Tuesday, December 07, 2010

Jimmy V Week

ESPN is currently in the middle of its annual "Jimmy V Week". For those who are not familiar with it, it one of the fundraising tools created by ESPN for "The V Foundation for Cancer Research."

ESPN does a fantastic job raising awareness for this charity and the money they raise for cancer research. You can donate directly to the foundation by going here. This is taken straight from the foundation's website,
Your donation to The V Foundation funds critical cancer research.  Give a 100% tax deductible contribution by completing the form below. The V Foundation awards 100% of all direct cash donations and net event proceeds to cancer research and related programs. Administrative and fundraising expenses are paid by our endowment.  The V Foundation's Federal Tax ID number or EIN is: 13-3705951.
You can also donate by calling 1-800-4JimmyV. You can also text "jimmyv" to 89544 to donate $10.

If for some odd reason you have not watched his speech from the 1993 ESPYs, you must do so now.



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