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Heroes Project 2022: Sandra Strickland

There is a moment that repeats itself in the lives of people all over the world. It’s a moment that divides time – cutting a clear path that creates two distinct portions of one’s life: the time before and the time after it occurred.  It happens in a hospital room, with antiseptic scents and...

2020 Paint Gwinnett Pink raises $500K+ for breast cancer

The 2020 Northside Hospital Paint Gwinnett Pink 5K Walk/Run for Breast Cancer may have looked different, but that didn’t stop the overwhelming show of support from the community. Nearly $502,000 was raised for breast cancer programs at Northside Hospital Gwinnett and Northside Hospital Duluth, a 300% increase over previous years.  That success was made...

It’s Time to Paint Gwinnett Pink

Northside Hospital's 5th Annual Paint Gwinnett Pink event will look a little different this year. Every October, Northside Hospital hosts the largest 5k event supporting breast cancer in Gwinnett. If you have witnessed it before, you know that it is way more than just a walk - it is a movement and a...

Georgia cancer partnership to receive $11M in research funding from National Cancer Institute

After a successful first five years, a statewide cancer research organization has been awarded a six-year grant expected to result in more than $11 million in funding from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to enroll even more Georgians in important clinical trials. The Georgia NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) is a collaboration between the...

GSMST Goes Pink to Support Relay For Life

Relay For Life is an international fundraising event for the American Cancer Society, an organization focused on cancer research, as well as increasing the quality of life for those that live with cancer. Gwinnett County's Relay is the largest in the world in terms of funds raised and the Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology's Relay For Life...

VIDEO: Paint Gwinnett Pink 2017

Gwinnett County showed up in droves to participate in the second annualPaint Gwinnett Pink 5k walk/run to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer.

Gwinnett Medical Center Hosts Paint Georgia Pink Second Annual 5K Walk/Run

GMC will host the 2nd annual event in Gwinnett County to benefit the Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation. Funds from this event will be specifically designated for use by GMC's breast cancer patients and breast program. Saturday, October 7th, 8:15 a.m. *Walk starts at 9:00a.m. Gwinnett Braves Coolray Field 2500 Buford Drive Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046 The GMC's Center for Cancer Care sees about 1,500 cases of...

Gwinnett Medical Center Hosts Paint Georgia Pink, an Inaugural 5K Walk

GMC will host the first-time event in Gwinnett County to benefit the Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation on Saturday, October 1 at Gwinnett Braves Coolray Field. The walk starts at 8:00 a.m. Funds from this event will be specifically designated for use by GMCs breast cancer patients.   In 2014, GMC's Center for Cancer Care saw 1,541 newly diagnosed cancer patients; approximately 350...