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 conspired with us to create 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. 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. We’re determined to carry on the legacy of Cancer-a-Gogo until a cure is found.
-Mac and Piers McDowell
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.
MEET ERROL MCDOWELL
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 340 million of us—to cure cancer today.
For the first time in history, thanks to breakthroughs in immunotherapy, drug and gene therapy, a cure is closer than ever. Please donate your dollar or pound today and help us help these brilliant researchers cure cancer now. Cancer-A-Gogo is now an approved 501C3 charity with the IRS.