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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...
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AWARD-WINNING ACTRESS GABRIELLE UNION TO APPEAR AT ALL-STAR GAME CHARITY 5K & FUN RUN PRESENTED BY SPORTS AUTHORITY & NIKE
July 8, 2010
Tickets to 81st MLB All-Star Game to be Given Away at Event Online Registration at www.allstargame.com Award-winning actress Gabrielle Union will join Major League Baseball, Hall of Famers Rod Carew and Paul Molitor, former Angels Bobby Grich and Tim Salmon, and Jillian Michaels, star of NBC’s "The Biggest Loser" and "Losing It With Jillian," and show her support for cancer research and education at the All-Star Game Charity 5K & Fun Run presented by Sports Authority and Nike, taking place on Sunday, July 11, 2010. Union will help begin the event and cheer on participants at the start line. The event will benefit the Prostate Cancer Foundation...
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MLB and Mastercard Worldwide Announce 2010 All-Star "Hit It Here" Promotion Will Benefit Stand Up To Cancer
July 8, 2010
$2 Million in Potential donations to Cancer Charity if "Hit It Here" Sign is Struck During State Farm® Home Run Derby July 12 on ESPN and MLB All-Star Game July 13 on FOX Major League Baseball and longtime official sponsor, MasterCard Worldwide, announced today that Stand Up To Cancer will be the recipient of donations in the “Hit It Here” in-stadium promotion during MLB All-Star Week. The promotion is a component of the Major League Baseball “Going Beyond” initiative, an ongoing commitment to raise funds and awareness for charitable initiatives and to celebrate the importance of community service. The first home run to directly strike one of the MasterCard “Hit It Here” signs in Angel...