Category Cancer Fundraising Events

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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Couple running Boston Marathon® together to defy cancer

April 6, 2022

Alfonso Carrillo and Stephany Garza, originally from Guatemala, have been married for six years. This year, they’re taking things to the next level by embarking on their first marathon together: the Boston Marathon® on April 18, as part of the…

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‘Hammer Away Cancer’ is personal for Aubuchon employees

March 25, 2022

For the past few years, the Aubuchon Company based in Westminster, MA, has supported Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund with a month-long “Hammer Away Cancer” fundraising campaign in all of its stores. New this year, customers are able…

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8-year-old friends create bracelet business to help defy cancer

March 21, 2022

Finn, Liam, Grayson, and Wilkes, a group of 8-year-old friends from Hingham, Mass., were motivated to become Jimmy FundRaisers, supporting the Jimmy Fund in their community, after watching many friends and family members experience their own cancer journeys. They created…

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