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RMHC of Greater Washington, D.C. to Host 30th Anniversary Pro-Am Golf Tournament

May 7, 2014

Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Greater Washington D.C. is hosting the 30th Anniversary Pro-Am Golf Tournament on Monday, June 23rd, 2014 at Woodmont Country Club in…

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World Ovarian Cancer Day is May 8th

May 7, 2014

We all have women in our lives who we love and cherish: our mothers, our daughters, our sisters, our friends. Every woman in the world…

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The Children’s Inn at NIH’s Play Park Receives Award from the Maryland Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects

May 7, 2014

The Children’s Inn at NIH can now say it features a Play Park designed by an award-winning design firm! Mahan Rykiel Associates (MRA), the design…

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Meet the Children: Ashley & Samantha Housel

May 7, 2014

Life was hectic yet wonderful for the Housel family when identical twins Ashley and Samantha arrived in 2010. It became even more hectic when, shockingly,…

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Scientist to Study Resilience in Adolescent and Young Adults During & After Cancer Treatment

May 7, 2014

Evidence suggests that people who undergo cancer treatment as teenagers and young adults have more trouble adjusting to life off treatment than their younger and…

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CureSearch for Children’s Cancer Shares Their Impact in New Report

May 7, 2014

After 25 years of leadership in the field, CureSearch for Children’s Cancer transformed itself in 2013 to maximize its impact in fighting childhood cancer.  They…

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Finding Connections to Help Heal a Broken Heart

May 7, 2014

Mona Santoya woke in the middle of the night to hear her little daughter Genevieve gasping for air. After rushing her to the ER, tests…

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Keeping Families Safe this Mother’s Day

May 6, 2014

For mothers, nothing is more important than keeping their families safe. That’s why just in time for Mother’s Day, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is…

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Helping Reduce Child Mortality Rates in Lwala, Kenya

May 6, 2014

J.C. Gonzalez-Mendez, president and CEO of RMHC, traveled to Kenya to see first-hand how grants invested in the Lwala Community Alliance through the RMHC Global…

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National Breast Cancer Coalition Set a Deadline for Breast Cancer

May 6, 2014

Founded in 1991, the National Breast Cancer Coalition’s (NBCC) mission is to end breast cancer through the power of action and advocacy. In 2010, NBCC…

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OCRF Research Shows How Ovarian Tumors Elude Immune System

May 6, 2014

Tumors use numerous mechanisms to escape detection and killing by the immune system. Results from OCRF-funded research, reported May 4, 2014 in the prestigious journal Nature…

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How to Celebrate Food Allergy Action Month This May With FARE

May 1, 2014

This year FARE is expanding Food Allergy Awareness Week by declaring the entire month of May as Food Allergy Action Month – a time to…

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