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Daniel Jacobs’
Get In the Ring Foundation Announces
“The Miracle
Fight Night Fan Experience” To Surprise a Cancer Patient
at Ronald
McDonald House® New York
New York — On
Saturday, August 9, 2014 at the Barclays Center for the WBA
Middleweight World Championship bout against Jarrod
Fletcher, Golden Boy Promotions fighter Daniel “The Miracle”
Jacobs and his Get in the Ring Foundation will launch the
“The Miracle Fight Night Fan Experience," to knockout
cancer and make a wish come true for a patient battling
pediatric cancer in New York City.
As a cancer survivor
himself, Jacobs was paralyzed and diagnosed with
osteosarcoma two years ago. His complete recovery from the
rare bone cancer and return to boxing as a championship
contender has branded him a miracle.
“This WBA
Middleweight Championship fight is bigger than boxing for
me, it's an opportunity for me to represent the people
fighting cancer at the highest level. I won my battle
against cancer and now I can continue to raise awareness and
fight for cancer patients and survivors,” said Daniel “The
Miracle Man” Jacobs.
From birth through
age 21, children staying at the Ronald McDonald House are
given a home-away-from-home while undergoing cancer
treatments that include chemotherapy, radiation, surgical
intervention and other progressive oncology treatments. The
House provides an opportunity for the entire family to stay
together, increasing the patient’s odds of success.
“We are grateful to
all of our volunteers and thoughtful supporters who work to
build awareness about our mission and the devastating
effects that cancer can have on the entire family,” said.
William T. Sullivan, president & CEO of Ronald McDonald
House New York. “Danny Jacobs’ story of beating bone cancer
to regain his strength as a boxer is an inspiring story –
just the kind of miraculous recovery that makes him our
hometown hero.”
In collaboration
with Ronald McDonald House New York, The Miracle Fight
Night Fan Experience is an initiative driven by efforts
to support and knockout cancer as part of Get in the Ring
Foundation’s commitment to help families who are struggling
financially with medical expenses for their cancer stricken
children.
About Get in
the Ring Foundation
Daniel Jacobs, who
founded Get in the Ring (GIR) in 2012 to highlight the
education of youth, literacy, and health. The vision of Get
In The Ring is to acknowledge the needs of children around
us in the areas of cancer, obesity, and bullying; to ensure
we become the solution for their problem. As part of this
vision, the Get In The Ring Foundation partnered with
medical leaders and local businesses to help educate people
about this disease and erase the stigma that's often
attached to cancer, obesity, and bullying. For more
information, visit
www.GetintheRing.net.
About Ronald
McDonald House New York
Ronald McDonald
House New York provides temporary housing for pediatric
cancer patients and their families in a strong, supportive
and caring environment which encourages and nurtures the
development of child-to-child and parent-to-parent support
systems. Ronald McDonald House New York is the largest
facility of its type in the world. The House can accommodate
84 families, and it is filled to capacity almost every
night. The House’s location in Manhattan, in close proximity
to 19 major medical and cancer treatment centers, draws
children and families from across the country and the world,
as well as from the metropolitan New York City area. Since
its founding, more than 30,000 families have stayed at
Ronald McDonald House New York. For more information, visit
www.rmh-newyork.org.
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