Support Dribble for the Cure and Help Battle Pediatric Cancer on October 30

by Bellerophon on Sep 20, 2011 12:02 AM PDT

We've had a lot going on here at BN, between the complete disaster that is our football program after a humiliating home loss to Texas and the awesome news that top-five national recruit Kyle Anderson committed to Ben Howland's UCLA program (which we hope, fingers crossed, is a sign of other things to come, which I won't say because I don't want to jinx anything).

But, there's something more important than UCLA football, basketball, or well, any athletic event. Regular BN readers already know about our favorite gutty little Bruin, Tyler, who has faced some unbelievably difficult health issues. Despite it all, Tyler has persevered. He is simply an inspiration.

So, with that in mind, we should take a second to step back and talk about something much more important than football, Dan Guerrero's incompetence, or even the diseased culture of mediocrity that festers at Morgan Center.

The fourth annual "Dribble for the Cure" will kick off at UCLA on October 30, an event that serves an amazing (and vitally important) cause. From the official release:

'Dribble For The Cure IV' will take place Sunday, Oct. 30 on the UCLA campus. Once again, Ben Howland's UCLA men's basketball team, Cori Close's Bruin women's basketball squad and the UCLA Athletic Department will join forces with Bruin basketball alumnus John Vallely, the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation (PCRF) and the Cancer Research Program at Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA for the fourth annual fund-raising event.

Proceeds will be directed to finding a cure for pediatric cancer and supporting the treatment for children with cancer at the Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA. Last year, in its third season, 'Dribble For The Cure' featured over 750 participants dribbling a basketball across the UCLA campus and raising more than $95,000. Since 2008, the three-year donation total is over $260,000 benefiting PCRF and Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA.

Let's all take some time out to donate and do our part to help out this really great cause. Especially for all the gutty little Bruins who are fighting through this, just like our favorite Bruin, Tyler.

For more information on Dribble for the Cure and/or how to donate to this worthy cause, visit the official page here.

GO BRUINS

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Thank you for getting the word out

The support from the people here at Bruins Nation has been overwhelming.

I will be setting up a page for Tyler shortly. Would it be better to register as a team (minimum 10 people) or to once again have an individual page for Tyler as the central point for donations? I’m more than happy to do either one.

by insomniacslounge on Sep 20, 2011 1:20 AM PDT reply actions

What would you prefer?

by Nestor on Sep 20, 2011 6:58 AM PDT up reply actions

Mixed thoughts

The biggest positive to starting a team is that if we had a similar response this year as last, then BN would likely get some form of deserved recognition at the event. The negative to starting a team is a) the requirement for 10 people to attend the walk, given that a lot of people aren’t local; b) each member of the team is then responsible for fundraising which goes towards the team total and c) the walk is going to be the morning after the Homecoming game and so people might need a day to recover (this seemed like more of an issue before the football team got off to such a bad start) rather than wake up early to get to campus.

The biggest positive to starting an individual page- like we did last year- is that it streamlines and simplifies everything so that anyone at BN who wants to donate has just one centralized link to follow.

by insomniacslounge on Sep 20, 2011 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions

You lead

We will follow. :-)

by Nestor on Sep 20, 2011 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions

Also

Note – this all about Tyler. So don’t worry too much about this community getting recognition. Whatever you think will help our little guy (okay he is getting big!) and help this effort in general. Don’t worry about us.

by Nestor on Sep 20, 2011 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Thank you. That's very generous

Well, I have to admit that he was pretty excited about being the top individual fundraiser last year. I think he’d love the opportunity to defend his title!

And yes..he is getting big. As I’m sure you’re discovering, the days, months, etc. go by so fast with a little one!

by insomniacslounge on Sep 20, 2011 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions

Cool

Let’s do this!

It will be another good way to take our mind off football a bit. :-)

by Nestor on Sep 20, 2011 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions

We're ready!

greg in denver, U.C.L.A. guy for life - BruinsNation.com

by gbruin on Sep 21, 2011 8:46 AM PDT up reply actions

I'm in too

My son was treated at Children’s Hospital LA and City of Hope in Duarte but all of these efforts are to eliminate cancer in kids which is wonderful regardless of which hospital benefits (as they all share research results).

Our best to Tyler. My son (Greg) just re-started school as a Duck in Eugene and it’s a major miracle that he’s there and he had wonderful doctors and nurses and therapists of all kinds helping him along the way.

by 281bruins on Sep 22, 2011 9:26 AM PDT reply actions