In the Press: The Paula Takacs Foundation

Press coverage of the foundation's 14th annual Sarcoma Stomp and it's successful fundraising (page 32)

Press coverage of the foundation's gift presentation to Levine Cancer Institute and Levine Children's. A record $275,000 was given at the celebratory event.

Press coverage of the foundation's Golf Fore Sarcoma charity tournament.

Press coverage of the April 23 Sarcoma Stomp and its successful fundraising (Page 29).

This April, the Paula Takacs Foundation hosted the annual Sarcoma Stomp, raising over $190,000 to benefit sarcoma research at Levine Cancer Institute.

Levine Cancer Institute has a record-breaking year in sarcoma research thanks to the Paula Takacs Foundation.

Atrium Health features Hank Povinelli's story to show how the Levine Cancer Institute clinical trial, supported by the Paula Takacs Foundation, had improved this patient's life.

The Paula Takacs Foundation presents a large gift to Levine Cancer Institute and Levine Children’s researchers.

Highlights foundation’s ongoing impact and that of 2018 gift to Levine Cancer Institute.

Local cancer research initiatives funded by the Paula Takacs Foundation are highlighted.

WSOC-TV’s news coverage of the upcoming 2018 Sarcoma Stomp.

Raising awareness for sarcoma research.

An interview with Executive Director Susan Udelson.

Local cancer research initiatives at various hospitals are highlighted, as well as several local charities supporting them.

WSOC-TV’s news coverage of the 2016 Sarcoma Stomp.

Listen to one Charlotte woman’s description of how she was diagnosed with sarcoma, and why she decided to participate in the Sarcoma Stomp.

A Charlotte woman is carrying on a close friend’s legacy, as well as the memory of her own brother who battled cancer, by leading efforts to find a cure for sarcoma. Susan Udelson has recently assumed the role of Executive Director for the Paula Takacs Foundation for Sarcoma Research. Since 2013, the organization has donated over $167,000 to support sarcoma research at Levine Cancer Institute

Dr. Edward Kim, Chair of Investigative Therapeutics at Levine Cancer Institute, and Susan Udelson, Executive Director of the Paula Takacs Foundation for Sarcoma Research, discuss the sarcoma research being funded at LCI by the Foundation and about their Sarcoma Stomp fundraiser.

Paula Takacs had just had her first baby, and everything seemed perfect. The pregnancy had gone smoothly, the labor was short and relatively easy, and her newborn son, Gray, was a healthy 8.2 pounds. Paula and her husband, Geof, were coasting along in the sleepy-but-happy haze of new parents. Life revolved around “trying to get the little guy on a schedule, late-night feedings, diapers – the normal routine,” said Geof. "That would all change."