Word: showing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...with the Jimmy Fund when John M. Petkevich '71, a skater, injured himself while he was a junior. During his stay in the hospital, Petkevich, an Eliot resident, encountered some children who were being treated for leukemia. He then decided to help the Dana Farber Institute by organizing a show where his skating friends would perform to raise money for the research center...
Since 1971, the show has grown enormously from its humble beginnings. The exhibition generated $15,000 for the Dana Farber Institute in the first year and about $850,000 over the last 19 years. Jimmy Fund Co-Chairperson Mihail S. Lari '89 says that organizers hope to reach the $1 million mark with this year's show. Ticket sales contribute more than 50 percent of the show's profits, but exhibition t-shirts and mailed donations also make up a part of the show's proceeds...
Jimmy Fund Co-Chairman James M. Frates '89 says that he hopes house members will increase the numbers of non-Eliot residents involved in future versions of the show by telling their friends about it and encouraging them to see the exhibition...
...think the best way to encourage people is to have them see the show," Frates says. "Public service is a personal thing and motivating people to come and do it is easier when you know the people. Because then you can encourage people to come out and have a good time with their friends while they're doing service...
...skaters who perform do not receive any fees for appearing in the show. Nonetheless, Lari says, the lack of compensation does not deter skaters from participating in the event. "Since this is probably the best skating exhibition in the country, a lot of people want to be invited," Lari says...