Kelly’s Heroes knows how to throw a party with a purpose! Our 2nd Annual St. Patrick’s Day Party March 18 benefits pancreatic cancer research, along with health careers scholarships for two deserving local students. Register by March 9 to get the discount registration of $30 and enjoy an Irish buffet, cash bar, DJ, auction prizes and entertainment […]

On World Cancer Day: We’re thinking of the 55,070 people who will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2017 and the 41,780 who will die. We’re celebrating the advances in cancer science that have helped more pancreatic cancer patients live longer. We’re honoring Steve Kelly and his zest for life by waging hope, increasing awareness […]

Registration is open for the 2nd annual Kelly’s Heroes St. Patrick’s Day Party March 18. This “party with a purpose” raises funds for pancreatic cancer research and scholarships for deserving high school students seeking a healthcare career. What: Kelly’s Heroes 2nd Annual St. Patrick’s Day — featuring an Irish buffet, cash bar, Irish entertainment, DJ and dancing, […]

Kelly’s Heroes has made a $15,000 donation to The Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins to support clinical trials for patients facing pancreatic cancer. The money will help increase access for patients seeking to join a clinical trial, said Dung Le, MD, who leads several clinical trials at the hospital, including the immunotherapy trial that Kelly’s […]

Kelly’s Heroes’ Kerry Kelly was in Berkeley, Calif., Oct. 28 to meet with Aduro Biotech CEO Stephen Issacs and his team of scientists who developed CRS-207, one of the immunotherapy drugs used in the clinical trial Steve participated in. Kerry was invited to share Steve’s experiences as a clinical trial hero – part of the company’s commitment […]

It was one amazing day as 87 golfers and scores of sponsors and donors helped Kelly’s Heroes raise more than $7,500 for pancreatic cancer research at its 2nd annual Teed Off! golf outing Oct. 14 at Mercer Oaks in Princeton Junction, N.J. The proceeds will support the Bloomberg-Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy Research at Johns […]

Kelly’s Heroes is thrilled to announce its first scholarship recipients: Brittany Konen of Middletown Township, Pa., Notre Dame High School, and Luke Schlaifer of Hightstown, N.J., Hightstown High School. The Kelly’s Heroes scholarship of $500 recognizes good student-citizens who plan to serve others through a career in healthcare. Konen will study nursing in the fall at […]

Steve Kelly’s Philadelphia Inquirer colleagues gathered at the Pen and Pencil Club in Philadelphia last evening to remember Steve and raise funds for Kelly’s Heroes. The event was hosted by Bill Marimow, an Inquirer editor, who recounted Steve’s affable manner in the newsroom and his skill in designing compelling front pages. “I called him Merlin […]

The following blog appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer. http://articles.philly.com/2016-04-18/news/72400624_1_steve-pancreatic-cancer-research-chemotherapy   Heroes Blog: What My Husband’s Cancer Couldn’t Take By Kerry McKean Kelly Kerry McKean Kelly is on the board of Kelly’s Heroes, a New Jersey-based nonprofit that raises money for pancreatic cancer research. It’s been a year since my husband, Steve, died of pancreatic cancer at […]

If you’re teed off about pancreatic cancer (or if you just enjoy a nice round of golf with good people), mark your calendar for Oct. 14, 2016, for Kelly’s Heroes 2nd Annual Teed Off! Golf Outing at Mercer Oaks in West Windsor, N.J. Last year’s event attracted 62 golfers and dozens of wonderful sponsors, raising […]