Beard Competition and fundraiser – event with raffles, auctions, and a beard competition will be on October 19, 2024
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Oral Cancer Cause
Oral Cancer Cause fundraising to benefit the V Foundation for Cancer Research
DSA for The V Home Opener
We are a National Prep Academy in Huntsville, AL and in October we start our season with a home game. We will start accepting donations in September leading up to the first game and then a percentage of the ticket sales from the game put together to donate to the V Foundation.
100 miles for Cancer Research
I am running a 100-mile ultra marathon. I would like to raise money for cancer research to help assist in completing my goal of finishing the race.
Chicago Epicurean
Chicago, IL
An inaugural signature event in the Fulton Market District, one of Chicago’s hottest neighborhoods, hosted by homegrown Hall of Famer, Mike “Coach K” Krzyzewski, and focused on game-changing research.
ESPYS Celebrity Golf Classic
Los Angeles, CA
Join us to play one of golf’s most exclusive courses, mingle with your favorite athletes, comedians and celebrities and make an impact in the fight against cancer.
Denmark College Free-Shave November
Denmark College is a vocational school that teaches barbering. Instead of celebrating No-Shave November, we are celebrating Free-Shave November. Denmark College will donate $2 for every free shave our students perform during November. Denmark College wants you to look good while raising money for cancer research at the same time. Please help us by visiting one of our campuses for your free shave. www.denmarkcollege.edu
Basketball Changes Lives
Dick Vitale Gala
The 20th Annual Dick Vitale Gala will lead the charge to eclipse $100 million in amount raised toward pediatric cancer research and the V Foundation’s Dick Vitale Pediatric Cancer Research Fund. The 19th Gala capped a record-breaking year of fundraising. At the event, it was announced that $24.8 million was raised, bringing the overall funds raised since the inception of the Gala to nearly $93 million.
The Dick Vitale Gala is organized by Mary Kenealy Events.
2025 Honorees and Award Winners
- Dan Hurley, University of Connecticut Men’s Basketball Head Coach and two-time NCAA National Champion
- Michael Strahan, Pro Football Hall of Famer and Good Morning America Host
- Grant Hill, Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer and Co-Owner of the Atlanta Hawks
- Hannah Storm, ESPN personality and SportsCenter Anchor (John Saunders Courage Award)
- Nancy Lieberman, former WNBA player and coach and current Oklahoma City Thunder Broadcaster (Dick Vitale Spirit Award)
Dribble for Victory Over Cancer – UCLA
Together we can put a stop to childhood cancer. The Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation and the V Foundation for Cancer Research have teamed up to launch Dribble for Victory Over Cancer for the 16th year at UCLA to end childhood cancer. The University of California, Los Angeles Athletic Department and Bruin Basketball are excited to Dribble for the 16th year in support of lifesaving research at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital through the Dick Vitale Fund for Pediatric Cancer at the V Foundation. Join this cancer-fighting team to Dribble at UCLA and make a difference in the lives of children battling cancer!