Our mission is to create, develop and sustain a fundraiser of national proportion and reputation that embodies the spirit and energy of Jim Valvano. Participants and sponsors will clearly understand the value of their investment and will repeatedly seek annual participation.  The event will provide significant funding to The V Foundation in the ongoing struggle to find a cure for cancer.

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The V Foundation to Give 100 Percent of Every Direct Donation to Cancer Research

The V Foundation for Cancer Research officially announced that 100 percent of all new direct cash donations and net proceeds of events contributed to The V Foundation will be used to fund cancer research and related programs.

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Golf Classic & V Foundation “In the News”

The V Foundation Reaches $100 Million Milestone for Cancer Research
MyNC.com
Seventeen years ago, Jim Valvano, with the help of his friends, family and colleagues, and ESPN joined together to form The V Foundation for Cancer Research to raise money to find a cure for cancer. ... Read the article

The V Foundation Public Cancer Forum
Cancer Health
The V Foundation for Cancer Research will host the 2nd annual North Carolina public cancer forum comprised of cancer ... Read the article

Sof Sole Partners with The Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic to Support Research Mission
MyNC.com
(Cary, NC)–The Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic, a premier celebrity golf fundraiser for The V ... Read the article

Kroger Tee's It Up with The Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic as Official Volunteer Sponsor
dBusinessNews Triangle
(Cary, NC)–The Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic, a premier celebrity golf fundraiser for The V Foundation for Cancer Research, ... Read the article

Continental Airlines Partners with The Jimmy V Celebrity Golf ...
(Cary, N.C.)
The Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic, a premier celebrity golf fundraiser for The V Foundation for Cancer Research, is proud to announce that ... Read the article

The NASCAR Foundation And The V Foundation Announce $500,000 Gift To Shands Children’s Hospital
MyNC.com
The NASCAR Foundation and The V Foundation for Cancer Research announced today a gift of $500000 to Shands Children's Hospital... Read the article

Very Nice ESPN V Foundation Auction Item
thejetsblog.com
Everyone knows that the V Foundation is an extremely worthwhile organization that is working to fund new ways to battle against cancer. The Jets... Read the article

The V Foundation Gives the Public a Chance to Ask Questions About Cancer Research
MyNC.com
By Caylan Leslie, User Submitted, 11 hours, 1 minute ago (Cary, NC)—The V Foundation for Cancer Research, one of the nation's leading cancer research ... Read the article

Tennis Professionals and Enthusiasts Team Up to Beat Cancer
MyNC.com
The V Foundation for Cancer Research is proud to announce that it will be hosting the 5th Annual ...
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Pack basketball notebook: Jim Valvano's legacy remains
Reno Gazette-Journal
Jim Valvano, in conjunction with ESPN, began the Jimmy V Foundation for Cancer Research, which to date has raised more than $90 million. Read the article

Even as he faced death,Valvano lived life to the fullest
January 23, 2007
As I prepared to watch Louisville and Arizona battle it out on the court in the Jimmy V Basketball Classic, I also dreaded an upcoming ECHO deadline... Read the article

Arnold Palmer Returns to Triangle for The Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic
MyNC.com
After a celebratory grand opening event at the Lonnie Poole Golf Course at NC State University's Centennial Campus, the Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic is proud to welcome back golf legend and course designer Arnold Palmer. Read the article

The V Foundation for Cancer Research Names 2009 Grant Recipients
Funds for Grants Raised Throughout Year at Signature V Events. The V Foundation for Cancer Research Names 2009 Grant ... Read the article

NC State To Host Tribute To Women’s Coach Kay Yow
Wake County
Pack Overcomes Miami In Overtime · V Foundation Begins “Show Your Spirit” Campaign · Wolfpack To Honor Yow With Moment Of Silence At Tonight’s Game · Duke Women Steam Roll Over Georgia Tech · Hockey Team Wears Pink To Honor Teammate’s ...
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New Stanford Diagnostic Test for Rare Leukemia Appears to Give ...
MarketWatch - USA
The research was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, the V Foundation for Cancer Research and the ... Read the article

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Expands Prostate Cancer Education Partnership
Emediawire (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
GSK announced today that it will team with The V Foundation® and Stand Up to Cancer™ to create a major educational initiative focusing on the impact of... Read the article

Jimmy V And The V Foundation
Mike Greenberg shares what the legacy of Jim Valvano and the V Foundation means to him: When you really think about what his life has turned out to mean, in some ways certainly, the name Jimmy V is better known now than it was even when ... Read the article

Dream of a cure, it could happen
CaryNews.com, Cary, NC
I remember where I was 15 years ago when I learned that Jim Valvano had finally lost his fight with cancer. I was on Interstate 40 in between Chapel Hill and Raleigh, coming back from UNC Children's Hospital after visiting my 9-year-old nephew Jacob who was waging his own fight against a rare leukemia. So when I heard on the radio the sad news about Valvano, I cried for him and for so many others who had to battle this horrendous disease. ... 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

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

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

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