The Brad Kaminsky Foundation

Dedicated to raising awareness and funds for brain tumor and cancer research
Thank you! Because of you, we were voted StayClassy’s Charity of the Year, Washington DC, 2010

Established as a 501(c)(3) not for profit public charity in 2001

Donated over $550,000 to brain tumor research since inception. We are just past the 1/2 a million mark!!

Beneficiaries include:

º	Duke University’s Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center
º	Johns Hopkins Hospital Department of Neurosurgery, Pediatric Research
º	UCLA’s Department of Neurosurgery
º	Cedars Sinai Department of Neurosurgery
º	University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Neurosurgery
º	Ohio State University’s Department of Neursurgery
º	Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
º	Childrens Hospital Philadelphia
º	National Brain Tumor Society
º	Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
º	Musella Foundation
º	Healing Brain Trust
º	Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation
º	Prevent Cancer
º	Band of Parents-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
º	CURE ATRT Now-Dana Farber Cancer Center

Initiated the Heroes of Hope Grey Ribbon Crusade campaign, unifying the brain tumor community. Over 73 not for profits and over 350 individual members committed to raising awareness and funds towards a cure! www.greyribboncrusade.org

Represented at Stand Up 2 Cancer in Hollywood in 2008 and 2010

Daily support and resources provided to survivors, newly diagnosed patients and caregivers

Numerous press via newspapers, magazines, news programs, television and radio in DC metro area, Los Angeles and Philadelphia.

Current Fundraising events include:

º	Heroes of Hope Golf Tournament, Lansdowne, VA (in 10th year)
º	Cooking up a CURE cookbook (in 10th year)
º	Heroes of Hope Race for Research, Los Angeles, CA (in 3rd year)
º	Larry Burns Memorial Monte Carlo, VA (in 3rd year)
º	Kids Helping Kids Lemonade Stand, Ashburn, VA (in 7th year)
º	Getting Happy Bout a Cure, Phila, PA (in 2nd year)
º	Phi Gamma Nu Spring Walk to End Brain Tumors, Pen State University (in 2nd year) ~ Thank you Kristen!
º	Blue Waves Swim Team ~ Swim a THON (in 3rd year) ~ Thank you Blue Waves, Ashburn, VA and the Webbs!
º	Fashion for a CURE ~ Thank you Neiman Marcus, Tysons Galleria and Designer Don O'Neill
º	ZumbaThon ~ Hanover, PA - Thank you Amber!
º	Ongoing local fundraisers in Loudoun County, VA and Philadelphia, PA

Upcoming 2011 new events to include:

º	Grey Goose/Grey Ribbon Crusade Pub Crawl ~ Baltimore, MD with hopes to bring to all cities in May for National Brain Tumor Awareness Month.
º	The Heroes of HOPE Brotherly Love Race for Brain Tumor Research, Doylestown, PA

Launching Rock the Ribbons in 2011 ~ www.rocktheribbons.org ~ an initiative to end ALL cancer by funding less toxic gene and immunotherapies that cross all cancers!

Produced the Heroes of Hope Grey Ribbon Crusade public service video, featuring ex-Washington Redskins Linebacker Marcus Washington, and top doctors from Duke, UCLA, and Johns Hopkins and Produced the Rock the Ribbons Video to encourage everyone to "do their part" in the war against all cancer!

Voted StayClassy’s Charity of the Year, Washington DC, 2010

Foundation President, Lisa Millar, awarded the “Community Builder Award” from the Grand Lodge of the Masons from the Commonwealth of Va, Nov, 2010

Foundation President, Lisa Millar, featured Philanthropist, I Am Modern Magazine, Spring 2010

Foundation President, Lisa Millar, received a "Visionary Award of Excellence" from UCLA's Dept of Neurosurgery, 2008

Scientific Advisory Board comprised of: Dr. Henry Friedman, Duke University; Dr. Darrell Bigner, Duke University; Dr. Allan Friedman, Duke University; Dr. Sean Grady, University of Pennsylvania; and Dr. Linda Liau, UCLA