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl's 25th year, two American Idols will be performing on Wednesday, June 6, at Boston City Hall Plaza. Former local Idol contestants Ayla Brown from season five and Nick Pedro from season six will take center stage at the nation's largest all-you-can-eat ice cream festival. An autograph signing session with the idols will be held from 6-6:45 p.m. with a concert to follow from 7-8 p.m. Read more
May 7, 2007
Calling all Volunteers for Historic Fundraising Program
Calling all movie lovers with big hearts and a few spare hours to spend raising money for cancer research. The Jimmy Fund/Variety Children's Charities Theatre Collections Program is looking for volunteers to help pass collection canisters following the showing of a brief film about the Jimmy Fund at participating movie theaters. Read more
May 1, 2007
Stop & Shop and Giant Food look to raise $5.25 million to "strike out" childhood cancer in the 2007 Triple Winner campaign
The Triple Winner Game, one of the most successful fundraising programs in the country to fight childhood cancer, has launched its 2007 season. The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company and Giant Food will join the Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, and Baltimore Orioles to raise money for the Jimmy Fund, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and the Children's Cancer Foundation to help fight pediatric cancer and search for a cure. Read more
April 13, 2007
Red Sox Nation rallies for the Jimmy Fund
Boston Red Sox fans hit a grand slam in the fight against cancer by raising nearly $300,000 for the Jimmy Fund during this year's Rally Against CancerSM. Now, Sox first baseman Kevin Youkilis is getting ready to visit the top fundraising Rally teams at the end of April. Read more
April 5, 2007
Brookline restaurants bake special desserts to battle breast cancer
Boston Bakes for Breast Cancer, a Boston culinary and fundraising tradition, is reaching out to Brookline restaurants. The event benefits the Eva Brownman Breast Cancer Fund, which has been raising "dough" since 2000 for breast cancer research, education and treatment for the Women's Cancers Program at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Read more
April 5, 2007
Tosca bakes special dessert to battle breast cancer
Treat yourself to a sweet dessert Mother's Day week to support breast cancer research, education and treatment. Boston Bakes for Breast Cancer, a culinary and fundraising tradition, is reaching out to Hingham restaurants. The event benefits the Eva Brownman Breast Cancer Fund, which has been raising "dough" since 2000 for the Women's Cancers Program at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Read more
March 30, 2007
Mediterranean bakes special dessert to battle breast cancer
Boston Bakes for Breast Cancer, a Boston culinary and fundraising tradition, is reaching out to Martha's Vineyard restaurants. The event benefits the Eva Brownman Breast Cancer Fund, which has been raising "dough" since 2000 for breast cancer research, education and treatment for the Women's Cancers Program at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Read more
March 7, 2007
Make waves in the fight against cancer
Dive right in to make waves in the fight against cancer. It is time to start training for Swim Across America to support pediatric cancer survivorship programs at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The 12th annual Boston Harbor 22- mile relay swim is on Friday, July 13. The 9th Nantasket Beach one- and half- mile swims are on Saturday, July 14. Read more
March 7, 2007
Rally Against cancer, April 10, Red Sox Home Opener
Just by showing enthusiasm for the Boston Red Sox, while also supporting the Jimmy Fund, area offices and schools could get a visit from Sox infielder Kevin Youkilis. It's as easy as putting on a Sox hat and T-shirt, and it's a great way to build team spirit among co-workers and students. Read more
March 6, 2007
Reaching for a Cure
Support multiple myeloma research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute with a night of dinner and dancing at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel on Friday, April 27. The 'Reaching for a Cure' gala includes an auction and inspirational talk by cancer survivor and former U.S. vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro. Read more
March 3, 2007
Professional Machine Inc. Rallies Against Cancer to support the Jimmy Fund and the Red Sox
When the Red Sox take the field on Tuesday, April 10, to open the 2007 baseball season at Fenway Park, employees at Bellingham's Professional Machine Inc. will be wearing Red Sox hats and T-shirts to work. They're taking part in the Rally Against Cancer to support the Jimmy Fund, while also trying to win an office visit from Sox infielder Kevin Youkilis. Read more
March 1, 2007
Boston Bakes for Breast Cancer Honors Wendy English
Boston Bakes for Breast Cancer is a sweet way to celebrate Mother's Day, while helping to battle breast cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, nearly 270,000 women are diagnosed a year with the disease. Read more
January 30, 2007
Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl® — The Nation's Largest All-You-Can-Eat Ice Cream Festival Turns 25
One of America's favorite charities will be celebrating a sweet and delicious birthday in Boston. The 25th annual Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl® has been the nation's largest all-you-can-eat ice cream festival since its inception in 1983. On June 5, 6, and 7, 2007, Boston City Hall Plaza will turn into a mega ice cream parlor, once again, offering more than 40 flavors of top brand ice creams. Read more
January 3, 2007
"Great Chefs Round Up"
It's time to get tickets to the Springfield area's annual celebration of great dining to benefit the Jimmy Fund. Get set for a delicious evening when Kittredge Equipment Company ~ Winer Levsky Group "Great Chefs: Round Up" is held Jan. 26. Read more
