Category Community Fundraising Events

Inspired by the Walpole Friends of St. Patrick, the Friends of St. Nick of Norwood, Mass., was created to bring the local community together during the holidays to fundraise for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund. The organization has…

James LeBlond, also known as CommishLB to the gaming world, is the host of The Fluffy Kitty Ninjas Show and a member of the Jimmy Fund Let’s Game® community. Jimmy Fund Let’s Game streamers can be found all over the…

Each October since 2014, volunteer-led October Saves brings hockey goalies together to gather pledges for each save they make throughout the month in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Participating goalies range from mites—youth hockey players—to professionals in the NHL,…

Jacqueline Hanson’s brother Blake was diagnosed with stage IV metastatic colorectal cancer at age 38. She describes Blake as an adventure seeker, who travelled the world, loved his family and friends, and was fiercely competitive, which largely contributed to his…

Steve Bateman started planning the Harry A. Bateman Memorial Jimmy Fund Fishing Derby after he lost his father, Harry, to lung cancer at age 51 in 1992. Harry was a community leader and friend to many, with passions for hunting,…