HEAT.HELP.
CURE. BUILDING A WORLD WITHOUT CANCER:
so those children need a chance, those kids of ours
While the Radiothon broadcasted live from Xfinity Plaza
need a chance and unless we get the cure through
at AmericanAirlinesArena, others took to the streets in
donations and fundraising efforts, we will never
the first “Dribble Drive Against Cancer,” an event where
find the cure.”
one dribbles a basketball on a 13-mile trek from Miami
“Every day, cancer researchers and physicians at Miami Cancer Institute work tirelessly to build a
Three leading South Florida organizations – the Miami HEAT, Baptist Health’s Miami Cancer Institute and Entercom, the #1 creator of live, original, local radio content in the U.S. – have formed a unique philanthropic partnership in the fight against cancer: HEAT.HELP.CURE., representing “Join the HEAT. You can help. Find a cure.”
Jackie Simmons, Miami Cancer Institute patient and six-
world without cancer,” said Miami Cancer Institute’s
time cancer survivor, understands the importance of
Founding CEO and Executive Medical Director Michael
philanthropy in the fight against cancer. While under the
Zinner, M.D. “Our community can make a genuine
care of Grace Wang, M.D., an oncologist at Miami Cancer
impact through this new partnership.”
The new initiative – whose signature event was the first-
Jackie and Dr. Wang participated in the HEAT.HELP.
the compassionate care and clinical excellence
ever HEAT.HELP.CURE. Radiothon was held Wednesday,
CURE. Radiothon and shared their extraordinary story,
provided to those in our community by the teams at
November 7, 2018 from 6 a.m.-7 p.m. It brought together
which spans nearly 20 years. When asked why someone
Miami Cancer Institute, we bring hope to others.”
the power of the Miami HEAT, the reach of Entercom’s
should feel the need and the want to donate through the
radio stations – 101.5 LITE FM (WLYF), Power 96 (WPOW-
Radiothon, Jackie shared “We are survivors. Some of
FM), 102.7 The Beach (WMXJ-FM), 104.3 The Shark
us don’t make it, but the ones who are here now
(WSFS-FM) and 790 The Ticket (WAXY-AM), and the South
are survivors and need to contribute. People who
Florida community—all for one purpose: To build a world
have had cancer need to donate and give back. The
without cancer.
only way we are going to find a cure for this, and I
Institute, Jackie fought hard to get to where she is today and attributes much of that to the encouragement she always received from Dr. Wang and the hope they both shared in knowing that funds supporting research will oneday lead to a cure.
Cancer Institute to the Arena. Proceeds raised through the HEAT.HELP.CURE. initiative will support groundbreaking cancer research and care at Miami Cancer Institute, which opened in January 2017. The next-generation cancer treatment destination provides unparalleled expertise in the prevention, treatment and survivorship of individual cancers and access to the world’s latest cancer
“This is a cause that all of us at the Miami HEAT are
discoveries, most effective treatments and outcomes—all
passionate about,” said Vice President and Executive
right here in South Florida.
Director, Miami HEAT Charitable fund, Steve Stowe. “So many of our lives have been touched in some way by cancer. And by sharing stories of
The HEAT. HELP. CURE. Radiothon is a testament of how passionate and dedicated our community is. Together we will continue to grow, raise funds and strive to build a world without cancer.
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