Board member, The 11 Day Power Play 2018 – 2024 25 years working in higher education and healthcare philanthropy HOW IS THE 11 DAY POWER PLAY IMPORTANT IN THE FIGHT FOR CANCER? To me, the 11 Day Power Play doesn’t just support finding a cure for cancer, it...
The 11 Day Power Play means more to me than words may be able to describe, but here goes nothing. Sitting down and writing a blog post is almost ironic because a good friend of mine, and one of the key people I play for, would use blog posts as a way to describe and...
In May 2014 my mother was diagnosed with stage 4 bone cancer and passed away in June 2014. Nine months later I met my husband, a widower who lost his wife to melanoma in 2010. He is one of the lucky ones, he's a cancer survivor. Years before, when Amy (Lesakowski,...
When I think about why I fight against cancer, my mind always goes back to 8th grade. That year, I lost a close friend to cancer—a loss that changed how I viewed the disease forever. It was the first time I truly understood how cancer doesn’t just attack bodies; it...
For the past seven years, I’ve laced up my skates to participate in the 11 Day Power Play in Buffalo, New York. This event has been one of the most impactful experiences of my life, combining my passion for hockey with a commitment to making a real difference in the...
What is/are your personal experience(s) with cancer? My grandmother died from pancreatic cancer shortly after I graduated college and that was my first real close person to me to battle cancer. She fought as long as she could, however she was unable to win that fight....
It was an autumn day in 2019 and I was driving down to HarborCenter to meet up with some friends and watch the Sabres Prospect Challenge. I was surprised that an old friend - Carl, who I played roller hockey with and had not seen in years - was going to be joining...
Hi Everyone! Tim Collins here, also known as "Mr. Galaxy." This is the start of our seventh year playing for the Community Shift on the Roswell Park team! It has been absolutely awesome to see how much work everyone puts into their individual efforts to raise money...
It was your typical fall Sunday in Buffalo – cold and gray, with a hint of freezing rain falling from the sky. My friend Ryan and I attended the Sabres game the night before, a highly entertaining bummer of a 5-4 loss to the Maple Leafs. It was the 23rd different...
It was just an ordinary Thursday in October 10 years ago. I was having lunch with business associates and doing some planning for the following year. When my son’s number showed up on my screen, I was excited as always to talk to him. He had just begun his sophomore...