Today we are excited to share with you the details for our Sea to Sea for MBC trip across the US to meet with sponsors, supporters, volunteers and the researchers we have funded to date.
Our trip begins with a kick-off party at our home base in Annapolis Maryland on April 12, 2015. The following day we hit the road with TEAM 1: Kelly Lange (Secretary/ Treasurer) and Marlene King (Board Member at Large).
As you will quickly see below, we have many activities planned already but we still have room to add events and would love your input and suggestions. We’d love to hear from anyone wishing us to come by their city. So if you live near the route, please let us know! We would especially like to fill in the empty days May 8-10 and 20-22, so if you live within a reasonable distance of Oklahoma City, Kansas City or anywhere along the west coast from San Francisco to Los Angeles and want to host an event, let us know! We have plenty of ideas we can discuss with you, so contact us as [email protected] !
HERE’S OUR TOUR !
12 APRIL 2015: ANNAPOLIS MD. KICK-OFF PARTY !!
13 April: Frederick MD. National Cancer Institute (NCI) to visit METAvivor 2014 research grant recipient Balamurugan Kuppusamy, PhD.
14 April: Gaithersburg MD. Visit Sea to Sea for MBC Sponsor MEDIMMUNE.
15 April: Drive to University Park PA.
16 April: University Park PA. State College to visit METAvivor 2011 research grant recipient Andrea Mastro, PhD
17 April: Drive to Philadelphia PA.
17 April: Philadelphia PA. Awareness/Fundraiser Event Cocktail Party hosted by supporter.
18-19 April: Philadelphia PA. Attendance at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting.
20 April: NYC. Columbia University to visit METAvivor 2014 research grant recipient Swarnali Acharyya, PhD.
21 April: East Hanover NJ. Visit Sea to Sea for MBC Sponsor NOVARTIS.
21 April: Woodcliff Lake NJ. Visit Sea to Sea for MBC Sponsor EISAI.
22 April. Drive to Cleveland OH.
23 April. Cleveland OH. Cleveland Clinic to visit METAvivor 2012 research grant recipient Candece Gladson, MD.
23 April: Cleveland OH. Case Western Reserve University to visit METAvivor 2014 research grant recipient William Schiemann, PhD.
24 April: Drive to Columbus OH. Supporter awareness event at Cancer Support Ohio.
25-April: Columbus OH. Supporter coffee and art awareness/fundraiser event.
26 April: Ann Arbor MI. Supporter craft/vendor fair/fundraiser.
27 April: Drive to E. Lansing. Michigan State University to visit METAvivor 2014 research grant recipient Eran Andrechek, PhD. Drive back to Ann Arbor.
28 April: Ann Arbor MI. University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center to visit METAvivor 2013 research grant recipient, Sofia Merajver, MD, PhD. SWITCH TO TEAM 2: CJ Corneliussen-James plus person yet to be determined. Possible overnight in Dayton OH.
29 April: Drive to Louisville KY. Visit with supporters. Drive part way to Birmingham AL.
30 April: Arrive in Birmingham AL.
1 May: Birmingham AL. University of Alabama, Birmingham to visit with METAvivor 2013 research grant recipient, Douglas Hurst, PhD.
2 May: Vardaman MS: Visit with METAvivor supporter/donor.
3 May: Drive to Houston TX.
4 May: Houston TX. MD Anderson to visit with METAvivor 2014 research grant recipient, Dihua Yu, MD, PhD.
5 May: Drive partway to Oklahoma City. Stop midway for supporter/donor event.
6 May: Finish drive to Oklahoma City OK.
7 May: Oklahoma City OK. Oklahoma Medical Research Center to visit METAvivor 2011 research grant recipient Alana Welm, PhD and METAvivor 2013 research grant recipient David Lum, PhD.
8 May: OPEN.
9 May: OPEN.
10 May: OPEN.
11 May: Drive to Kansas City KS.
12 May: Kansas City KS. Kansas University Medical Center to visit METAvivor 2010 grant recipient, Danny Welch, PhD. SWITCH TO TEAM 3: Lori Marx-Rubiner plus one person yet to be determined.
13 May: Begin drive to Denver CO.
14 May: ARRIVE Denver CO.
15 May: Denver CO. University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus to visit METAvivor 2012 grant recipient, Heide Ford, PhD.
16 May. Begin drive to Salt Lake City UT.
17 May: ARRIVE Salt Lake UT. Awareness/fundraiser event by METAvivor supporter.
18 May: Drive to Winnemucca NV.
19 May: Drive to San Francisco CA.
20 May: Potential bay area events not yet firm.
21 May: Potential bay area events not yet firm. POTENTIALLY OPEN.
22 May: OPEN.
23 May: Drive to Duarte CA.
24 May: Potential fundraiser LA area. POTENTIALLY OPEN.
25 May: Team down day to prepare for grand finale celebration.
26 May: Duarte CA. City of Hope to visit METAvivor 2013 research grant recipient Rahul Jondial, PhD, MD.
26 MAY 2015: DUARTE CA. GRAND FINALE CELEBRATION! JOIN THE PLANNING TEAM !
As you can see, this is a very full and busy trip already! However, if you live along the route and want to be involved, we very much want to try and work you into the schedule so be sure to contact us at [email protected].
METAvivor is grateful to our sponsors Eisai, Novartis and MedImmune who have made this campaign possible.
Hope to see you soon!
