The V Foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to saving lives by helping to find a cure for cancer.
For more info about the V foundation, donations, volunteer opportunities and charity events, check out our website: JimmyV.org
Born: March 10, 1946
Died: April 28, 1993
Jim Valvano was 346-212 in 19 seasons as an NCAA head coach. During his tenure, he appeared in eight NCAA Tournaments and won a National Championship with North Carolina State University in 1983. Jim was twice voted ACC Coach of the Year.
ESPN and the late Jim Valvano created The V Foundation in 1993. Valvano, the legendary NC State basketball coach and ESPN broadcaster, won the hearts of sports fans across the country when his underdog NC State Wolfpack captured the NCAA Basketball Championship in an upset win in 1983.
Ten years later, he inspired millions more with his memorable speech at the inaugural ESPY Awards. A gravely ill Valvano entertained, amused and captured the imagination of a worldwide audience. He announced the creation of The V Foundation for Cancer Research and proclaimed “Don’t Give Up. . .Don’t Ever Give Up!â€Â® as the motto in the fight against the disease that ultimately claimed him at the age of 47 after a brief and very public 10-month battle.
Since then, the Foundation that was conceived by a small group of Jim’s friends and colleagues has grown to include donors and volunteers nationwide. Since 1993, The V Foundation has raised more than $50 million and awarded research grants in 36 states and the District of Columbia.
Today Jim Valvano’s friends and colleagues are joined by new friends and additional volunteers who contribute time, efforts and donations, both large and small, in the hope that Jim’s final dream will become a reality, that victims will become survivors, and that the disease that claims so many of our loved ones, will devastate no more.src="http://www.pimpitout.net/support.gif" alt="Myspace Layouts" style="position:absolute; left:0px; top: 0px;" border="0"
