Initially, the goals and efforts of this organization were focused on Jacquie’s care, travel/medical expenses and finding a transplant donor. However in less than a year, the fight that we started as a family came to an abrupt end, and Jacquie was gone. Left devastated and overcome with grief, we rallied back and vowed to do everything possible to help other patients and families. Today, the Foundation has a 4-tiered approach in order to continue the fight against leukemia where Jacquie left off: Awareness | Research | Events | Patient & Family Support
Staying true to our roots of Jacquie’s altruistic and generous personality, the Foundation is extremely successful due to an army of loyal supporters, sponsors and corporate partners. Most notably these efforts have resulted in the Jacquie Hirsch Leukemia Research Project at Roswell Park Cancer Institute where over $425,000 has been invested in promising new cancer research and along with Jacquie’s former oncologist and some of the most of the most brilliant doctors in their field, this initiative is taking aim at Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia’s to determine why this type of cancer is so difficult to treat and cure.
In addition, hundreds of thousands of dollars is raised through annual events put on by the Foundation and by other entities who donate their proceeds to our effective and worthwhile cause. Subsequently, a majority of these funds are used to help patients, families and those afflicted by devastating blood cancers.
