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Former college lacrosse player Mikaela Rix, diagnosed at age 26, accessed a wide range of resources offered by MSK’s new program tailored for young women with breast cancer.

Share Print "When I was running and my legs started to hurt, I reminded myself that my brother has lost a leg to cancer already,” says Sandy Freiberg, pictured. On September 13, Sandy Freiberg ran a marathon to honor his brother, Evan Freiberg, who is in his fifth year of cancer treatment at Memorial Sloan Kettering. Only Sandy didn’t run the race among a pack of people and with great fanfare at the finish line. He ran 26.2 miles entirely on his own. Sandy had signed up to run the 2020 TCS New York City Marathon with Fred’s Team, one of MSK’s fundraising programs...

Share Print Ken Manotti is Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer at Memorial Sloan Kettering. He leads philanthropic fundraising efforts at MSK and has been in the role since 2018. Why did you choose philanthropy as a career? I had no plans to be in this profession. But many years ago, a mentor asked me to help with fundraising at the University of Pennsylvania. She was very patient and taught me how to raise money for good causes. Back to top Is it hard asking people to donate? At first, I thought: “There is no way I can ask people for money.” But it...