Press Release
Nov. 7, 2011
Team Waxman Members Raise More than $36,000
New York City—Eight members of Team Waxman ran in the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011. Through their fundraising efforts, the runners were able to raise more than $36,000.
This year's team included two runners from last year, Jim Harrington and Gabe Rose. The other members of the team included: Sebastiaan Den Bak, Eli Lee, Allen Royce, Marc Smits, Sandra Wechsler and Joshua Whitcraft.
Den Bak and Smits arrived from the Netherlands to run in the race and Lee and Wechsler flew in from New Mexico.
"We are so proud of the members of Team Waxman who ran the grueling 26-mile course through the five boroughs of New York City," said Gwen Darien, the Executive Director of the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation. "We are grateful to our runners for their hard work in training and in fundraising. Their efforts will help support the critical work of our funded investigators to bring less toxic treatments to patients and faster cures."
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About the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation
The Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation is an international organization dedicated to curing and preventing cancer. The Foundation is a pioneer in cancer research, focusing on uncovering the causes of cancer and reprogramming cancer cells.
We dedicate ourselves to delivering tailored, minimally toxic treatments to patients. Our mission is to eradicate cancer by bridging the gap between lab science and the patient.
Through our collaborative group of world-class scientists, the Institute Without Walls, investigators share information and tools to speed the pace of cancer research. Since its inception in 1976, the SWCRF has awarded more than $75 million to support the work of more than 175 researchers across the globe.
For more information about the Foundation, please visit waxmancancer.org.
