Appendix Cancer Global Walk

April 15, 2024

The Appendix Cancer Global Walk is back and better than ever! June 8 - June 16, 2024 | Location: Global - Anywhere you are. Mark your calendars: This year, everyone who registers by April 22nd will have the chance to vote on the 2024 Walk T-Shirt Design! Step 1: RegisterParticipate on your own (Select 'Individual'), with a team (select 'Join...

Cure Madness

February 28, 2024

Get in the game and join the ACPMP Cure Madness Basketball Bracket Challenge! Support critical appendix cancer research and educational programs while competing for fun, bragging rights, and exciting prizes! Here's how to join: Register: Sign up for the virtual NCAA basketball bracket challenge here: secure.acpmp.org/curemadness2024. Registration fees and donations will be matched dollar for dollar up to $25K! Registration...

Rare Disease Day 2024

January 23, 2024

  Thursday, February 29th will once again mark Rare Disease Day, a global campaign celebrated on the last day of February each year (the rarest day on the calendar) to raise awareness about the more than 7,000 rare diseases - including appendix cancer and pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP). A rare disease is considered to be a disease that affects fewer than...

Pocantico Hills Half Marathon Fundraiser

October 9, 2023

Learn More and Make a Donation A letter from Drew:  Dear Friends & Family, I hope this message finds you and yours well. I have been looking for a new adventure and decided to challenge myself with my first half-marathon run. I was always inspired by my dad’s love of the outdoors and his quest to find a new “mountain...

Kicking Appendix Cancer in the Cornhole Tournament

August 4, 2023

In late May 2022, long-time Westford resident Rob O’Neal was diagnosed with Appendix Cancer - Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (PMP). Since PMP is so rare, with just two or three in a million people diagnosed with it yearly, it does not receive the research dollars that other cancers do. We are hoping to do our part to increase awareness and raise funds,...

2nd Annual Fundraiser for ACPMP: Kickball Tournament & BBQ

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2023 (DATE UPDATED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER) 12 PM | 12:30 PM Player Check-In Eisenhower Park Dogwood Picnic Area, Parking Lot 1 East Meadow, NY 11554 Come and join the excitement at our 2nd Annual Fundraising Event: AROD STRONG Kickball Tournament and BBQ ! As we gather to raise funds for the Appendix Cancer PMP Research Foundation, you'll contribute...

Rare Courage Challenge: Appendix Cancer Awareness Month

July 26, 2023

We’re challenging you to show us your #rarecourage to support appendix cancer awareness month by creating a Facebook Fundraiser through our Facebook Fundraiser Challenge, and encouraging others to join and participate in the activities below! Add your pictures to your fundraiser with the hashtags #AmberforAppendixCancer or #TurnAugust Amber to be entered into our raffle! Here are some ideas: Take a...

Auction for Appendix Cancer Awareness Month

July 18, 2023

Starting on August 14, 2023, as a part of Appendix Cancer Awareness Month, ACPMP Research Foundation will be auctioning off several fun and unique items to bid on to raise money that will go directly to funding and supporting promising research to find a cure for Appendix Cancer, and to funding educational programs for physicians and patients about these diseases....

1st Annual Katie Centorbi Golf Tournament

July 2, 2023

Welcome and thank you for your interest in the First Annual Golf Tournament to honor Katie Centorbi. The Katie Centorbi Foundation is  thrilled to announce the upcoming Golf Tournament which will benefit the Appendix Cancer Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Research Foundation (ACPMP).  This tournament aims to bring together golf enthusiasts, community members, and businesses to honor Katie, as well as, support a...