Dribbling for a Cure at UCLA!

by PopnFried on Aug 20, 2008 10:11 PM PDT Comment 7 comments

Bumped. GO BRUINS. -N

Ben Howland's UCLA men's basketball team and the Bruin Athletic Department have joined forces with UCLA basketball alumnus John Vallely, the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation (PCRF) and Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA, for the inaugural "Dribble For The Cure". The event will take place on the UCLA campus at historic Pauley Pavilion on Sunday, Nov. 2, 8:30 a.m.-Noon.

UCLA will be hosting this great event which I encourage all bruins to check out. There will be booths, excitement, autograph opportunities and more!

This all goes to helping to find the cure for pediatric cancer and the point is to dribble from Pauley Pavilion around a specially designed dribble course, where you are to dribble your own ball, along with collecting pledges for dribbling your heart out! Prizes will be awarded and fun is sure to be amiss! I encourage all LA Bruins to join in on this great cause and fun inagural event! =)

Full details are here.

GO BRUINS!

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anyone going?

The website makes it look a little like a children’s event, but I would love to participate to meet the team and raise some money for a good cause. The question is whether I can get any pledges.

by UCLAbruin920 on Aug 22, 2008 10:49 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm going to try to go w/ my son

It’s too bad the Dribble For the Cure website isn’t set up where you can easily make donations online (tho I believe there will be an email link once you register). I’m sure a Bruins Nation team could bring a few dollars for the cause.

by insomniacslounge on Aug 22, 2008 8:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Looks like it should be a fun event for a great cause

For those who would like to support this cause but will be unable to attend the event, I’ve set up a donation page in honor of my son Tyler, who as many of you know, is currently battling cancer.

By the way, it looks like it was Tim Floyd who brought this event to southern California last year. This is the first year that UCLA will also be Dribbling for the Cure on its campus. I’m hoping there will be a bit of media coverage. Let’s show everyone what Bruins are made of.

Hope to see you there!

(Nestor- if the donation link is against BN policy, let me know and I’ll remove it.)

by insomniacslounge on Aug 25, 2008 1:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Hey Insomniac -

If you actually want to do a separate blog on it – go for it. As you know, we would love to hear how your son is doing. So feel free to blog about this and throw up the link.

You can take it upon yourself to provide “new media” coverage on this on BN. You know how it works in this community. :-)

by Nestor on Aug 25, 2008 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs