OUR MISSION
The Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Fund is a Children's Hospital guild dedicated to funding research for curing kids with brain tumors. 100% of donations go directly to ground breaking research being done at the Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center in Seattle Washington, one of the preminent research facilities of it's kind in the world.
Upcoming Events!
Second Annual Run of Hope!
Once again we're teaming up with the Seattle Four Seasons Hotel to put on the Run of Hope benefiting pediatric brain tumor research. This years run promises to be even more fun than last years so you won't want to miss it! We look forward to seeing you, October 3, 2010.
Find out more about the Run of Hope Here!
Previous Events!
First Annual Run of Hope Raises Over $250K for Pediatric Brain Tumor Research!
Thanks to The Four Seasons Hotel and amazing support from so many, our first Run of Hope was an enormous success! Over 1,000 participants came together to run or walk and show their support. Check out more info here and sign up the 2010 Run of Hope!
Fifth Annual Non-Event Raises Over $90K!
Once again PBTRF's non-event was a tremendous success thanks to the generosity of so many in our community around the world! Thanks to you we continue to make a huge difference! Since our innaguaral Non-Event in 2006 you've helped us raise over a quarter million dollars through our annual non-event! Look for invitations for our sixth annual non-event, schedued not to take place on March 20, 2011!
Glassybaby for Sarah's Strength!
Gassybaby has created special addition gift set honoring Sarah Mary Hughes, a 9 year old brain tumor patient at Seattle Children's Hospital. 10% from the sale of each Sarah's Strength gift set will be donated to PBTRF. Be inspired by Sarah's strength and get yours today! Here!
Latest Research
Tumor Painting Revolutionizes Fight Against Cancer
SEATTLE July 15, 2007 A tumor paint developed by researchers at Seattle Children's Hospital Research Institute and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center will help surgeons see where a tumor begins and ends more precisely by illuminating the cancerous cells. Read the complete story here. The PBTRF is a proud contributor to the tumor painting project at the Hutch, led by Dr. Jim Olson. Doctors and scientists are hopeful that these techniques will lead to more successful surgeries and treatments for brain tumors among many other cancers. The Tumor painting project was also recently featured in this November 2007 Time Magazine article and in this December 2007 article in Quest Magazine.
Read more about the The Children's Hospital Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Lab here.
Private Donations and Teamwork Lead To Tumor Painting
"Parents of our pediatric brain tumor patients decided on their own that federal institutions were not funding innovative research early enough, fast enough or well enough," Dr. Olson said. "These motivated parents have been actively raising money so that our lab can act immediately on good ideas. Without the private funding from patient families, we might not have tumor paint."