Team Deborah Braden Gentile

Cape Cod Walk

We're fundraising for Debbie Braden Gentile

Debbie was rare; selfless, compassionate, and brimming with a quiet joy that made everyone feel they mattered. She cherished her family, her cozy home, the wild beauty of the Cape, and the simple pleasure of a beach walk, always with a smile and a kind word to share. She left us all richer for having known her. A lifelong congregant of St. Barnabas’s Episcopal Church in Falmouth, she served with grace and grit as a vestry member, centering prayer devotee, altar guild stalwart, flower guild artist, prayer shawl knitter, and a pillar of the Episcopal Church Women. She even lent her wisdom to the Upper Cape Chaplaincy board. Her spirituality wasn’t just a belief; it was a call to action, lived out in every stitch and prayer. She passed away on March 20, 2025 of pancreatic cancer after a courageous ten week struggle.

Our team is participating in Lustgarten's Walk for Pancreatic Cancer Research to celebrate the progress that has been made and to power tomorrow's research. Support our team and embrace Lustgarten's vision of transforming pancreatic cancer into a curable disease. Join our team, donate to our team, provide hope to thousands of families touched by this devastating disease.

Why Lustgarten? They are the nation’s largest private funder of pancreatic cancer research. Thanks to separate funding of administrative expenses, 100% of our fundraising and your donation funds pancreatic cancer research - research led by Lustgarten and powered by you! With your support, we will raise more money for research advancements than we ever could alone.

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Top 10 Team

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Received 15 Donations

Raised $500

Raised $1000

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