By Jenni Walker One of my favorite holiday traditions is participating in Community Blood Center of the Carolinas’ annual Puppies for Patients program. For the past 14 years, blood donors have joined with CBCC to give the priceless gift of life-saving blood while bringing joy to pediatric patients staying in our area hospitals during the […]
#24FacesCancer: Chad Frk
November 7, 2018, marked the 10th anniversary of 24 Foundation board member, Chad Frk’s, last day of chemotherapy for testicular cancer. Months earlier in the fall of 2008, Chad had received a terrifying diagnosis. A collegiate baseball player, he was tuned in to his body. When he began feeling an unusual amount of fatigue that […]
A Letter from Katy Ryan, Our Executive Director
We were thrilled to announce the arrival of our new executive director, Katy Ryan, in early October. Katy brings experience, enthusiasm, and excitement to 24 Foundation, and we can’t wait for you to meet her. Below is a letter from Katy. I just fell for the 7th time in a row. My heart pounded as I tried to […]
24 Foundation Welcomes New Executive Director, Katy Ryan
24 Foundation is pleased to announce that Katy Ryan will be our new executive director. “We are excited Katy is joining 24 Foundation as our new executive director,” says Rasmus Pedersen, chair of the 24 Foundation board of directors. “Katy comes to 24 Foundation with a great passion for our mission, lots of energy, and […]
#24FacesCancer: Richard Mar
Richard Mar, 41, was the kind of participant we love to see at 24 Foundation. Enthusiastic, engaged, dedicated, and excited to change the course of cancer on the 24 Hours of Booty Loop in Charlotte. He’d set a big goal for himself: 150 miles cycled in the event’s 24 hours. In 2017, Richard had totaled […]
#24FacesCancer: JE Dunn
Every participant in a 24 Foundation event is remarkably determined, selfless, dedicated and passionate. Their commitment to fundraise, ride and stride is evidence of just that. But few embody that DNA the way team JE Dunn’s Camila Cox does. Camila was one of the first members of team JE Dunn in 2017 and has been […]
#24FacesCancer: Wes Slocum & Sponsor Accenture
A cancer diagnosis slows life down to hours and days, rather than months and years. Wes and Mandy Slocum faced that reality on April 25, 2013, when they received the words, “it’s leukemia.” Mandy and Wes’s son Drew was born healthy and thriving at 8 pounds. However, as he approached five and a half months […]
#24FacesCancer: Sponsor PNC Makes It Personal
This summer, participants in Charlotte’s 24 Hours of Booty will fuel their walk and ride thanks to the newly-named PNC Hydration Station. Team PNC is captained by Mark Kendall who knows the importance of 24 Foundation’s mission to provide cancer navigation and survivorship for all. “I have several motivators for being PNC’s team captain,” he […]
#24FacesCancer: Levine Children’s Hospital
One of the amazing things 24 Foundation has the opportunity to do is offer support and funding to those who hope to make a positive impact on the lives of people affected by cancer. Dr. Jen Pope, oncologist at Levine Children’s Hospital, was given the opportunity to participate in a fellowship at the University of […]
#24FacesCancer: Johan’s Midnight Riders
24 Foundation is famous for their teams that make the event an annual affair, morphing from first-time riders or walkers, to professionally uniformed and decorated veterans. Last year, Johan’s Midnight Riders took to the Booty Loop for their first appearance to honor Johan Shattuck. Johan was a science, teacher, dad, husband, and beloved family member […]
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