Past Events

5th Annual Fayetteville, NC Golf Tournament & Charity Dinner

Make a donation or purchase a tribute DDF invites you to support Tony Leonard and Debbie’s Dream North Carolina East Chapter as they host the Fifth Annual Golf Tournament at Gates Four Golf & Country Club in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Following the tournament, there will be a charity dinner and silent auction in the ballroom. Gates Four Golf & Country Club Fayetteville North Carolina Chairs: Tony and Christy Leonard To become a sponsor or for other information, please contact us…

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Be Bold, Be Bald!

WHO WILL YOU GO BALD FOR? Debbie’s Dream Foundation is participating in this worldwide fundraiser to honor cancer patients and raise money to fight the disease.  Purchase a bald cap and wear it for the entire day in honor of patients fighting cancer or in memory of someone who lost their battle to cancer and ask friends and family to sponsor you to wear the bald cap.  This is an easy and different fundraiser for schools, groups, companies, or individuals…

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Clinical Updates Webinar Series: Vaccines in the Treatment of Stomach Cancer

Speaker: Daniel Catenacci, MD of University of Chicago Time: 1:00 pm Eastern Webinar presentations will focus on cutting edge advancements being made that inform new treatment models, pharmaceutical development, and research taking place. Each webinar will feature experts in stomach cancer research, clinical trials, oncology, and surgery. Attendance is via live webcast. Archives of the webcasts will be posted on our website year-round along with question and answer sessions with expert responses.  

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2018 Chicago Half Marathon and 5k

Race Start Time: 7am Location: Chicago, IL Run for Debbie’s Dream in the 2018 Chicago Half Marathon and 5k and support the fight against stomach cancer! Help us raise awareness about stomach cancer and help raise much needed funds to help find a cure. Debbie’s Dream Team participants will receive a discount off their registration fees by using the Debbie’s Dream Code: CT18DEBBIES Media Release By attending an event, I grant Debbie’s Dream Foundation: Curing Stomach Cancer (DDF) the right…

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One Run Texas

Join DDF’s Texas Chapter Founder Pamela Pierce as she raises awareness about stomach cancer at the 2018 One Run Texas 5K! One Run 2018 Poster

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#KarenStrong Silent Auction and Fundraiser

Thank you to everyone who attended and showed support at Fiddlesticks Bar & Grill. Proceeds of the #KarenStrong Silent Auction and Fundraiser benefit DDF in honor of Karen Rinaldi.

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9th Annual Dream Makers Gala

The 9th anniversary of Debbie’s Dream Foundation: Curing Stomach Cancer was celebrated at our 9th Annual Dream Makers Gala on Saturday, April 21, 2018 at The Diplomat Resort & Spa in Hollywood Florida. We had over 515 registered attendees and raised more than $300,000. The event started with a cocktail hour and an amazing silent auction, which was then followed by a mouth-watering dinner, dancing, live auction, awards, entertainment, and dessert. Lisa Petrillo, Entertainment and Lifestyle Reporter for WFOR, CBS4…

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8th Annual Stomach Cancer Education Symposium and Webcast

Debbie’s Dream Foundation: Curing Stomach Cancer is hosted its 8th Annual Stomach Cancer Education Symposium for in person attendees and via live webcast. More than 500 patients, families, caregivers, the general public, and health care professionals attended for FREE via in person or webcast. Speakers included Mihir Naik, DO; Ana Botero, MD; Kfir Ben-David, MD; Omar Rashid, MD, JD; Daniel Catenacci, MD; Craig Lockhart, MD; Tim Nguyen, MD; David Ilson, MD, PhD; Antonio Ucar, MD; Michael Cusnir, MD; Matthew Soff,…

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6th Annual DDF Capitol Hill Advocacy Day

32 advocates from 15 different states attended our 6th Annual Stomach Cancer Capitol Hill Advocacy Day. Advocates attended over 100 meetings on the hill to fight for stomach cancer research funding. They urged legislators to support the fight for a cure and informed them how important it is for stomach cancer to again be included in the Department of Defense’s Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP) each year. DDF honored Congressional Champions Senator Roy Blunt and Senator Sherrod Brown for…

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Fort Lauderdale Marathon and Half Marathon

DDF’s Dream Team ran in the 2018 Fort Lauderdale A1A Marathon and Half Marathon on Sunday, February 18, 2018 in Fort Lauderdale. Event Co-Chairs Claudia Cusnir and Blake Starr and their committee led the team of 42 runners in an effort to raise awareness and research funding for stomach cancer. As a result, the Dream Team was able to secure $16,700 to help advance the mission. Prior to the run, the committee held a Kick-Off Party on Friday, February 16,…

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