Bite Me Cancer Celebrates 6th Anniversary
Fairfax, Virginia-based Bite Me Cancer celebrated its sixth anniversary last month. The volunteer-run nonprofit supports teenagers with all cancers and funds thyroid cancer research. Bite Me Cancer was founded in September 2010 by Nikki Ferraro, then 17, just months after she had been diagnosed with a rare form of thyroid cancer, in an effort to offer
Bite Me Cancer Announces Recipient of Third Research Grant
Bite Me Cancer announced June 29 that Dr. Irene Min of Weill Cornell Medicine in New York, is the recipient of the group’s third research grant. The $57,500 grant is being administered in conjunction with Bite Me Cancer’s partner, the American Thyroid Association (ATA). “It is my great honor to be awarded for the thyroid cancer
Update from Nikki Ferraro: JMU Sophomore & Founder of “Bite Me Cancer”
Nikki Ferraro, a student at James Madison University (JMU), is the brains behind the non-profit organization Bite Me Cancer. She also formed the “Bite Me Cancer” Relay for Life team for the Vienna, VA Relay event for the American Cancer Society. Ferraro, who was diagnosed with a rare form of thyroid cancer in the spring
SAVE THE DATE: Take a Swing at Cancer -August 12th
The Bite Me Cancer board and fundraising committee is presenting its first charity event to benefit the Bite Me Cancer Foundation on Sunday, August 12 from 11 a.m to 2 p.m. Take a Swing at Cancer, at Dulles Golf Center and Sports Park in Dulles, Va., will help the group with its goal of raising
SAVE THE DATE: Networking For Good Event – WEDNESDAY
Networking for Good will host a Bite Me Cancer networking event on Wednesday, July 25 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Vapiano, in Reston, Va. The event benefits the Bite Me Cancer Foundation, to support and inspire teams with all cancers as well as raise awareness and funds to fight thyroid cancer. Reservations are
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