By Peter Fischer Our Mom, Gertrude Fischer, was one of 13 children born in Dickson City, PA to Polish immigrants who arrived on Ellis Island at the turn of the […]
Event Spotlight – 6 Years and Going Strong! Thrill In Da-Ville 5K
By Janet Francis The 6th Annual Thrill In Da-Ville 5K was held on Saturday, August 30th 2014 and there was quite a turn out with faces new and old… or […]
Event Spotlight – Catching Up With the 6th Annual Dal Bon Memorial Golf Tournament
By Sarah Banks In 2012, we featured a story about Brad Dal Bon and the annual golf tournament his family hosts in memory of both his parents. We are happy […]
Event Spotlight – Cooking for a Cure
By Elissa Oblath Among the many amazing events hosted by our passionate supporters to benefit our foundation during 2014, the June 8th Cooking for a Cure stands out as the […]
Event Spotlight – Purple & White Fight Night
By Ashley Janover Purple and White Fight Night was set to start at 8pm but when I arrived at the venue and peaked my head around the curtain at 7:45pm […]
Patient Spotlight – Connecting with Ljubica Stankovic
Since our inception in 1997, The Hirshberg Foundation has been dedicated to providing information, resources and financial aid to patients and families. It is always a pleasure for us to […]
Event Spotlight – Purple Palooza at Mickie Finnz
By Brittany Knott In June of 2012 I lost my mother Linda Knott from pancreatic cancer. She was diagnosed only 3 months before that, it all happened so quickly and […]
You Can H.E.L.P. Fund Spotlight – My Sister’s Caramel Crunch
By Jeff Morse For my Aunt Lisa, love was always a pantry staple in her kitchen- it was the magical addition that gave a certain flavor and aroma to her […]
You Can H.E.L.P. Fund Spotlight – A Tribute to a HERO
Curt Sandoval, an ABC 7 Eyewitness News anchor in the Los Angeles area, is an active supporter of the Hirshberg Foundation. He met Lori, the wife of a fire department […]
Event Spotlight – Team Ravishing Rose Luncheon & Jewelry Trunk Show
By Jennifer Grohs My amazing mother, Rose Ratcliff, was 54 when she developed back pain and was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. We never gave up hope that she could beat […]