By Rayva L.G. Harrell In this month and season that the world sets aside for Thanksgiving, I am gently reminded each day of the many things God has given me to be thankful for. Of course this includes my family, friends, and dream team of angels. But most of the ordinary things we forget or […]
LACC Volunteer Spotlight – A Thrilling Adventure for Volunteers!
By Sarah Banks In the months leading up to this year’s LA Cancer Challenge a group of amazing volunteers began making plans behind the scenes! The committee included nearly a dozen volunteers who had been introduced to the Hirshberg Foundation while participating in one of our past events. What began as brainstorming sessions quickly became […]
Event Spotlight – Drifting For A Cure
By Elissa Oblath The beauty of our 3rd party event program is seeing all the wonderful, ingenious ways our supporters find ways to help us raise pancreatic cancer awareness. No one demonstrates that more than Mitchell Tan. Mitchell contacted us this summer with the idea to wrap his drift car to raise pancreatic cancer awareness. […]
LACC Team Highlight – Dumbledore’s Army
By Ernest Park My first LACC was special because it was shortly after my father passed away. It was me, my brother, mom and girlfriend Robyn. This was my mom’s first race and I was excited to be running with my family. At the starting line I turned my back for a second and as […]
LACC Team Highlight – Team Trudy
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 century. Living in a two bedroom house with a dirt kitchen floor as a child and adolescent, Trudy was the valedictorian of her high school […]
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 should I say veteran faces! This was the first year with our very own banner! And have I mentioned over $15,000 has been raised so […]
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 to share that just two years later, the Dal Bon Memorial Golf Tournament has raised nearly $30,000! The event has become a tradition and a […]
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 tastiest. Plan Check Bar + Kitchen graciously offered a wonderful setting and Executive Chef Ernesto Uchimira welcomed a dazzling array of fellow chefs to serve […]
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 there was a line outside the door. I knew in that very moment that the evening was going to be a success. Every year my […]
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 stay in touch with the families and patients that we have supported. We enjoy having them as part of our ‘foundation family’ and love to […]