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Family hoping for ‘normal’ Christmas
Caroline, 2, has battled two rare diseases this year By: Sena Christian, The Press Tribune The Christen family plans to spend Christmas together, just the four of them, at home. They decorated a plastic Christmas tree, which they arranged in the living room of their house in Lincoln. “We’re going to keep it quiet and […]
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Holiday party offers reprieve from cancer
Childhood cancer patients and families enjoy surprise visit from Santa For one evening earlier this month, childhood cancer patients and families had a chance to enjoy the holidays without having to think about cancer. The Keaton Raphael Memorial hosted 180 guests from Placer and Sacramento counties during the annual Childhood Cancer Family Holiday Party Dec. […]
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Grant will help children with cancer and their siblings
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Nothing Bundt Cake Granding Opening supports Keaton Raphael Memorial
A new bakery will open soon in Roseville serving up individual and large bundt cakes. First it was cupcakes, and now it may be a bundt cake craze. Nothing Bundt Cakes, a company headquartered in Las Vegas, is opening a bundt cake bakery in Roseville. The grand opening is set for Thursday, Dec. 1. They’ll […]
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Keaton Kiddos – Lily
Lily Age 3 Diagnosis: Lily was diagnosed with Leukemia in 2012 and KRM has provided ongoing financial assistance for their family through the family navigator program utilizing various services such as socialization events adopt a family, and the family was one of the many who participated in Keaton Raphael Memorial’s Thanksgiving turkey distribution supported by […]
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Celebrity stylist visits with young cancer survivor
VIP style event raises funds for Keaton Raphael Memorial Raising funds to help families battling childhood cancer is always in style. More than 125 guests of the Keaton Raphael Memorial got the VIP treatment Saturday and Sunday during the Westfield Style Tour. Read full article as published by Roseville & Granite Bay Press Tribune
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Getting Big Pharma to Treat Childhood Cancers
At age five, some kids have won pee-wee sports championships or perhaps a class spelling bee, but for Luke Fochtman of Okemos, Mich., his fifth birthday marked his victory over a much larger foe — in a life-or-death battle with childhood cancer, Luke has come out on top. “Through 72 weeks of treatment, chemotherapy, 105 […]
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Young pediatric cancer investigator gets major donation
(Media-Newswire.com) – ( SACRAMENTO, Calif. ) — UC Davis research into ways to better target therapy to childhood cancers has received a major boost, thanks to a $100,000 surprise gift from the Keaton Raphael Memorial. Noriko Satake, assistant professor and pediatric oncologist, was handed the check without notice recently by Robyn Raphael, CEO of Keaton […]
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Keaton Raphael Unveils New Roseville Headquarters
The Roseville-based nonprofit organization outgrew its britches and recently relocated to a new location on Douglas Boulevard. About 60 community supporters, including Roseville Councilman Tim Herman, celebrated the change with a ribbon cutting and open house Tuesday. Read full article as published by Roseville & Granite Bay Press Tribune About 60 community members attended the ribbon […]
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$125,000 to UC Davis Cancer Center; 14th Annual “Chipping Away at Childhood Cancer” Golf Tournament
KEATON RAPHAEL MEMORIAL HELPS JUMP START CHILDHOOD CANCER CLINIC TRIAL RESEARCH PROJECT, UC DAVIS CANCER CENTER The Keaton Raphael Memorial held its 14th Annual “Chipping Away at Childhood Cancer” Memorial Golf Tournament on Monday, August 15th at Morgan Creek Golf Course in Roseville, CA and it was a day to remember. The Keaton Raphael Memorial […]
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