ThinkCure, launched in July 2007 by the Los Angeles Dodgers, the McCourt family, the City of Hope, and Childrens
Hospital Los Angeles, is a charity whose purpose is to raise funds to support cancer research, and whose mission is to find a
cure for cancer. With ThinkCure, its sponsors hope to create
a civic entity, the strength and
success of which will be generated
by a broad foundation of
motivated support, inspired by
the search for a cure for cancer,
and built upon by the passion of all those who have been touched by the disease.
Ideally, like the Dodgers, ThinkCure will become the property and concern, not of
its founding sponsors alone, but rather the entire Los Angeles community.
There is a precedent for a partnership between a beloved sports franchise and those
dedicated to finding a cure for cancer. The Jimmy Fund, launched in 1948 by the
Boston Braves (later the official charity of the Boston Red Sox) and the Variety
Club of New England, in conjunction with Dr. Sidney Farber (founder of the first
hospital unit devoted exclusively to caring
for children with cancer), is one of the most
enduring and successful charities of its kind,
having united New England in the search for a
cure for nearly 60 years now.
ThinkCure will create a similar dynamic in
Southern California by combining its reach as
the official charity of the Los Angeles Dodgers
with the world-class research of both the City
of Hope and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles,
and by galvanizing the community to find a
cure for cancer and eradicate this disease.
For more information about ThinkCure or to make a donation, visit www.thinkcure.org or call 866-554-CURE (2873).
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