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Events

Support Damon Runyon and meet the scientists whose research you are helping to fund at one of our events. Key fundraising events are listed below – please continue to check back for updates. Smaller regional events are also hosted across the country to highlight the work of our scientists for our community of supporters. These events take place in the Bay Area, Boston, the Hamptons, West Palm Beach, and beyond. If you live in or frequently travel to these areas, or want to know if there’s an upcoming event near you, please contact Kim Kubert, Senior Director of Special Events, at kim.kubert@damonrunyon.org for more information.

Fall Theater Benefit

Join us on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, for our Fall Theater Benefit featuring a performance of Thornton Wilder‘s Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, Our Town, starring four-time Emmy Award winner Jim Parsons and Katie Holmes. Don’t miss your chance to see this strictly limited Broadway engagement while supporting new generations of innovative cancer researchers.

Guests attending the Benefit will have the opportunity to meet young scientists funded by Damon Runyon during our pre-theater dinner at Blue Fin, beginning at 5:00 pm. A performance of Our Town at the Barrymore Theatre will follow at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $650. For more information or to reserve tickets, please contact Kim Kubert, Senior Director of Special Events, at kim.kubert@damonrunyon.org.

2025 Timmerman Traverse

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation is thrilled to continue our partnership with the Timmerman Traverse, an adventurous initiative that brings leaders and investors in biotech together to scale extraordinary heights. Biotech journalist, entrepreneur, and mountaineer Luke Timmerman will lead a team of scientific luminaries who will hike to Everest Base Camp in April 2025, while aiming to raise at least $700,000 to benefit Damon Runyon cancer researchers. To learn more about the team of intrepid climbers and how to support their fundraising, visit damonrunyon.org/traverse.

The 2024 Traverse to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro raised nearly $1.2 million for Damon Runyon.

Annual Breakfast

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation’s Annual Breakfast was held on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, at the Metropolitan Club in New York City, and raised more than $1.5 million. Ken Langone, Chairman of Invemed Associates and Co-Founder of The Home Depot, was honored for his longstanding support of Damon Runyon and his shared commitment to investing in bold ideas with the potential to have transformational impact.

If you missed the event but would like to invest in future breakthroughs in cancer research, you can make a donation online here. For more information, please contact Kim Kubert, Senior Director of Special Events, at 212.455.0501 or kim.kubert@damonrunyon.org.

Runyon 5K at Yankee Stadium

One of New York City’s most unique events, the Runyon 5K is a charitable run/walk that uses Yankee Stadium as its course. 100% of donations raised by participants directly support innovative young scientists funded by the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation. 

Unfortunately, the Runyon 5K will not take place in 2024. Thank you to all our loyal participants, volunteers, and donors for supporting brave and bold scientists who continue to make breakthroughs in every area of cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

We hope to bring the Runyon 5K back in 2025. To learn more about corporate sponsorship opportunities, please contact Kim Kubert, Senior Director of Special Events, at kim.kubert@damonrunyon.org

William Raveis Charitable Fund Events

The William Raveis Charitable Fund hosts fundraising events throughout the year in support of Damon Runyon. We are incredibly grateful to the entire Raveis community for their continued support of Damon Runyon scientists who remain focused on finding a cure for cancer. 

To learn more and find an event near you, visit raveischaritablefund.com.

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