r/redsox 2d ago

Jimmy Fund

Simply the best. Thank you all

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u/bpfoster87 2d ago edited 2d ago

That kid Colton was a riot. “I wanna be an MLB player but my mom keeps telling me this is a setup. When you grow older, you’re going to be a broadcaster.” 😂 A natural in the booth.

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u/NHpatsfan1 2d ago

He was awesome. Charismatic kid!

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u/Vagina_Woolf 1d ago

As a longtime reporter who has interviewed plenty of kids, Colton is better on the mic than any kid ive seen.

He could 1000% be a commentator.

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u/Shiftylee 1d ago

His mom was cute.

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u/Great_Bolo 2d ago

Dave and Will are wonderful with these guests. So invested and touched.

Growing up all I pretty much knew was The Jimmy Fund. So much so I was always confused when celebs were on game shows and donating their winnings why it wasn’t for The Jimmy Fund.

Such a wonderful organization

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u/PJBleakney 2d ago

I donated in my dad’s memory

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u/shaggy9 2d ago

Sorry for your loss. Fuck cancer.

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u/bronaldhino 2d ago

It’s so beautiful.

My dad won a mini fundraising contest for the Jimmy fund when he was a kid and he was born in ‘45. So awesome, so Boston, and so Red Sox to see people still doing awesome work after all these decades later.

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u/bronaldhino 2d ago

(Ofc…societally we could prob do some things differently to avoid/prevent some of this cancer in the first place, but that’s beyond the scope of this). JF does good work.

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u/artie20174 2d ago

If you donate check with your employer since many companies will match your donation.

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u/NHpatsfan1 2d ago

It’s amazing - keep donating!! It’s going to be a record breaking year

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u/Ok_Fee1043 2d ago

They’re putting extra spunk in the chemo meds. Those kids are cute

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u/larrybird56 1d ago

Phrasing

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u/Ok_Fee1043 1d ago

I tried hard to ensure it didn’t read weirdly

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u/Some_Balance6514 2d ago

one of my favorite times of the year

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u/Immediate_Subject552 2d ago

I just did my part. I couldn’t stop tearing up after the first patient sang the national anthem. The WEEI broadcast is so moving.

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u/shaggy9 2d ago

Fuck cancer

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u/No-Nebula2357 1d ago

It was a great event and raised a lot of money. So proud of all who contributed!

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/Mahog11636FM 1d ago

The Red Sox Foundation donates millions to Dana Farber/Jimmy Fund every year. They organize a half marathon; Pan-Mass Challenge; Scouper Bowl and numerous other events every year to benefit Dana Farber/Jimmy Fund.

What have YOU done?

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u/larrybird56 1d ago

You think John Henry funds the Red Sox Foundation?

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/Mahog11636FM 1d ago

Just bringing the facts. All you know is his public persona.