Community Fundraising Events Archives - Page 3 of 4

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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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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Patient gives back through “More Pasta, Less Sarcoma”

September 8, 2021

In July 2021, Margaret Schroeder became a Jimmy FundRaiser when she held her first-ever Jimmy Fund virtual event in support of Cigall Kadoch, PhD, a cancer biology researcher and rising star at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. A synovial sarcoma cancer patient,…

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Country music acts come together in support of Dana-Farber

September 3, 2021

This fall, the country music community will come together once again in support of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through a series of musical events to benefit the Country Women Cancer Fund. The fund, organized by Jimmy Fund community fundraiser Jay DellIsola,…

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Georgia Has Talent goes virtual

June 16, 2021

Georgia Has Talent is an annual talent show fundraiser in Canton, Ga. that supports Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s mission. Prior to COVID-19, the event attracted audiences of up to 1,000. But like so many over the past year, event organizer Jay Huller,…

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Fessenden School Rallies for Jimmy Fund Let’s Game

June 2, 2021

When The Fessenden School in West Newton, Mass. tragically lost Laura Rutherford, the school’s CFO and beloved member of their community, to multiple myeloma, students knew they wanted to honor her memory by giving back to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. A…

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Professional gamer supports Dana-Farber from the Netherlands

March 26, 2021

In a world where traveling, adventures, and seeing friends and family has been more limited than ever, Eva, a professional streamer, has used gaming as a way to connect with people not only in the Netherlands, where she lives, but…

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