11th Jimmy V CYO Classic

 

 

What started out as a letter of support to The V Foundation for Cancer Research turned into an organized show of support in 2004 when a group of players, coaches, parents, friends and supporters formed the Philadelphia Friends of V in Lower Makefield, Pennsylvania. During the past 11 years we have garnered national and community support and generated over $200,000.00 for cancer research. Those monies were raised through a number of local community-based events that leverages the legacy of the late Jim Valvano and his famous “Don’t Give Up…Don’t Ever Give Up!”® speech he made at the ESPY awards shortly before he passed from this deadly disease. Valvano vowed to start a foundation for research to fund research in 1993. Our fundraising goes to that foundation. The Jimmy V CYO Classic, our signature event has exploded into a 4-day Basketball event is attended by over 4,000 people who experience games, silent auction, DJ and music throughout all of the games, concessions, speakers on their experience on cancer and each team recognizing a player on their team with the coveted Spirit of Jimmy V Award. Throughout all of these activities we strive to educate our community about the need for and positive impacts of cancer research.