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Events & meetings

Circle Saturday, February 27, 2027.

One big day, and a school year of meetings that build up to it.

Featured event

Cure-a-Thon 2027

Date
Saturday, February 27, 2027
Location
Saguaro High School, Scottsdale

Arizona's largest student-run fundraising event. More than 3,000 students walk laps, hear from brain tumor survivors, and raise money that goes straight to research.

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Through the year

Upcoming meetings

Meetings start at 4:30 PM unless otherwise stated. More details to come — sign up below and we'll remind you before each one.

Missed a meeting? Read the notes

  • Meeting

    October 26, 2026 · 4:30 PM

    Mel Cohen conference room, Rosenberg Plaza (first floor), Phoenix Children's Hospital

    Meeting, then a presentation from researcher Dr. Adrienne Scheck, then our mass mailing. Many volunteers needed! Park in the Cambridge garage on Cambridge St, just west of 20th St.

  • Meeting

    November 23, 2026 · 4:30 PM

    Mayo Clinic Phoenix

    Proton Beam tour.

  • Meeting

    January 11, 2027 · 4:30 PM

    Phoenix Children's Hospital

    Phoenix Children's Hospital tour.

  • Meeting

    February 15, 2027 · Morning

    Barrow / Ivy Brain Tumor Center

    Live brain surgery viewing. Morning meeting — exact time to come.

  • Meeting

    February 22, 2027 · 4:30 PM

    TGen

    Meeting at the Translational Genomics Research Institute.

  • Meeting

    February 27, 2027 · All day

    Saguaro High School, Scottsdale

    The Cure-a-Thon! Arizona's largest student-run fundraising event.

  • Meeting

    March 23, 2027 · 4:30 PM

    Virtual meeting

    Wrap-up meeting for the school year.

  • Meeting

    April 19, 2027 · Time to come

    Phoenix Children's Hospital

    Award ceremony: students present the year's donations to the research institutions in person.

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Beyond the Valley

Events across the state

SSBTR events now run statewide. Student chapters at the University of Arizona in Tucson and Arizona State University in Tempe hold their own fundraisers, and the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Phoenix hosts an annual charity gala, most recently a masquerade ball, alongside the Creighton University School of Medicine chapter.

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