Fran's Fundraising Page

Most of you may know that we have been involved with many years of fundraising for cancer research. Kris has been involved with the Pan Mass Challenge bicycle ride from Sturbridge to Provincetown for 19 years and Fran ran a memorial volleyball tournament in Connecticut for 20 years, raising approximately $190,000 between the two of us for cancer research. Fast forward to now and Fran is a cancer survivor and continuing patient at Dana Farber Cancer Institute, so the cause has hit even closer to home.

For over 20 years, we have celebrated the summer solstice by playing as many holes of golf as daylight allows between 7am and 9pm in one day. In 2021, we played 100 holes of golf and decided that we should make this into a fundraiser moving forward. So this will be our third year of playing golf to raise funds for Dana Farber. This Sunday, July 7th, we'll be on the course from 7am - 9pm, shooting to play 100 holes again. Wish us luck!

Want to join us in making a difference? We're raising money to benefit the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (your donations through this page will go directly to DFCI), and any amount will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to us. You can donate directly through this page or venmo us (@frances-vandermeer and @Kris-herman) or send a check made payable to DFCI to us at 78 Meacham Street, Williamstown, MA 01267. We appreciate your support and we'll keep this page open for the month of July so please help us spread the word. We will update this page next week with a tally of holes played, advil and schofferhofer consumed, body parts still in working order, and fund raising totals.

Our Jimmy FundRaiser event directly benefits the Jimmy Fund, which has raised millions of dollars through thousands of grassroots efforts to help save lives and give hope to patients at  Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

When you participate or make a gift, you’re directly supporting Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s mission to defy cancer through a unique focus on cutting-edge research and  compassionate cancer care. You are creating opportunities  for Dana-Farber leaders to enhance programs and initiatives that serve pediatric and adult patients and their families around the world.

Thank you for your generosity. Together, we’re all Jimmy and we will defy cancer!