The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) was honored to participate in the Fighting for Hope: A Walk for Pancreatic Cancer Research awareness walk at Fordham Preparatory School on April 12. During this event, which was held on the school’s campus in the Bronx, Fordham Prep students presented the PanCAN New York City Affiliate Chair Tommy Barquinero with a check for PanCAN for $15,000.
“这种深深的慷慨捐款将通过临床举措,研究,患者服务和倡导来加速我们对患者,护理人员和幸存者更好的努力,”Barquinero表示。
这项努力是学校学生团体,父母和志愿者的学院和网络的努力工作的高潮。迈克尔史密斯,福尔德姆准备的高级资深,谁领导了散步的规划,致力于纪念他的祖母,他们远离胰腺癌。
散步还致敬对罗萨尼亚·伊斯利拉的心爱老师致敬,他七个月前被诊断出患有阶段的胰腺癌。Estrella在活动开始时发表了鼓舞人心的演讲,在此期间,她强调了希望对抗这种疾病的斗争中的重要性。
“意识展览显示校园和社区,以紫色装饰,由共同的任务引发,以消除胰腺癌,”Barquinero添加。