Jim Valvano Kids Klassic
Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club
2013 marks 28 years of making a difference in the lives of children with life-threatening diseases!
Duke Children’s Hospital & Health Center is widely known as a place for providing the expertise required to successfully diagnose and treat children afflicted with cancer and for performing the research that one day may help prevent and eradicate these devastating diseases.
Our pediatric programs depend on the generosity of our many friends and partners to remain at the top of the field. And with the rapid changes in today’s health care industry and mounting pressures to find a cure, the need for funding from events like the Jim Valvano Kids Klassic is more urgent than ever.
We ask that you translate your compassion into action by giving today. We deeply appreciate corporate or individual gifts of any size.
As Coach Valvano said, “Never, never give up.” At Duke Children’s, we’re not giving up until the battle against pediatric cancer is won.
The Jim Valvano Kids Klassic (JVKK) is an entertaining weekend to benefit pediatric cancer research, patient support and education at Duke Children's. The JVKK has raised nearly $3 million in its history.
This two-day event includes:
- Friday evening semi-formal seated dinner, silent auction, live auction and entertainment by the Amazing Kreskin.
- Saturday round of golf at the Croasdaile Country Club and luncheon for the golfers' spouses and guests.
- Saturday cocktail party, awards presentation and dancing to the music of The Fabulous Hot Dog Daddy-Os and Shag Time 2 Dance Team.
Click here for sponsorship information or call 919-385-3143 or 919-385-3138 or
e-mail dukekids@duke.edu.
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~ Corporate Sponsors ~
Angus Barn
Aramark Healthcare
Bracco Diagnostics, Inc.
Buck Consultants, LLC
Crothall Services Group
Duke Hospital Auxillary
Durham Coca-Cola
Eaton Corporation
Francis A. Hendricks & Edith T. Hendricks Foundation
Giorgio's Hospitality Group
Long Beverage, Inc.
Michael Jordan Nissan
MillerCoors
PHE, Inc.
Verizon
Women's & Children's Services
Yonkers Industries, Inc.
University Club
~ Special Friends ~
Bojangles
Charles & Colvard
Mars Snackfood US
Ninth Street Flowers
Outback Steakhouse
Special Events Rentals
Tarheel Trophy & Plaque Co., Inc.
US FoodService
Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club
"Cancer can take away all my physical abilities. It cannot take away my mind, it cannot touch my heart and it cannot touch my soul. All those three things are going to carry on forever...don’t ever, ever give up." Coach Jim Valvano
Those are the words of N.C. State University legend and former basketball coach, Jim Valvano, who never gave up hope that one day children would live in a world free of cancer.
"Sometimes you get discouraged when people, both children and adults, continue to be diagnosed with this dreaded disease," says Pam Valvano Strasser. "I keep hearing Jim's words being whispered in my ear 'you can't give up.' We must keep going and hoping someday we'll find a cure."
In 1996, the Kids Klassic teamed up with the V-Foundation with the goal of raising $1 million to build the Jim Valvano Day Hospital at Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center. In April of 2000, the Day Hospital became reality. Today young children and adolescents sit side by side with family and friends as they are treated with the most advanced health care available.
Our tireless efforts are in honor of the beloved Jim Valvano. A championship coach at N.C. State, Valvano became a national celebrity with an ESPN broadcasting position, a cable talk/variety show, and even his own Italian cookbook.
But we remember 'Jimmy V' most as a friend and true advocate for children. That's why each year the Kids Klassic strives to keep Jim's spirit alive.
Today we join together again to show our support and play a round of golf for all the right reasons. We are hoping for a cure so that all mankind, and especially children, can be free from cancer.
We have come together for the golf, for the camaraderie...but most of all for the children.
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