Please consider joining Kelly’s Heroes in our efforts to “wage hope” against pancreatic cancer. Located in East Windsor, N.J., Kelly’s Heroes is a 501c3 that raises money for clinical trials, research and support services for those facing pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic cancer is the deadliest of all major cancers, with a five-year survival rate of just 13%. Our inspiration Steve Kelly was one of the 50,000 people annually who die of the disease in the U.S.

Kelly’s Heroes will hold its annual St. Patrick’s Day Party March 14, 2025, at Mercer Oaks in Princeton Junction, N.J., with an anticipated attendance of 175 people. We’re gathering donations of gift cards, event tickets, merchandise, experience vouchers, sports collectibles and other items for a raffle and silent action. Proceeds support the Steve Kelly Fund for Pancreatic Cancer Research at Johns Hopkins, which sponsors research and helps patients enroll in clinical trials that offer the best hope against this insidious disease.

Our fund-raising goal for this event is $25,000. As an all-volunteer 501c3, Kelly’s Heroes devotes 100% of its proceeds to patient support and clinical trials.