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UCSF Brain Tumor Center principal investigator Joseph Costello, PhD, stands in between Pete and Mark Meadows. Photo by Marco Sanchez.

The Meadows family are no strangers to fundraising. 

What started as a backyard football game on Thanksgiving Day morning in 1989 has since become an annual event – the Meadows Turkey Bowl – that raises money for people in need who are navigating a cancer diagnosis.

Patient Stories, Philanthropy
Painted Shoes for Brain Tumor Survivors

For Reno teenager Olivia Tillis, painting shoes is more than just a hobby – it is a way to honor her mother’s memory, while also giving back to the brain tumor community. Olivia’s mother, Rosie Tillis, was diagnosed with glioblastoma in 2017 and passed away almost two years later.

Patient Stories, Philanthropy
Hamilton benefit for UCSF Neuro-Oncology Gordon Murray Caregiver Program

Organized by long-time supporters Randi Murray, Cathy Podell, and Marritje Greene, the event raised funds for a unique program that has become a model for other health care organizations around the country.

Philanthropy