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Current Projects
- "Get a Life"
All of FBCI's fundraising projects and volunteer opportunities are great ways for brain cancer patients to "get a life": mainstream back into a normal existence after intensive chemotherapy and radiation treatments. In our downtown offices, we find ways for patients to contribute to the cause, whether by organizing files, helping with budget maintenance or planning future fundraising events. Volunteer opportunities help give patients a sense of purpose and increase day-to-day optimism, whether faced with a devastating diagnosis or a struggle to recover from therapies.
FBCI is a partner of the University of California (UCSF) Medical Center Brain Tumor Research Center (BTRC). For more information, please visit our UCSF Partnership page.
The Cranes for Cancer Project, which was introduced into local schools during the 2004-2005 school year, increases children's awareness of brain cancer and raise funds for FBCI while giving them an opportunity to have fun. Elementary and middle school students fold paper cranes and receive monetary pledges for each crane they fold. Students at Jordan Middle School, the first school in which Cranes for Cancer was introduced, raised several thousand dollars in funds for brain cancer research; other schools hope to raise even more. If you are interested in Cranes for Cancer or want to host the program in your own local schools, please contact FBCI.
The third annual Run for the Future 5K/10k Run/Walk and Kids' Race took place on Sunday, April 30, 2006. The Run has been hugely successful in the Bay Area community and has raised over $50,000 for cancer research! FBCI's next Run is scheduled for May 2007. For more information, visit our Run for the Future page.
The FBCI Young Scholar's Program is a fundraising project to support young brain cancer patients as they return to their education after strenuous treatments. Please visit our Donations Page to contribute to the program.
FBCI's highly successful Intern Program allows high-school and university students who want to volunteer in their communities to help raise funds for brain cancer research. The Intern Program has a highly individual approach to volunteer opportunities, allowing each student to follow a fundraising project from start to finish.
The Season of Giving project, introduced to the Bay Area community in December 2004, provides holiday gifts for children with cancer in the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. Would you like to participate in the Season of Giving next year, please contact us for more information.
In September 2004, FBCI's first annual Benefit Concert featured the Amitie Ensemble at the beautiful St. Mark's Episcopal Church in downtown Palo Alto, CA. The Amitie Ensemble is a talented and promising young musical group from the Bay Area and was extremely well received by over 250 attendees.
FBCI collaborated with Bobby Bowes, a Bay Area glass artist known for his glass fruits, vegetables and flowers, for a successful fundraising glass art show in Spring 2004.
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FBCI is represented by Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati.