AACR Events and Activities

Participants near the finish line of the AACR Runners for Research 5K Walk/Run at the AACR Annual Meeting 2017 in Washington, D.C.

Some of the AACR Runners for Research pause before the AACR Philadelphia Marathon in November 2017.

Experts speak during a panel discussion at the AACR’s public forum Progress and Promise Against Cancer held in Washington, D.C., in April 2017.

Supporters of the AACR celebrated the 110th anniversary of the AACR in November 2017 at the Andrew Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C.

More than 10,000 people attending the AACR Annual Meeting 2017 in April showed their support for sustained, robust, and predictable federal funding for cancer research.

AACR ambassadors and employees walked in the 2017 6ABC Dunkin’ Donuts Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Dr. Margaret Foti, AACR CEO, and staff members were on hand for All Star Day Live, an AACR fundraiser held by a Philadelphia radio station in May 2017.

Sarah and Daniel Keating receive the 2017 Humanitarian Award for their support of cancer research at the AACR Foundation’s Party with a Purpose, held in Philadelphia in October 2017.

AACR Revolutions for Research: Indoor Cycling to End Cancer was held in November 2017 at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia.

The 2017 Scramble Fore Research golf outing benefited the AACR and the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. Among those attending were, from left, Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagles; Mitch Stoller, AACR Foundation Executive Director; Ron Jaworski, former NFL quarterback and a football analyst on ESPN; Dr. Karen Knudsen, Director, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University; and Ukee Washington, co-anchor on KYW-TV.

The AACR Runners for Research, staff, and volunteers cheer after the 2017 AACR Rock ’n’ Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon.

AACR Foundation Executive Director Mitch Stoller stands with Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and city official Leo Dignam to announce the AACR’s charity partnership for the AACR Philadelphia Marathon beginning in 2017.