Philanthropy at Work

As a cancer survivor and stem cell transplant recipient, Madeline Lauener, Ph.D., understands the treatment struggles patients face. Today, at City of Hope®, she helps develop therapies that could improve transplant outcomes for future generations.

Five years after her diagnosis, Nyla Harding came back to City of Hope® — not as a patient, but as an advocate. Her visit lifted the spirits of children in treatment and reminded our care teams of the long term impact of their work.

After a lifesaving bone marrow transplant at City of Hope®, Camila is preparing for college and reflecting on the resilience, gratitude and hope that shape her future.

After a vivid dream warned her of breast cancer, Nina Youabb turned her experience into advocacy and action, inspiring her Chicago community to raise $15,800 for City of Hope.

After losing his brother to complications from Type 1 diabetes, music executive Sterling Simms turned grief into action — launching an annual bike ride that raises awareness, funding and hope for a cure.  

After surviving cancer, Jack Hunter returned to City of Hope with a renewed purpose — volunteering for 20 years and giving more than 9,000 hours to guide, comfort and inspire patients when they needed it most. 

A pancreatic cancer diagnosis took Lee Ann's family down a road no family wants to travel. Yet, on their journey, they found hope, purpose and community through Walk for Hope Orange County.

See how volunteer leaders Lee Courtney and Amy Hair bring together the Scottsdale philanthropic community to champion women’s cancer research through fashion and fundraising. 

Driven by their determination to honor their late son Matthew, the Smith family has transformed heartbreak into a decade-long fundraising journey in the battle against kidney cancer inspiring hope and support along the way.