Ann's Hope Foundation for Melanoma Cancer

05/13/2022

We’ve officially passed the baton to AIM at Melanoma. There’s still time to register for the 17th Annual Block Melanoma Run & Walk, sponsored by Ann’s Hope Foundation. Sunday, May 22nd.

https://runsignup.com/Race/Info/WI/Franklin/BlockMelanoma

The 17th Annual Block Melanoma 5K Run & 2 Mile Walk is on Sunday May 22, 2022. It includes the following events: 5K Run - Adult, 2 Mile Walk - Adult, Kids Run, Virtual Run / Walk, 5K Run - Youth, and 2 Mile Walk - Youth.

11/30/2021

We were so happy to donate one final gift of $50,000 to Dr. Mark Albertini at UW-CCC this month. We would like to share his gratitude with all of you who have supported Ann's Hope through the years!

"I would like to express my great appreciation for your additional gift of $50,000 for my UWCCC Melanoma Research lab. Your gift will have an immediate impact as it will allow us to expand the study you are supporting to identify an informative biomarker to identify metastatic melanoma patients who will benefit from treatment with immune checkpoint blockade. While treatment with immune checkpoint blockade has improved the lives of many metastatic melanoma patients and has likely cured some patients with metastatic disease, over 50% of metastatic melanoma patients still do not sufficiently benefit from these treatments. It is essential to understand why some patients benefit and others do not benefit from immune checkpoint blockade, and I predict that understanding will provide a meaningful benefit for many metastatic melanoma patients. Your support of my UWCCC Melanoma Research lab is helping us address this unmet need.

I would like to again thank you for your amazing support of my UWCCC Melanoma Research lab. Each of you are valuable members of my melanoma research lab team.” - With Appreciation, Dr. Mark Albertini

09/23/2021

Block Melanoma 5k Run, 3k Walk & Kids Fun Run Update - https://mailchi.mp/annshope/yearend-campaign-and-team-td-bowling-event-1676506

2021 was supposed to be a celebratory year, the year we handed the Block Melanoma reins to our friends at AIM at Melanoma and enjoyed watching a new era begin. But the pandemic decided to interfere, again!

09/20/2021

16 years, 2 million dollars raised and 1 Guiness World Record set, Ann Harrington and Anne Frentzel have impacted countless lives with their foundation Ann's Hope. But at the end of 2021, they will step aside from the foundation they created.

The duo has been instrumental in raising awareness and educating others about melanoma, as well as supporting groundbreaking research at UW Carbone Cancer Center.

“Our hope to educate was just as important as our hope to raise money and help find a cure,” Frentzel said. https://uw.health/2XqWUwE

Photo courtesy of Ann’s Hope.

05/03/2021

An update from Ann's Hope Foundation - *|https://www.facebook.com/AnnsHopeFoundation|*