Behavioral Health Professionals at institutions in Maryland and Massachusetts awarded grants to explain and improve psychosocial outcomes of those affected by childhood cancer

Researchers at City of Hope, Dartmouth College, Memorial Sloan-Kettering, National Cancer Institute and the University of California San Francisco, receive $250,000 two-year grants

Three year, $1.5 million grants to be awarded to investigators at Baylor College of Medicine, Georgia Health Sciences University Research Institute and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Auction of 2015 Kia Sorento raises the most money at an IAA ALSF event

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Sept. 29, 2014) – Mercury Insurance today auctioned off a 2015 Kia Sorento for $15,500, contributing to the fight against childhood cancer. All proceeds will benefit Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF), a nonprofit dedicated to finding cures for all kids with cancer. The Kia, with less than 200 miles on the odometer, donated by Mercury, packed a house of live bidders at the Insurance Auto Auctions (IAA) branch in Anaheim, and was available to hundreds online.

Auction Proceeds to Support Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer

Indianapolis , Ind. (September 5, 2014) – Verizon IndyCar Series driver, Graham Rahal, announced today that the Graham Rahal Foundation will conduct its third annual helmet auction benefiting children’s charities. The auction will feature the helmet that was designed by 10-year-old cancer survivor, Daniel Cooper, and worn by Rahal when he raced in the GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma in Sonoma, Calif. on Sunday, Aug. 24.