Community Fundraising Events Archives

Participants walking in Ang’s Warrior Walk for Lung Cancer Awareness

Sisters honor their late mother by planning a fundraiser to benefit lung cancer research

November 20, 2023

Allison and Jennifer Inho are two young adult members of the Jimmy FundRaiser community who were inspired to start a fundraiser of their own after they lost their mother, Angela Marotta Inho, to lung cancer in January 2021. Angela and…

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Chris Devin, his wife, and four children all dressed up for the Derby Dash fundraiser

Multiple Myeloma patient hosts fundraiser to thank his care team

August 14, 2023

Chris Devin, a mortgage lender from Norwell, Mass., proud husband, and father of four, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in July 2020. He was connected to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for his treatment and care, and since that time has had…

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The power of youth and community to defy cancer

August 8, 2023

Philanthropy knows no age limits—and neither does cancer. Since the Jimmy Fund was founded 75 years ago, people of all ages and from all walks of life have banded together to support Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and its lifesaving mission to…

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Colton and Dr. Nina: An unbreakable bond

June 7, 2023

Left: Colton with his baby brother during treatment. Right: Dr. Nina with Colton today. When 4-year-old Colton initially developed a rash in June of 2019, his family believed he’d had a reaction to sunscreen. In the days that followed, Colton—an…

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Daniels family at their Normandy Farms Campground

Foxborough campground celebrates 40 years of supporting the Jimmy Fund

April 13, 2023

Normandy Farms, a luxury camping destination in Foxborough, Mass., for families from New England and beyond, has been run by the Daniels Family since 1971. Throughout the years, as recreation administrator, Doris Daniels has been creating memorable vacations for visitors…

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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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Retiree’s big heart helps charities win even when you lose

January 11, 2023

Mike Rothman is a 76-year-old former Harvard Medical School Instructor in Psychiatry, serial entrepreneur and member of the Jimmy FundRaiser community. He has used his time in retirement to spearhead Big-Hearted Battles, a movement inviting people of all ages to…

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