The William Raveis Charitable Fund (WRCF) in Shelton raised a total of $325,000 for the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation (Damon Runyon) and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in 2020. The WRCF has raised nearly $3 million for Damon Runyon since 2015, benefiting some of the most promising scientists conducting cutting-edge research to find a cure for cancer. For the first time, the Damon Runyon Board of Directors offered to donate a dollar-for-dollar match up to $125,000 for the funds raised by WRCF”™s annual Ride + Walk event, which was virtual this year. Also, in an effort to further its commitment to a cure for cancer, WRCF diversified and donated a portion of its proceeds to the Dana Farber Institute, which is committed to providing adults and children with cancer with the best treatment available today while developing tomorrow”™s cures.
“We are astounded by the innovative scientists from both institutions whose dedication to their work does not waiver ”” even under the unprecedented circumstances of the pandemic,” said Meghan Raveis, the director of the WRCF. “There is still cancer to fight and we followed their lead by remaining steadfast in our fundraising commitment to the cause with new and creative ways.”
The WRCF has raised nearly $3 million for Damon Runyon over its six-year collaboration allowing for the funding of 16 scientists who are researching 10 different types of cancer at nine different institutions in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York. Since 1946, this organization has invested nearly $375 million and funded more than 3,750 young scientists, including 12 Nobel Laureates.
Founded in Boston in 1947, the Farber Cancer Institute blends leading science and exceptional care into transformative medicine. Dana-Farber is a principal teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School and federally designated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Since its founding in 2004, the William Raveis Charitable Fund has been on the forefront of raising money to support communities across the Northeast that are impacted by cancer.
William Raveis Real Estate CEO and Chairman William Raveis founded his company more than 45 years ago and turned it into a real estate powerhouse with more than 4,200 sales associates across 135 offices in nine states.
