Category Cancer Fundraising Events

Young mom runs for Dana-Farber, inspired by her own cancer journey

March 4, 2022

May 2020 changed Erin Burke’s life forever. She was a 30-year-old woman in great health and eagerly awaiting the arrival of her first child in two short months. The news of her stage III, high-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC), a rare…

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A new partnership with the ASICS Falmouth Road Race

February 22, 2022

2022 marks 20 years of Dana-Farber’s participation in the Falmouth Road Race’s charity program, Numbers for Nonprofits. It is with great excitement that Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund are celebrating this milestone with a new legacy partnership with…

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Dana-Farber runner feels privileged to be able to run again

February 2, 2022

Kim Alley was thrilled to be accepted to the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge (DFMC) team for what she thought would be her “one and only” Boston Marathon® in October 2021. But after successfully completing 26.2 miles in October, Kim quickly realized…

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Grateful patient hosts Jimmy FundRaiser to celebrate 20 years of survivorship

January 18, 2022

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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Runner, sister gives back to Dana-Farber through B.A.A. 5K

December 21, 2021

Jenny Thurber grew up with a dedication to giving back, and as she got older and more people in her life were diagnosed with cancer, her volunteering and philanthropy efforts focused more and more on cancer research and care. But…

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Having fun—and giving back—in Aniketh’s memory

November 17, 2021

Whenever Ramakrishna Chivukula and Soujanya Mallapragada asked their son Aniketh how his day at school was, the answer was always an enthusiastic “FUN!” Despite being in treatment for a pediatric brain tumor’s side effects and treatment complications for seven years,…

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Glioblastoma patient inspires others to move, to advance treatment for rare disease

November 8, 2021

In July 2021, Heather Walker, a fun-loving wife and mom of two, was diagnosed with glioblastoma, a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer, after a horrible headache landed her in the emergency room. Despite the shocking news, she immediately…

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