Derry resident hosts Dana-Farber fundraiser

Photo caption from left to right: Kathy Karwowski (Operations Manager), Sandi Levasseur (Sales & Business Development at Granite State Credit Union), Jeanna Walsh (Medical Director), Russell D’Agostino-Dudka (donor), Dennis Hebert (VP Sales & Business Development Granite State Credit Union), Carla LaPorte (Physician and Community Liaison), Emma Dann (Nurse Director)

MANCHESTER- More than 200 people attended the 2nd annual Russell’s Birthday Bash to Cick Cancer on Oct 10 Manchester, NH at The Yard Restaurant. The event raised more than $6,450 to support cancer care and research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund.

Russell D’Agostino-Dudka, a resident of Derry, NH, manages the event and over the event’s two year history it has raised $11,000 for Dana-Farber.

This year Russell and two of his committee members from Granite State Credit Union presented a check to Dana-Farber at the medical oncology unit in Londonderry, N.H.

“Due to the hard work of my committee, sponsors like Granite State Credit Union, Alliance landscaping and Great State Beverages, we had an incredible day,” says Russell D’Agostino-Dudka, event manager. “There was live entertainment as well as hundreds of items for drawings and silent auctions. We are looking forward to planning next year’s event and already have it planned for Oct 152016.”

About the Jimmy Fund
The Jimmy Fund (www.JimmyFund.org) solely supports Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, raising funds for adult and pediatric cancer care and research to improve the chances of survival for cancer patients around the world. It is an official charity of the Boston Red Sox, as well as the official charity of the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association, the Pan-Mass Challenge, and the Variety Children’s Charity of New England. Since 1948, the generosity of millions of people has helped the Jimmy Fund save countless lives and reduce the burden of cancer for patients and families worldwide. Follow the Jimmy Fund on Facebook: www.facebook.com/thejimmyfund and on Twitter: @TheJimmyFund.

About Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
From achieving the first remissions in cancer with chemotherapy in 1948, to developing the very latest new therapies, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is one of the world’s leading centers of cancer research and treatment. It is the only center ranked in the top 4 of U.S. News and World Report’s Best Hospitals for both adult and pediatric cancer care.

Dana-Farber sits at the center of a wide range of collaborative efforts to reduce the burden of cancer through scientific inquiry, clinical care, education, community engagement, and advocacy. Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center provides the latest in cancer care for adults; Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center for children. The Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center unites the cancer research efforts of five Harvard academic medical centers and two graduate schools, while Dana-Farber Community Cancer Care provides high quality cancer treatment in communities outside Boston’s Longwood Medical Area.

Dana-Farber is dedicated to a unique 50/50 balance between cancer research and care, and much of the Institute’s work is dedicated to translating the results of its discovery into new treatments for patients locally, and around the world.