November 20, 2020 – Sarasota
On November 17th, Dick and Lorraine Vitale were presented with a check to The V Foundation for Cancer Research in the amount of $2,000,000 from Mark and Cindy Pentecost and The Pentecost Foundation. The check is a result of a matching challenge that leveraged the Pentecosts’ donation to raise an additional $3,000,000 for a total combined result of $5,000,000. The monies raised will fund critically needed pediatric cancer research through the V Foundation, one of the nation’s leading cancer research funding organizations.
Dick Vitale has held an annual Gala in Sarasota for the past 15 years, raising $37 million to date for cancer research. For information about the Annual Gala or to make a donation, please contact Mary Kenealy Events at 941-350-0580, email rebecca@marykenealyevents.comor donate at v.org/donate4kids.
About the V Foundation for Cancer Research
The V Foundation for Cancer Research was founded in 1993 by ESPN and the late Jim Valvano, legendary North Carolina State University basketball coach and ESPN commentator. Since 1993, the Foundation has funded more than $250 million in cancer research grants nationwide. Event proceeds benefit cancer research funded by the V Foundation. The Foundation awards peer-reviewed grants through a competitive awards process strictly supervised by a Scientific Advisory Committee.
For more information on the V Foundation or to make a donation, please visit v.org.
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