The Foundation recently provided a grant to the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). The proceeds were used in part to continue to fund the Marcus Fund for Families at MGH. The fund is used to help defray the cost to families with children undergoing treatment at MGH for cancer and other illnesses. The recent grant will also be used to support the research of Dr. Will Curry, the attending neurosurgeon at MGH. Dr. Curry is bringing new clinical trials forward which demonstrate that immunotherapy protocols (vaccines) can be used to supplement standard therapies in the treatment of brain tumors. Dr. Curry plans to attend this year's Marcus Foundation Golf Tournament and will provide an update on his research.
Grant to the Marcus Fund for Families
The Foundation has once again provided a grant to the Marcus Fund for Families at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). The fund was established to help defray the costs to families with children undergoing treatment at MGH for brain tumors and other neurological diseases. Moreover, we are also pleased to announce that we will be supporting the research of Dr. Will Curry at MGH. Dr. Curry is the attending neurosurgeon at MGH and is bringing new clinical trials forward which demonstrate that immunotherapy protocols (vaccines) can be used to supplement standard therapies in the treatment of brain tumors.
Mark Niziak - selected for the one hundred 2015!
We are delighted to inform you that Mark Niziak has been selected as a 2015 honoree of the one hundred. Thank you for your nomination!
Mark Niziak will be honored at the one hundred gala on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at the Westin Copley Place Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts. The evening program featured a selection of honoree stories, and highlight groundbreaking work that contributed to our generation’s conquering of cancer.
Created and supported by the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, the one hundred is an awareness and fundraising initiative that celebrates hope in the cancer community. Each year, we honor 100 everyday amazing caregivers, researchers, philanthropists, advocates and volunteers from around the globe whose commitment to the fight against cancer inspires us all to take action.
The One Hundred Fund
The One Hundred Fund, created and supported by Mass General Cancer Center, has recently posted Mark's story and acknowledged him as the philanthropist for 2015. Click here to read the article!
One Hundred Fund Honoree
Each year Massachusetts General Hospital honors One Hundred special people that have demonstrated extraordinary devotion in the fight against cancer. This year we are pleased to announce that Mark Niziak has been names a One Hundred Fund honoree. It couldn't come at a more significant time as this is the Foundation's 25th anniversary!
Mark started the Marcus Niziak Childhood Brain Tumor Fund over 25 years ago to fight pediatric brain tumors of the sort that took Mark’s young son, Marcus, from his family. The Foundation has raised over a half million dollars and has devoted the funds to create a germ free room at Tufts and, most recently, to the Fund for Families at MGH. The Fund for Families is used to assist the loved ones of children that are being treated at MGH with expenses such as parking, meals, etc. as they stay with their children for the weeks of chemotherapy and proton beam radiation. Children from ages 13 months to 13 years benefit from this fund.
Mark has inspired everyone around him to work hard for the eradication of childhood brain cancer. This year is his annual golf tournament's 25th year. Many, many golfers have attended all 24 tournaments. They do so for the comradery and fun, and because they believe in the cause.
As Mark has said at all of the events: “I miss Marcus every day and I will keep running this fundraiser until they cure this disease.”