Calendar of cancer fundraising events

Discover and support community fundraising events and make your impact on cancer research, patient care, and education with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

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Fundraising events in our communities

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March 2025

 
March 6, 2025

Paul Sanford's Golf Outing 

 

April 2025

 
April 5, 2025

The Cancer Beat 8

The Cancer Beat is The Cancer Couch Foundation’s event featuring top recording artists live in concert to fund metastatic breast cancer research. Buy your tickets to this year’s event featuring Mat Kearney now!  

 

April 5, 2025

Band Of Parents Kids Walk for Kids with Cancer  

The BOP Kids Walk in Central Park is an opportunity to unite our community, raise awareness, and fund critical pediatric cancer research. By walking with us, you help bring hope and healing to children battling neuroblastoma.

 

April 25th, 2025

Layups 4 Life: 5th Annual ‘Drive Out Cancer’ Charity Golf Outing  

Layups 4 Life invites you to participate in the 5th Annual ‘Drive Out Cancer’ Golf Outing, taking place at Galloping Hill Golf Course, located in Kenilworth, New Jersey. The funds raised from this event will support important cancer research and clinical trials.

 

May 2025

 

May 5, 2025

Drive the Dream of Hope Fundraiser  

Participate in a round of golf or a tennis match then enjoy an evening cocktail reception at the Whipporwill Club in Armonk, NY. Funds raised support Wilms Tumor research conducted by Dr. Michael Ortiz.

 

May 7th, 2025

Go with Courage: 2025 Ladies’ Luncheon and Game Day 

Go With Courage is a foundation supporting breast cancer research at MSK. Join this fabulous community for a delicious luncheon and variety of games that will make a massive difference on breast cancer research at the Glen Head Country Club.

 

May 17th, 2025

Layups 4 Life: Inaugural Charity Pickleball Tournament  

Layups 4 Life invites you to participate in our inaugural Pickleball Charity Tournament. Gather up your friends, family members, co-workers; find a partner and take the pickleball courts for a great cause. We are thrilled to partner with Pickleball Palace, located in Whippany, NJ for this charity tournament.

 

July 28, 2025 

JJLF Golf Classic 

Join in on a round of golf to support Dr. Emily Slotkin's desmoplastic small-round-cell tumor (DSRCT) research. 

 

September 2025 

 

PaulieStrong Foundation Golf Outing 

The PaulieStrong Foundation supports pediatric cancer research at MSK Kids. The annual golf outing and cocktail party galvanizes this wonderful community in their shared fight against pediatric cancer in memory of Paul Jimenez. 

 

Whit Whit Walk 

The Whit Whit Walk is a community fundraising walk taking place in Lloyd Harbor NY. The event raises funds for MSK Kids. 

 

StrongLikeTom 5K & 10K 

Join us for a 5K or 10K race in New Jersey! There will be vendors and other fun activities set up for attendees to enjoy. 

 

Teddy Kim Foundation's Golf Classic 

Play a round of golf to raise funds for leukemia research. The golf outing is followed by a cocktail reception where on-site babysitting arrangements can be made! 

 

Sportsmen for Charity 

Sportsmen for Charity (SFC) brings together members of the New York-area real estate and construction industry to enjoy a day out outdoor sport sporting to advance research and support children, young adults, and families facing childhood cancers at MSK Kids. 

 

October 2025

 

October 4th, 2025

Ken Pribil Jr. Foundation: Cocktails for a Cure! 

Our 6th annual Cocktails for a Cure fundraiser is at 5-8pm at Centre Station Bar & Grill in RVC, NY. We commemorate the life of Ken Jr. and others who have battled cancer, as we gather for a night of fun, friendship, and philanthropy. The event features:

  • Open Bar
  • Grand Buffet dinner
  • Raffles and Auction Items
  • Music & Entertainment
  • A fun night supporting a great cause

 

November 2025 

 

Haymakers for Hope 

Haymakers for Hope's mission is to knock out cancer by fighting for a cure. The organization gives everyday men and women the chance to support cancer research by training for, and competing in this charity boxing match.

 

MBCure Gala

The MBCure Gala is a black-tie fundraiser bringing together over 600 supporters, metastatic breast cancer (MBC) thrivers and philanthropists dedicated to finding a cure for MBC. The gala features a cocktail reception, seated dinner, an educational segment, entertainment with a live band, and much more! 

 

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