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Corners for Cancer; A Legacy of Giving

October 9, 2017 Julia Felts Foster Blog, P4TC

When Maura Greenwood, a former field hockey player at Upper Dublin High School, shared the news that her mother had been diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer, she turned to her coach, Heather Boyer for support. That is the moment that Boyer sprang into action.  ...

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Babson NEWMAC Field Hockey Coach Julie Ryan

All 9 NEWMAC Field Hockey Coaches to Play4TheCure

October 6, 2017 Julia Felts Foster P4TC

Spearheaded by Babson Head Coach, Julie Ryan, the NEWMAC Field Hockey Coaches will raise funds together. See Ryan talk about why the cause is important to her and her team....

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Playing 4 Trey

September 13, 2017 Julia Felts Foster Blog, P4TC

In 2014, a few short weeks after celebrating his 3rd birthday, Trey Fry was diagnosed with leukemia. Needless to say, this was a life-altering event for Trey and his family. Like so many, Trey fought his way through several rounds of chemotherapy. His cancer even relapsed and Trey required a…...

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Meet Dorothy Elicker: A Mother Carrying on Her Daughter’s Legacy

August 16, 2017 Robyn Stoller Blog

Dorothy Elicker will never forget April 1, 2008 as that was the day her daughter, Lucy Stanovick, was diagnosed with Stage IV metastatic breast cancer — she was just 42 years old. Lucy was a beacon of light to all who knew her. While fighting her own health battles and raising two…...

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Meet Darrell Rice: A Courageous and Inspirational Caregiver

August 3, 2017 Robyn Stoller Blog

This year marks the 13th anniversary of Carmen Rice’s survival from Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) – the deadliest brain cancer that is widely regarded as incurable and universally fatal. Carmen’s thirteen-year survival is nothing less than miraculous and last month, we shared her incredible story with you. Today, we’d like to…...

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Ally Minker: A Young Woman Determined to Make a Difference

July 6, 2017 Robyn Stoller Blog

For the third year in a row, Play4TheCure® and minor league baseball are teaming up to raise money and awareness for cutting-edge cancer research— a partnership started by National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) Youth Ambassador Ally Minker. Nearly nine years ago, Matt Minker passed away from cancer. Baseball was…...

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Meet Carmen Rice: A Courageous and Inspirational GBM Survivor

June 9, 2017 Robyn Stoller Blog

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Party4Life 2016 & the Lucy Fund

December 21, 2016 Brian Wachtel Blog

Ongoing fundraising efforts in honor of Lucy Stanovick seek to find a cure for metastatic cancer. To date, over $200,000 has been raised in Lucy’s name....

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Sarah's Story

Dr. Civin’s Cancer Research Saved My Life: Sarah’s Survivor Story

December 9, 2016 NFCR Blog

Sarah Byrd says she owes her life to Dr. Curt Civin, a pediatric oncologist specializing in leukemia research whose work is funded by NFCR....

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A Loving Tribute to Elmo’s Friends Phyllis and Tony Geiss

October 25, 2016 NFCR Blog

NFCR is the recipient of a generous gift from the Geiss Estate. Since Phyllis and Tony Geiss lived extraordinary lives, we are sharing their story with you - with Sesame Street songs in our heads!...

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