Category News and Announcements

Jimmy Fund #MomentsWeLove from 2014

January 10, 2015

The doors at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute are open three-hundred and sixty-five days a year. Twenty-four hours a day patients, families, doctors and donors fill our halls and help us pave a path of progress in the fight against cancer. Thanks…

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Meet Bren Bataclan: Bringing a new, animated world to life at Dana-Farber’s Jimmy Fund Clinic

November 29, 2014

For more than 10 years, artist Bren Bataclan has been inspiring smiles. In the summer of 2003, he began his street art installation, “The Smile Boston Project,” which involves leaving his cartoon inspired paintings for people to enjoy for “free”…

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Patients Celebrate Halloween at Dana-Farber’s Jimmy Fund Clinic

October 31, 2014

While the children of Dana-Farber’s Jimmy Fund Clinic don’t need costumes to be considered superheroes, kids of all ages dress up for the festivities that include trick-or-treating, a pizza party, and a pumpkin-carving contest. The hospital-wide celebration begins in the…

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Meet Dr. David Barbie: Working to Find a Cure for Cancer

October 4, 2014

Doctor and researcher, David Barbie, M.D. from the Department of Medical Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is one of the millions of people that has been indirectly impacted by cancer. During his time as a student at the National Institutes…

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Jimmy Fund Golf Raises Record-Breaking Funds to Support Cancer Research

August 30, 2014

Monday, June 16, marked the middle of Jimmy Fund Golf season and a record-breaking day for the Jimmy Fund Golf program! With eight cancer fundraising events going on all at once, golfers raised a total of $900,000 in just one day. …

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Movie Goers Raise Money for Cancer through Jimmy Fund Theatre Collections

July 26, 2014

This summer, the Jimmy Fund/Variety Children’s Charity Theatre Collections returns to the big screen! Celebrating 65 years of movie magic, the Jimmy Fund/Variety Club Theatre Collections wins the award for the Jimmy Fund’s longest cancer fundraising event. The Theatre Collections signature…

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Wave Cancer Goodbye and Send Cancer Packing

July 2, 2014

The #WaveCancerGoodbye movement has started, and you’re invited to be a part of it. Here’s how you can raise awareness, and help us send cancer packing: Share a selfie waving cancer goodbye to Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook with #WaveCancerGoodbye…

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