News & Updates
Philly Fights Cancer Honored for 2020 Faces of Philanthropy
Friday, April 24, 2020
This month, Philly Fights Cancer was included as one of 25 companies recognized within the Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2020 Faces of Philanthropy award. This annual award highlights praiseworthy pairings of companies and nonprofit organizations who serve their communities through philanthropic efforts large and small, from multimillion-dollar programs to grassroots initiatives.
Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center with Philly Fights Cancer was recognized for a philanthropic partnership of over five years. The award states:
“Since its founding in 2015, Philly Fights Cancer has raised $39 million for life-saving clinical trials and translational research and has helped achieve more than nine FDA approvals for groundbreaking cancer treatments discovered by researchers at Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center. The nonprofit’s largest annual fundraiser is Philly Fights Cancer. In October, more than 2,000 guests attended Philly Fights Cancer: Round 5 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard starring John Mulaney, Hugh Jackman, Andy Grammar and Lauren Hart, cancer survivor and voice of the Philadelphia Flyers. Round 5 raised nearly $13 million and was dedicated to Breast Cancer Awareness.”
The Philadelphia Business Journal is a weekly paper providing local business news to Southeastern Pennsylvania and South Jersey. The Philadelphia Business Journal has been recognized for general excellence by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers in 2009 and 2005, and is one of only 14 publications nationwide to receive the association's inaugural “Best of the Best” award.
To read the full story and learn more about this year’s other honorees please see here: https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2020/04/16/2020faces-of-philanthropy-the-stories-of-our-25.html
Share this post
This month, Philly Fights Cancer was included as one of 25 companies recognized within the Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2020 Faces of Philanthropy award. This annual award highlights praiseworthy pairings of companies and nonprofit organizations who serve their communities through philanthropic efforts large and small, from multimillion-dollar programs to grassroots initiatives.
Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center with Philly Fights Cancer was recognized for a philanthropic partnership of over five years. The award states:
“Since its founding in 2015, Philly Fights Cancer has raised $39 million for life-saving clinical trials and translational research and has helped achieve more than nine FDA approvals for groundbreaking cancer treatments discovered by researchers at Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center. The nonprofit’s largest annual fundraiser is Philly Fights Cancer. In October, more than 2,000 guests attended Philly Fights Cancer: Round 5 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard starring John Mulaney, Hugh Jackman, Andy Grammar and Lauren Hart, cancer survivor and voice of the Philadelphia Flyers. Round 5 raised nearly $13 million and was dedicated to Breast Cancer Awareness.”
The Philadelphia Business Journal is a weekly paper providing local business news to Southeastern Pennsylvania and South Jersey. The Philadelphia Business Journal has been recognized for general excellence by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers in 2009 and 2005, and is one of only 14 publications nationwide to receive the association's inaugural “Best of the Best” award.
To read the full story and learn more about this year’s other honorees please see here: https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2020/04/16/2020faces-of-philanthropy-the-stories-of-our-25.html