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The pink wig stands for power – the power to live your life and not let cancer rule. Our mission is to provide a pink wig to cancer patients and survivors as a reminder to stay strong and live your life! We also raise awareness about the importance of genetic testing and funds for cancer genetic research.

Project Periwinkle's mission is to bring awareness to and fund medical research for stomach cancer.

The purpose of the GCS Project is to provide help and hope for women with gynecological carcinosarcoma by providing educational information to patients, families and clinicians, offering patient advocacy, and supporting innovative research by fostering collaborations among scientists, clinicians and families

Shanti Project exists to enhance the health, quality of life and well-being of people with terminal, life-threatening or disabling illnesses or conditions. Through a continuum of services, including in-home and onsite patient and care navigation, emotional and practical support and preserving the human-animal bond, Shanti strives to achieve the highest medical and quality of life outcomes for San Francisco’s most vulnerable.

The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) is a global leader in the fight against cancer. The LLS mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. We are the largest nonprofit dedicated to creating a world without blood cancers. Since 1949, we've invested more than $1.6 billion in groundbreaking research, pioneering many of today's most innovative approaches. LLS provides free information and support services for patients, survivors, families and healthcare professionals, and is the voice for all blood cancer patients seeking access to quality, affordable, coordinated care through an advocacy network of over 100,000 volunteers at the state and federal level.

The Teal Recovery Project is a nonprofit organization, which focuses on fundraising, educating, and empowering women battling cervical cancer. Our mission is to raise awareness through empowering & connecting women who have been diagnosed with cervical cancer to take control over their care. Each year The Teal Recovery Project accepts nominations for an annual beneficiary. Once selected, the organization holds a public fundraiser to donate specifically to one deserving woman battling cervical cancer.

Nancy G. Brinker promised her sister that she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. That promise is now Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, the global leader of the breast cancer movement, having invested more than $2.2 billion since inception in 1982. As the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists, we’re working together to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Thanks to events like the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure® and the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure®, and generous contributions from our partners, sponsors and fellow supporters, we have become the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world.

Jim Valvano, legendary NC State basketball coach and ESPN announcer, established The V Foundation for Cancer Research in 1993 with ESPN. Its goal is to help find cures for cancer by funding cancer research. It seeks to accomplish this through fundraising, philanthropy, advocacy and education. The Foundation is overseen by a nationally focused volunteer board of directors and is active in all 50 states. The Foundation's Scientific Advisory Board, comprised of an internationally recognized group of research physicians, reviews grant proposals, selects research projects to support and continues to identify new and alternative ways to become a leader in the field of cancer research.

The mission of The Pablove Foundation is to invest in underfunded, cutting-edge pediatric cancer research, inspire cancer families through education, and improve the lives of children living with cancer through the arts. We help kids with cancer live – a love-filled life today, and a cancer-free life tomorrow.

Be The Match Foundation supports the life-saving mission of Be The Match/National Marrow Donor Program, ensuring that patients diagnosed with blood cancers such as leukemia and other diseases get the marrow or cord blood transplant they need for a second chance at life. A transplant offers hope for a cure. We connect patients with their genetically matched donors and provide comprehensive support throughout the transplant journey, from diagnosis through recovery.

To spread love, hope and joy to children affected by cancer or a chronic illness. The Valentine Project cultivates compassion by engaging volunteers who make custom care packages for each child. The Valentine Project makes sure each child receives a care package, delivered to their doorstep, by Valentine's Day.

To advocate for sarcoma patients by funding research and by increasing awareness about the disease. The organization raises money to privately fund grants for sarcoma researchers and conducts education and advocacy efforts on behalf of sarcoma patients.