The Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute announced today that Boston Red Sox third basemen Brock Holt and Pablo Sandoval will serve as Jimmy Fund Co-Captains for the 2015 baseball season.
Holt and Sandoval join the ranks of past Jimmy Fund Co-Captains including Clay Buchholz, Tim Wakefield, Daniel Bard, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Will Middlebrooks and David Ross. Holt and Sandoval will be ambassadors for the Jimmy Fund to raise awareness and build support for cancer care and research for adults and children at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. They will also lend their support to Jimmy Fund events, visit adult and pediatric clinics, and more.
“In the year since he came to Boston, Brock Holt has made sincere connections with our patients during his many visits to the Institute, and we are now thrilled to welcome him as a Jimmy Fund Co-Captain,” said Suzanne Fountain, associate vice president and director of the Jimmy Fund. “We’re excited that one of the newest Red Sox players, Pablo Sandoval, will be going to bat for our mission this year as a Jimmy Fund Co-Captain. The Jimmy Fund is so grateful for more than 60 years of support from the Red Sox organization, Red Sox Foundation, and Red Sox Nation, and for the willingness of players like Brock and Pablo to help us in raising awareness and critical funds for patient care and research at Dana-Farber.”
“Supporting the Jimmy Fund is important to all of us at the Red Sox. I was honored to meet many brave patients at Dana-Farber over the past year, and look forward to doing more for the organization this year as a Jimmy Fund Co-Captain,” said Brock Holt.
“I am proud to support the critical work in cancer care and research at Dana-Farber, and honored to be part of this long-standing partnership between the Jimmy Fund and the Red Sox,” said Pablo Sandoval.
Rally for the Jimmy Fund
As they step into the Jimmy Fund Co-Captain roles, Holt and Sandoval are supporting Rally for the Jimmy Fund, a fundraising initiative that allows Boston Red Sox fans to “rally” in their workplaces and schools leading up to Fenway Park’s Opening Day. Rally for the Jimmy Fund encourages co-workers, classmates, and friends to form Rally teams in which each member contributes $5 or more to the Jimmy Fund. In exchange, they wear Boston Red Sox gear to work or school on Monday, April 13 when the Sox take on the Washington Nationals at Fenway Park in the home opener.
The top fundraising workplace and school (K-12, college, or university) will win a visit from Holt, Sandoval or another Boston Red Sox player this spring. There will be another opportunity to win: all teams that raise $5,000 or more (workplace or school) will be entered to win a visit from a player.
Since 2006, Rally for the Jimmy Fund has raised more than $4 million to support adult and pediatric patient care and cancer research at Dana-Farber. To start or join a Rally team or to learn more, please visit www.RallyForTheJimmyFund.org.
