We recently shared with you an update from last year’s recipient of the Dr. William Stutzel and Carole Knopf Stutzel Memorial Award, and today we’re excited to share two updates from Lisette and Joshua, who received the 2014 awards in memory of Jeremy Hill. It is especially meaningful as both are survivors of melanoma. We’re […]
Over the past several years, we have proudly established two permanent named grants: the Jeremy Hill Memorial Award and the Dr. William Stutzel and Carole Knopf Stutzel Memorial Award. Both will be awarded in perpetuity in memory of Jeremy and the Stutzels. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing with you the amazing stories […]
July was Sarcoma Awareness Month, and at The SAMFund we wanted to take a moment to acknowledge our many friends and alumni who are sarcoma survivors, including our very own Executive Director, Sam. Most common in children and young adults, 40% of bone sarcomas and 20% of soft tissue sarcomas are diagnosed before age 35. More than 5% of our SAMFund […]
Laura S. is a 2012 grant recipient who is paying it forward through her organization, Fight with Moxy, which raises awareness for ovarian cancer. This is the story of a wig. A wig named Shanna. And she actually prefers to be referred to simply as “hair,” thank you very much. But let me start at […]
Christine G., one of our very first grant recipients in 2005, shows the resilience and determination we find so inspiring in our SAMFund alumni. A second year medical student following her dream to be a doctor, we’re thrilled to share her story as a guest blogger. At 24, I was diagnosed with a rare cancer […]
It’s #GivingTuesday! Please help The SAMFund raise funds for even more grants in 2014, so that young adult survivors of cancer can not only survive, but move forward. “There are few available resources to help young adults after having your life flipped upside down by cancer. I was 25 when I was diagnosed, and I […]
We’re proud to announce that The SAMFund 2013 grants cycle is now open! Applicants will have until July 19th, 2013 at 5pm EST to complete Part I. We’re just as excited to announce that a Spanish version of the application is available, along with translated Frequently Asked Questions and Categories of Funding documents. Simply select “switch […]
Hailey C. is a beautiful person inside and out, a surgical technologist working at a hospital, and a 2007 grant recipient. She also serves on the The SAMFund’s grant review committee and describes the experience as “a source of pride that I can stay involved with this amazing organization.” She knows first-hand that the need is still […]
Cayci E. is a vibrant young woman, a newlywed, a former Division 1 athlete, and a 2013 SAMFund grant recipient. A three-time young adult survivor, she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer at the age of 28, just one month after getting married. The next month, she was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and fought through a […]
In 2008, The SAMFund established the Andrea Coller Memorial Award in memory of a beloved SAMFund friend and singer/songwriter from western Massachusetts. We were honored to have Andrea’s magical talent as a part of a SAMFund fundraiser in 2007. We joined the musician community in mourning when she passed away in 2008, after years of […]
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