Category Cancer Fundraising Events

PMC funding brings nephew-uncle pair full circle

January 26, 2023

Every so often, a story comes around that is truly full circle. This is one of those. Matthew Davids, MD, MMSc, director of clinical research in Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s Division of Lymphoma, was a competitive runner while studying chemistry at…

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Donation to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute from The Max Vincze Foundation

Family foundation memorializes son and brings focus to rare cancer

January 23, 2023

“He was just a cool kid—and just getting ready to start his life.” – Suzanne Vincze, Max’s mother In May 2021, Craig and Suzanne Vincze’s son Max was studying for a final exam during his senior year at the University…

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Fundraising tips for children and teens

January 20, 2023

Getting involved in fundraising is a great way for children and teens to learn the importance of philanthropy and helping others, and important skills like time and project management, while getting the “feel-good” benefits of giving back. There are many…

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Grateful patient hosts Jimmy FundRaiser to celebrate 20 years of survivorship

January 20, 2023

Andrea McGrath moved to Boston after completing graduate school in the late 1990s, unaware at the time of how important it would be to be in the Longwood area, close to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Unlike many other patients who would…

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Cycling jersey depicting Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's PopSci Cycles for the Pan-Mass Challenge

Two families, and cancer research, come full circle through the PMC

December 13, 2022

Great things are accomplished by great teams—bringing together specialists and experts from different backgrounds to reach a singular goal. That’s how Dana-Farber Cancer Institute works to defy cancer, and it is the realization Eliezer Van Allen, MD, had earlier in…

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Brad Thornton, Friends of St. Nick 2021 Kibby Good Guy Award Recipient

Annual holiday luncheon brings community together to support Dana-Farber

December 1, 2022

Inspired by the Walpole Friends of St. Patrick, the Friends of St. Nick of Norwood, Mass., was created to bring the local community together during the holidays to fundraise for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund. The organization has…

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

November 17, 2022

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…

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