Events

Jul

09

Young Professionals Fundraiser at Metro 53

CCBF is having its first Young Professionals event! Join us on Thursday, July 9th at Metro 53 from 7-9 p.m. for an open bar and the chance to win some fabulous raffle prizes. Learn more about this event or buy your tickets now!. Enter to win one of our great raffle prizes for only $5 a ticket by clicking here!

Sep

22

2nd Annual Contemporary Art Auction

Join us for our second annual Contemporary Art Auction at Sotheby’s in New York City.  Last year, we raised over $450,000 to support pediatric cancer and blood diseases, and this year we hope to do even better!  Call (212) 297-4336 or email to learn more about this great event!

Oct

20

2009 Breakthrough Ball

We are excited to announce that our 2009 Breakthrough Ball will be held on Tuesday, October 20th at the Plaza Hotel. Join us for this evening filled with inspiration and hope by buying your ticket now!

Past Events

Jun

10

Tory Burch In-Store Shopping Event

CCBF partnered with Tory Burch to host an exclusive shopping party in their new store in the Meatpacking District on Wednesday, June 10. The evening was a great success with 20% of all sales from the event going to support the Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology at New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center. If you could not make the event but still want to participate, you can use our online promotional code “CCBF” when you checkout at toryburch.com. All orders over $100 will get free shipping and CCBF will still get 20% of your purchase! Code valid from June 10 through June 14.

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CCBF In The News

CCBF Doctors Recognized as New York Magazine Best Doctors

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Dr. James Bussel and Dr. Alexander Aledo were named as two of New York Magazine’s top 100 doctors. Dr. Bussel is known for his ground-breaking work with ITP. Dr. Aledo continues to work with pediatric cancer patients in the Division…

FDA Approves First Oral Medication to Increase Platelet Production for ITP Patients

GlaxoSmithKline recently announced that PROMACTA(R) was approved for the treatment of thrombocytopenia in patients with ITP.  Read entire article, including CCBF Dr. Bussel’s thoughts on this breakthrough.

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CCBF News February 1, 2009

Happy New Year!  This is the first edition of our quarterly newsletter for 2009.  We hope these articles give you…