PHL24 Event

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September 9th at 9am – September 10th 2023 at 9am
Rocky Steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy | Philadelphia, PA 19130

We are grateful to Brown’s Super Stores for their support as the Title Sponsor and being an integral part of the Emergency Patient Support Network”

What is PHL24

PHL24 is a 24 hour stair climbing endurance event held annually at the Art Museum steps in Philadelphia.

On September 9th and 10th, 2023, we will climb the Rocky Steps for 24 continuous hours so that no cancer patient or their family members in Philadelphia go without food on their tables or a roof over their heads.

We promise never to quit, but we need your support. With a fundraising goal of $175,000, we remain steadfast in our resolve to make a lasting impact on the lives of those who have nowhere else to turn.

This $175,000 fundraising goal for PHL24 will be used to address housing insecurity for cancer patients in Philadelphia. With funds raised we will purchase and renovate a home to provide temporary housing to patients and their family members in need. This year, we are committed to moving a mother and her 4 kids out of deplorable living conditions into this temporary home while other long-term solutions are developing. The house will be utilized for future patients who are in a similar situation – faced with losing their home and being forced to a shelter, or to the streets.

We promise to leave our Legacy of Hope.

Check out Legacy of Hope’s Emergency Patient Support Network. To date, we’ve prevented hunger for 5,605 cancer patients and family members living in Philadelphia. With your support, we can do even more.

Ensure NO Philadelphia Cancer Patient or Family Member Goes Hungry or Homeless Because a Loved One Is Fighting Cance

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BE PART OF PHL24

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PHL24 is a 24-hour stair-climbing endurance event with the goal of raising $150,000 to fund the Legacy of Hope Emergency Patient Support Network (EPSN).

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The EPSN exists so that no cancer patient in Philadelphia goes without food on their table or a roof over their head. Donate to support this initiative.

YOUR IMPACT

Legacy of Hope receives emergency referrals from oncology social workers every week, for patients who are facing unbearable situations.

Most recently we have been introduced to a family, including a father and his 7-year old son, who have both been diagnosed with cancer in the last 8 months. While on family medical leave, the father’s job was eliminated, leaving the family with no income and mounting medical and household bills. Because of the donations from our generous community, Legacy of Hope has been able to provide this family with emergency support; fresh, healthy groceries delivered to their doorstep, critical home repairs and termite remediation.

When you make a donation to a 24-hour athlete at PHL24, you will be supporting countless families like the one described above. You will be a bright spot when it feels like there is nowhere else to turn. Your donation means that patients and their families will have food on their tables, a roof over their heads and heat in the cold winter months. Your donation means that others will have hope.

YOUR LEGACY

We received an emergency referral for a 25 year old woman who lost her mother to cancer one year ago. Her mother’s death meant that in an instant, she became the primary caregiver for her two younger, school-aged siblings. Shockingly, this young woman was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer just a few months after her mom passed away. She’s been unable to work since her diagnosis and is quickly falling behind on the household bills.

Through the incredible support of the Legacy of Hope community, not only were we able to provide essential supplies for this young woman and her siblings, but we were also able to catch her up with rent payments, which prevented eviction.