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Cubs announce 2012 regular season broadcast schedule

Posted on: February 11th, 2012 by Staff

CHICAGO – The Chicago Cubs today announced their regular season television broadcast schedule. All 162 games will be available in high-definition in the Chicago area for the fifth season in a row. WGN will televise the Cubs’ April 5 season opener vs. the Washington Nationals from Wrigley Field at 1:20 p.m. and Comcast SportsNet will [...]

Jenny Dempster Honored As “Mary Frances Veeck Woman of the Year Award” by Pitch & Hit Club

Posted on: February 1st, 2012 by Staff

CHICAGO (For release January 30, 2012) – Jenny Dempster was honored as the “Mary Frances Veeck Woman of the Year” awarded by the Pitch and Hit Club of Chicago at Sunday night’s Pitch & Hit Club Awards Dinner at the Carlisle Banquet Hall in Lombard, Ill. Jenny, a devoted mother of three to Brady, Riley [...]

D’Agostino’s Family Night of Fun Raises more than $18,700 for Dempster Family Foundation

Posted on: January 23rd, 2012 by Staff

CHICAGO (For release January 13, 2012) – Chicago Cubs Pitcher Ryan Dempster and his Cubbie teammates Jeff Samardija, Kerry Wood, Chris Volstad, Randy Wells, Cubs President Theo Epstein, Cubs Executive VP and General Manager Jed Hoyer, and others, joined together on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at D’Agostino’s Pizza and Pub in Wrigleyville for the third [...]

Dawson to headline 66th Annual Pitch and Hit Club Awards Banquet

Posted on: January 20th, 2012 by Staff

Hall of Famer Andre Dawson will be the featured guest atop the list of baseball royalty at the 66th Annual Awards Banquet held by the Pitch and Hit Club of Chicago. The gathering will take place Sunday, January 29th at the Carlisle Banquet Hall at 435 E. Butterfield Road in Lombard, IL The Pitch and [...]

Join Ryan Dempster at The Palm Chicago to help Strike Out 22q!

Posted on: October 18th, 2011 by Staff

CHICAGO — Make a date at The Palm Restaurant Chicago to “Strike Out 22q”! Join Ryan Dempster and friends at The Palm Restaurant located at 323 East Wacker Drive (Chicago, Ill. 60601) for an “Evening at The Palm” fundraiser on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011 from 6:30–9:30 p.m. Proceeds from the event will benefit The Ryan [...]

And the Winners Are…….

Posted on: October 3rd, 2011 by Staff

The International 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome Foundation Announces it’s 7th Annual Calendar Contest Winners.

22q Awareness Tour Kicks Off

Posted on: August 10th, 2011 by Staff

The Ryan and Jenny Dempster Family Foundation 22q Tour Bus may be headed to a city near you! Click here for locations to join us and help spread awareness of 22q!

Second Annual Dempster Foundation Casino Night Set For Next Week

Posted on: July 12th, 2011 by Staff

Foundation to host fundraiser at the Palmer House to support children and families affected by 22q11.2 Deletion CHICAGO (July 12, 2011) – Chips are down and the cards are set for the Second Annual Casino Night taking place Wednesday July 20, 2011 at the Palmer House Chicago. The Casino Night fundraiser will feature a night [...]

Dempster Foundation Announces Second Annual Casino Night Fundraiser

Posted on: May 25th, 2011 by Staff

Foundation to host fundraiser at the Palmer House to support children and families affected by 22q11.2 Deletion (DiGeorge Syndrome/VCFS) CHICAGO (May 2011) –- Cubs Pitcher Ryan Dempster and his wife, Jenny, announce the date of their annual marquis fundraiser — The Second Annual Casino Night –Wednesday, July 20, 2010, at the Palmer House to benefit [...]

UC Davis MIND Institute Participates in “22Q at the Zoo”

Posted on: May 20th, 2011 by Staff

Media-Newswire.com — SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The UC Davis MIND Institute is partnering with the Sacramento Zoo to raise awareness about chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, a condition caused by the deletion of a small piece of chromosome 22. “22Q at the Zoo” takes place on Sunday, May 22, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the [...]