August 26, 2008
Stand Up To Cancer Unveils Online Charity Auctions On eBay Giving Works
Stand Up to Cancer is joining forces with eBay on a series of exclusive entertainment experiences to help fund innovative cancer research projects. The charity auctions will build awareness for the historic September 5th televised event to be simultaneously broadcast on ABC, NBC and CBS at 8pm EST and PST featuring an extraordinary line-up of actors, musicians, athletes and journalists. Bidders will find an array of exciting items to bid on, with 100% of the proceeds going to Stand Up To Cancer and the fight against the disease. There will be two phases of the charity auction: Aug. 26th-Sept. 5th and Sept. 5th- Sept. 15th at www.ebay.com/standup.
Read MoreAugust 24, 2008
Stand Up To Cancer Debuts Winning Film Challenge Videos
Stand Up To Cancer (www.standup2cancer.org), a new initiative to raise philanthropic dollars for accelerating ground-breaking research, today announced the winners of their online film challenge. The top three honors went to Jesse Ash and Ryan Dennie for “Magical Cure,” Justin Rubin for “No Next”
Read MoreAugust 19, 2008
“Just Stand Up” Star-Studded Charitable Single Sets Pace For SU2C Fundraising Campaign
More than a dozen of the world’s most accomplished female recording artists – a cast that includes Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, Fergie, Sheryl Crow, Miley Cyrus, Melissa Etheridge, Ashanti, Natasha Bedingfield, Keyshia Cole, Ciara, Leona Lewis, LeAnn Rimes, and Carrie Underwood – have joined together for “Just Stand Up,” an unprecedented charity single in support of Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a new initiative to raise philanthropic dollars for accelerating ground-breaking cancer research
Read MoreAugust 18, 2008
Teleflora And Stand Up To Cancer Join Forces
Teleflora, the world’s leading floral service offering only hand-arranged, hand-delivered floral arrangements by local Teleflora florists, announced today the launch of a partnership with Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) a new initiative to raise philanthropic dollars for accelerating ground-breaking cancer research.
Read MoreAugust 1, 2008
Rockefeller Plaza Window To Feature Video Simulation Of The “The Stand”
Stand Up To Cancer (www.standup2cancer.org), a new initiative to raise philanthropic dollars for accelerating ground-breaking cancer research, today announced that a 115 square foot display window at 10 Rockefeller Plaza will feature a video simulation of its interactive Facebook application, “The St
Read MoreJuly 29, 2008
Hollywood Takes A Stand & Unites For An Unprecedented Television Broadcast
An extraordinary line-up of actors, musicians, athletes and journalists have banded together for Stand Up To Cancer (www.standup2cancer.org) the ground breaking initiative aimed at raising funds to accelerate cancer research and bring new therapies to patients more quickly in order to end cancer’s reign as a leading cause of death. Harnessing the power and influence of the media, many of the world’s most renowned entertainers have pledged their full support for this historic, nationally-televised program, simultaneously broadcast live and commercial-free on ABC, CBS and NBC on September 5, 2008 at 8pm EST and PST. In addition, the Hollywood community has embraced Stand Up To Cancer en masse by supporting a host of creative projects across a wide array of platforms in an effort to ignite passion in the American people so they realize that significant advances in cancer treatment are within reach.
Read MoreJuly 15, 2008
MLB, SU2C Announce Groundbreaking New Campaign To Raise Money For Cancer Research
Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig accompanied by Sarah Jessica Parker and Sheryl Crow, both representing Stand Up To Cancer, announced a new campaign to raise money for cancer research tonight at the Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium.
Read MoreMay 28, 2008
ABC, CBS, NBC Announce Historic Collaboration To “Stand Up To Cancer”
Stand Up To Cancer (www.standup2cancer.org), a new initiative to raise philanthropic dollars for accelerating ground-breaking research, launches today through an unprecedented collaboration uniting the major television networks, entertainment industry executives, celebrities and prominent leaders in cancer research and patient advocacy. ABC, CBS and NBC will donate one hour of simultaneous commercial-free primetime for a nationally televised fundraising event to air on September 5, 2008 (8 pm EDT and PDT), aimed at rallying the public around the goal of ending cancer’s reign as a leading cause of death.
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