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December 18, 2025

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July 16, 2025

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="62398" img_size="full" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]For Isabella Pavlides, what began as a heartfelt team fundraiser has evolved into a personal mission—and a powerful platform for change. In 2023, Isabella was a junior at Bucknell University and a key player on the school’s field hockey team. That...

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October 21, 2024

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link="https://youtube.com/shorts/8pyoUSfWCIU?si=2ddQHEroEyNaLRSX" align="center" css=""][vc_column_text css=""]In 2010, University of Maryland Women's Basketball Coach Brenda Frese’s son, Tyler, was diagnosed with childhood leukemia at the age of 2 and began treatment immediately. By December 2013, Tyler completed his final round of chemotherapy and has been cancer-free ever...

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August 2, 2024

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="61795" img_size="full" alignment="center" css=""][vc_column_text css=""] Thank you, Safeway Foundation, you Make Cures Possible! [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""]We are thrilled to announce and extend our heartfelt gratitude to the Safeway Foundation for their continuing support with a $10,000 grant to the National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR). This...

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July 18, 2024

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="61695" img_size="full" alignment="center" css=""][vc_column_text css=""] With Teamwork, We Can Make Cures Possible   [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=""]This thought was the motivating force that pulled together this successful Friday night event in the heart of Frederick, Maryland, with the Frederick Keys. This event has become a yearly highlight for the...

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August 24, 2020

As COVID-19 continues to affect day-to-day lives, we realize and understand the changes occurring in athletic departments across the country. For your convenience, Play4TheCure has compiled a comprehensive list of virtual fundraising methods that your team can initiate while practicing social distancing and maintaining other...

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Blog, P4TC
March 5, 2020

Play4TheCure is dedicated to raising funds for the National Foundation for Cancer Research through competitive sports featuring recreational sports clubs, middle schools, high schools and collegiate sporting events. Through the program, teams are encouraged to brainstorm unique fundraising strategies. To help you get started on...