Category Cancer Fundraising Events

Jimmy Memorial Golf tournament participants

75 years later, legacy of original “Jimmy” lives on through Jimmy Fund Golf

May 18, 2023

Jimmy Fund Golf presented by Mohegan Sun is one of the oldest and largest charity golf programs in the country, embodying the grassroots spirit of the Jimmy Fund, with more than 20,000 golfers coming together across 10 states to organize…

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Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk Team Tara

Jimmy Fund Walk team sees direct impact of their fundraising

April 11, 2023

In 2013, while in treatment for HER2-positive breast cancer at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s Susan F. Smith Center for Women’s Cancers, Tara Shuman walked in her first Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk presented by Hyundai, completing the 5K route with her…

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Newburyport Yankee Homecoming Parade for the Jimmy Fund

Newburyport tradition looks forward to 75 years of support for the Jimmy Fund

March 31, 2023

Yankee Homecoming is an annual celebration for the city of Newburyport, Mass., and one of the longest running community events benefitting Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund. Now in its 74th year, the Newburyport community has generously raised over…

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Kids participating in a Jimmy Fund fundraiser

Norfolk brothers raise money for the Jimmy Fund through kindling fundraiser

March 15, 2023

Michael, 9, and James, 7, live in Norfolk, Mass., with their parents, Melissa and Mike, and their younger sister, Annie. As a family, they love to be outside, play in the backyard, and spend their weekends being silly. In September…

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Volunteers with a Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge runner

Mother-daughter duo run marathon for Dana-Farber

March 6, 2023

Jamie Tighe is in her fourth Dana-Farber Challenge Marathon (DFMC) season, continuing her personal pursuit to support Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Claudia Adams Barr Program in Innovative Basic Cancer Research. This is a big year for her: In 2023…

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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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