ThinkCure! Weekend
August 21st and 22nd, ThinkCure! Weekend at Dodger Stadium was an exciting and special event dedicated to fighting cancer.
Take a look at the ThinkCure! Weekend Hall of Fame!
The 2nd Annual ThinkCure! Radiotelewebethon exceeded its goal of $200,000, raising $240,776 to fund innovative and collaborative cancer research at City of Hope and Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.
During the games versus the Chicago Cubs, fans who donated $100 or more were invited to the ThinkCure Suite to take photos with Dodgers Legend Maury Wills, as well as with such former stars as Tommy Davis, “Sweet Lou” Johnson, Al Downing, Ken McMullen, Jim Campanis, Rudy Law, Ken Landreaux, Derrel Thomas, and Jim Gott.
The first of its kind radiotelewebethon included radio flagship KABC 790 AM, cable partner PRIME TICKET, over the air television partner KCAL 9, 95.5 KLOS FM Radio, and web presences of dodgers.com and thinkcure.org.
This year’s event introduced a PRIME TICKET telethon from 11 a.m.-7 p.m., the opportunity to donate $5 by texting “JOIN” to 90999, and the creation of virtual bronze plaque listing each donor at thinkcure.org. Also new was a nearly-constant on-screen line on the PRIME TICKET telethon and the KCAL 9 telecast providing the phone number, text information, and updated total. Prime also televised the names of donors who contributed $250 or more.
Fans donated by calling 866-554-CURE (2873), texting, or by making an online donation at thinkcure.org. An online auction ran through Monday, featuring exciting experiences like a visit with Vin Scully in his booth, an insider tour of Dodger Stadium or a special hosted trip to next year's Spring Training.
ThinkCure! continues to bring Los Angeles together to share stories of inspiration and to fight cancer by raising money that funds innovative research at Los Angeles area hospitals City of Hope and Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. When it comes to beating cancer, we're all on the same team. Here's how you can get involved:
- WATCH stories of inspiration and hope from patients and their families, Dodgers and celebs.
- CALL 866-554-CURE (2873) to donate
- SHARE your personal story about why the fight against cancer is important to you.
- SIGN UP for emails to find out how your donation makes a difference in the lives of kids and adults fighting cancer
