SWCRF 3rd Annual Kids Cancel Cancer Event

The third annual Kids Cancel Cancer, benefiting the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation, took place on Saturday, October 26, at Frames Bowling Lounge in New York City. In addition to raising $70,000 for critical pediatric cancer research, the event was an entertaining afternoon of bowling, ping pong, billiards, karaoke, games, auctions, great food, and more.

“This event stands out from other SWCRF fundraisers because it was created and organized by kids,” said Marion Waxman, event founder. “The Kids Cancel Cancer fundraiser enables the Foundation to support the groundbreaking work of two top pediatric cancer scientists—one at St. Jude’s Research Hospital and the other at Schneider Children’s Medical Center in Israel, who have worked collaboratively for many years to discover new, less toxic treatments.”

While pediatric cancer deaths have declined by 65 percent over the past few decades, cancer remains a leading cause of death for children and teenagers. It is estimated that 10,500 new cases of cancer will be diagnosed among children (birth to 14 years old) each year, and about 1,190 children will die from the disease.

Additionally, a recent study published in Aging AND Cancer found that childhood cancer survivors experience serious health issues in adult life, much earlier than their counterparts who did not have cancer as a kid.  “This is why prioritizing research to develop new treatments for childhood cancer is so urgent,” said Marion Waxman.

Attendees included Mischa Abend, Abey Fuks, Ava Litman, Hayley Silvers, Jean Shafiroff, Lori Levine, Scott Levine, William T. Sullivan, and Howie Schwartz.

The Kids Cancel Cancer Committee included Scarlette Bejarano, Sasha Bejarano, Sylvia Blackwelder, Lillibeth Cohen, Mark Eisenhofer, Scott Eisenhofer, Jake Finley, Halle Forusz, Jagger Joseph, Lexi Klein, Annabelle Emerson Molinoff, Caroline Paradise, Kol Ross, Brielle Rothfeld, Juliette Rothfeld, Isabelle Sands, Ethan Silvers, Max Stein, Meica Roth, Sadie Rittberg, and Sloane Stillman.

For more information, visit waxmancancer.org/kids-cancel-cancer.