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NY Childhood Cancer Summit

Sat September 13, 2025 The OnCenter
Syracuse, NY 13202 US

Tickets

NY Childhood Cancer Summit

$0 Saturday Sep 13, 2025 11:00am - 6:00pm EDT

This registers you for the overall summit. Join us for all or part of the day! Please select any of the lunch and/or workshop options if you wish to join us for these events.

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Event Description

Building Community. Sharing Resources. Elevating Our Collective Voice.

In celebration of Childhood Cancer Awareness month, we are thrilled to invite you to the inaugural NY Childhood Cancer Summit. 

Join us for all or part of this day! Please register to join us for lunch and/or additional sessions throughout the event. 

 

Schedule

11 AM – 12 PM Check-in and time for connecting

12 PM – Lunch, featuring Advocacy Speakers:
Jim Kennedy - Vice President of Government Affairs at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Theresa Kennedy – Former Communications Director 
Brian Higgins – NY Representative of the Childhood Cancer Caucus and Mother of Childhood Cancer Survivor

1:30-4 PM Time for connecting

1:30-2:30 PM Optional Breakout Sessions
• Caregiver Self Care
• Journeying Through Grief

4 – 5:30 PM Main Program
• Keynote Speaker, Tim Conners
• Candlelight Vigil, led by Ellen Yeomans and Chris Arnold – Every person who has lost someone they care about to childhood cancer will have the opportunity to walk across the stage and say the person’s name.

 

In addition to our optional breakout sessions and Keynote Speakers, we will feature:

• Tribute wall collage for fighters/survivors and angels (in memory of) of childhood cancer (visit this form if you would like to submit material for this collage)

• Resource consideration for: Teen/AYA (Adolescent and Young Adult) Survivors, Caregivers, Bereaved Families and Advocacy

• Private Area for Bereaved Families

 

We welcome our Committed Partner Tables:
 
Griffin’s Guardians

Angel Flight

• Advocacy

Brian’s Kids

Maureen’s Hope

Patrick Wiese Foundation

Camp Good Days

Make-A-Wish

CureFest USA and TheTruth365 

David’s Refuge

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Event Location

The OnCenter
800 South State Street
Syracuse, NY 13202 US View Location on Map

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