Events
If you are interested in holding a fundraising event to benefit PMPRF, we can help!
Contact us at info@pmpcure.org and let us know what you have in mind. We can assist with the planning, promotion and registration (including creating a dedicated webpage) for your event.
If you are holding a PMP-related event and would like to list it here, please contact us at info@pmpcure.org.
Upcoming Events
Beginning on February 21st through March 7th 2012, The PMP Research Foundation will be holding an online auction via Bidding for Good to raise much needed funds for PMP Cancer Research and Education. Please visit the PMP Research Foundation Auction site to learn more.
Fellow PMP patient and documentary filmmaker Deborah Walker plans to create a documentary about Appendix Cancer and PMP called "The Secret Cancer". Deborah and her partner/husband Jonathan Cunningham are seeking patients and caregivers who are willing to be interviewed so they can share their experiences with Appendix Cancer and PMP for the documentary.
Contact Deborah and Jon directly at secretcancerdoc@gmail.com if you would like to participate. Find out more at www.secretcancer.com.
Please consider supporting this important project aimed at increasing awareness and understanding of PMP among the general public!
Past Events
Amazing job Doug and Lindsey Selmont and their Pub Crawl crew, who raised over $13,000 (600% of their goal) at their Second Annual event! To learn more, go to http://pubcrawl.pmpcure.org.
Congrats to Tim Shaughnessy for completing the CareFirst Half-Marathon in 2 hours, 4 minutes, and 18 seconds, and surpassing his fundraising goal for the PMP Research Foundation. Way to go Tim! Learn more at www.timscarefirst.org.
Heat It to Beat It
September 18, 2011 - Baltimore, Inner Harbor
September 18, 2011 - Baltimore, Inner Harbor
www.heat-it.org
All proceeds from Heat It to Beat It beneft Dr. Armando Sardi's research fund.
All proceeds from Heat It to Beat It beneft Dr. Armando Sardi's research fund.
August 13, 2011 - Cleveland, OH
Thanks to all who joined us for the Third Annual Summer Scurry in Independence, Ohio. The event was once again a huge success, raising $84,000 for PMP research.
Brenda Carawan was selected as one of 90 athletes from around the world to compete in the Badwater Ultramarathon on July 11, 2011. Recognized as “the world’s toughest foot race,” athletes ran 135 miles nonstop from Badwater, Death Valley (-282 ft) to Mount Whitney Portal (8360 ft). Brenda ran the race in honor of her friend who has Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (PMP), a rare form of abdominal cancer. Using the race to build awareness and raise money for PMP, all donations will go directly to The PMP Research Foundation. For more information about this event, visit http://brendasultramarathon.pmpcure.org
Thank you to everyone who attended our 2nd Annual PMP Cancer Symposium on Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (PMP): Progress in Treatment using Cytoreductive Surgery and Heated Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy on June 17, 2011 at Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Upland, PA. A special thanks to our amazing, dedicated specialists/speakers Drs. Sugarbaker, Lambert, Esquivel and Sardi. For details on the event, visit www.pmpcancerwalk.com. View video on our YouTube Channel.
Thanks to all the participants of our 5th Annual PMP Cancer Walk on June 19, 2011 in Philadelphia, PA. This event raised over $40,000 for PMP research. For more info go to www.pmpcancerwalk.com
May 25, 2011 - UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, Worcester, MA
Attendees learned more about pseudomyxoma peritonei and non-carcinoid appendiceal tumors. Heard from a variety of experts about the prevalence, the signs and symptoms, treatment options, and latest research. Topics presented include surgical and medical oncology perspectives, palliative care and symptom control, nutrition, exercise and wellness, and patient and family perspectives.
Keynote: PMP/Appendiceal Cancer: Little Organ, Big Problem
Speaker: H. Richard Alexander, MD - Associate Chairman for Clinical Research, Professor of Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center/Greenebaum Cancer Center
May 21, 2011 - New Hope Baptist Church, Gastonia, NC
For more info or to register, visit http://pumpoutwithjeff.pmpcure.org
Change for Chad Dinner and Silent Auction/Flag Football Tournament
January 28/January 30, 2011 - Irvine/Torrance, CA
January 28/January 30, 2011 - Irvine/Torrance, CA
Team Doug Hartford Marathon Relay to support PMP Research Foundation
October 9, 2010 - ING Hartford Marathon - Hartford, CT
www.pmprfevents1.org
October 9, 2010 - ING Hartford Marathon - Hartford, CT
www.pmprfevents1.org
Heat It to Beat It
September 19, 2010 - Baltimore, Inner Harbor
Over 500 attendees walked along Baltimore's beautiful Inner Harbor and raised over $95,000 at the
www.firstgiving.com/heatit
All proceeds from Heat It to Beat It beneft Dr. Armando Sardi's research fund.
www.firstgiving.com/heatit
All proceeds from Heat It to Beat It beneft Dr. Armando Sardi's research fund.
Summer Scurry
Over 700 participants raised more than $70,000 at the second annual Summer Scurry on August 14, 2010 in Independence, OH.
www.summerscurry.org
Over 700 participants raised more than $70,000 at the second annual Summer Scurry on August 14, 2010 in Independence, OH.
www.summerscurry.org
The PMP Research Foundation held it's first annual PMP Symposium on June 19, 2010 at Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland, PA.
Speakers included:
Armando Sardi, M.D., F.A.C.S., internationally renowned surgical oncologist, serves as the director of The Institute for Cancer Care at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, as well as the director of the Institute’s Surgical Oncology Division.
Laura Lambert, M.D., is an Assistant Professor and the Director of the Peritoneal Surface Malignancy Program at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center.
Steven Ahrendt, M.D., F.A.C.S., is an Associate Professor in Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh, Division of Surgical Oncology. Dr. Ahrendt specializes in the surgical management of gastrointestinal malignancies and other gastrointestinal disorders with an interest in PMP and carcinomatosis. His research interests include the use of molecular screening techniques for cancer detection.
Laurie Todd, The Insurance Warrior is an author, teacher, and insurance strategist. From 2006 through 2010, Laurie has helped dozens of people to overturn denials of care - many insurers, many conditions and diseases, all over the United States. Seeking to help more patients and medical providers, Laurie secured the backing of a major cancer research foundation, and published her book, Fight Your Health Insurer and Win. Laurie’s latest book, The Sample Appeal: More Insurance Warrior Wisdom is about how to write winning insurance appeals. Her book explains the basic principles of dealing with insurance bureaucracies and lays the groundwork for writing an appeal.
View video clips from the Symposium by clicking on the links below:
Sunday, June 20, 2010
www.pmpcancerwalk.com
www.pmpcancerwalk.com
