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Gaming for good: Annual gaming streamathon raises over $12,000 for the Jimmy Fund

James LeBlond, also known as CommishLB to the gaming world, is the host of The Fluffy Kitty Ninjas Show and a member of the Jimmy Fund Let’s Game® community. Jimmy Fund Let’s Game streamers can be found all over the…

  • Jimmy Fund Blog Developer
  • November 17, 2022
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  • Cancer Fundraising Events, Community Fundraising Events

Hockey goalies across the country defy cancer one save at a time

Each October since 2014, volunteer-led October Saves brings hockey goalies together to gather pledges for each save they make throughout the month in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Participating goalies range from mites—youth hockey players—to professionals in the NHL,…

  • Jimmy Fund Blog Developer
  • November 14, 2022
Josh and Liz
  • Cancer Patient Stories

Finding connections among those affected by rare NET cancers

This guest post was written by Christine Little, Co-Captain of the Zebra Divas team in the Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk presented by Hyundai. Christine shares the story of her sister, Liz Acaba, who was treated for a neuroendocrine tumor…

  • Jimmy Fund Blog Developer
  • November 10, 2022
Candace with her husband and dog
  • Cancer Patient Stories

Grateful for advances in treatment, pancreatic cancer patient finds joy every day

When Candace Langford married her second husband, Larry, eight years after losing her first husband to cancer, she was looking forward to once again living life to the fullest. However, just six weeks later, they received some devastating news: Candace…

  • Jimmy Fund Blog Developer
  • November 2, 2022
Victoria Villa
  • Cancer Patient Stories

Daughter honors mother’s spirit with planned gift to support cancer research

In 1995, Melissa Fajardo’s mother, Victoria, was diagnosed with cancer in one breast at just 30 years old. After receiving successful treatment, which resulted in remission, she was again diagnosed with breast cancer only five years later—this time in the…

  • Jimmy Fund Blog Developer
  • October 17, 2022
Mike Patterson Invitational golfers
  • Cancer Fundraising Events

Friends rally golf community together to raise funds to honor loved ones

“Kevin and I know the funds we raise through Jimmy Fund Golf make an impact in cancer research and patient care. It’s important for us to give back and also honor the memory of my father Mike, Kevin’s wife Nicole, and…

  • Jimmy Fund Blog Developer
  • October 11, 2022
Steve and his wife
  • Cancer Patient Stories

Male breast cancer patient finds inspiration at Dana-Farber

Steve Mosher was golfing with friends when he first felt a twitch during a swing. He reached down and felt a little bump, something odd he hadn’t noticed before. That incidental twinge and lump would soon lead to news he…

  • Jimmy Fund Blog Developer
  • October 5, 2022
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