Children's Cancer Research Fund

We are thrilled and so incredibly grateful to be partnering with Lube-Tech for the 21st year at the 140 Golf Invitational on August 17th. The 140 has raised close to $4.3 million since 2004 in support of groundbreaking childhood cancer research. ⛳ We'd love for you to join us on the course! Register today! https://lnkd.in/d4827ia

Big announcement from AWE! 3lb Games is teaming up with Big Dreams Tour to launch the first ever Grokit DLC in support of Children’s Cancer Research Fund. In this unique DLC, players will have the opportunity to fight against childhood cancer in both the gaming world and reality. All purchases will be donated directly to support childhood cancer research. This project was imagined by an extraordinary creative team, including an inspiring group of children and teens whose lives have been touched by cancer. Be sure to mark your calendar for September 1, 2024 for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and the public release of Grokit: Cancer Blaster!

This #ThankfulThursday we are grateful for the support of R.J. & Liz Shook and SHOOK Research R.J. and Liz have been influential in driving support for groundbreaking childhood cancer research through their partnership with Children's Cancer Research Fund. At the annual Forbes SHOOK Top Advisors Summit, SHOOK Research is raising awareness of the need for lifesaving childhood cancer treatments. As a result, they have raised nearly $4 million to develop potentially lifesaving treatments for children with rare and aggressive cancers, supporting clinical trials at the University of Minnesota, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Earlier this month at Dream, CCRF's annual gala, we presented R.J. with the Dream Maker Award, an exclusive award presented to those who have shown truly exceptional support as we select and fund innovative research to deliver breakthrough treatments to children. R.J. and Liz passionately champion CCRF's cause, introducing thousands of new supporters to our mission. Thank you, R.J., for your presence at Dream and for the progress in childhood cancer research that you've made possible. SHOOK Research

Tonight, over 400 business and community leaders will gather at Dream, Children’s Cancer Research Fund’s signature gala. Dream will fund the brightest minds who are pursuing better, safer treatments for rare and hard-to-treat childhood cancers. At Dream, our audience will meet Megan, an incredible 13-year-old who has spent over half her life battling osteosarcoma. In sharing her story, Megan is leaving her comfort zone to advocate for kids like her. She doesn’t want other kids to lose years of their childhood to hospital stays and surgeries. She wants to ensure that the kids who are diagnosed after her have safe treatment options available, and a long, bright future ahead. “For research, you’ve got to have money. For money, you have to have people willing to give you money and people just need to give from their hearts,” Megan said. You can support this lifesaving work at Dream.ChildrensCancer.org.

Over half of all funding for childhood cancer research is from philanthropic organizations like Children’s Cancer Research Fund. Dr. Beau Webber, an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology and Oncology at the University of Minnesota, knows that the future for kids fighting cancer can only get brighter with supporters like you. “Support from the Children's Cancer Research Fund is very important…to bridge the divide between the lab bench and the clinic, and I think that's one of the biggest challenges that we face.” Dr. Webber’s laboratory focuses on synergizing genome engineering, stem cell biology and adoptive cellular therapy to develop new treatments for childhood cancer. Learn more and join us in funding the brightest minds investigating the boldest solutions for childhood cancer by supporting the Dream Fund at Dream.ChildrensCancer.org.

We have to be bold. Today’s treatments for childhood cancers are often adapted from adult treatments. They’re not meant for kids, whose bodies are still growing. Too many don’t survive – and the ones who do often have decades of health issues ahead of them. Dr. Emily Greengard, a Pediatric Hematologist and Oncologist and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Hematology and Oncology at the University of Minnesota, sees these devastating effects first-hand. “I see it every day. I see these kids suffer for years from multiple recurrences. These kids muster up so much strength and perseverance, and they deserve better.” - Dr. Greengard Learn more and support the work that brilliant researchers like Dr. Greengard are doing to develop better, safer treatment options for childhood cancers at Dream.ChildrensCancer.org.

We’d love to see you at our Dream 2024 gala! Buy your tickets today!

Announcement! Our office has moved! This Thankful Thursday we would like to thank and recommend a few of our partners: Extreme gratitude for Rick Nelson with Winthrop Commercial, Inc. Rick lead us through the end-to-end of commercial real estate from lease to move (including construction!) and was an enormous help. Thank you to Target as well as Tim Klis with OEB Office Furniture for generous donations of furniture for our new space, and all of the coordination. Thank you to The Bainey Group for high quality office build-out and design assistance, and also to Roger Schwappach and team at Select Commercial Services LLC for a streamlined moved. Special thanks also goes out to Jerry at City View Electric Inc Last but not least, thank you to Felton Properties Inc. for the warm welcome to Southpoint Office Center .

Kids fighting cancer today are getting treatments that weren’t designed for them. Most of today’s treatments for childhood cancers are adapted from adult regimens. We believe kids deserve better – and we know that the future can only get brighter with supporters like you. Join us at Children’s Cancer Research Fund’s signature annual gala, Dream, on Saturday, May 4 at Quincy Hall in Minneapolis to support rare and hard-to-treat childhood cancer research. Tickets are on sale now at Dream.ChildrensCancer.org. NEW this year: there are three ways to join us at Dream! You can purchase VIP, General or Young Professionals tickets.

This Thankful Thursday, we want to express our gratitude to the faculty and students at Gustavus Adolphus College and Medical Inflatables for helping to bring young cancer survivor Fritz’s video game creation to life on their campus last month – during finals week, no less! The filming, led by James Orrigo – who worked with Fritz to create this game – involved secret agents, lab techs, a giant inflatable brain and featured Fritz as a slime-blasting, cancer-killing SNAIL-CAT. Members of the Gustavus band even performed live the theme music to the game. Thank you to all involved for helping to create an unforgettable day for our cancer-fighting friend Fritz.