In a year that has been defined by uncertainty, the one thing we are absolutely certain of is how thankful we are for you! Your support of the Emily Whitehead Foundation this past year has allowed us to stay true to our mission to fund innovative pediatric cancer immunotherapy research, and be a resource for […]

On Tuesday, April 17, the Emily Whitehead Foundation presented Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)’s Dr. Stephan A. Grupp with a $250,000 research grant. The donation will support the ongoing CAR T-cell therapy research of Dr. Grupp and his team, benefitting CHOP’s Cancer Immunotherapy Frontier Program. Dr. Grupp is CHOP’s Director of Cancer Immunotherapy Frontier Program […]

On July 12, golfers, sponsors and community members gathered in Philipsburg for our 10th Annual Tee Off for T-Cells golf tournament! Every year, we look forward to returning to the beautiful Philipsburg Elks Lodge & Country Club to tee off to #ActivateTheCure. Thank you to everyone who attended, participated, sponsored and supported the tournament, with […]

We had a great day of golf and fundraising at our 9th Annual at Tee Off for T-Cells golf tournament on July 14! We were back again at the beautiful Philipsburg Elks Lodge and had the perfect day teeing up to #ActivateTheCure. Thank you to everyone who attended, participated, sponsored and supported our 9th annual […]

The Emily Whitehead Foundation is proud to recognize Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee as the 2022 recipient of our Bill Ludwig Pioneer Embassador Award! Before Emily Whitehead became the first pediatric patient to receive CAR T-cell therapy, there were three adults that participated in Dr. Carl June’s groundbreaking clinical trial at the University of Pennsylvania. Bill Ludwig […]

Today, we are proud to be celebrating the 6th anniversary of our official launch of the Emily Whitehead Foundation! Since January 27, 2015, we have committed our organization to Activate The Cure for Childhood Cancer by funding innovative pediatric cancer immunotherapy research, being a resource for families in need of hope for their child, and […]

To our Embassadors, In these uncertain times, the Emily Whitehead Foundation is uniquely aware of the heightened concerns and struggles surrounding immunosuppressed children and adults. The extreme measure of precaution rising in response to COVID-19 is all too familiar for families with children fighting cancer, as well as survivors whose immune systems remain weakened. While […]

As a new decade is upon us, we wanted to take a moment to reflect and share our gratitude for the support we have received not only for our Foundation, but through Emily’s diagnosis and the years of treatment that followed. This past decade has been a journey. At the start, we couldn’t have even […]

On November 23-24, the Emily Whitehead Foundation celebrated five years as an official partner of the Philadelphia Marathon — and it was one of our most successful years to date! This year, we had 27 charity runners participating across all three marathon events. We are so thankful to this team for not only putting in […]

Team EWF continues to inspire us! For the fourth consecutive year, the Emily Whitehead Foundation had the honor of being an official charity partner to the Pittsburgh Marathon. Our team of 25 runners participated in a variety of the marathon weekend events, including the 5k, relay, half marathon and full marathon. For the first time […]

It’s our anniversary! It has been four years to the date since we first launched the Emily Whitehead Foundation. With each anniversary, we like to reflect on the success of the past year, and thank every one of you for continuing to support us in our mission to Activate The Cure. Giving Back In April 2018, the Emily Whitehead Foundation presented Children’s […]