PLGA Foundation
Unite to fight children's brain tumors
Pediatric Low Grade Astrocytomas are the most common form of children's brain tumor. PLGA kids need you!
Help Kids reach their dreams
Pediatric Low Grade Astrocytomas (PLGAs) are the most common childhood brain tumors. These brain tumors are also the least researched.
Join us as we raise awareness, funding, and find a cure for children's brain tumors.
PLGA FOUNDATION is doing business as "A CHILDREN'S BRAIN TUMOR CURE" in the COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN!
You must have Flash Player 8 or above installed on your computer to experience this movie.Download the free player. In some cases, after installing the Flash plug-in, you may need to quit the browser and/or restart your PC in order for this to play properly.2010 EVENT RAISES $560K AND STILL GROWING
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Over 600 riders and volunteers turned out for the 2nd Annual Geared Up for Kids Ride and Family Fun Festival. With gorgeous weather, great food (courtesy of Bertucci's) and live entertainment, participants celebrated a successful ride and FUNdraising event. |
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2009 GRANTS INCREASE MOMENTUM FOR PLGA RESEARCH!
With the help of thousands of fundraising families from around the world, the PLGA Foundation was able to distribute funds for 6 new grants in 2009. These grants represent a breakthrough in the scientific community as they 'push the envelope' with respect to collaborative efforts between institutions and investigators, unprecedented in PLGA history. Two international conferences comprised of multi-disciplinary groups of clinicians and researchers were among the grant recipients. And two of new projects are direct results of those meetings.
We applaud our grant recipients for their progressive thinking that these collaborative efforts require and look forward to supporting many more similar initiatives in 2010.
For Newly Diagnosed
You are not alone. Our foundation is here to help you find the facts, resources, and support you need to help your child win the battle against PLGA.Even though PLGA research is critically under funded, there is a much we do know about childhood brain tumors. We encourage you to use this site to educate yourself on what can be done to give your child a brighter tomorrow.
From one parent to another
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Meet our PLGA Teams
Team Zackary
In 2005, five year old Zackary was diagnosed with a JPA (juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma) of the brain stem. After surgery and rehab, Zackary's family and friends have rallied and are raising money for PLGA research, to find a cure for his brain tumor.
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The PLGA Foundation has partnered with "We-Care". Shop at your usual online stores (e.g., Amazon, Gap, GNC, itunes) or purchase your travel (e.g. Jetblue, Hotels.com, Marriott) and have a percentage of your purchases donated to the PLGA Foundation to raise funds for children's brain tumor research.
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Over a 1000 merchants are participating.
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To learn more about We-Care, visit About We-Care.