Curebound

Mission
Mobilize San Diego to accelerate cures for cancer in our lifetime.

Curebound is headquartered in San Diego amidst a unique combination of three NCI-cancer centers, clinical care hospitals, biotech companies, venture capital investors, philanthropic networks, and most importantly- a regional culture that embraces the spirit of collaboration.

This ecosystem positions San Diego and Curebound at the forefront of discovery – bringing genomic medicine, new technologies and clinical trials to market and presents an unprecedented opportunity for research collaboration.

Curebound is committed to investing $100 million into collaborative cancer research in San Diego to make the vision of cures in our lifetime a reality.

School of Imagination

Mission
Creating opportunities for all children to receive the highest quality education & services without systemic barriers.

In 2001, Charlene Sigman – a speech-language pathologist, preschool director, and certified ESDM therapist, – began the Happy Talkers clinical program by transforming her family’s rented Pleasanton house into a daycare and therapy center for special-needs children. 3 years later, realizing that her center had outgrown their space, Charlene embarked on a seven-year search for a permanent home.

In 2008, spearheaded by Dublin, CA Mayor Janet Lockhart, the Sigmans’ custom-designed and constructed a building that would meet their needs and in 2011, the School of Imagination and Happy Talkers opened their doors at a state-of-the-art campus in Schaefer Ranch. With a strategic plan to launch new locations and services, they are ensuring that they can care for hundreds more children on their waiting list for many, many years to come.

St. Baldrick’s

Mission
The St. Baldrick’s Foundation is a volunteer and donor-powered charity committed to supporting the most promising research to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long and healthy lives.

Reinsurance executives Tim Kenny, John Bender, and Enda McDonnell came up with the idea of the first St. Baldrick’s head-shaving event on July 4, 1999, as a challenge to see how they would give back for their “good fortune in business.” The inaugural event was hosted on March 17, 2000, at Jim Prady’s Pub in Manhattan, where $104,000 was raised by 19 shavees. The foundation officially registered as a 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit in 2004 and raised over $5.3 million for the Children’s Oncology Group in their first year.

Since 2005 the organization has granted more than $340 million to fund childhood cancer research, making it the largest charity funder of childhood cancer research grants. Over 1,803 grants have been awarded to further the development of better treatments for kids with cancer in 31 countries.

John Green Elementary School

Mission & Vision
Vision — KIDS FIRST – “Every Student Every Day”

Mission — A COMMITMENT TO THE SUCCESS OF ALL THE STUDENTS

John Green Elementary, named after one of Dublin’s first and leading businessmen, opened in August of 2007. Just five years later, John Green was recognized as a California Distinguished School.

Our state of the art facility provides an exceptional educational opportunity to over 850 Kindergarten through 5th Grade students in the Dublin Ranch area of the city of Dublin. John Green School is the area’s benchmark educational facility, exemplifying Dublin’s already high standards for technology and instructional expertise. Students are active participants in a variety of different initiatives including the school garden, safety patrol, student leadership, geography/spelling bees, and conflict/resolution peace makers.

John Green has a wonderful reputation as a community that strongly supports education. It is home to an exceedingly active Parent–Faculty Club(PFC) and the campus regularly teems with scores of volunteers.