November 12, 2012
MasterCard Launches ‘Click and Be Generous’ Campaign Benefitting SU2C
MasterCard today joined with Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) to introduce ‘Click and Be Generous’, a campaign designed to involve consumers in the fight against cancer as they begin their holiday shopping. From November 12 through December 31, 2012, when cardholders spend $10 or more online on their MasterCard cards, MasterCard will donate up to $2 million to Stand Up To Cancer – one precious cent at a time. Certain terms and conditions apply.
Read MoreOctober 26, 2012
SU2C UK Event Raises over £7.1m for Vital Research!
On Friday 19 October stars from television, music and film came together for Stand Up To Cancer - a new fundraising collaboration between Cancer Research UK and Channel 4, raising an incredible £7,152,386 so far for research into cancer.
Read MoreOctober 24, 2012
MLB World Series Game 1 Will Feature SU2C Placard Moment
Game One of the 2012 World Series on FOX will be dedicated to Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) to promote the importance of advancing the fight against cancer and will also include Season 11 American Idol winner and singer-songwriter Phillip Phillips performing the National Anthem. Game One will take place on Wednesday, October 24th at 7:30 p.m. ET on FOX featuring the San Francisco Giants vs. Detroit Tigers.
Read MoreOctober 18, 2012
Major League Baseball Dedicates World Series Game 1 to SU2C
Major League Baseball has dedicated Games One through Four of the 2012 World Series to highlighting MLB charitable partners and signature programs in order to raise awareness for important community causes, including: advancing the fight against cancer with Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) during Game One; honoring veterans and their families with Welcome Back Veterans during Game Two; supporting youth, especially those in underserved communities, with MLB youth programs (Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities, & Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and Breaking Barriers) during Game Three; and celebrating community service with Habitat for Humanity during Game Four. The 108th Fall Classic begins on Wednesday, October 24th LIVE on FOX.
Read MoreOctober 17, 2012
MasterCard to Present $4M Donation to SU2C at MLB World Series Game 1
October 17, 2012 - On-field prior to Game One of the 2012 World Series, MasterCard Worldwide will present a $4 million contribution to Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) signifying the culmination of the Dine and Be Generous campaign. Through the program, which launched at the MLB All-Star Game in July, MasterCard made a penny contribution to SU2C when cardholders spent $10 or more for a meal on their MasterCard cards, up to $4 million (U.S.).
Read MoreOctober 12, 2012
SU2C Awards Inaugural Laura Ziskin Prize in Translational Cancer Research
Stand Up To Cancer’s inaugural Laura Ziskin Prize in Translational Cancer Research was awarded tonight to two scientists who are developing ways to attack the elusive form of breast cancer that caused the death of the famed film producer. The prize was created with $1.1 million designated for this purpose in Ziskin’s will.
Read MoreOctober 9, 2012
SU2C & Prostate Cancer Foundation Announce Second Research “Dream Team”
Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) and the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF), along with the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), SU2C’s scientific partner, announced the formation of a second Dream Team project dedicated to prostate cancer research — “Targeting Adaptive Pathways in Metastatic Treatment-Resistant Prostate Cancer.”
Read MoreOctober 2, 2012
Call for Ideas for SU2C-St. Baldrick’s Pediatric Cancer Dream Team
Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) and the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, along with the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), call upon the cancer research community to submit applications for a new pediatric cancer Dream Team.
Read MoreSeptember 27, 2012
SU2C, Melanoma Research Alliance & Laura Linney Stand Up to Melanoma
Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) and the Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA) have joined forces with a new print public service announcement starring Academy Award® nominee Laura Linney. Headlined “Wear Your Beauty Brilliantly,” the PSA is designed to raise awareness about the life-saving benefits of protecting oneself from harmful exposure to UV rays that increase the risk of being diagnosed with melanoma and is the first element in a “Protect Your Skin” campaign.
Read MoreSeptember 21, 2012
MasterCard Raises $4 Million for Stand Up To Cancer
MasterCard Worldwide announced today that the company has reached its goal of raising $4 million for Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) through its Dine and Be Generous campaign. During the program, which launched at the Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star Game in July, MasterCard made a donation to SU2C every time cardholders spent $10 or more for a meal on their MasterCard cards.
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