Help me get to the top of the world for a great cause! My personal goal is to raise $50K. Your contribution will fuel important research and could enable the next major breakthrough in cancer treatment.
I am very excited to be joining the Timmerman Traverse trek in the Himalayas to Everest Base Camp to help fund innovation in cancer research! Alongside 16 of my biotech colleagues, we aim to raise $700K for the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation (DRCRF), an organization funding high-risk, high-reward cancer research. 100 percent of your donations to my traverse will go to fund DRCRF researchers who are brilliant, brave, and bold enough to go where others haven’t. Please join me as I raise funds for lifesaving research.
Why donate?
My story
I’ve been working with biotech companies for the better part of my 25 years in corporate communications and on a number of occasions, I have had a first-row seat in observing the journey of early, ground-breaking science as it ultimately becomes a life prolonging treatment for patients. I’ve had family and friends who have survived cancer because of innovation. I'm a believer in challenging the status quo of what’s possible in the lab, in business and now in a non-traditional philanthropic model that will test my physical and mental resilience.
With this trek to Everest Base Camp, I'm hoping it can be my turn to step into the unknown. I have been personally influenced by mountains my whole life. Growing up with the Massachusetts Blue Hills in my backyard meant weekend hikes with my family and I spent summers climbing the high peaks in the Adirondacks. My first visit to the Himalayas in my twenties was not just a trip; it was a life-changing experience that fueled a passion for adventure and discovery. Mountains have long been a symbol of our higher calling, representing both a physical and spiritual ascent. They urge us to rise above our limitations and embrace the challenge of the unknown. I'm ready for this next life-changing adventure. I'll be on the top of the world for a great cause with your help.
Thank you for your support!
With gratitude,
Liza
(eliza_sullivan@yahoo.com)
Learn about the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
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To make an offline donation
Please send your gift to the address below. Be sure to include my name as the climber you are supporting. Damon Runyon's EIN for a Donor Advised Fund is 13-1933825. For stock donations or wire transfer instructions, please email elyse.hoffmann@damonrunyon.org.
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
Attn: Timmerman Traverse
One Exchange Plaza, 55 Broadway, Suite 302
New York, NY 10006
1993 reaching Thorong La pass (17,769 ft)
What a day and what a feeling to reach those heights. I asked in my journal entry that day if I'd ever have the chance to trek in the beautiful Himalayas again. I'm so happy that thirty years later, the answer is YES.
My grandmother survived two kinds of cancer, open heart surgery and two hip replacements. She was an accomplished painter and equestrian. Her youthful spirit propelled her until 99th year. She is still an inspiration.
Elizabeth Quarles
You are awesome Liza!
2 weeks ago$1,040.00
Anne & Chad Gifford
We are so proud of you, Liza!!
XOOX Anne & Chad
4 weeks ago$2,500.00
Elizabeth Quarles
You are awesome Liza!
2 weeks ago$1,040.00
Roger Sullivan
October 2024$1,040.00
Lawson ALLEN
What a wonderful adventure darlin Li--and for a great cause too. My brother hiked to the base camp of Everest many years ago.... I am excited for your adventure and 30 years later that is still a great picture of you. Good luck, good health, strong legs and a happy heart. Lawson (the mom)
4 weeks ago$1,000.00