Volunteer at a signature event and join the Jimmy Fund community. From passing out medals, to staffing weekend marathon training runs, to scooping ice cream, there’s a volunteer position for everyone. No matter where you volunteer, you’ll play an important role in the success of our events and in helping Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund defy cancer.
About our Volunteers
Our Jimmy Fund volunteer community is always growing, with thousands traveling from near and far to create unforgettable moments for Dana-Farber patients, families, and supporters.
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supported the Jimmy Fund in 2025.
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were represented among our volunteer base in 2025.
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is how long a volunteer traveled from San Ramon, California, to join us in 2025.
Jimmy Fund Walk
Each year, over 1,000 volunteers help with water stations, T-shirt hand out, registration, and more at the nation’s top single-day walk since 1989. You can also serve as a site captain! Sign up via our interest form to be notified when 2026 volunteer opportunities are available.
“Volunteering with the Jimmy Fund Walk is just a small way for me and my family to give back to an institution that has given us so much.”
Chuck S., featured Jimmy Fund Walk volunteer
Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge
Each year, hundreds of runners take on the Boston Marathon® to help defy cancer. Volunteers are an essential part of weekend training runs and race weekend for Dana-Farber’s charity team. Sign up via our interest form to be notified when 2026 volunteer opportunities are available.
Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon
A 36-hour broadcast benefiting Dana-Farber from Boston’s Fenway Park, Radio-Telethon wouldn’t be possible without the volunteers who answer phones, collect donations, sell merchandise, and more. Sign up via our interest form to be notified when 2026 volunteer opportunities are available.
Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl®
From greeting guests to scooping ice cream, volunteers help make the nation’s largest all-you-can-eat ice cream festival a success every year. Sign up via our interest form to be notified when 2026 volunteer opportunities are available.
“I am so grateful for the work that the Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl team does to help coordinate volunteers for this event. I always have a good time and meet interesting people. Having grown up in Boston, Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl has been part of my life for 30+ years.”
Malaika S., featured Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl volunteer
Volunteer at Dana-Farber
Join a team of compassionate volunteers who offer their time and talents to help patients and families.
Donate Items to Dana-Farber
Donate to Dana-Farber’s Amazon wishlists, which are curated for the specific needs of our patients and families. Contribute to the Eleanor and Maxwell Blum Resource Center wishlist for adult patients, or the Jimmy Fund Clinic gift wishlist and resource wishlist for pediatric patients. If you’d like to donate anything not shared on the lists or if you have questions, contact the Blum Center or the Jimmy Fund Clinic.
Contact
For Jimmy Fund event volunteer inquiries:
Volunteering