Thrown into the cancer world at seven, Eli Williams would spend half his earthly life fending off the deadly disease and contributing to its future cure. We, as Eli's Block Party, are picking up Eli’s flag by raising money for innovative brain cancer research.
What We Did
Our mission was to help close the funding gap between funding received and funding needed for innovative pediatric brain cancer research.
Why We Did It
We raised money simply because the 4% of government cancer funding is not enough to fight the leading cause of death by disease in children. We do it simply because doctors in the richest country in the world should never say no to treating a child.
Where It Went
We directly applied the funds we raised to the root of research by putting it in the hand that holds the microscope. We sought doctors whose innovative research showed promise toward more effective treatments, and whose compassion for the patients and passion for the cause set them apart.
How Much Donated
2015 -- $15,000 to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
2016 -- $12,500 to Children's Oncology Group
2017 -- $20,000 to Dr. Ted Johnson at Children's of Georgia
2018 -- $25,000 to Dr. Ted Johnson at Children's of Georgia
2019 -- $20,000 to Dr. Greg Friedman at Children's of Alabama
2020 -- $18,500 to Dr. Greg Friedman at Children's of Alabama
2021 -- $28,000 to Dr. Greg Friedman at Children's of Alabama
2022 -- $20,000 to Dr. Greg Friedman at Children's of Alabama
2023 -- $18,000 to Dr. Greg Friedman at Children's of Alabama (plus, 7k for a local family who lost a child)
Supporting Dr. Greg Friedman at Children's of Alabama
The cure will be found through research. Eli's Block Party raised money for the innovative research being done by Dr. Friedman's lab. His novel approach to fighting this monster has shown increasing success and promise.
