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DEDICATE A VIRTUAL PIECE OF A FAVORITE BALLPARK AND STAND UP TO CANCER WITH “STAND UP STADIUMS” ON MLB.COM
July 27, 2010
Fans Can Pay Lasting Tributes To Loved Ones Touched By Cancer And Support Innovative Cancer Research July 27, 2010 (Los Angeles/New York) – Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), the charitable initiative supporting groundbreaking research aimed at getting new cancer treatments to patients in an accelerated timeframe, and MLB.com, the official Web site of Major League Baseball, announced today a new online program for fans to contribute directly to cancer research while honoring loved ones touched by cancer with customized baseball virtual goods from their favorite ballparks. “Stand Up to Cancer is thrilled to continue our long-standing partnership with Major League Baseball,...
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FOX, VH1, HBO LATINO, TV ONE, G4 JOIN ABC, CBS, NBC AND OTHER CABLE CHANNELS AIRING STAND UP TO CANCER EVENT LIVE AND COMMERCIAL-FREE ON SEPTEMBER 10th
July 13, 2010
New Stand Up To Cancer PSA Starring Jake Gyllenhaal to Premiere During the Major League Baseball All-Star Game Tonight on FOX JULY 13, 2010 (Los Angeles / New York) – The Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) television event is set to air live and commercial-free on FOX, September 10, 2010, at 8p.m. EST & PST / 7 p.m. CST. Joining ABC, CBS and NBC, FOX will donate one hour of live simultaneous commercial-free primetime for the nationally televised September 10th fundraising special, to be broadcast from Los Angeles. Additionally, VH1, HBO Latino, TV One and G4 have agreed to air the SU2C event. They join HBO, Discovery Health, E!, MLB Network and The Style Network for an historic evening to raise...
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“HOPE FOR HAITI NOW” DISTRIBUTING REMAINING $31 MILLION RAISED THROUGH TELETHON
July 8, 2010
Partners In Health, Oxfam America, UNICEF, United Nations World Food Programme, Clinton Bush Haiti Fund and Yelé Haiti Foundation To Receive Remaining Funds Effectiveness of Funds’ Use Monitored on On-going Basis NEW YORK, NY and LOS ANGELES, CA (July 8, 2010) – “Hope for Haiti Now” (HFHN) today announced the allocation of the remaining $31 million -- of the $66 million in total -- raised through the Emmy-nominated telethon “Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief.” The $31 million will be distributed in two payments to partner organizations including Oxfam America, Partners In Health, UNICEF, United Nations World...