Spring Newsletter
March is Kidney Cancer Awareness Month
Over $30,000 donated to LVTCI thanks to YOU!
Thanks to your unwavering support, we proudly donated over $30,000 to Lehigh Valley Topper Cancer Institute in 2024, directly funding the annual Kidney Cancer Symposium this Spring and advancing research on a new quality-of-life questionnaire. Your generosity continues to make a powerful impact and we are deeply grateful for your dedication to this cause!
Hot off the Press - Make your voice heard for kidney cancer funding!
Congress will be voting on a continuing resolution March 11th that will drastically cut the funding to the CDMRP which supports medical research programs including kidney cancer research. If you have a few minutes today, please contact your legislators and ask them to protect the full funding of this life-saving program. You can find your representatives' contact information using this tool: https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member
Become an Advocate!
Once again, ADF has partnered with KidneyCAN to support their Spring advocacy days, speaking with members of congress to ensure kidney cancer research funding remains in the national budget. All patients, families, caregivers, friends, and medical professionals are welcome to become advocates. Most advocates will meet virtually with their representatives and Congressional staff in their home districts to ask for research funding and KidneyCAN provides the education and training you need.
Interested in joining the Fall advocacy sessions? Contact Joann at Joann@andyderrfoundation.org to join the team!
ADF volunteer is new KidneyCAN Program Director
We are very proud to announce one of our volunteers and Andy's daughter-in-law, Melissa Derr, has joined KidneyCAN full time as their program director! Melissa is following her passion for advocacy and making a difference in the lives of those facing kidney cancer. Read her announcement here: https://kidneycan.org/melissa-derr/
March Madness Pool is here!
Intimidated by filling out a bracket? Tired of having one upset ruin your chance at a payout? Come join our March Madness squares pool! Like a Super Bowls squares pool, you don’t need any knowledge of the game to win. Select your square(s) and have 63 chances at winning some sweet, sweet cash.
$100 per square
63 different chances to win!
$7500 in total prizes
Follow the link to see the Rules tab for more details
25% of your entrance fee will be donated to the Andy Derr Foundation.
Select your desired square(s) below and then submit a payment:
Venmo
@Brian-Derr-2 (last 4 of phone number is 3556)
Email brian@andyderrfoundation.org if you'd like a different payment method.
Numbers will be randomized by March 19th. First round of the tournament starts March 20th
https://superbowlpoolsite.com/contest/613549?p=ADF2025
Your unique medical information can help tRCC research
ADF is excited to announce a new partnership with Count Me In, a nonprofit research initiative that engages patients and enables them to accelerate cancer research by sharing their samples, their clinical information, and their voices. Count Me In (CMI) began with discussions between Emerson Collective and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard in 2013.
Count Me In’s tRCC Project is now open for enrollment. This new initiative focuses on research into translocation renal cell carcinoma (tRCC), and we invite patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals to learn more and consider getting involved. Visit trccproject.org to find out more.
Save the Date for our upcoming events:
ADF Oktoberfest returns Sunday, Sept 21st
Lehigh Valley Topper Cancer Institute's Advances in Kidney Cancer Care, Wednesday, April 23rd, 5pm at Lehigh Country Club https://go.activecalendar.com/lehighvalleyhealthnetwork/event/advances-in-kidney-cancer-care-9/
