Philanthropy
Cancer Research Foundation Receives $2 Million Donation
The Pentecost Foundation recently donated the money to The V Foundation to fund pediatric cancer research.
The Pentecost Foundation, created by Mark and Cindy Pentecost, recently presented The V Foundation, one of the nation's leading cancer research funding organizations, with a $2 million donation. The check is a result of a matching challenge that leveraged the Pentecosts' donation to raise an additional $3 million for a total of $5 million. Money raised will help fund critical research in the fight against childhood cancer.

Dick and Lorraine Vitale pose with Cindy and Mark Pentecost.
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The check was presented to sports commentator Dick Vitale and his wife, Lorraine. In 15 years, Vitale has raised a total of $37 million for cancer research and has partnered with The V Foundation, founded in 1993 by the late ESPN commentator Jim Valvano. Since its start, the foundation has raised more than $250 million in cancer research grants nationwide.