The commitment of our Prouty community has driven life-altering research, compassionate patient care, and critical support for families and caregivers.
Pat McBride, director, Friends of Dartmouth Cancer CenterAfter smashing records to raise more than $10.2 million to fight cancer last year, northern New England’s largest family-friendly fundraising event is back with its most ambitious goal yet.
The Friends of Dartmouth Cancer Center has announced the launch of the 45th annual Prouty, which aims to raise $12 million to support life-saving cancer research and vital patient and family support services at Dartmouth Cancer Center. Registration is now open.
This year, The Prouty expands to eight total events spanning five months. Starting with Prouty Tennis on March 22 in Hanover, NH, Prouty season builds through spring with Prouty Community Walks on May 16 in Manchester, NH, and St. Johnsbury, VT, and Prouty Golf on June 13 in Grantham, NH. The summer signature events feature the Prouty Ultimate on July 10–11, two days of cycling throughout New Hampshire and Vermont, and culminate with the main Prouty event on July 11 in Hanover, where participants can bike, walk, row, or volunteer.
The Prouty’s unprecedented fundraising target of $12 million will be supercharged by the Jack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation, which has renewed their support with a generous dollar-for-dollar donation match, enabling all Prouty funds to have double the impact for Dartmouth Cancer Center.
"The Prouty means so much to Dartmouth Cancer Center, Dartmouth Health, and the communities we serve,” said Joanne M. Conroy, MD, CEO and president of Dartmouth Health. “The Prouty makes it possible to bring cutting-edge, world-class comprehensive cancer care to patients across northern New England, while driving our passion for groundbreaking research that would not be possible without the support of those who give so generously.”
The Prouty began in 1982 when four Dartmouth Cancer Center nurses, inspired by the courage of their patient, Audrey Prouty, committed to cycling 100 miles through the White Mountains of New Hampshire. In the four decades since, thousands of passionate individuals have come together each year to bike, walk, row, golf, and more to help end cancer. Since its inception, The Prouty has raised more than $78.5 million to support cancer research and patient support services.
“The Prouty fuels hope—and hope is at the heart of what makes Dartmouth Cancer Center so special,” said Pat McBride, director of the Friends of Dartmouth Cancer Center. “The commitment of our Prouty community has driven life-altering research, compassionate patient care, and critical support for families and caregivers. This year’s $12 million goal reflects this community’s strength, and we’re confident we’ll come together again to deliver hope to cancer patients and their families across our region.”
For additional details and to register, visit theprouty.org.
About Dartmouth Cancer Center
Dartmouth Cancer Center combines advanced cancer research at Dartmouth and the Geisel School of Medicine, with award-winning, personalized, and compassionate patient-centered cancer care and clinical trials based at the Norris Cotton Cancer Care Pavilion at Dartmouth Health's Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. With 14 locations around New Hampshire and Vermont, Dartmouth Cancer Center is one of only 57 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers. Each year the Dartmouth Cancer Center schedules 74,000 appointments seeing more than 4,500 newly diagnosed patients, and currently offers patients more than 240 active clinical trials. Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2022, Dartmouth Cancer Center remains committed to excellence, outreach and education. We strive to prevent and cure cancer, enhance survivorship and to promote cancer health equity through pioneering interdisciplinary research and collaborations. Learn more at the Dartmouth Cancer Center website.
About Dartmouth Health
Dartmouth Health, New Hampshire’s only academic health system and the state’s largest private employer, serves patients across northern New England. Dartmouth Health provides access to more than 2,000 providers in almost every area of medicine, delivering care at its flagship hospital, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, NH, as well as across its wide network of hospitals, clinics and care facilities. DHMC is consistently named the #1 hospital in New Hampshire by U.S. News & World Report, and is recognized for high performance in numerous clinical specialties and procedures. Dartmouth Health includes Dartmouth Cancer Center, one of only 57 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation, and the only such center in northern New England; Dartmouth Health Children’s, which includes the state’s only children’s hospital and multiple locations around the region; member hospitals in Lebanon, Keene, Claremont and New London, NH, and Windsor and Bennington, VT; Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire; and more than 24 clinics that provide ambulatory and specialty services across New Hampshire and Vermont. Through its historical partnership with Dartmouth and the Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth Health trains nearly 400 medical residents and fellows annually, and performs cutting-edge research and clinical trials recognized across the globe with Geisel and the White River Junction VA Medical Center in White River Junction, VT. Dartmouth Health and its more than 13,000 employees are deeply committed to serving the healthcare needs of everyone in our communities, and to providing each of our patients with exceptional, personal care.