Over the weekend of November 17-18, we traveled to Philadelphia to support our team of runners participating in the 2018 Philadelphia Marathon. For the fourth year in a row, the Emily Whitehead Foundation had the honor of being an official Philadelphia Marathon charity partner. This year’s team has so far raised $21,000! In four years, […]
Philipsburg, Pa., July 2, 2018 — The 4th Annual “Tee Off for T-Cells” Golf Tournament benefitting the Emily Whitehead Foundation will take place Friday, July 13, 2018 at Philipsburg Elks Lodge & Country Club. This annual fundraiser is an opportunity for Philipsburg and surrounding communities to unite in support of raising money to further pediatric […]
Over the weekend of May 5-6, we had the pleasure of attending the 2018 Pittsburgh Marathon. For the third year in a row, the Emily Whitehead Foundation participated in the marathon as an official charity partner. This year our charity team consisted of about 25 runners, including EWF co-founder Kari Whitehead. Among those who participated, […]
Today is Emily’s 13th birthday! We are so proud of the person Emily has grown to be. It was not too long ago that birthdays were an uncertainty, and we are thankful every day that we still get to celebrate them. It is therefore incredibly special to us that this year Emily’s birthday coincides with […]
This week marks a huge milestone for pediatric cancer research. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Wednesday that is has approved Novartis CAR-T cell therapy CTL019—now Kymriah—for pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)! The decision comes after an advisory committee unanimously voted in favor of approval at a meeting on July 12 — at which Emily Whitehead […]
We have been hoping for and working toward this for five years. To not only have CAR-T cell therapy likely to be the first gene cell therapy approved by the FDA, but to also have it be approved first in pediatrics is very exciting. This is a step forward for pediatric cancer as new treatments […]
Philipsburg, Pa., July 10, 2017 — The Emily Whitehead Foundation will hold its third annual “Tee Off for T-Cells” charity golf tournament on Friday, July 14, 2017 at Philipsburg Elks Lodge & Country Club. This event is a fun opportunity for Philipsburg community members, golfers, local sponsors and special guests to unite in support of raising money for pediatric […]
On May 9-10, 2017, the Emily Whitehead Foundation will participate in Centre Gives, a 36-hour online annual giving event sponsored by the Centre Foundation. While Emily was in treatment at CHOP, we received an overwhelming amount of support from our community back home in Philipsburg, Pa. Now, we have dedicated ourselves to establishing a community of […]
On Saturday, March 18 we teamed up with Left Right Repeat to hold the PI Day 5K Benefiting Emily Whitehead Foundation at Circleville Park in State College, Pa. Despite postponement due to inclement weather, the rescheduled Pi Day event was a success — and runners who braved the cold were still greeted at the finish line with […]
The Emily Whitehead Foundation is celebrating our second anniversary since launching in January 2015! What had once been a dream has now been a reality for the past two years—and what a journey it has been. Within our first year we were thrilled to present a $100,000 grant to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) to help further the T-cell therapy research of Dr. […]
As this year comes to a close, we’re reflecting back on just what an incredible year 2016 has been for the Emily Whitehead Foundation. In January, Tom, Kari, and Emily had the honor of being present for the launch of Vice President Joe Biden’s Cancer Moonshot Initiative at the Penn Medicine Abramson Cancer Center. In February, the […]
PHILIPSBURG, Pa. – July 3, 2016 — The second annual “Tee Off for T-Cells” charity golf tournament is set to take place at the Philipsburg Elks Lodge & Country Club on Friday, July 15, 2016. The event, held by the Emily Whitehead Foundation, will bring together community members and golfers, including local sponsors and special guest celebrity athletes, […]