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Rexanna's Foundation for Fighting Lung Cancer was formed to help fight a disease that is negatively impacting so many and taking the lives of countless loved ones. To date, 90% of all donations made to Rexanna's Foundation have gone directly to impacting the cause. Learn more.
Latest News
Now Accepting 2nd Round of Scholarship Applications!
We're now accepting this year's second round of Scholarship Applications here on our website. The deadline is August 10, 2009. We'll announce the scholarship recipients in August.
Rexanna's Foundation selects Scholarship Recipients for May 2009
Congratulations to the following students for being selected as recipients of college scholarships sponsored by Rexanna's Foundation for Fighting Lung Cancer for May 2009.
- A. Arias - Grand Prairie High School - TX
- K. Bartell - Lake Travis High School - TX
- L. Carrico - Lake Travis High School - TX
- V. Collick - Ironwood High School - AZ
- B. Dillon - Red Oak High School - TX
- C. Dowell - Lake Travis High School - TX
- S. Garza - Lake Travis High School - TX
- D. Grijalva - Sabino High School - AZ
- K. Harkrider - Centennial High School - TX
- C. Lauer - Helias High School - MO
- N. Martinez - University High School - AZ
- M. Murphy - Lake Travis High School - TX
- V. Noetzel - Lake Travis High School - TX
- M. Pursell - Refugio High School - TX
- E. Sierra - Grand Prairie High School - TX
- M. Vann - Wills Point High School - TX
- L. Webb - Kingwood High School - TX
Lone Star Huddle Up Huge Success!
November 3rd - Rexanna's Foundation hosted the 2nd annual Lone Star Huddle Up event! The event raised more than $48,000.00 because of the generosity of supporters! Those in attendance were treated with fantastic food, silent and live auction, and music by the Lake Travis Fiddlers, Burnett-Jones Band and feature performer Dale Watson! The money raised at the Lone Star event will go to research, educational projects and patient care projects at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Click here to learn more....
Rexanna's Story
Rexanna Hawkins, 49, died of lung cancer on June 21, 2006. Never a smoker, Rexanna found out she had lung cancer on April 21, 2006.
Rexanna impacted so many in the short time she was at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. One was Dr. Daniel Karp, her doctor. Dr. Karp was inspired by Rexanna’s sheer enthusiasm and fight to beat the cancer even with the dismal odds. Dr. Daniel Karp now serves as the Medical Advisor to Rexanna’s Foundation. Read more >>