Tag: "Cancer Frontier Fund"

St. Louis Rams Launch "Text to Donate" Campaign for Cancer Research at Siteman

bjh_blog | September 9, 2011 | Comments (0)

A new partnership between the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine and the St. Louis Rams will allow fans at the Edward Jones Dome to fight cancer – from their seats at the game! For the 2011 season, Siteman Cancer Center will be the recipient of new a season [...]

Video Recaps 2011 illumination Gala

bjh_blog | May 26, 2011 | Comments (0)

Get a recap of Barnes-Jewish’s signature fundraising gala, illumination, featuring a performance by actress Kristin Chenoweth. The event, April 9 at the Ritz Carlton, raised over $1.6 million for the Cancer Frontier Fund, a 10-year, $50 million project to help cancer research at the Siteman Cancer Center. For more information about donating to Barnes-Jewish Hospital, [...]

Kristin Chenoweth to Perform at Annual illumination Gala Benefiting Siteman

bjh_blog | February 25, 2011 | Comments (0)

Since 1999, the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation’s illumination gala has featured celebrities who’ve shared personal stories in an effort to raise money for the Siteman Cancer Center. Al Roker, Christina Applegate and Kareem-Abdul Jabbar both have been incredibly entertaining and enlightening speakers. Last year, Kareem even visited patients at the Siteman Cancer Center to share his [...]

illumination gala set for April 9th at Ritz-Carlton

bjh_blog | February 11, 2011 | Comments (0)

The illumination gala, an initiative of the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation, is set for Saturday April 9th at the Ritz-Carlton. The Ladue-News has a nice write-up about the event as their cover story this week. The event supports the Cancer Frontier Fund. The fund, which was founded by Amy and Bill Koman, has a goal to [...]

Pedal The Cause raises funds for cancer research

bjh_blog | June 29, 2010 | Comments (0)

Pedal the Cause is a new and unique event created to raise funds for cancer research. As you can guess, it involves one of my favorite forms of exercise, cycling. It benefits Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Siteman Cancer Center, Children’s Hospital St. Louis, and the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation’s Cancer Frontier Fund. The event begins on the evening [...]

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Visits Siteman Cancer Center

bjh_blog | May 14, 2010 | Comments (0)

The NBA’s all-time leading scorer and cancer survivor Kareem Abdul-Jabbar visited a couple of our cancer patients before recieving a special gift from Barnes-Jewish president Rich Liekweg. Kareem announced in late 2009 his cancer battle with chronic myeloid leukemia. While he was here, John DiPersio, MD, PhD, deputy director of Siteman Cancer Center, escorted Kareem [...]

Planet Sub owner donates a portion of May sales to the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundations Cancer Frontier Fund

bjh_blog | April 27, 2010 | Comments (0)

Zach Oldham, owner of Planet Sub restaurants here in St. Louis, decided to create a special promotion in honor of his mother, who passed away from cancer. The Central West End location, closest to the hospital, will donate 10% of it’s May sales to the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation’s Cancer Frontier Fund. The $50 million Cancer [...]