Our story…
Joan's Angels is in dedication to my grandmother, Joan, who lost her battle to breast cancer before I was born. Our team is made up of our family, Joan's twin daughters, her granddaughters and her great- grandchildren. We were lucky to have my mom's cancer caught so early. We walk together to raise awareness and the funding needed to find the cure so we can continue to walk together.
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ABOUT METASTATIC BREAST CANCER
Metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is stage 4 breast cancer, for which there is no cure. Globally, more than 685,000 people die each year from MBC, with more than 43,000 dying each year in the U.S. alone (115 per day). Metastatic breast cancer spreads mostly to the bones, liver, lungs, and brain, causing MBC patients to be in treatment for the rest of their lives—with only 22 percent of MBC patients in the U.S. living longer than five years. Approximately 30 percent of early-stage breast cancers recur as stage 4 MBC. While 98 percent of all breast-cancer-related deaths are from MBC, less than 5 percent of overall breast-cancer funding is currently allocated to researching metastatic breast cancer.
METAvivor is the only organization that puts 100 percent of donations toward finding a cure. This is absolutely amazing, and this year METAVivor, through donations and fundraising events such as this, has been able to award over $5.7 million in research grants. We are extremely passionate about raising money for this cause and truly thank you for helping save lives by participating in or fundraising for this event.
Team members
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Avery Ohara
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Brooklyn Hollens
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Courtney Hollens
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Team captain
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Dianne Maier Adamo
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Dominique Adamo
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Ella OHara
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Grace Maier
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Hudson Hollens
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Josh Hollens
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Kennedy Maier
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Sarah Ohara
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Suzanne Dahlquist
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Recent donors
Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
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May 13 | Geri deLange Oppler | $106.35 |