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The Jimmy Fund, established in Boston in 1948, is made up of community-based fundraising events and other programs that benefit Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.Since 1948, millions of people have given money to the Jimmy Fund to help save lives and reduce the burden of cancer for patients and families worldwide.
The PMC generates 62% of the Jimmy Fund's annual revenue as of 2023 [44] and is the Dana–Farber Cancer Institute's single largest donor. [45] [46] From 1980 to 2023, the event has raised a total of $972 million. [11] This funding has been directed to cancer care and research, including helping fund the development of 41 cancer drugs. [47]
Einar Gustafson (August 18, 1935 – January 21, 2001) [1] gained fame as a 12-year-old cancer patient when he became nationally known as "Jimmy". The name started a fund-raising program in 1948 known as The Jimmy Fund for the Dana–Farber Cancer Institute. The Jimmy Fund was adopted as the official charity of the Boston Red Sox in 1953. [2] [3]
In conjunction with the James Joyce Ramble, there is an event called “Take a Walk” to benefit the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. The walk has the same starting line as the race (Endicott Estate) and participants collect pledges for the cancer institute. Top fundraising participants receive gift certificates to local merchants.
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McGillivray has completed 165 marathons, including 50 consecutive Boston Marathons. In 1978, he completed an 80-day trek across the United States, running the 3,452 miles from Medford, Ore., to Medford, Mass. to benefit the Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. [1]
The new Dana-Farber logo is known as “The Lens” because its iconography implies looking through a microscope, representing the interplay of research and treatment at Dana-Farber, with the ...
The Jimmy Fund is the principal charity of the Institute named for one of its child patients. The Boston Red Sox adopted the Jimmy Fund as its official charity in 1953 and continues to prominently sponsor the charity. [citation needed] Benjamin L. Ebert is President/CEO of Dana–Farber Cancer Institute. [7]