The Galen Foundation

We designed a web application for Beating Myeloma, an existing proVanceTek client, that allowed them to manage their walkathon event that was a cross between the well known Race for the Cure and the St. Jude Up 'til Dawn "50 Names Fast" program.

The Second Annual Galen Foundation Walk the Walk, Talk the Talkathon took place Saturday, June 21st, 2008 from 10am to noon at the University Upper School track.

If over a hundred pledges, resulting in nearly $12,000 in donations isn't proof enough of the event's success, check out their event video on the Beating Myeloma website. Last couple years, David Emerson, founder of Beating Myeloma and the Galen Foundation, walked by himself, accepting donations from friends and family, and raised about three grand. This year, he expanded operations to include other walkers and reaped the reward of more donations than ever.

Beating Myeloma, an existing proVanceTek client, requested that we help them design a web based application for a fundraising project of theirs.

The event is to be similar to the well known Race for the Cure combined with the St. Jude Up 'til Dawn "50 Names Fast" program. The Second Annual Galen Foundation Walk the Walk, Talk the Talkathon is to take place Saturday, June 21st, 2008 from 10am to noon at the Chagrin Falls High School track.

Because their existing website is maintained in Drupal, we needed to design something for the CMS so it would be transparent to the end user. We utilized existing Drupal modules that did things that were similar to what we needed and modified them where necessary.

Beating Myeloma was founded by multiple myeloma survivor David Emerson and is dedicated to helping everyone faced with myeloma manage their health and live longer, better lives. The Galen Foundation, umbrella organization of Beating Myeloma, is a 501c3 tax exempt nonprofit organization.

Beating Myeloma provides an interactive forum for sharing information, advice, and a full spectrum of approaches to confronting disease. Online forums, newsletters, member interaction via personal contacts, patient studies, and several other upcoming feature additions provide members the benefit of interactive health communication.