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
The Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic Goes Pink for Coach Yow
The Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic, one of the nation’s premier celebrity golf events, is proud to announce that this year’s golf tournament will include a special tribute for Coach Kay Yow as all volunteers join together to wear pink shirts to remember the life and efforts of the great coach. This year’s annual Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic is scheduled for August 16, 2009 at the Lonnie Poole Golf Course on NC State’s Centennial Campus. ... Read the article
New Study to Investigate Shift Work-Cancer Link
EHS Today - Cleveland,OH,USA
CINJ recently received a $600000 grant from The V Foundation for Cancer Research to support the study. “The V Foundation has long been committed to ... Read the article
The game we have to win
University of Virginia The Cavalier Daily - Charlottesville,VA,USA
But beyond just its rhetorical power and sage advice, his speech endures because it included the announcement of the founding of the V Foundation for Cancer ... 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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Scratch Golf anounces partnership with the V Foundation for Cancer ...
Here at Scratch Golf, we are proud to support the V Foundation. Through the end of January, 10% of sales through our website www.scratchgolf.com will go directly to the V Foundation. Click here to donate to the V Foundation for Cancer ... Read the article
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
PEELER: NC State to Host 2009 Jimmy V Golf Classic
Courtesy: NC State
The 2009 Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic for Cancer Research, the premier fundraising event bears the name of late Wolfpack basketball coach Jim Valvano, is not only returning to its roots in the Triangle, it is coming home to NC State. ... Read the article
Jimmy V Classic moving to new NCSU golf course
Triangle Business Journal
The Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic is coming back home. ... Read the article
Jimmy V Golf Classic returning to Triangle
WRAL Sports
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic is returning to the Triangle in 2009, with the golf tournament being held at the new N.C. State course and other events designed to highlight the fundraiser. ... Read the article
Jimmy V tournament to move to Raleigh
News and Observer
RALEIGH -- The Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic announced today that it will move from Pinehurst to Raleigh beginning next year. ... Read the article
The V Foundation’s “Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic” Returns to Triangle
V Foundation Press Release
Cary, N.C.—The V Foundation for Cancer Research, one of the nation’s leading cancer research fundraising organizations, is pleased to announce the return of the Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic to the Triangle, August 12-16th, 2009. ... Read the article
Raleigh Builder of the Year Creates Mini-V House to Fight Cancer
Carolina Newswire (press release) - NC,USA
The first Mini-V House will be auctioned off as part of The V Foundation for Cancer Research’s annual Golf Classic in Pinehurst on August 9-10. ... 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
Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic: Join me at Pinehurst Resort for a ...
WorldGolf.com - Flagstaff,AZ,USA
But the V is more than fabulous golf. The tournament and The V Foundation were started by Jim Valvano, the late basketball coach who died of cancer. ... Read the article
The V Foundation Announces Racquets for Research and Ride for ...
Carolina Newswire (press release) - NC,USA
CARY, NC -- The V Foundation for Cancer Research is proud to announce that it will be hosting the 3rd Annual Jimmy V Racquets for Research and Ride for ... Read the article
Dickie V delivers a promise
Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Sarasota,FL,USA
Vitale said it should be called the Night of Champions, and while it annually benefits The V Foundation for Cancer Research, all proceeds from this year's ... Read the article
Continental Airlines reups to aid Jimmy V golf tourney
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
Continental Airlines has signed an agreement to be the "exclusive airline partner" for the 15th Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic this August in Pinehurst. ... Read the article
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
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
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
Savvi Formalwear is offering 20% off the sale or rental of any in-stock tuxedo for the Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic black tie event, August 15, 2009. Additionally, Savvi Formalwear will contribute $8 per sale to the Jimmy V Foundation. Savvi Formalwear is located at Raleigh-Pleasant Valley Promenade, 6212 Glenwood Avenue in Raleigh. Contact them at (919) 783-8911 and visit their 
Lovett is a four-time Grammy Award winner, including Best Country Male Vocal. His 2007 album, "It's Not Big It's Large," peaked at #2 on the Top Country Albums chart. In addition to great entertainment, the gala will feature fine foods, numerous celebrities and exciting auctions all to raise funds for cancer research in our community.
Take part in our 4th Annual "Racquets for Research" event August 15, 2009, at the Raleigh Racquet Club!
Enterprise Rent-a-car has created a discount program that will not only save you money, but will donate proceeds back to The V Foundation as well. Use this new customer ID 53S6114 to receive a 5% discount off of the lowest posted rate at all Enterprise locations in NC. 
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.
