Mayo Clinic Cancer Research Center (Jacksonville facility)
http://www.mayoclinic.org/jacksonville
Mayo Clinic opened in Jacksonville in 1986 and uses a team approach to provide medical diagnosis, treatment and surgery. As a tertiary care center, Mayo Clinic offers patients access to medical, surgical and research staff who concentrate on developing thorough knowledge of specific diseases and treatments. Mayo physicians represent more than 40 medical and surgical specialties.
The Hannah Jo Smith Foundation for the cure for leukemia
www.hannahjosmith.org
Fundraising events based in and around Ashland, Kentucky with proceeds going to the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center for childhood cancer research.
Team Continuum
www.teamcontinuum.net
Team Continuum is a support fund supported by athletes, sponsors, and volunteers dedicated to helping cancer patients and their families to minimize the disruptions, hardships, and uncertainties of everyday life so that they can focus on crucial medical care.
Relay for Life
www.relayforlife.org or www.cancer.ca
The main objective of Relay is to raise money for cancer research and cancer patients, but the event has also served to help spread cancer awareness, celebrate the lives of survivors, remember those who lost their lives to cancer, and unite a community in the fight against cancer. It is estimated that Relay For Life events have raised over 3 billion dollars to date around the world.
Ride for the Cure
Champions For A Cause Foundation is a non-profit (501(c)-3) fundraising organization started by Tennessee Lady Vol basketball Associate Head Coach Holly Warlick and UCLA head coach Nikki Caldwell. Our mission is to advance and support the cause of charitable organizations who advocate and act to better the quality of life and health for individuals at risk or in need. The Champions Foundation has raised and donated thousands of dollars to help support the fight against breast cancer through our motorcycle events: TaTa Tour - a day motorcycle ride and Cruisin’ For A Cause - a long haul motorcycle ride. The money raised through these events supports efforts such as the University of Tennessee Breast Health Outreach Program, Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund, and The Wellness Community of East Tennessee.
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