MILWAUKEE, WIS. – It’s been nearly 54 years since NFL coach Vince Lombardi died of cancer in 1970. In his honor, Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation has awarded funding to four organizations fighting the disease: Aurora Health Care, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health Care, Children’s of Alabama and Johns Hopkins University.
Cherry Morton Starr, 89, passed away peacefully at her Birmingham home with her family and close friends at her side. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bart Starr (2019) and her son Bret (1988). She is succeeded by her son Bart Starr, Jr. (Elaena), grandchildren Shannon (Ryan), Jenny, and Lisa, and her six great-grandchildren (Bryan, Teddy, Violet, Dillon, Skyler, and Caden). She was a figurative mother to many more.
The Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation is excited to announce David Kriete as the new president who will lead the foundation in 2024 and 2025.
Pat Connaughton has picked up a number of notable titles during his time with the Milwaukee Bucks: NBA world champion, Dunk Contest participant (remember that?) and now he can add 2024 Award of Excellence recipient courtesy of the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation.
The award – given to "individuals who capture legendary coach Vince Lombardi’s spirit of commitment and pursuit of excellence," according to a release – will be given to Connaughton at the foundation's annual Award of Excellence Dinner, hosted at The Pfister Hotel on Saturday, March 2. Recent recipients of the award include Erin Andrews, Russell Wilson, the Walter Payron family, Jim Kelly and, last year, TNT sports host Ernie Johnson.
Cousins Sub's presented the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundations (VLCF) Starr Children's Fund with a check for fundraising efforts from their Catering for a Cure Campaign.
The event took place on Friday, Nov. 3. Throughout the month of September, Cousins Subs and their Make It Better Foundation pledged to donate $15 from every 20-piece Party Box sold, up to $50,000, to the Starr Children's Fund.
The Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation today announced two new board members, Kate Braasch and Doug Hafemann, who will support the nonprofit’s work to prevent cancer, provide the best care to those fighting it and find a cure.
Two Green Bay Packers visited Children's Wisconsin Milwaukee Hospital on Tuesday, to help boost the spirits of tiny Packers fans battling childhood cancer.
The tight ends were visiting as part of the Packers vs. Cancer initiative, which was launched seven years ago and aims to raise awareness for all cancers. The Packers partner with Bellin Health and the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation.
“Seeing the kids' faces light up when the Packers players walked in was truly heartwarming,” said Christine Baranoucky, vice president of engagement & stewardship for Children’s Wisconsin.
It’s time to mark your calendars for the 20th Annual Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation Food & Wine, an event that not only commemorates two decades but supports the Foundation’s ongoing mission to fight cancer in honor of NFL Coach Vince Lombardi.
A new discovery in childhood cancer could be the next step in learning how to best fight and treat a challenging pediatric cancer. New research from Children’s Cancer Therapy Development Institute, funded by the Starr Children’s Fund and Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation, shows that cancer genes thought to be on at constant high levels might vary in being on or off depending on the phase of cell duplication. This pediatric cancer discovery, which has been published in Leukemia Research, creates more opportunities to learn critical subsequent information in the fight against cancer in children.
In order to help kids with cancerous brain tumors, Jezabel Rodriguez Blanco has to cobble together grants from different foundations to fund her work.
Sometimes, it means looking up who the foundation was named after. Rodriguez Blanc, an assistant professor at Hollings Cancer Center at Medical University of South Carolina, has received grants from cancer foundations named for two legendary sports figures. One is from the V Foundation, founded by the late North Carolina State basketball coach and ESPN personality Jim Valvano. More recently, she got a $100,000 grant from the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation and the Starr Children’s Fund, named for respectively the former Green Bay Packers coach and his star quarterback, Bart Starr.
The winner of the Super Bowl this Sunday will take home the Vince Lombardi Trophy, but today, it was on display at the Phoenix Children's Hospital. It's a unique honor since the hospital was chosen as the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation's Leader for a Cure Award. The award recognizes members of the Super Bowl host's community dedicated to winning the battle against cancer.
Milwaukee's own and TNT NBA broadcaster Ernie Johnson Jr. will return to his hometown to accept the Award of Excellence from the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation on March 3 at Fiserv Forum.
There will be multiple guest speakers at the ceremony, including Milwaukee Bucks and Fiserv Forum President Peter Feigin, Bucks guard Pat Connaughton, Vince Lombardi's grandson John Lombardi and many more!
Cancer fighters and NBA fans alike will have something to celebrate when NBA Announcer Ernie Johnson, Jr. returns to his hometown to accept the Award of Excellence from the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation.
During the annual event, which will take place on the evening of March 3 at Fiserv Forum, 1111 Vel R. Phillips Ave., guests will have the opportunity to take a stand against cancer while experiencing the city’s newest arena in an unique way.
The Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation (VLCF) board of directors and medical advisory committee are proud to announce VLCF is financing a $25,000 grant request from nonprofit Lemons of Love in Plymouth, WI.
Elkhart Lake resident Jill Swanson founded Lemons of Love in 2014 after she was diagnosed with colon cancer and received a small gift from a friend to help her through chemotherapy treatment. Inspired by the small but significant gesture, she created Lemons of Love to deliver care packages to hospitals and oncology centers in Wisconsin and Illinois.
Ernie Johnson, the studio host who serves as the connective tissue for one of the most entertaining sports programs on television, will return to his hometown Milwaukee on March 3 to receive the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation's Annual Award of Excellence, acknowledging Johnson for his efforts to raise cancer awareness.
All proceeds from the event support the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation’s mission to fight cancer in honor of its namesake Lombardi, who died at age 57 of colon cancer.
Packers punter Pat O'Donnell helped launch Lake Louie's Hang Time Pale Ale to raise money for the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation.
Helping the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation in its mission to raise funds for cancer research and treatment programs is a way to honor his dad, Terence O’Donnell, who was a longtime coach known as “Coach Terry” in Palm Beach County, Florida.
It is the season for giving and winning with the Green Bay Packers.
Packers punter Patrick O'Donnel is teaming up with the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation to help raise funds to fight cancer, and to honor
his father.
The Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation will be hosting St. Louis culinary star, Chef Ben Welch for their upcoming Celebrity Chef & Wine Dinner on Nov. 5 from 6-10 p.m. at The Wisconsin Club City Club, 900 W. Wisconsin Ave.
In fact, the dinner is a unique opportunity – not only to support the foundation’s mission to prevent, fight and cure cancer – but also to taste a meal prepared by Chef Welch without the need to travel to St. Louis.
James Beard Award-nominated Chef Ben Welch cooks for his father and other cancer warriors at the Lombardi Foundation Celebrity Chef and Wine Dinner.
The event is part of the two-day Food and Wine Experience. Welch honors his father’s fight and remembers former NFL Coach Vince Lombardi. Lombardi died of rectal cancer in 1970. The Super Bowl trophy was named for Lombardi. The event raises money to support families served by the Lombardi Foundation.
One of Milwaukee’s premier food and wine events is back. The Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation will once again host their Food & Wine Experience on Friday, Nov. 4.
The food and beverage-filled event offers the opportunity to enjoy a fun night out while contributing to cancer care and research at the same time.
The event, which takes place on Friday, Nov. 4 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Pfister Hotel, will feature two ballrooms filled with award winning dishes, wine, cocktails and craft beer from over 40 restaurants, wineries, distilleries and breweries.