Since 2006, undergraduate and alumni members of Delta Chi have joined forces to fight cancer with The V Foundation for Cancer Research. Each year, our chapters host various fundraising events and educate their members and campus communities on the importance of philanthropic giving to support cancer research. Our strong partnership with The V Foundation allows each donor to make a greater impact on finding cures for cancer than they could ever do on their own.
What is the V Foundation?
Delta Chi is proud to have a philanthropic partnership with The V Foundation for Cancer Research. The late Jim Valvano, in partnership with ESPN, founded the V Foundation to provide cancer research grants. Endowed by ESPN, The V Foundation operates with no overhead costs, which allows all donations to be donated directly to cancer research. Since 1993, the V Foundation has awarded more than $290 million in cancer research grants and programs.
Delta Chi has been raising money for the V Foundation since 2006. As proud partners, we stand with them in the fight against cancer, by which we have all been affected in some way – whether personally, or through a friend or family member. Delta Chi is continuously raising the stakes in fundraising efforts to make a growing impact on the cause. For every $200,000 Delta Chi members raise, a grant to fund research is issued in the name of the Fraternity. These very grants may one day lead to a cure for cancer.
“In every single day, in every walk of life, ordinary people do extraordinary things. Ordinary people accomplish Extraordinary things!”
-Jimmy Valvano