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Teaming Up for Good

Best of Orange County 2022: Best run/race

Immediately I knew something wasn’t right’ | Westfield 6-year-old battling rare cancer for 2nd time; family pushes for more research funding

Dribble for Victory Over Cancer Event Set for Sept. 24

MLB Hall of Famer, Rod Carew, Hosts 25th Annual Golf Classic

January 4, 2022

Los Angeles Charger Host Trunk of Treat for PCRF Oncology Families

October 31, 2021

National Program “Dribble for Victory Over Cancer” is Uniting Communities to End Pediatric Cancer

August 5, 2021

New Partnership with the V Foundation in The Dribble for Victory Over Cancer

August 5, 2021

Press Releases

2026

2026
- Press Release – Power of Play — Press Release
- Press Release – PCRF to Host 2026 Reaching for the Cure Walk-Run Event — Press Release
- Press Release – Grant Recipients — Press Release
- Press Release – Bruce Lee Foundation Event — Press Release

2025

2024

2024

2023

2023

2022

2022
- Triangle nonprofits awarded big grants from GSK; Duke, UNC, NC State support V Foundation cancer research — Press Release (bizjournals.com)
- ‘Dribble for Victory Over Cancer’ Event Series Partners with Top University Basketball Programs to Take Down Pediatric Cancer — Press Release (curetoday.com)
- The V Foundation and Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation Raised Over $300,000 for Groundbreaking Pediatric Cancer Research by Expanding National Event Series to New University Campuses — Press Release (v.org)
- Chargers Host Pediatric Cancer Patients for Trick-or-Treat Trail — Press Release (www.chargers.com)
- This Neptune Halloween Home Raises Money To Fight Kids’ Cancer — Press Release (patch.com)
- Seventh International Symposium on Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma — Press Release (patch.com)
- Chargers score with Halloween fun — Press Release (ocregister.com)
- UCLA basketball raises $150K in annual Dribble for Victory Over Cancer fundraiser — Press Release (dailybruin.com)
- Dribble for Victory Over Cancer Returns to UCLA Sunday — Press Release (https://pac-12.com/article/2022/10/06/dribble-victory-over-cancer-returns-ucla-sunday)
- Best of Orange County 2022: Best run/race — Press Release (ocregister.com)
- Immediately I knew something wasn’t right’ | Westfield 6-year-old battling rare cancer for 2nd time; family pushes for more research funding — Press Release (wthr.com)
- Dribble for Victory Over Cancer Event Set for Sept. 24 — Press Release (goduke.com/)
- UNC hosts Dribble for Victory Over Cancer — Press Release (tarheelblog.com)
- TAR HEELS DRIBBLE FOR A GREAT CAUSE — Press Release (goheels.com)
- UNC Basketball Programs Hosting Inaugural Dribble for Victory Over Cancer — Press Release (chapelboro.com)
- UNC SET TO HOST DRIBBLE FOR VICTORY OVER CANCER — Press Release (goheels.com)
- Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation’s “Reaching for the Cure” Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, 1K Kids Run Returns at Full Scale on Sunday, March 27, 2022 — Press Release (24-7pressrelease.com)

2021

2021
- New Partnership with the V Foundation in The Dribble for Victory Over Cancer — Press Release

2020

2020
- St. John’s to Host Virtual Dribble for the Cure on Sept. 26 — Press Release (PRweb.com)
- Dribble For Cure A Cause UCLA Cares About — Press Release (BruinBlitz.com)
- Dribble for the Cure Goes Virtual for 2020 — Press Release (UCLABruins.com)
- The Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation Teams Up with Spoonful of Comfort to Provide “Soup-er” Support for Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation — Press Release
- Chef David Fhima Teams Up with the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation (PCRF) to Cook Up Some Bastille Day Delights — Press Release
- Lurie Children’s brain tumor researcher Amanda M. Saratsis receives prestigious Hartwell Foundation award — Press Release
- The Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation Funds 6 New Research Grants in 2020 — Press Release

2019

2019
- Dribble for the Cure Tops $100K Again — Press Release (UCLA Athletics)
- Dribble for the Cure Returns to Campus Oct. 13 — Press Release (UCLA Athletics)
- The Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation to Host 3rd Annual Dine & Donate During Childhood Cancer Awareness Month — Press Release (PRweb.com)
- Dribble for the Cure Set for Oct. 13 at UCLA — Press Release (UCLABruins.com)
- Dribble for the Cure Returns to St. John’s University on Saturday, September 21, 2019 — Press Release (PRweb.com)
- This Combination Targeted Therapy May Offer Hope To Infants Diagnosed With A Deadly Type Of Leukemia — Press Release (City of Hope Medical Center)
- Trek Across Country Raises Awareness of Childhood Cancer — Press Release (PRweb.com)
- PowerStone Raises a Record-Breaking $83,000 for Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation — Press Release (PowerStone Property Management)
- Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation to Host 26th Annual Western Roundup Event for Oncology Kids and Their Families — Press Release (PRweb.com)
- Seals Announce Charitable Giving for Stick Up For A Cure Night — Press Release (Our Sports Central)
- From Movies to Liuli, A Contemporary Art Tale Coming Soon in May, A Liuli Art Exhibit from Loretta H. Yang and Chang Yi — Press Release (South Coast Plaza)
- Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation Receives Record Number of Scholarship Applications — Press Release (PRweb.com)
- Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation’s Reaching for the Cure Raises Over $430,000 — Press Release (PRweb.com)
- Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation’s Reaching for the Cure Half Marathon, 10K, 5K Kids Run Returns to Irvine on Sunday, March 17, 2019 — Press Release (PRweb.com)
- Ted Baker to Host Grand Opening Event Benefiting Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation — Press Release (PRweb.com)
- The Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation Welcomes Two New Board Members in the Fight Against Pediatric Cancer — Press Release (PRweb.com)
- The Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation Funds 9 New Research Grants in 2019 — Press Release (PRweb.com)

2018

2018
- Urbane Cafe’s Latest Grand Opening Includes Charitable Giving — Press Release (PRweb.com)
- Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation to host 25th annual Western Roundup for Oncology kids and their Families — Press Release
- Powerstone Property Management raises $82,000 for PCRF at Reaching for the Cure event, a new record — Press Release
- Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation’s Reaching for the Cure raises over $530,000 — Press Release
- Hundreds pedal to cure pediatric cancer at the Saddleback Spring Classic Gran Fondo Presented by Sariol Legal — Press Release