IN 2024 WE PROVIDED A TOTAL OF $55,176 IN GRANT FUNDING TO THE LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK AND ST LUKES HOSPITAL. THE LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK GRANT WAS FOR A NUMBER OF ITS CANCER INSTITUTE'S 2024 AND 2025 INITIATIVES, INCLUDING PATIENT EDUCATION FORUMS AND SUPPORTING THE TRANSPLANT AND CAR-T INITIATIVES. IN 2024, WE PARTNERED WITH ST LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK TO FUND A TWO-YEAR IMMUNE GENE MUTATION RESEARCH PROJECT THAT EXPLORES HOW GENETIC MUTATIONS, SUCH AS BETA-2 MICROGLOBULIN (B2M), AFFECT PATIENT RESPONSE TO IMMUNOTHERAPY IN KIDNEY CANCER. OUR SUPPORT NOT ONLY DRIVES CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH AND DATA ANALYSIS BUT ALSO DEVELOPS FUTURE ONCOLOGY LEADERS THROUGH MENTORSHIP, CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION, AND PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES.