Save Your Skin—A Decade of Fundraising for Melanoma

On Monday, June 1, more than 100 golfers gathered at Carmel Country Club to celebrate the 10th Annual Save Your Skin Melanoma Awareness Golf Classic, raising an unprecedented $71,000 towards Melanoma prevention and research at Levine Cancer Institute. The fundraising success of this year’s event brings the 10-year total to $500,000 in charitable support for […]

By |June 3rd, 2015|Uncategorized|0 Comments

One grateful patient lives life to the fullest everyday: Tom’s Survival Story

Two words can change everything: Epitheliod Sarcoma.

Twenty years ago, Tom discovered a lump in the palm of his left hand.  The diagnosis and treatment to follow were life-altering. Radiation has little effect on this type of tumor and, at the time of his diagnosis, available chemotherapy treatments would have wreaked havoc on his heart. The […]

By |June 1st, 2014|Contributor News, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Bringing NicView technology to parents at Levine Children’s Hospital

We are thankful to everyone who came out to In the NIC of Time at the Fillmore on May 29, benefiting the Cottie & Cake Fund at Levine Children’s Hospital.  More than 200 attendees gathered for the annual event, which raises funds to benefit the neonatology program at Levine Children’s Hospital, and has helped the […]

By |May 29th, 2014|Uncategorized|0 Comments

On June 7, Keep Pounding for kids like Matthew

A healthy and happy Matthew, almost 10 years old.

 

At age four, Matthew was diagnosed with AML – a type of leukemia that is rarely found in young children. When his parents met with Dr. Andrew Gilman, Director of Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation at Levine Children’s Hospital, they knew they were in the right place. […]

By |May 25th, 2014|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Pink Knights raise over $14,000 for breast cancer outreach

May 10th marked the 9th annual Pink Knights game, presented by Charlotte Radiology and Belk, Inc.  A “pink” theme was carried out all evening. The first 2,000 women to arrive at the BB&T Ballpark received complimentary pink baseballs. The Charlotte Knights donned pink jerseys; fans could bid on the same during a silent auction. While […]

By |May 15th, 2014|Uncategorized|0 Comments