"There are 86,400 seconds in a day. It’s up to you to decide what to do with them.”-Jim ValvanoEATING WITH A CAUSE
by Eric D. Graham
After the 10th Anniversary of the Carolina Music Awards, which was held downtown Raleigh at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts, on Saturday, Aug. 26, most of the winners and nominees headed to Jimmy V’s Osteria + Bar, which is a unique and modern restaurant created in the memory of the legendary NC State head coach Jim Valvano, who led the Wolfpack in one of the greatest Cinderella stories in college basketball history, when they upset the Houston Cougars by a score of 54–52, which (miraculously) was decided on a last-second dunk by Wolfpack forward Lorenzo Charles -to win the 1983 NCAA Champion.
Unfortunately, Coach V was diagnosed with cancer at 46, which led him and ESPN to create The V Foundation for Cancer Research before his death on April 28, 1993 at the age of 47,) with-one goal in mind: to achieve victory over cancer.
Since its inception in 1993, the V Foundation has awarded over $170 million in cancer research grants nationwide and has grown to become one of the premier supporters of cutting-edge cancer research funds.
Plus, another positive thing about dining at Jimmy V's, is-that (2.5%) of all the profits from the restaurant go to the V Foundation for cancer research.
To learn more go to www.jimmyv.org
Unfortunately, Coach V was diagnosed with cancer at 46, which led him and ESPN to create The V Foundation for Cancer Research before his death on April 28, 1993 at the age of 47,) with-one goal in mind: to achieve victory over cancer.
Since its inception in 1993, the V Foundation has awarded over $170 million in cancer research grants nationwide and has grown to become one of the premier supporters of cutting-edge cancer research funds.
Plus, another positive thing about dining at Jimmy V's, is-that (2.5%) of all the profits from the restaurant go to the V Foundation for cancer research.
To learn more go to www.jimmyv.org
