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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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A Jimmy Fund Clinic Patient rides the carousel with her face painted to look like a butterfly.

Jimmy Fund Clinic family festival is a day of hope

October 20, 2022

For Leona O’Neill, 2, an encounter with gorillas—rather than an infusion chair—was the perfect way to spend a recent Sunday. Leona, who was diagnosed at eight months with a brain tumor, was one of more than 600 current and past…

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Student honors friend with concert for pediatric cancer research

August 10, 2022

Ashwin Hazarika, a high school student from Columbia, Md., started thinking about opportunities to fundraise to support cancer research after his friend, Jamie, was diagnosed with pediatric sarcoma, a bone cancer. He initially planned to organize a virtual event on…

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An unbreakable brother-sister bond

July 7, 2022

Keene, 11, and Heeth, 9, were a typical sister and brother pair. Keene found her younger brother annoying at times for being too loud or messy, but she loved him as any big sister does. In February 2021, when Heeth…

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Young baseball player’s team helps him strike out cancer

May 4, 2022

Evan Leo, now 12, has been playing baseball since he was 5. In 2019, he joined a year-round traveling baseball team based in Tewksbury, Mass., where he played second base and outfield, and loved running around and making plays with…

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Sisters host 4th annual ski event to benefit cancer research

April 11, 2022

Cami and Chloe Blount, two sisters from Ludlow, Vermont, were inspired to work together to plan and host a ski event at their local mountain as a tribute to their elementary school teacher who passed away from cancer. Their event,…

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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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