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CAN YOU IMAGINE HOLIDAY GIFTS CURING CANCER? ![]() February 2012 - GIVE HOPE LOVE Young Adult Event Date TBD: The Marc S. Zeplin Foundation Family Fun Day Thursday, April 19, 2012: Battle of the Bands, Mamaroneck Beach and Yacht Club, Mamaroneck, NY - ONLINE REGISTRATION COMING SOON Sunday, April 29, 2012: 18th Annual Walkathon, Riverside Park, Manhattan Sunday, May 20, 2012: Westchester Walk, Mamaroneck's Harbor Island, Start/Finish at Harbor Island's Pavilion from 10am-1pm ![]() January 29, 2012: Strike Out Pediatric Bowlathon, Brooklyn, NY January 7, 2012: Teamsters Hispanic Caucus TOY DRIVE Benefiting PCF Sunday, November 13th: Thursday, November 10, 2011: Shop Smart, Do Good Join TD Bank's Affinity Plan and Help Save A Child's Life Thursday, November 3, 2011: Opening Thursday, November 3, 2011: Wednesday, October 5, 2011: July 14, July 28, August 18 & September 9: July 17 - 18th, 2011: May 22, 2011: 11th Annual Bikeathon - visit pcfbike.org! VIEW PHOTOS Friday & Saturday, May 6 & 7, 2011: The Westchester’s Weekend of Fashion, featuring fundraisers benefiting Pediatric Cancer Foundation Wednesday, April 27, 2011: Please Trade with BTIG on Charity Day 2011 Sunday, April 10, 2011: 17th Annual Walkathon - REGISTER ONLINE NOW at pcfwalk.org! Sunday, April 3, 2011: The Marc S. Zeplin Foundation Family Fun Day at Westchester Skating Academy, 5-7:30pm February 26, 2011: January 14th-16th: Dec. 1 - 24th: PCF Fundraiser 2010: Reading For a Cure Sunday, November 21st: Sunday, November 14th: Friday, November 12th: October 20th - 22nd:
Thursday, September 30: To read about past events, visit the PCF SCRAPBOOK
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About the FoundationPediatric Cancer Foundation, known as the Maxwell Leeds Pediatric Tumor Foundation until well after 1982, was founded in 1970 by grateful parents whose son underwent surgery at Babies Hospital, New York Presbyterian Medical Center. (This hospital is now known as Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian.) These grateful parents established the Foundation after realizing that malignant pediatric tumors were extremely prevalent and that children afflicted in this way needed treatment with the most advanced medical techniques. The Foundation started simply and utilized the services of devoted volunteers to perform every aspect of fund raising. The first group of Directors were the parents' family, neighbors and friends, but in a relatively short period of time the membership expanded rapidly to over 40 committed individuals who gave their expertise, time, and support to achieve outstanding goals in basic and clinical research as well as in the care and treatment of children with cancer. The first event raised $5,000; however, from 1970-1982 approximately $500,000 was raised. Of the three fellowships grants awarded during that time, one was given to the now renowned pediatric surgeon, Dr. Charles Stolar. Today PCF has grown to include support for children and their families afflicted with all types of cancer. Three decades of support has enabled the foundation to purchase state-of-the-art equipment, support research projects and bring exceptional fellows to both the surgical and oncology departments. The many hours spent by our caring membership (which consists of over 200 volunteers) enables us to raise significant funds when hospital financial problems threaten to impede further progress. This year we will have committed half a million dollars in programs, research and equipment. In an effort to meet these commitments, we stage annual events including our opening Luncheon, Evening Benefit/Journal, Walkathon, Bikeathon and Sportsathon. Keeping pace with our growth, community efforts in creating our many satellite events have added additional resources and friends as well as dollars. We hold the hands of children and their families with the hope that our efforts will help eradicate the number one non-accidental killer of children. We started as a grassroots, down-home organization that started by doing its own licking and stamping on the dining room tables of its members. Today we have grown into our own and now support five major hospitals in the tri-state area, including their satellite outreach programs. With the inclusion of advanced technological equipment that we support, our doctors are in communication with hospitals both nationally as well as on an international level. We look forward to our continued efforts at growth and advancement in this field, to not only cure but to provide a normal life for children with cancer. |
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