Press On Updates
Press On Completes $450,00 Pledge
Press On Fund Completes Investment in Pioneering St. Jude Study on NK Cell and Stem Cell Transplantation for Neuroblastoma Augusta, GA – The Press On Fund has completed a 2014 pledge of $450,000 with an investment of $130,806.18 in a pioneering study that provides the world’s first Bone Marrow Transplant immunotherapy strategy for relapsed and…
Continue Reading →Press On Contributes $250,000 to TpAML
Press On Fund Contributes to Multi-Million Dollar TARGET Pediatric AML Initiative Augusta, GA – November 27, 2017 – Press On Fund is combining forces with TARGET Pediatric AML (TpAML) to establish the largest ever collaborative research initiative to cure pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). Press On’s $250,000 investment in TpAML represents its first commitment to…
Continue Reading →Announcing 30 Days to Press On
This September, join Press On as we take Childhood Cancer Awareness Month to the next level! Sign up for 30 Days to Press On and receive a daily email with stories, updates, and easy ways to turn your AWARENESS into ACTION. This year, all donations during the month of September will go to Target Pediatric…
Continue Reading →Registration Open ~ Play for Patrick 2017
Registration is now open for Play for Patrick 2017 in Atlanta, GA! See below for the schedule of events and links to each registration. All events take place at Druid Hills Golf Club, September 22nd-25th. We can’t wait to see you there! Women’s Doubles Tennis Tournament Friday, September 22nd, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Registration…
Continue Reading →Representative Rick Allen Pens Support for RACE for Children Act
When I think of childhood, I think of my four children running around the house many years ago, and now the sounds of my 12 grandchildren playing with their cousins. I think of the countless hours spent at basketball games and dance recitals. But for thousands of children in America, childhood is interrupted by hospital stays, doctors and cancer treatment.
Continue Reading →Veterans United’s Surprise Donation!
Veterans United Foundation surprised our teammates at the Community Foundation for the CSRA on Friday with a HUGE check! Literally! Shell Berry, President/CEO of the CFCSRA, on behalf of Press on Fund, accepted a $10,000 donation from the Veterans United Foundation. Employees of Veterans United Home Loans donate a percentage of their salary to a fund held by…
Continue Reading →RACE for Children Act
The Research to Accelerate Cures and Equity (RACE) for Children Act would close a key loophole that currently allows potentially life-saving drugs to be tested for adults but not for children. “If the Senate passes this act, necessary studies will be conducted to provide physicians with more information for treating children with cancer. This wouldn’t be the…
Continue Reading →After the Cure
For kids who survive, fighting cancer is only part of the battle. Current treatments leave lifelong side effects. Don’t our children deserve better?
Continue Reading →Dr. William E. Evans Joins the Press On Medical Advisory Board
Press On is proud to welcome Dr. William E. Evans to our Medical Advisory Board. Dr. Evans served at St. Jude’s director and CEO from 2004-2014. From 1986 to 2002, he chaired the St. Jude Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and from 2002 to 2004 served as the hospital’s scientific director and executive vice president. He also…
Continue Reading →Play It Forward: The Spirit of Press On
By now, all of you have heard us use the words Play It Forward. Many of you participated in our social media challenge, and some of you even created your own fundraisers. Take Eric Neevel, an Avett Brothers fan who approached the Crawfords in July hoping to raise money in honor of Hallie. His idea…
Continue Reading →Medical University of South Carolina Visit
Last week, I met with Bobby Houck and Hank Futch of the Blue Dogs along with Barbara Rivers of MUSC and Dr. Jackie Kraveka to discuss Dr. Kreveka’s breakthrough neuroblastoma research at MUSC. Through the Blue Dogs and Friends concert this December 28, all monies directed to Press On will be reserved for the support of this…
Continue Reading →Holiday Shopping for Press On!
Below is a list of vendors with items that support Press On. We will update it as more items become available. CauseNetwork: Online Shopping at Over 1000 Stores! When you shop through our personal CauseNetwork Press On Marketplace a percentage of your purchases at hundreds of online stores will go to Press On. Special deals on hotels, as…
Continue Reading →Press On Welcomes a Third Family to the Team
You’ve met the Chances and the Simkins, and now Press On is proud to announce that we are adding another family to the team: The Crawfords! Bob and Melanie Crawford’s daughter Hallie was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2011; the Crawfords and Simkins met while at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. You may know Bob as…
Continue Reading →Press On Tournament Weekend Sponsor
Press On Tournament Weekend is September 16 & 17, 2016! Become a Partner! To sponsor, contact Hunter Baggs: hu****@ba************.com
Continue Reading →GoPro for a Cause
Did you ever see the GoPro for a Cause video for Turner’s song “Possibilities,” recorded by Darius Rucker for St. Jude? Thanks GoPro, Darius Rucker, and St. Jude! Find the song on iTunes today!
Continue Reading →A Great Day at the Georgia Cancer Center
Yesterday I had the pleasure of spending the day at the Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University, touring the research labs and clinical trials units, and listening to updates from Drs. Ted Johnson and David Munn regarding the Phase I relapsed brain tumor immunotherapy trial using the drug indoximod, the arms of this trial, and…
Continue Reading →T-Cell Research Showing Promise!
Augusta, GA. Research premised in altering the human T-Cell to attack cancer cells in much the same way that they would attack a virus or bacteria is showing much promise, as recently published in a New York Times article. The Press On Fund has invested in two separate studies for NK Cell therapy, for…
Continue Reading →Press On gives $2.5M to fund pediatric cancer research, treatment at GRU
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Press On, a donor-advised fund of The Community Foundation for the CSRA that is pushing for a cure for childhood cancer, is giving $2.5 million to fund translational pediatric cancer research and cutting-edge treatment alternatives at the Georgia Cancer Center. The announcement took place during a news conference Thursday at the GRU Alumni…
Continue Reading →Press On Pleased to Announce Long Term Georgia-Regents University Partnership
Press On is pleased to announce its long term partnership with Georgia Regents University in establishing a translational pediatric oncology research program for the State of Georgia. The landmark grant which made possible through was achieved with the valuable support of Janus Research and Tony and Jeanie Loop. For more information about this announcement, on…
Continue Reading →Press On Announces Medical Advisory Board: September, 2014
Press On is pleased to announce the formation of a Medical Advisory Board. The Press On Medical Advisory Board (MAB) is comprised of leading experts in their fields. The MAB’s role is to advise the Press On Board on a range of issues and to provide scientific review of research proposals to ensure that the research programs…
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