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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]
The Jimmy Fund’s baseball origins later evolved into a longstanding partnership with the Boston Red Sox after the Braves moved to Milwaukee in 1953. [15] [16] In 1980, the Pan-Mass Challenge, a charity bicycle race, was founded to benefit the Jimmy Fund. [17] In 1983, the Jimmy Fund began holding the Scooper Bowl, an ice cream festival, in ...
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The Revlon Run/Walk for Women was a 5km walkathon event dedicated to fighting cancer. Two run/walk events were held annually in Los Angeles, California and New York City. Participants could run or walk and it was often attended by celebrities and well-known community figures.
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Erika Diarte-Carr, 30, initially set a GoFundMe campaign goal of $5,000 to cover the cost of a future service, but more than 30,000 donors have since helped her raise $900,000 as of Sunday, Sept ...
He covered a total of 385 miles, again raising money for the Jimmy Fund. [2] In 1989, he helped create the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk, an event that has raised more than $5 million a year for the Jimmy Fund of Boston. Each year, nearly 10,000 walkers walk along the famous Boston Marathon course.
Achilles Los Angeles guide Heather Cox, left, walks with Hsiu-ling Chang, center and Chae Won, right, during nonprofit walking/running group's monthly meetup in Santa Monica.