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2022 Kristen Ann Carr Fund Holiday Letter
Dear Friends, Sarcoma claimed Kristen’s life within two years of diagnosis. It was in that short window of time that Kristen‘s amazing legacy began – The Kristen Ann Carr Fund – responding with heart and generosity toward others going through a similar battle. This kindness was met with determination and fierce loyalty by her family,…
Read More2021 Kristen Ann Carr Fund Holiday Letter
Dear Friends, We hope this holiday season finds you and your family in good health and great spirits. The last two years have reinforced the essential purpose and importance of gathering with family and friends which coincides with Kristen’s philosophy of “I want to live my life in the moment with the people I love.” …
Read MoreMy Story: Jeffrey Gendel
Its Monday morning, July 2nd, 2018, I’m sitting in the reception area on the 3rd floor at the Memorial Sloan Kettering 53rd Street clinic waiting to see a doctor, my mind racing with thought after thought as I try my best to not let the demons take over my psyche. “Stay Positive”. “We Got this”.…
Read MoreKACF Selected as Beneficiary of “A Night of Giving Back”
The Kristen Ann Carr Fund is honored to have been selected as one of the three benefitting charities for “A Night of Giving Back” hosted by Camps Equinunk and Blue Ridge. KACF was selected in memory of our mutual dear friend and long-time KACF supporter, Steve Gelobter, who passed away on Sunday, November 1st. Steve…
Read MoreKACF Returns to Cycle for Survival
We are excited to let you know the The Kristen Ann Carr Fund will be riding as a team for Cycle for Survival on March 1st at Equinox in Greenwich, CT. We have 16 people riding including Rishon Blumberg, Ilyse and Paul Lesser and Tristine Skyler. The rumor on Facebook is that Rishon has posted that he will even…
Read MoreKACF teams up with SoxxyAir to create KACF Socks!
Our friend Sarah Stabile and SoxxyAir have launched a crowd funding campaign through Indiegogo to promote a new line of compression socks that give back with a portion of the proceeds benefiting five different charities including KACF. Click HERE to check out their campaign to learn more about SoxxyAir and buy your own pair of…
Read MoreSarcoma Alliance Watches TV Medical Dramas
The national nonprofit organization discusses the incorrect information on medical shows and makes suggestions, just in time for Rare Disease Day.
Read MoreHoliday Letter 2011
Dear Friends, This year, the trustees of the Kristen Ann Carr Fund re-learned what lives are really all about, through the wonder of Sasha’s first child, Weston Kristof Carr. Wes reminds us, every day, what an individual life means, how irreplaceable it is, and how beautiful. Individual lives are what the Kristen Ann Carr Fund’s…
Read MoreInaugural New England Sarcoma Symposium
The inaugural New England Sarcoma Symposium, a joint effort between the Roger Williams Cancer Center and the Kristen Ann Carr Fund, took place in March, 2011 in Providence, Rhode Island. The academic program was designed to benefit a broad range of cancer experts, including surgeons, medical oncologists, gastroenterologists, and the corresponding trainees, placing special emphasis…
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