Voices Against Brain Cancer was started in loving memory of Gary Lichtenstein who lost his valiant battle with brain cancer on October 1, 2003. Gary was living in Chicago and working as an options trader at Wolverine Trading when he was diagnosed with a brain tumor in March of 2003. He was 24 years old at the time. After three months of radiation, Gary slipped into a coma from which he did not recover. Soon after his passing, Gary’s family started the Gary Lichtenstein Chaim Foundation to raise money and awareness for the fight against this illness.

Please click here to read stories about Gary Lichtenstein, whose family founded Voices Against Brain Cancer in his memory.

In 2005, the family decided to broaden the scope of the Foundation and hired a professional fundraising firm named Powered by Professionals Founded by Kenneth Grosso and Darren Port. Kenneth and Darren’s unique company works with individuals, families and companies to help them start and manage charitable rganizations. The result of this collaboration was the creation of Voices Against Brain Cancer. This partnership yielded a stronger mission, vision, marketing materials as well as the creation of the upcoming debut fundraiser named Sounding Off For A Cure. We feel that this new identity and broadening of the scope speaks not only to Gary’s strong voice throughout his life, but to the other voices across the world struggling with brain cancer. For more information regarding the impetus behind creating this Foundation, please click here.

Our mission is to find a cure for brain cancer by advancing scientific research, increasing awareness within the medical community and supporting patients and families afflicted with this devastating disease.

At this time, brain tumor research is under funded and the public remains unaware of the magnitude of this disease. The cure rate for most brain tumors is significantly lower than it is for many other types of cancers. Our Foundation is driven by these facts and committed to finding a cure. It is the goal of our Foundation and its supporters to fund the research that will directly impact those affected with brain tumors. Please click here for several facts regarding brain tumors.