All Posts: Lombardi Gala
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At 36th Annual Lombardi Gala, Friends Help Push Boundaries
A community of nearly 500 new and longtime friends donned gowns and black ties for the 36th annual Lombardi Gala, the largest continuous fundraising event for Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Category: Lombardi Stories
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Georgetown Lombardi Gala To Honor Washington Philanthropists, Cancer Advocates
Two cancer advocates and a pair of dedicated philanthropists will be honored at the 36th Annual Lombardi Gala, an annual event dedicated to raising funds for Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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Lombardi Gala Celebrates Hope
Friends and supporters gathered for the 35th annual Lombardi Gala to celebrate life and hope in the face of cancer and rally support for funding cancer research at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Category: Lombardi Stories
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Ron Rivera, Washington Commanders’ Coach, to Receive NFL Players Association Georgetown Lombardi Award
WASHINGTON (January 5, 2023) — Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and the NFL Players Association are pleased to announce Washington Commanders Coach and cancer survivor Ron Rivera as the recipient of the 2023 NFLPA Georgetown Lombardi Award. The annual award recognizes a sports figure who has faced cancer and who possesses the qualities that […]
Category: News Release
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Lombardi Gala: A ‘Community of Dedicated Supporters and Believers’
(March 26, 2022) — New and old friends of Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center gathered for the 34th Annual Lombardi Gala to celebrate the mission and work of the cancer center and honor its steadfast supporters. “I am delighted to be here tonight to thank you for your support in our fight to end cancer […]
Category: Lombardi Stories
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‘The Power of This Place is Its People’
(November 27, 2019) — Nearly 600 supporters, community partners and volunteers showed up in force to celebrate the extraordinary team of individuals who work tirelessly searching for new and better cancer treatments and therapies at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. This year’s annual Lombardi Gala took place at Washington’s Ritz-Carlton and spotlighted some of the very […]
Category: Lombardi Stories
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Lynce Receives Potter Award for Early Career Research
In recognition of her work to reduce the health disparities associated with race and socioeconomic status, Filipa Lynce, MD, a medical oncologist and associate professor of medicine at Georgetown Lombardi, received the John Potter Award, which honors the achievements of an early career researcher.
Category: Lombardi Stories
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Lombardi Gala Celebrates Its Founder’s Legacy
The 32nd Annual Lombardi Gala was dedicated to the memory of Margaret Hodges, who helped found the event, and honored DeMaurice “De” Smith of the NFL Players Association and former NFL player Mark Rypien for their philanthropic work on behalf of cancer research, as well as Filipa Lynce, MD, for excellence as an early career scientist at Georgetown Lombardi.
Category: Lombardi Stories
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Addressing an ‘Aching Need to do Something’ About Pancreatic Cancer
Jeanne Ruesch received the Margaret L. Hodges Leadership Award at the 31st annual Lombardi Gala on November 18 for her advocacy on behalf of research into pancreatic cancer and other cancers of the GI tract.
Category: Lombardi Stories
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31st Annual Lombardi Gala Raises $1.4 Million
Nearly 700 Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center supporters turned out for the 31st annual Lombardi Gala in Washington on November 18 as the cancer center honored a philanthropist, a researcher and a broadcast journalist.
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