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Pearce at the World Series

View World Series Game 3, October 31, 2009

Philadelphia -- Major League Baseball, MasterCard Worldwide and Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) joined together for a historic live event which occurred during Game Three of the 2009 World Series on Saturday, October 31, incorporating the live crowd inside Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia into a Priceless public awareness spot produced by Stand Up To Cancer Founding Member Laura Ziskin.
View a slide show of the game.

Pearce accepts Million Dollar donation for CHOP

View Story aired on CBS3 Philly: Mar 31, 2009 at 6:15 PM EDT

Philadelphia -- Pearce Quesenberry accepted a $1 million dollar check from Wal-Mart for children's cancer research for the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Pearce in Seattle

View Story Published: Feb 13, 2009 at 11:24 PM PST on the KOMO News

SEATTLE -- Eleven-year-old Pearce Quesenberry is battling a serious form of brain cancer, but she brims with life.

This young girl's radiance and courage inspired compassion in the Roosevelt High School's girls' basketball team.

The players first met Quesenberry at a basketball tournament in Delaware.

"The first day she came she was just so charismatic, and she just talked so much and she was just 'go, Riders!' She's just so into it," said team captain Frannie Hemmelgarn.

Since then, Quesenberry has fought an uphill battle. To treat her brain cancer, Quesenberry underwent high-dose radiation and months of chemotherapy. She has beaten the disease for the time being, but doctors give her a 70-percent chance to live five more years.

Quesenberry still manages to smile, and her friends are amazed.

"It helps me put things into perspective. Like I hurt my knee last year, and she had brain cancer. And she survived. And just the fact that she's so positive about that," said Hemmelgarn.

The team was so inspired by Quesenberry's story, in fact, that they decided to invite her to their final home game of the season.

Off court, the players sold cookie dough and held fundraisers to fly their beloved friend and her parents to Seattle.

"I couldn't wait. I've been counting down the days," Quesenberry said.

The long-awaited game day finally arrived on Friday. The team embraced their honorary guest as if one of its own, and Quesenberry gladly accepted.

As the coach laid out the game plan and players leaned in to listen, Quesenberry was right alongside them. From the locker room pep talk to the player introductions, she was a part of the team.

"They're just really nice and so fun to be around," Quesenberry said.

"We just hit the jackpot with her. Everybody fell in love with her immediately," said coach Gregg Kalina.

Quesenberry is working to help others through the Pearce Q Foundation, which aims to raise money and awareness for children with cancer.

Stand Up to Cancer September 5th 8 PM ET/PT

This is a unique joint mission involving the big three major television networks, ABC, CBS and NBC. This unprecedented collaboration will simultaneously broadcast a cancer fundraiser on September 5th. CBS Evening News Anchor Katie Couric met with Pearce and she has been invited to appear on the show. People think oh you have cancer, its really bad, but its really bad. Like all the stuff you have to go through, yeah. Its a lot. said Pearce during her interview.

WOW! Bryant Gumble, Charlie Gibson, Katie Couric and our Pearce Quesenberry, all Standing Up 2 Cancer!

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Support for Pearce from students at local schools

Our many thanks go out to the student athletes on the Christiana Vikings Varsity and J.V. Football Teams and the Holy Angels CYM League Football Team. These three local sports teams will show their support by wearing the Pearce Q Foundation purple "P" sticker on their helmets with honor.

Pearce Q Foundation Fundraising Events

• Skating Party February, 2010
• 4 Mile of Hope Walk/Run April 10, 2010
• September is Childhood Cancer Month