Annual Gala

Gala attendees have the opportunity to visit with our young Special Love Ambassadors to learn first-hand the impact Special Love has had in their young lives, in addition to wonderful food, entertainment and exciting silent auction items. 

Emergency Financial Relief Program

A cancer diagnosis changes every aspect of a family’s life. Next to the well-being of a child, a parent’s most pressing concern is often financial. Special Love provides emergency financial […]

Stephen Chanock, M.D.

Stephen Chanock, M.D. is the Director, Division of Cancer Epidemiology & Genetics at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and serves as Special Love’s Federal Liaison with the National Institutes of […]

Jim Michelson, M.D

Dr. James Michelson, M.D. is an Orthopedic Surgery Specialist in South Burlington, VT with over 39 years of experience in the medical field. Dr. Michelson has more experience with Ankle […]

Caroline Goon

Caroline Goon is the Assistant Dean of Strategic Initiatives & Marketing for Biomedical Graduate Education (BGE) at Georgetown University Medical Center. She is focused on the strategic development of domestic […]

7th Annual Fall in Love 5K!

On probably the only crisp fall morning in all of September in Washington DC we welcomed more than 250 people to Canal Park, part of the Capitol Waterfront, for fun […]

A Very Special Love Story

Sarah Rostock Who doesn’t love a good love story? From The Notebook to Romeo and Juliet everyone has their favorite! This may sound the cheesiest of cheesy, but my favorite […]

Life After Cancer

Chris Thomas, Camp Fantastic alum and Special Love volunteer… Earlier this month Special Love held its Reunion Weekend which has always been one of my favorite events. I’ve been part of […]