After two years of planning, toiling, and more planning, the LRG unveiled its redesigned website on January 1 at our same web address: liferaftgroup.org. Finding the balance between providing life-saving information and explaining GIST in a concise, understandable way, has always been a struggle for the Life Raft Group.
Twelve year GIST survivor and former harness driver, Bobby Kinsey, had two goals when he started planning “Harness a Cure” – to raise awareness about GIST and raise money to cure this disease. With over one hundred participants in the walk and donations continuing to arrive, Dover Down’s first Harness a Cure event to benefit the Life Raft Group’s research was a huge success thanks to Bobby who tells his fellow raftmates in the email community, “Keep Rowing.”
The Life Raft Group wishes to thank all of our members who participated in this year’s Holiday Campaign. Though it is still underway (look for final results in the next newsletter), this important campaign has raised over $47,000 to support our patient education & support, advocacy, and research to find a cure GIST.
This holiday season, ditch the guilt of spending and make a purchase that combines the good feelings of giving and charitable giving by shopping online through iGive.com and Goodshop.com. With partnerships from over 1,500 popular stores on both [...]
The Life Raft Group’s Annual Holiday Giving Campaign has been kicked off to a great start! This comes as no surprise to the LRG; our close knit group of GIST patients, families and friends are [...]
On November 18, the Life Raft Group’s Board President Jerry Cudzil hosted this year’s Seventh Annual Life Raft Group Poker Tournament at the Midtown Loft in New York City. With over seventy-five guests and ninety-five [...]
It is the close knit community of GIST patients, families and friends that keeps the Life Raft Group afloat. As the hope of GIST patients and families continues to float in the arms of the [...]
On November 20, 2008, the LRG held its Fifth Annual Poker Tournament at the Midtown Loft on Fifth Avenue in New York City. It is always a remarkable evening and has become a muchlooked- forward-to event for LRG staff and supporters.
