NBC 10 Features CHOP's 2017 Carousel Ball
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia’s 2017 Carousel Ball raised more than $1.6 million to support the Hospital’s cutting-edge Cancer Immunotherapy Program, a revolutionary program offering new hope to children with treatment-resistant childhood cancers.
Over the past 60 years, the Carousel Ball has raised tens of millions of dollars, accelerating discoveries that have profoundly changed pediatric medicine, impacted the lives of millions of children around the world, and built the foundation for tomorrow’s breakthroughs.
The 2017 Carousel Ball served to officially launch For Tomorrow’s Breakthroughs: The Campaign for Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, a $1 billion fundraising campaign that aims to greatly accelerate the Hospital’s ability to make even more breakthroughs and advance the standard of care for pediatric patients, moving us closer to personalized medicine that could help children worldwide.