Thursday, August 14, 2008

The Jimmy Fund Radio Telethon

A note from ShysterBall uber-commenter, tadthebad:

Today and tomorrow, the Red Sox are teaming with WEEI and NESN for the 7th annual Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon. Funds collected are given to the Jimmy Fund which benefits the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The Red Sox have been connected to this charity since the days of the Splendid Splinter, and last year alone the radio-telethon raised over $3 million. Dana-Farber is a world renowned cancer treatment institute, and its dealings with kids afflicted with cancer takes the main focus of the event. Truly, Dana-Farber does God's work. I had a friend who until his end endlessly praised the work of Dana-Farber. Another friend of mine beat cancer, thanks in large part to Dana-Farber. Whatever one's feelings about the Red Sox as a baseball team, this charity is well worth any donation. In years past (and I assume this year as well), none other than George Steinbrenner would contribute large donations to the Jimmy Fund via this radio-telethon. If you have the time, check out weei.com or nesn.com and make a pledge. Kids with cancer is just about the worst thing in the world . . . we can help the cause.
Thanks for the reminder, Tad. To make a gift, go here, or call 1-877-738-1234.

UPDATE: And while we're at it, Jason at IIATMS has a post up about another worthy cause.

UPDATE: Now Jason is making it interesting: make a $100 donation, get a guest post on IIATMS. I would personally like to encourage Red Sox fans to take him up on the offer.

4 comments:

tadthebad said...

Thanks, Craig. Jason also made a post over at IIATMS. You didn't have to mention anything, so a post was a great surprise. Great work as always, and thank you very much once again.

BTW, uber-commenter? Thanks for the ego boost...my head can't fit through the door now.

Craig Calcaterra said...

No problem, Tad. It's my pleasure.

Jason @ IIATMS said...

Hey, if anyone brings a $100 donation, you can bash ME. Want to kill the Yanks, Hank, ARod, Jeter, whatever.... put your money where your mouth is.

Put up to shut me up.

Jason @ IIATMS said...

Good news, Tadthebad was the first to take me up on the challenge. The mic will be his.