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You helped us raise…
You helped us raise almost $30,000 for blood cancer patients and their families at OctoberTaste! This amount made the event our most successful Taste to date! If you couldn’t join us, you can still help us make this the most successful Taste event ever by donating to the event. The funds we raise will save…
Read MoreNobel Prize in Medicine Awarded to Cancer Therapy
James P. Allison of the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and Tasuku Honjo of Kyoto University were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their research in cancer immunotherapy. Immunotherapy uses the own body’s immune system to help fight cancer. Autologous stem cell transplants, where a patient’s own cells reboots the…
Read MoreAnnouncing OctoberTaste!
There Goes My Hero is excited to announce a new event for this fall…. The business-casual evening will feature tastings from local food vendors and restaurants paired with select beers, wines, and bourbons. Enjoy a signature cocktail as you network on the main floor, or come upstairs to the VIP lounge, where we’ll be offering…
Read MoreHero is Looking for a Marketing and Events Intern
About us: There Goes My Hero is a 501(c)-3 nonprofit with a mission to restore hope to blood cancer patients and their families by registering bone marrow donors, funding nutritious meals, and supporting blood cancer research. We are a small organization of dedicated professionals and volunteers that has a large impact on the blood cancer…
Read MoreBob Bell Automotive Charity Golf Tournament
There Goes My Hero is excited to announce that the Bob Bell Automotive 1st Annual Charity Golf Tournament will be held on September 10, 2018. Here is a letter from Bird Bell Bishop, announcing the start of a wonderful partnership: Dear Friend of Bob Bell Automotive, It’s hard to believe that my father, Bob Bell,…
Read MorePhotos from Polo 2018
Thank you to everyone who helped make our 10th Annual Polo Match and Family Outing a huge success! Check out photos from our awesome event below.
Read MoreThere Goes My Hero Foundation Receives 24 Foundation Grant
There Goes My Hero Foundation Receives 24 Foundation Grant [Baltmore, MD] June 11, 2018 – Baltimore-based There Goes My Hero Foundation has received a $6,000 grant from the 24 Foundation to support the Feed a Hero Program. Each year, There Goes My Hero funds nutritious meals to blood cancer patients and the families in Baltimore…
Read More5 Resources for Young Adult Cancer Patients
I recently wrote an article for OZY about a new study that suggests acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) patients under the age of 40 have better survival outcomes when they are treated with pediatric regimens, and even when they are treated at pediatric cancer centers. As a young adult leukemia survivor, I know that many adolescent…
Read MoreLetter from the Chairman and Founder
Dear supporters, On May 20, 2008, I was diagnosed with acute leukemia. A week later, my son was born. This May, Joey is celebrating his 10th birthday, and I am celebrating ten years of surviving cancer. A year after my transplant, I planned the first Polo Match and Family Outing to say “Thank You” to…
Read MoreThere Goes My Hero Announces Heropalooza
There Goes My Hero will be hosting the reviving the 5k Run/Walk and Family Crab Feast event, Heropalooza on October 29th, 2017 from 10:00a.m. to 2:00p.m. at UMBC on Erickson Field. Join hundreds of people in Catonsville, MD on Sunday, October 29th, 2017 at Heropalooza: A 5K run/walk & family crab feast. Registration for the…
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