Help the LRG Decide Where to Hold Life Fest 2024!
This brief survey is to help us decide where to hold Life Fest 2024. Our choices are San Jose, CA; San Antonio,TX; and Atlanta, GA. Please weigh in on this and thoughts about our other events.
It’s Time to Tell The Stories: Our Good News – Diana
Our Good News Holiday Campaign is the culmination of our year of "Time to Tell the Stories 2022." In this series, we celebrate the connections, the celebrations, the events and milestones that we’ve been privileged to be a part of this year. Diana Nieves shares about Support Services.
Ten Reasons to Attend Life Fest New Orleans 2022!
It’s time to get ready for our Life Fest celebration in New Orleans! Here are the top ten reasons to attend.
Life Fest 2022 Program Highlights
Join the LRG team, renowned GIST experts, and fellow GISTers & family at Life Fest, July 29th-31st, in New Orleans, LA, and learn more about GIST in either of these two sessions: General or SDH.
GIST Day of Learning – GDOL Washington, DC 2022
The Life Raft Group held a virtual GIST Day of Learning (GDOL) in Washington, DC on April 27th, 2022. Top GIST specialists presented the latest on research and treatment options and provided a comprehensive review of the science behind GIST.
An Exceptional Volunteer & Friend of the LRG: Chelsea Madia
Chelsea Madia has been an extraordinary volunteer and fundraiser for the LRG! We appreciate all she has done.
A Conversation with a Few of Our Global GIST Mentors
n June 2021, we trained seven LRG members from Austria, Canada, Chile, India, and Singapore. LRG’s Global GIST Mentors are survivors or caregivers who volunteer their time, energy, and talent to support others.
Kate Hammond Raises Funds for Mom’s “Life Raft”
GISTer Tara Hammond's daughter, Kate, ran a bake sale and a Facebook fundraiser to raise money for The Life Raft Group called "Bake Sale for GIST Cancer!"
Welcome to our New LRG Board Members!
The Life Raft Group is delighted to welcome two phenomenal new members to our Board of Directors: Ms. Kay Stolzer and Dr. Monica (mOe) Anderson.
Thank You for our Major Donor Support During the Pandemic
We took some time to reflect on all we have done virtually as an organization throughout the year. In the midst of this reflection, we wanted to take a breath and say a special thank you to our Major Donors.