Philanthropy at Work

In 2011, Frank Di Bella was diagnosed with metastatic bladder cancer and given three to four months to live by two other notable institutions. Then he came to City of Hope and met Sumanta K. Pal, M.D., assistant clinical professor, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research and co-director of the Kidney Cancer Program.

Like so many others, Nancy and Chuck Trudeau have felt the impact of cancer. Nancy’s parents and grandparents each developed cancer at an early age, and Chuck’s father and three grandparents passed away from cancer. “Back then, you couldn’t even say the word cancer — we called it The Big C,” shares Nancy.

“City of Hope is a place that saves lives,” says Chuck O’Shea. “I know, because I’m one of the people whose life they’ve saved.”

Billy Bastek is this year’s Hardware and Homebuilding Spirit of Life® Award honoree.

City of Hope Orange County received a transformative gift of $25 million from the Argyros family in September. The exciting news was announced by Julia Argyros at the Hope Gala September 10.

Fast Five with...Jack Reagan, S.P. Richards

Patients and families express gratitude for continued support of pediatric cancer and survivorship research.  

In recognition of National Philanthropy Day on Nov. 15, meet Jay Steinman. His family has had a lifelong connection to City of Hope. He is one of the nearly 10,000 community crusaders whose support is helping to bring our Orange County vision to life.

From store campaigns to community events, Jessica Blakely is helping Bashas’ build momentum for City of Hope®’s mission across Arizona.