Word: fund
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...skaters who perform in the Jimmy Fund exhibition, Frates says, are definitely different from skaters in other shows. He says that the skaters who come to the exhibition are fun and care about other people...
...They [the skaters who perform in "An Evening With Champions"] have an interest in the people they're helping, the kids from the Jimmy Fund. Ninety-nine percent of the skaters visit the Dana Farber Institute on Friday afternoon," Frates says. "They're also fun to be with; they're really personable even early in morning...
...Besides, we could never compete with the money that other competitions offer the skaters. And the money is really better used towards the Jimmy Fund," the Eliot house resident adds...
Unlike most skating events, the Jimmy Fund is purely an exhibition show. There are no judges, so the skaters can relax and enjoy performing. "It's one of the few times they get to go on vacation. We have parties for them, not blow-outs or anything, but they have fun," Frates says...
...silver medal for the men's singles in the 1988 Nationals, he looks forward to competing in the 1992 Olympics and future national and world competitions. With all of these skating achievements under his belt, he still will participate, for the sixth time, in this weekend's Jimmy Fund show. And apparently he is as excited for this show as he was the first time he performed...