Category Cancer Fundraising Events

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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Daughter training for the Boston Marathon® to honor her dad

March 10, 2022

Since 2020, Colleen Stravin has been ready to take on the Boston Marathon®. She signed up for the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge (DFMC) team to run her first marathon in that year and completed her fundraising and training goals before the…

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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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