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Story about National Students of AMF posted online!

April 28, 2008

Godblesshumanity.com has recently profiled National Students of AMF on their website and their newsletter.
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The Today Show airs feature story on AMF!

April 14, 2008

The Today Show aired a feature story on National Students of AMF on Saturday, April 19 on NBC! Check it out!
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We need your help with National College Student Grief Awareness Week, April 13-20, 2008!

April 13, 2008

National Students of AMF is putting on the first-ever National College Student Grief Awareness Week April 13-20, 2008. We need your help to share our message with as many students across the nation as possible!
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Reader's Digest runs feature story on National Students of AMF!

April 10, 2008

David Fajgenbaum was chosen as the Make it Matter story of the month for his significant contribution to his community through National Students of AMF! Read the story!
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National Students of AMF featured in Psychology Today Magazine!

March 07, 2008

Psychology Today recently ran a story in its March/April 2008 issue. Check it out here and be sure to pick it up on newsstands across the US!
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First-ever National Conference on College Student Grief to be hosted by National Students of AMF in Raleigh August 22-23, 2008

February 29, 2008

The Inaugural National Conference on College Student Grief will be held in Raleigh, NC on August 22-23, 2008 at Meredith College.
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Washington Students of AMF leaders featured in school newspaper!

January 24, 2008

Life support: UW students reach out to others who are living with grief and provide forum to discuss grief by starting a chapter of Students of AMF!
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Fajgenbaum continues to lead AMF while he studies cancer prevention at Oxford University

November 19, 2007

Along with making great strides toward reaching out to college students coping with the illness or loss of a loved one, David is also strongly striding down the path to become an oncologist and a future leader in public health. To prepare himself for this future career and also to improve his leadership capabilities for AMF, David is studying for a Masters in Public Health at Oxford University, with a focus on developing programs to prevent cancer and cardiovascular disease.
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AMF Weekend a huge success! Raises over $40,00! Watch TV clip online!

August 27, 2007

On August 25 and 26, more than 400 members of the community came together to help raise $41,500, which will allow us to continue our efforts to support all grieving college students and fight back against terminal illness!

Go to http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=health&id=5604176 to watch the news story from the event!
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AMF story featured in 15 newspapers worldwide on August 26!

August 26, 2007

Riding a tide of increased volunteerism among young people, college graduates are ducking the chance to climb the corporate ladder for what they see as a higher calling. David Fajgenbaum is just one example.
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Brooke McLaurin, who battled a brain tumor in 2003 and then won the 2005 Miss NC Pageant, will give the keynote address at the 2007 AMF Banquet!

August 14, 2007

Brooke McLaurin, who battled a brain tumor in 2003 and then won the 2005 Miss NC Pageant, will give the keynote address at the 2007 AMF Banquet!
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“He’s all that on a bag of chips” – News & Observer

July 06, 2007

“He’s all that on a bag of chips” – News & Observer Pick up one of 20 Million Cool Ranch Doritos Bags Nationwide with David Fajgenbaum and AMF profiled!
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Mark Your Calendar: 2007 AMF Weekend Scheduled for August 25 and 26!

June 10, 2007

We are excited to announce that the third annual AMF weekend will be held on August 25th and 26th, 2007. The weekend will include the Boot Camp 2 Beat Cancer on August 25th at Ravenscroft School from 10am – 1pm and the AMF Banquet at North Ridge Country Club on August 26th from 6pm – 8pm.
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Find David Fajgenbaum and AMF on 20 Million Bags of Doritos Nationwide!

June 01, 2007

Twenty million (one out of every four) bags of Cool Ranch Doritos feature a photograph of David Fajgenbaum and information about National Students of AMF!
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37 Chapters of Students of AMF Have Been Launched on Campuses Nationwide!

May 25, 2007

In just two years since David Fajgenbaum began the first chapter of Students of AMF at Georgetown in memory of his mother, Anne Marie Fajgenbaum (AMF), the dedicated Students of AMF volunteers have worked with students and administrators from across the country to launch 37 chapters!
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Watch National Students of AMF clip that was shown on TV!

May 05, 2007

You can go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSEs34DyCUw to watch a clip on the National Students of AMF Support Network and see David Fajgenbaum accept the 2007 BRICK AWARD!
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Vote for AMF (listed as David Fajgenbaum) to receive an additional $15,000!

March 01, 2007

Go to www.BrickAwards.com to vote for AMF (listed as "David Fajgenbaum") to receive $15,000 to support grieving college students and empower college students to get involved in the fight against terminal illnesses!

It takes less than 1 minute to vote for AMF on www.BrickAwards.com ! Thank you so much for your support!
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Students of AMF's Fajgenbaum awarded prestigous BRICK AWARD!

January 24, 2007

David Fajgenbaum was awarded a 2007 Brick Award! CNN dubbed the BRICK Awards “the Oscars of youth service awards” in 1998. Visit www.dosomething.org/brick_2007_finalists to read about the 12 winners! The BRICK Awards honor and fund change-makers age 25 and under who identify problems in their communities, and then get up off the sofa and do something to change their world. Each of the 12 BRICK Award winners receives $10,000.
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Fajgenbaum selected to 2007 USA Today Academic All-America First Team!

January 24, 2007

USA TODAY made the announcement on Feb. 15, naming 20 students to its 18th annual All-USA College Academic Team. The
newspaper honored them for outstanding intellectual achievement and leadership.
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Fajgenbaum Featured on Front Page of Georgetown Medical Center Webpage

December 01, 2006

The Executive Director was featured on the front page of Georgetown University Medical Center Webpage for his work with the National Students of AMF Support Network!
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Fajgenbaum Selected as Finalist for Rhodes Scholarship

November 07, 2006

Founder and Executive Director, David Fajgenbaum was informed late last week that he had been selected as a finalist for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. Fajgenbaum will travel to Atlanta on the weekend of November 18, where he will be joined by approximately 12 to 14 other finalists for his region (North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia) for a cocktail party and a 20 minute interview. If selected for the Rhodes Scholarship Fajgenbaum plans to study public health at Oxford.
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UNC senior launches nonprofit support network for grieving students

November 01, 2006

The Carolina Entrepreneurial Initiative profiled the accomplishments and development of National Students of AMF in its November newsletter. The article walks through how Director of Operations, Benjamin Chesson, used his summer research grant to found the nonprofit.
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National Students of AMF and National Brain Tumor Foundation to partner for Teleconference on grief

October 03, 2006

The National Brain Tumor Foundation and the National Students of AMF Support Network will be presenting a free teleconference on October 3, 2006 at 8:00 PM EST for college students who are coping with cancer in their families while away at school. This one-hour program is free and open to all, and is specifically designed for college-aged students who have a parent or loved one with cancer. All you need to participate is a phone line, calls are toll-free and participating is easy! To register visit www.braintumor.org and fill out the online form or call (800)934-2873 for more information.
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Hilltop Consultants to provide consulting to the National Students of AMF Support Network

October 02, 2006

The National Students of AMF Support Network is pleased to announce that we will be partnering with Hilltop Consultants to improve our marketing, fundraising, and services.
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Story in Georgetown student newspaper about Students of AMF

September 15, 2006

After Anne Marie’s death in 2004, Dave returned to campus burdened by grief, but empowered by his desire to fulfill the promise he made to his mom. He started “Students of AMF” as a casual peer support group for grieving students that met every other week. Fajgenbaum described the group’s attitude as, “We’ve lost out loved ones, let’s try to fight back.”
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Founder Named to AFCA Good Works Team

September 13, 2006

Today, David Fajgenbaum was announced as one of 22 college football players nationally selected to the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Good Works Team.
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National Students of AMF awarded GameStop grant from Do Something Organization

June 30, 2006

The National Students of AMF Support Network was awarded a $500 grant from GameStop for his service project, Students of Ailing Mothers & Fathers. The group supports students who have a sick or deceased parent.
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NCAA News article about Boot Camp 2 Beat Cancer

June 13, 2006

David Fajgenbaum and Ben Chesson organized the Second Annual "Boot Camp to Beat Cancer" and 5K Family Fun Walk, in partnership with the National Brain Tumor Foundation (NBTF) as part of "A Morning of Fitness" (AMF) in memory of David's mother, Anne Marie Fajgenbaum, who passed away in October 2004. The first time the pair held the "Boot Camp to Beat Cancer," they managed to raise $8,000. This time, they more than doubled their total, raising $20,000.
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North Carolina news article about upcoming Boot Camp 2 Beat Cancer

May 12, 2006

In January 2005, Fajgenbaum held a Bootcamp for Brain Cancer fund-raiser at Lake Lynn, raising more than $7,000 for the National Brain Tumor Foundation, a non-profit organization that helps brain tumor patients and their families.
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Fajgenbaum Earns Community Service Awards for work with Students of AMF at Georgetown

May 03, 2006

Fajgenbaum was one of 20 Georgetown University students recognized on Saturday, April 29 for his community service work as a result of the progress made by his organization, Students of AMF. The moniker - which stands for Students of Ailing Mothers and Fathers - is in honor of his mother, Anne Marie, who passed away from brain cancer in October 2004.
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Fajgenbaum awarded summer research grant to explore university policies for bereaved students

April 15, 2006

David Fajgenbaum (NHS '07): This summer Mr. Fajgenbaum will be doing research on the effects of losing a loved one during the college years and what universities are doing to support these grieving college students. The work will involve a review of the literature on mourning, best practices for supporting bereaved students, surveys of university administrators and interviews with experts. David will look at the 31 COFHE (Consortium of Financing Higher Education) institutions and 9 public universities. He expects that this research will have a tremendous impact on addressing grieving college student’s needs by finding the current practices by universities and reporting statistics on the frequency of these programs.
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Chesson awarded APPLES Social Entrepreneur Fellowship by UNC

March 20, 2006

The SAINTS Program was created to enrich the lives of children who have experienced the death of illness of a parent by creating friendships between these children and college mentors through a mixture of social and academic activities both in large and small group settings.
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Fajgenbaum Interviewed on Newschannel 8

December 19, 2005

David Fajgenbaum was interviewed on Newschannel 8 about the importance of NIH funding for cancer research. In the segment, Fajgenbaum discussed his own mother's death from brain cancer, the support group he founded at Georgetown for students going through similar experiences and their efforts to advocate for more funding for cancer research as their best hope against countering deaths in the future.
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The need for cancer research funding - A Son's Loss, A Son's Hope

December 15, 2005

Friends of Cancer Research asked David to write this op-ed to be published in newspapers across the nation
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National Students of AMF to present at Bringing theory to Practice conference

November 10, 2005

http://www.bringingtheorytopractice.org/meetings/student_conference_05/index.cfm
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Georgetown Students of AMF recognized for participation in Greater Washington Regional Heart Walk

November 08, 2005

The Georgetown University football team, like most college football teams, had one day "off" this year. That came on Saturday, October 29, a week after the Hoyas 24-21 come-from-behind win over Fordham on the Washington, DC campus. The Hoyas, however, did anything but take the day "off." Along with other members of the Students of AMF service group, and led by teammate and founder of the group, David Fajgenbaum (N'07), 40 members of the Hoya football team voluntarily woke up at 7 a.m. on a clear and crisp Saturday morning to participate in the Greater Washington Regional Heart Walk.
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Fajgenbaum invited to represent Lombardi Cancer Center to ride in Tour of Hope with Lance Armstrong

October 04, 2005

Pestell, along with David Fajgenbaum (NHS '07), a Georgetown undergraduate student who founded a national support group for college students who have lost a parent to cancer, are representing Georgetown as Tour of Hope riders on Team MedStar.
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Updates That Can't Wait

June 03, 2005

& Follow-up N&O Article
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Mother's Death Starts Son on a Mission

January 14, 2005

Exercise was something that connected David Fajgenbaum with his mother Anne Marie. She embodied the highest standards of physical activity.

A few months before his mother died of a brain tumor on Oct. 26, the two took daily trips to physical therapy, something she insisted upon.
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