Grant Recipients
Awards
Awards from 2004 Walk & Fundraiser:
- $50,000 Research Grant Awarded to Dr. Dean Lee, Texas Children's Cancer Center.
- $5000 Grant awarded to University of Illinois Cancer Center at Chicago—Leukemia Survivors Research Grant.
- Helped fund Bone Marrow Donor Drives for Jim Hunt (AML) and Donna Chovan (AML).
- Mallory Hofstad, Darien, IL
- 17 yrs old
- Diagnosed with Hodgkins lymphoma October 2004. In remission April 2005.
- Ashley Souba, Batavia, IL
- 15 yrs old
- Diagnosed with ALL fall of 2002. Relapsed fall of 2004. Stem cell transplant from brother April 2005. Relapsed again, Ashley had a second transplant from her brother in 2006.
- Donna Chovan, Lombard, IL
- Diagnosed with AML. Stem cell transplant 2003. Relapsed Fall of 2004. Stem cell transplant 2005.
- Margaret Madden, Alsip, IL
- Diagnosed with ALL. Received bone marrow transplant from brother February 2005.
- Nick Whitson, Steger, IL
- 14 yrs old
- Diagnosed with MDS (pre-leukemia). Received bone marrow transplant from brother December 2004.
- Jordan Pickering, Tinley Park, IL
- 5 yrs old
- Diagnosed with ALL in 2000. Relapsed July 2004.
- Eugene Schumacher, Michigan City, IN
- Diagnosed with AML in Fall of 2004.
- Mary Soupes, Chicago, IL
- Diagnosed with ALL 2003.
- Joachum Canete, Lombard, IL
- 10 yrs old
- Diagnosed with lymphoma 2004.
- Kaitlyn Kooi, Island Lake, IL
- 2 yrs old
- Diagnosed March 2003 with ALL.
- Jason Gould, Oswego, IL
- Relapsed January 2005. Bone marrow transplant May 2005.
- Giacomo Iraci, Chicago, IL
- Diagnosed with AML in August 2004.
- Lexie Burdick, Darien, IL
- Now 3-1/2 yrs old
- Diagnosed with ALL in June 2004.