Last Thursday, Red Sox and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute leaders celebrated their longstanding partnership by unveiling a new sign on Brookline Avenue on the outside of the Charles A. Dana Building; by unveiling a new Boston Red Sox Jimmy Fund Gallery featuring a 3-D display in the Dana Building lobby that chronicles the history of the relationship; and by cutting the ribbon on a newly re-named Boston Red Sox Jimmy Fund Auditorium that includes Red Sox memorabilia. The Red Sox’ association with the cancer institute dates back to 1947, when Hall of Famer Ted Williams began visiting patients, often before arriving at the ballpark just up the street. The club adopted the Jimmy Fund as its official team charity in 1953, when the Braves, now of Atlanta, moved from Boston to Milwaukee. The flourishing partnership between the team and the charity is the longest in the history of professional sports. The Jimmy Fund is a key beneficiary of the Red Sox Foundation.
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