For the third year in a row, SebastianStrong Foundation teamed up with the Castaways Against Cancer to expand their fundraising efforts to include a greater focus on childhood cancer specifically. This year’s 160-mile, 7-day journey by kayak, from Miami to Key West, raised upwards of $100K thanks to the dedication & generosity of our supporters. To learn more about SebastianStrong Foundation please visit https://www.sebastianstrong.org.
Read the complete announcement from the SebastianStrong Foundation below:
Castaways Against Cancer: 2019 No Surrender Tour
We are so excited to announce that thanks to the generosity of so many of you we surpassed our fundraising goal of $100K through our Castaways Against Cancer Campaign! Stay tuned for our upcoming announcement on how these funds will be put to work to find less toxic, more targeted cures. Click HERE for a quick video recap of this year’s 160-mile, 7-day journey by kayak from Miami to Key West. Thanks to all who donated, came out to the launch, volunteered their time to deliver meals to the paddlers on the water, and drove all the way down to Key West just to be there when we made land. Your support means everything and we couldn’t do this without you.
In other news…SEBASTIANSTRONG AWARDS 2 GRANTS TOTALING $500,000!!!
Just before casting off on June 8th, we awarded researchers grants to help fund two different research studies. One study, led by Dr. David Loeb, will address “Metastatic Ewing Sarcoma” & the other, led by Dr. Daniel Weiser, addresses “Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors for High-Risk Neuroblastoma Therapy”.
We are proud to establish & award an annual research grant to be named theSebastianStrong Discovery Science Award and are excited to be able to commit to funding two awards for a total commitment of $500,000 over the next two years. Oscar Ortiz, Founder & Executive Director of SebastianStrong, states: “Our 16-year old son, had only one treatment protocol available to him upon diagnosis – it was over 40 years old, highly toxic, very painful, & ultimately ineffective. We lost him just 14 months from the original diagnosis. These 2 research projects bring ADDITIONAL potential treatment options for children & families facing a diagnosis.”
We are proud to establish & award an annual research grant to be named theSebastianStrong Discovery Science Award and are excited to be able to commit to funding two awards for a total commitment of $500,000 over the next two years. Oscar Ortiz, Founder & Executive Director of SebastianStrong, states: “Our 16-year old son, had only one treatment protocol available to him upon diagnosis – it was over 40 years old, highly toxic, very painful, & ultimately ineffective. We lost him just 14 months from the original diagnosis. These 2 research projects bring ADDITIONAL potential treatment options for children & families facing a diagnosis.”
