Students raise $3,500 for childhood cancer research

Students raise $3,500 for childhood cancer research

Plano ISD school participates in TeamConnor Childhood Cancer Foundation’s Coins for Kids with Cancer program Two Miller Elementary students inspired their entire school to help kids battling cancer. Nathan Alvey and Caitlyn Coker, third graders at the Plano ISD school in Richardson were touched by the stories of children who must endure countless treatments and […]

TeamConnor awards $225,000 to fight pediatric cancers

TeamConnor awards $225,000 to fight pediatric cancers

TeamConnor Childhood Cancer Foundation awarded $100,000 to Dr. Laurence Cooper, M.D., Ph.D., of M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, for his research aimed at implementing T-cell immunotherapy for metastatic osteosarcoma and to help fund vital equipment which will be able to electroporate a large number of T-cells in one setting. “Dr. Cooper’s research is very […]

TeamConnor Relay raises awareness of childhood cancer

TeamConnor Relay raises awareness of childhood cancer

Fundraiser benefits childhood cancer research in memory of 8-year-old Frisco boy More than 100 supporters turned out Oct. 29 at Lone Star Ranch in Frisco for the TeamConnor Relay, which was run continuously from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Participants were encouraged to “run, walk, bike or hop” for at least one five-mile leg of […]

National icon for childhood cancer awareness unveiled

National icon for childhood cancer awareness unveiled

 TeamConnor Childhood Cancer Foundation takes the lead to bring organizations across the country together (Dallas) An eight-year-old Frisco boy who lost his four-year battle with cancer has inspired the creation of a new national icon for childhood cancer.  Connor the Caterpillar, unveiled at III Forks Restaurant in Dallas Sept. 15 during National Childhood Cancer Awareness […]