CCBF “Breakthrough Ball” Benefit Gala Raises Funds to Help Aid Treatment for Cancer and Blood Diseases; Katie Couric and Others Honored

Report, interviews and photos by Ibrahim Dabo New York City, New York—The Children’s Cancer & Blood Foundation (CCBF) hosted its annual “Breakthrough Ball” benefit gala on Wednesday evening, Oct. 27, 2010 at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. Proceeds from this benefit help to provide much needed support for …

PHOTOS: Children’s Cancer & Blood Foundation Hosts the Breakthrough Ball in New York City

Children’s Cancer & Blood Foundation, the “oldest and largest organization in the United States dedicated to the care of children suffering from blood diseases and cancer” on Wednesday Oct. 27 hosted its 2010 “Breakthrough Ball.” Katie Couric (anchor and managing editor of CBS Evening News with Katie Couric and correspondent …

Jim Chitwood, Driving the Baltimore City Community College Foundation through New Relationships and Fundraising, Outlines His Plan

BALTIMORE—Having performed lots of work in his community in Florida and served as chief fundraiser at his former institution, Northwest Florida State College, Jim Chitwood, director of development and foundation operations for Baltimore City Community College’s (BCCC) main development arm, the BCCC Foundation, is a man on the move in …