Come out for an afternoon of round robin pickleball, lunch, and community to raise awareness and funds in support of the Osteosarcoma Institute! We ask for a minimum donation of $50 to play, and welcome all experience levels (including beginners!) and ages. If you would like to attend the event and cheer from the sidelines but not play (totally fine!), we ask for a donation of your choosing. All pickleball equipment will be provided, as well as instructors to guide game play and explain rules. Every dollar supports cutting-edge osteosarcoma (childhood bone cancer) research that is working hard to develop long-awaited new treatments for patients. We deeply appreciate your support as we work to advance osteosarcoma research.
Special thanks to Bret and Katlyn Alexander and Elizabeth and Charlie Haggard for their assistance with this event. Please contact the Dink & Donate event hosts, Julie Brown and Jesse Lee, with any questions regarding this event at julie.wiencek@gmail.com and jessemlee@gmail.com.
Osteosarcoma Statistics
Osteosarcoma is the most common childhood bone cancer.
No new treatments have been approved for osteosarcoma patients in 40 years.
1 in 3 children with osteosarcoma will not survive.
Real Stories. Real Impact
Parents Raise Osteosarcoma Awareness and Turn Grief into Action
After Jenn and Jonathan Wall lost their 16-year-old son Zach to bone cancer, the experience ignited a passion to provide support to osteosarcoma families.
A Mom Continues Her Daughter’s Fight Against Cancer
After Vicki Bunke lost her 14-year-old daughter, Grace, to osteosarcoma, she started swimming across America to honor her legacy.
Two-time Osteosarcoma Survivor Never Let Cancer Define His Life
Carlos was diagnosed with osteosarcoma when he was 17 and again when he was 20. But, through it all, he never lost his passion for life.
About the Osteosarcoma Institute
Our Strategy
Globally estimated, there are over 26,000 new cases of osteosarcoma diagnosed each year, with 1,000 being diagnosed in the US, but treatment options haven’t advanced in 40 years. To find a cure for osteosarcoma, we have to collaborate, innovate, and translate around the most promising science.
Our Mission
The Osteosarcoma Institute’s mission is to dramatically increase treatment options and survival rates in osteosarcoma patients through identifying and funding the most promising and breakthrough osteosarcoma clinical trials and science.