
Hyundai Hope on Wheels
2012 Honoree
Charitable Foundation
Hyundai Hope on Wheels began as a small group of New England Hyundai car dealers, led by Tom O’Brien, supporting the fight against pediatric cancer through the Jimmy Fund at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Today, Hyundai Motor America and more than 800 dealers across the U.S. donate $14 to Hope on Wheels every time a new vehicle is sold.
Since 1998, Hope on Wheels has awarded $47 million to Children’s Oncology Group member institutions for pediatric cancer research and innovative programmatic initiatives that improve patient care. Hope on Wheels has supported the efforts of two MassGeneral Hospital for Children Cancer Center doctors to date: David Sweetser, MD, PhD, and his acute myeloid leukemia research and the Long-Term Follow-Up Clinic run by Mary Huang, MD.
In 2011, Hope on Wheels launched its largest single year donation effort to date, donating a total of $20 million, and by the end of this year, Hope on Wheels will have committed more than $57 million to the cause.
View the 2013 Honorees
Nicole McNerney
Betty J. Borry Breast Cancer Retreats
Julia Hincman-Francavilla, MS, RD, LDN, CSO
Kathy Giusti
Tim Cummings, MSW, LICSW
Mary F. Fay, RN, BSN
Lisa Gatti Whelan, RN, BSN
Ellen Sigal, PhD
Evangelos S. Gragoudas, MD
Corey Jacobson
Ray Gobbi and Robert Kilroy
Sandra Creamer, RN, OCN, NP, PhD
Andrea Paciello
Jay Loeffler
Don Francis, RN, BSN
Pamela Manikas Washek
Tiffany Koolakian, RTT
Kailie Laflamme, LICSW
Marla Serwin
Rose M. Watson
Sailing Heals
Joel H. Schwartz, MD, FACP
Joshua Sommer and the Chordoma Foundation
The Sue de Vries Cancer Foundation
Estelle Sugarman
James E. Bradner, MD
Bruce A. Chabner, MD
Tina Capodilupo Journeay
Robert Howe
Melissa Skolny, MSHA, Cynthia Miller; Lauren Jammallo; Jean O’Toole, PT, MPH
Mass General honors 100 individuals and groups for their diverse contributions to the fight against cancer.
There is strength in numbers and Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center proves this each year. the one hundred is the Cancer Center’s annual fundraiser, honoring 100 individuals and groups whose diligence and discoveries, philanthropy and passion have helped advance the fight against cancer. Funds raised at the gala support research, patient care, education and community outreach programs. Meet the Honorees.
