All Posts: pediatric oncology
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Staying Hands-on in Hope: For the Future of Pediatric Cancer Research (and Maybe a New Car)
The Hyundai Hands On Hope contest, generously sponsored by the Washington Area Hyundai Dealers, ran January 19 to 21 and featured healthy competition between Georgetown Lombardi and Children’s National.
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St. Baldrick’s Event Organizers Motivated by Personal Connections with Pediatric Cancer
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Georgetown Alumnus and Longtime Georgetown Lombardi Supporter Drives Research Forward on Rare Pediatric Cancers
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Team Georgetown Lombardi Wins Hands on Hope Competition
(February 2, 2020) — A pediatric nurse, research assistant and research administrator — members of Team Georgetown Lombardi — won the 2020 Hyundai Hands on Hope contest at the Washington Auto Show. Their success secured a $60,000 pediatric cancer research grant for Georgetown Lombardi. For 50 straight hours beginning January 30, the trio, Olivia Rebro, […]
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Hyundai Hands on Hope Contest Again to Raise Money for Pediatric Cancer Research at Georgetown Lombardi
(January 24, 2020) — Georgetown Lombardi has teamed up once again with the Washington Area Hyundai Dealers at the Washington Auto Show to help raise money for pediatric cancer research through the Hyundai Hands On Hope Contest. The contest requires participants to remain in constant contact with a Hyundai vehicle over two days (with a […]
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Hyundai Hope on Wheels Brings Fun and Funding to Georgetown Lombardi
September 18, 2015 — As part of its national tour for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Hyundai Hope on Wheels visited Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center on September 16 to honor Scholar Hope Grant recipient Jeffrey Toretsky, MD. Many of the attendees were local children personally affected by cancer, who reveled in the opportunity to be a part […]
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‘Friends of Colin’ Donates $20,000 Towards Ewing Sarcoma Research at Georgetown Lombardi
March 20, 2015 — People might be surprised to discover that a $20,000 donation to Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center is the work of three teenagers. For the past four years, Friends of Colin, a nonprofit group formed by three Cranford, N.J. neighbors, Ryan McGann, Gary Hoffman and Maggie McKay, has been supporting Ewing sarcoma […]
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