• New strategy that blocks key protein could improve treatment of difficult lymphoma
• Administrator joins cancer center to lead planning and grant renewal processes
• Delivery method improves ability of vaccine to overcome melanoma
• Blood donors make their “giving tree” thrive
• Contest offers a brush with country music’s leading stars at City of Hope softball game
• ACE teams strive to break old habits and create efficient work plans
• Recognition week shines a spotlight on valued staff 

The inaugural event in the nation’s capital drew about 750 participants and raised nearly $250,000. Walkers embarked from the National Mall and journeyed five kilometers — about 3 miles — through the area surrounding the U.S. Capitol.

The event garnered official support from 16 members of Congress and the backing of Team Markel, headed by Tony Markel, national chair of City of Hope’s  Power of Hope fundraising campaign. Markel’s team included four busloads of participants who journeyed more than 100 miles from Richmond, Va.

The next Walk for Hope event takes place in San Diego on May 21. For more information, visit www.walkforhope.org. (Photo by Matt Glass)