Date: Saturday, October 4th, 2025, 1:30 – 3:30 PM PDT
Check-In: 1:15 PM
Location: Santa Monica Pickleball Center
Address: 2501 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica, California 90403
Join us for an afternoon of competition and community as we raise awareness and funds in support of the Osteosarcoma Institute!
Contact Information
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.
Dink & Donate 2024
Last year, Julie and Jesse’s event gathered 38 total participants/donors and raised a total of $3,900, which was triple matched to $11,700 in honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in September.
Thank You to Our Sponsors!
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.
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.