Rains: Vitale keeps it classy
University Daily Kansan - Lawrence,KS,USA
He is a big supporter of the V Foundation, a cancer research foundation started by Jim Valvano, and now he is trying to raise $1 million at this gala to ... Read the article

Jack Astor’s Bar And Grill To Host Bartender Competition
dBusinessNews Triangle (press release) - Raleigh,NC,USA
Admission is $10 and proceeds will be donated to The V Foundation for Cancer Research. Tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance at the restaurant ... Read the article

V Foundation teams up with NC State
News 14 Carolina - Raleigh,NC,USA
The foundation is awarding $1 million to the school and is working with the university to start the Jimmy V and NC State cancer therapeutics training ... Read the article

Hall of Famer Vitale fulfills a promise
Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Sarasota,FL,USA
Still working to fulfill his promise, Vitale has been hosting a gala event to raise funds for the V Foundation for Cancer Research, which was founded in ... Read the article

Vitale auction to feature Bobby Knight, John Havlicek
Bradenton Herald - FL, United States
The V Foundation for Cancer Research, one of the nation’s leading cancer research fundraising organizations, has announced the start of the Dick Vitale Gala ... Read the article

Drexel - Drexel's Hester named 2008 V Foundation Comeback player
Philadelphia Daily News - Philadelphia,PA,USA
I feel very special and humbled to be associated with an amazing person like coach Valvano and the great things that the V Foundation has done to further ... Read the article

The V Foundation Partners with FirstHealth to Fund Prostate Cancer
Carolina Newswire (press release) - NC,USA
Cary, NC – The V Foundation for Cancer Research is proud to announce a new collaboration with FirstHealth - Moore Regional Hospital of Pinehurst, NC. ... Read the article

Valvano's special 'Pack
Glens Falls Post-Star - Glens Falls,NY,USA
It has been 15 years since the creation of the V Foundation for Cancer Research, which Valvano announced in March 1993 during his moving speech on ESPN's ... Read the article

Cancer Recovery, Bubblicious & Senior Night Proposal
By Josh
This season, Hester has returned and the V Foundation Comeback Award finalist has helped Drexel to a 17-11 record while averaging more than seven points per game. Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels wasn’t content to simply honor the ... Read the article

Ride of Their Lives: Two Lady Vols coaches get on Harleys to fight cancer
By Mrs_Skeffington
…. during the Jimmy V Classic—named for late NC State coach Jim Valvano —Yow got her name put on a fund we can all only hope will do what the V Foundation for Cancer Research has. The Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund became the first ever ... Read the article

Athletics Go Pink
University Daily Kansan - Lawrence, KS, USA
The WBCA, Yow and the V Foundation, another cancer awareness and research program started by former North Caroline State men’s basketball coach Jim Valvano, ... Read the article

Why Certain Ovarian Cancers Develop Resistance To Platinum-based ...
Science Daily (press release) - USA
The National Institutes of Health/ National Cancer Institute, Searle Scholars Program, V Foundation, Hartwell Innovation Fund, L&S Milken Foundation, ... Read the article

Sooners Back Breast Cancer Awareness
NewsOK.com (subscription) - Oklahoma City,OK,USA
... named to honor the North Carolina State coach who has battled breast cancer, was established in partnership with the Jimmy V Foundation. ... Read the article

Dicky V. is back, baby
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
He brings awareness to the fight to stop that sickening disease known as cancer by trumpeting the Jimmy V Foundation for Cancer Research. ... Read the article

Inspiration To All
Tampa Tribune - Tampa, FL, USA
Yow's courageous battle has inspired others to increase their efforts to fight cancer, including the Jimmy V Foundation, which is named after Jim Valvano, ... Read the article