Fundraising Your Way
Raise funds to fuel the fight against pancreatic cancer anytime, anywhere, any way.
Get Started
Looking for inspiration?
Check out these fundraising event ideas:
- Participate in an endurance event by joining Team PanCAN YOUR Way
- Lead a jeans day at work in exchange for donations
- Turn your birthday part into a Purple Party
- Host a Game or Trivia night
- Create a scavenger hunt
- Put together a sports tournament (from pickleball to volleyball, the possibilities are endless!)
- Donate your lemonade stand or hot cocoa stand proceeds
- Lead a Yoga, Zumba or spinning class challenge
- Stage a talent show or dance marathon
- Host a chili cook-off or pancake breakfast
- Organize a golf tournament
- Start a Monthly Fitness Challenge: Set a goal to bike, walk, run or swim a certain number of miles for the month
How it Works
1
Start with an Idea
Get inspired by others and create the type of fundraiser that’s right for you!
2
Create a Fundraiser
Sign up and customize your page by telling your story and adding photos.
3
Make an Impact
Start with a self-donation, then ask your family and friends to join the fight.
Get Inspired
TRIBUTE
The Aina Family
The Aina family honored their patriarch and ‘Quintessential Educator’ raising funds with a loving Tribute Page.
GET CREATIVE
Leslie Kissel Memorial Climb
Tim and his family placed purple flags at the top of the Incline in Castle Rock, CO, raising funds in memory of his wife, Leslie.
ATHLETIC
Lacrosse Team Rallies
Quinnipiac University Women’s Lacrosse team rallies around teammate, raising funds and awareness for PanCAN.
You’re changing patients’ lives
Thank you for fueling progress with the funds you've raised through Wage Hope My Way:
13%
The five-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer reached double digits in 2020 and in 2024 reached 13%.
445,000
Patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals have called upon PanCAN for free information, resources, services and hope more than 445,000 times.
1,075%
Since 1999, when PanCAN was founded and began advocating for more federal research funding for the disease, it has increased 1,075%.
+$208 Million
PanCAN has invested more than $235 million in research since 2003, with an additional $27 million this year.
Why Wage Hope My Way
When you create your personal fundraiser with Wage Hope My Way, you support life-changing programs and services. Because of your action, PanCAN can fund groundbreaking research and critical patient services and programs.
