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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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10 Key Reasons to run the 2015 Boston Marathon® for the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge

September 27, 2014

Running is a numbers game. It’s about mileage, pace, and splits. It’s about how many more calories you can eat post-run. It’s about timing every sip of water so that you never get dehydrated. It’s about how many soulful conversations…

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#JimmyFundWalk Hero Kate Morris Helps Motivate Walkers

September 20, 2014

Each year, thousands of walkers and volunteers flood the historic Boston Marathon® route for the Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk presented by Hyundai. Anyone who has participated in the Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk knows that one of the most…

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5 Facebook Fundraising Tips for the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk

September 5, 2014

Yes, people use Facebook to share photos of their lunch, and too many pics of their kids (guilty!), but Facebook can also be used for good. At your fingertips is a fundraising tool you can use to teach your friends…

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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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Meet Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk Team CURE AT/RT Now

August 23, 2014

When Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk team “Team Declan” (currently known as Cure AT/RT Now) was started in 2008, they had 20 team members and their goal was to get Declan to walk across the finish line-and he did-using a…

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Five Reasons to Tune in to the WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon

August 18, 2014

In the words of Larry Lucchino, team president and CEO, as well as former patient at Dana-Farber: “The Red Sox are part of the fabric of this city and the Jimmy Fund is an inseparable part of the Red Sox.”…

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