Category Cancer Fundraising Events

Pediatric cancer survivor’s mom runs to give back to Dana-Farber

August 22, 2022

Sarah Byrne is training for her fifth B.A.A. Half Marathon® with Dana-Farber’s team. She was motivated to run with Dana-Farber to honor her son Cian, who was diagnosed with stage III hepatoblastoma, a rare form of liver cancer, at age…

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Student honors friend with concert for pediatric cancer research

August 10, 2022

Ashwin Hazarika, a high school student from Columbia, Md., started thinking about opportunities to fundraise to support cancer research after his friend, Jamie, was diagnosed with pediatric sarcoma, a bone cancer. He initially planned to organize a virtual event on…

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WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon presented by Arbella Insurance

20 years of hope broadcast live from Fenway Park

August 8, 2022

Since 2002, the WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon presented by Arbella Insurance has been a summer tradition for the Jimmy Fund, WEEI, NESN, and all of Red Sox Nation. As we celebrate 20 years of this inspirational event in 2022, we…

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Family hosts first annual 5K to advance colorectal cancer research

August 3, 2022

Jacqueline Hanson’s brother Blake was diagnosed with stage IV metastatic colorectal cancer at age 38. She describes Blake as an adventure seeker, who travelled the world, loved his family and friends, and was fiercely competitive, which largely contributed to his…

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Siblings host a charity golf tournament to honor their father

July 12, 2022

“It’s really hard to describe the relationship that my family had with my father’s care team during such a hard time. We started a charity golf tournament to honor his memory because Dana-Farber is such a special place to us,”…

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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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