Piers, Errol, and Mac
Genesis of a fundraiser.
For six years our brother, Errol McDowell, fought a terrible type of brain cancer known as Medulloblastoma. He fought it gracefully, courageously and ferociously, but still it defeated him. Errol died at home in Pebble Beach, California on June 13th, 2018. We will miss him forever.
During the course of his treatment, Errol created a charity to raise funds to support immunotherapy and other pediatric cancer therapies. The charity would ask for $1 from every American, all 340 million of us, and be called Cancer-A-Gogo. Errol enlisted his younger brothers as his right-hand men, and together we conceived of a reusable plastic card, roughly the size of a credit card, to hand out to the public, soliciting donations $1 at a time. Cancer-A-Gogo, a 501C3 charity, has since raised over $1 million dollars.
In America the NIH (National Institute of Health), a federal government agency, funds a mere 6% of all grant requests from cancer researchers, due to budget constraints. That means that 94% of all grant requests are denied. According to the National Cancer Institute, only 4% of every cancer dollar goes to pediatric cancer research.
Cancer-A-Gogo was created to ensure that these same research scientists could receive direct funding to pursue their clinical trials and research. It was also started to create a place for researchers to interact and share data with their peers in the cancer research world, by virtue of their inclusion in the transparent Cancer-A-Gogo forum. As Errol’s brothers, we’re determined to carry on the legacy of Cancer-a-Gogo until a cure is found.
-Mac and Piers McDowell
(scroll down to see Mac and Piers at work fundraising in the UK)
Cancer-A-Gogo is a non-profit fundraiser in the crowdfunding tradition created by three brothers. We are asking every American to donate $1 each—all 325 million of us—to cure cancer today.
We have identified 28 cutting-edge cancer therapies which we feel can lead to a cancer cure. Funding is needed immediately to allow these brilliant researchers, scientists and doctors to conduct their extraordinary work and clinical trials. We have detailed each therapy under the ‘Nascent Therapies’ tab above. Please click on this to learn more.
For the first time in history, thanks to breakthroughs in immunotherapy and gene therapy, a cure is just around the corner. Please donate your dollar today and help us help these brilliant researchers cure cancer now. Cancer-A-Gogo is now an approved 501C3 charity with the IRS.
Cancer-A-Gogo can also provide communities with fundraising tips for your neighborhood, should you like to organize a fundraiser or Dance-A-Thon! Because curing cancer is indeed something to dance about!!
Mac & Piers McDowell Continue The Work.
Errol’s little brothers, Mac and Piers, have continued the work of Canceragogo, bringing their fundraising effort to England where they go to school. Among the groups they’re supporting in the UK are Lewis Chesler’s lab at the ICR (Institute for Cancer Research), and Richard Gilbertson’s Lab at Cambridge University. Errol would be so proud.