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For 2018, The Safeway Foundation is hosting its cancer research fundraising campaign throughout the month of May. Area Safeway stores are encouraging customers to make a donation for local cancer research during check-out.  Last year, Safeway shoppers donated over $350,000 to The Safeway Foundation. Eleven area organizations that focus on cancer research benefited from the 2017 Safeway campaign, including CCF.... Read More >

Each NFL season, the Ravens Foundation has Baltimore area-based businesses that make up the All Community Team (ACT) take part in a friendly football competition. ACT companies provide volunteer and in-kind support to many of the Ravens Foundation's community outreach efforts. To advance their mission, the Ravens Foundation offers $5000 to the winning business' non-profit of choice. For the second... Read More >

The Children’s Cancer Foundation, Inc. (CCF) was honored to be named the beneficiary of the 2nd Annual Maryland Governor’s Cup Taekwondo Championship on Saturday, March 31.  Thanks to Honorary Chairs Governor Larry Hogan​ and First Lady Yumi Hogan, CCF was again the recipient of the event’s proceeds. Attending the event, in addition to CCF staff, were board members Steve Coomes... Read More >

L to R - CCF President Jerry Chadwick, SHOPPERS Community/Customer Relations Manager Jennifer Newport, CCF Executive Director Tasha Museles, and SHOPPERS Pharmacy District Manager Matthew Shimoda, Pharm.D. CCF welcomed SHOPPERS representatives Jennifer Newport, Community/Customer Relations Manager, and Matthew Shimoda, Pharm.D., Pharmacy District Manager, to its offices on March 14, 2018. While there, SHOPPERS presented a check to CCF... Read More >

On opening night of the 2018 Winter Paralympics at Pyeongchang, the CCF family shared a personal victory for Team USA Sled Hockey’s decisive win over Japan 10-0.  CCF considers No. 22, Noah Grove, of Frederick, MD, part of its community. At age 5, Noah was treated at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center for osteosarcoma, which left him with a left... Read More >

On March 11, the Clever Kids Foundation and area families joined award-winning author Richie Frieman at his book launch for “Maddy & Cole: The Food Truck Grand Prix (Vol:1)”  at the Painted Palette in Mt. Washington.  Richie signed books for his young audience  and  announced that 10% of his proceeds will support The Children’s Cancer Foundation, Inc. (CCF). The families of... Read More >

On June 6, some of the area's leading pediatric oncology researchers will share the outcomes of their research funded through CCF grants. On Wednesday, June 6, 2018, The Children’s Cancer Foundation, Inc. (CCF) will host its 3rd Annual Research Symposium: Today’s Research to Tomorrow’s Clinical Trials. The CCF Research Symposium puts forth the belief that local research dialogue will impact global... Read More >

Dr. Shah (2nd from R) receives her CCF Giant Food NextGen Award at the 2014 CCF Gala. As a young girl in Chicago, Nirali Shah learned about childhood cancer and the work of pediatric oncologists while fundraising for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital through its Math-a-thon held at her school. This was work she knew she wanted to... Read More >

On Monday, January 22, 2018, members of The Children’s Cancer Foundation, Inc. (CCF) Board of Directors were invited to tour the lab of Dr. Eric H. Raabe, MD, Ph.D, Assistant Professor of Oncology and Instructor of Pathology at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. Dr. Raabe is a 2017 CCF Grant Awardee, focusing his research on neuro-oncology, with the goal of... Read More >

AA Co. Western District Shift 3 show off their mustaches (including honorary taped-on ones) that helped raise funds for CCF last November. JANUARY 18, 2018 - Last fall, AA Co. Western District Shift 3 supervisor Sgt. Brian Daughters decided with others to participate in the national “No Shave November” cancer awareness campaign. The platoon agreed that they would... Read More >