Category Cancer Fundraising Events

Annual fishing derby supports cancer research for 30+ years

June 14, 2022

Steve Bateman started planning the Harry A. Bateman Memorial Jimmy Fund Fishing Derby after he lost his father, Harry, to lung cancer at age 51 in 1992. Harry was a community leader and friend to many, with passions for hunting,…

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Meet Avery, the face of the 2022 Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl®

June 1, 2022

Avery Paananen, an ice cream–loving 3-year-old from Cumberland, R.I., was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in February 2021, after her parents, Matti and Liz, noticed some bruising and a hard lump on the back of her head. Her pediatrician…

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Honoring a brother’s legacy through the Jimmy Fund Walk

May 5, 2022

In Celebration of Mother’s Day, Jimmy Fund Walk participant Laura Zaks shares the story of her brother Todd Schwartz and how she keeps his memory alive, especially for her three children, who will never get to meet their uncle. My…

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Parents of pediatric cancer patients running to defy cancer with Team Beans

April 14, 2022

Team Beans was established in 2020, when Andrew Kaczynski and Rachel Ensign’s 6-month-old daughter, Francesca, was diagnosed with an atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor (ATRT), one of the most malignant and aggressive brain tumors that affect infants. Both reporters in New…

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Sisters host 4th annual ski event to benefit cancer research

April 11, 2022

Cami and Chloe Blount, two sisters from Ludlow, Vermont, were inspired to work together to plan and host a ski event at their local mountain as a tribute to their elementary school teacher who passed away from cancer. Their event,…

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Dana-Farber employee lacing up to run virtual B.A.A. 5K®

April 11, 2022

Alison Hennig, a cancer registrar at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, is going beyond her job description this spring and helping the Institute in its mission to defy cancer by running the virtual B.A.A. 5K with team Dana-Farber this April. She was…

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Dana-Farber runner trains for his sixth Falmouth Road Race to honor his late brother

April 7, 2022

Barry Cotton lost his brother, Billy, to lung cancer at the age of 59, in December 2013. A few years later, he decided to register for the ASICS Falmouth Road Race with team Dana-Farber to honor his brother’s legacy and…

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