A Message to Our Donors
For more than six years, the Mike Shane Memorial Fund has proudly provided free remote second opinions for patients diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma in partnership with some of the leading cancer hospitals in the country. This program has helped countless individuals and their families access expert guidance during one of the most challenging times of their lives.
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As the treatment landscape for cholangiocarcinoma has evolved, so have the needs of patients. Today, earlier diagnosis, precision medicine, targeted therapies, immunotherapy, and expanding clinical trial opportunities are changing how patients seek care. While expert second opinions remain essential, they are now most impactful at the beginning of a patient's treatment journey, and many patients are traveling directly to centers offering specialized clinical trials and novel therapies.
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Recognizing this shift, the Mike Shane Memorial Fund - has made the thoughtful decision to transition its mission toward advancing research—the key to improving outcomes for future patients.
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To ensure Mike Shane's legacy continues to make a lasting impact, The Mike Shane Memorial Fund will combine with Craine's Cholangiocarcinoma Crew, a nonprofit organization dedicated to funding innovative cholangiocarcinoma research, to continue the Fund’s mission. Since its founding in 2012, Craine's Cholangiocarcinoma Crew has committed to grant 100% of the funds it raises directly to cholangiocarcinoma research while also providing mentorship, education, and advocacy to patients and families around the world.
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In Mike's honor and in recognition of the hard work of the Mike Shane Memorial Fund staff, volunteers and loyal donors who all have contributed to the success of the Mike Shane Memorial Fund, the annual Mike Shane Memorial Cholangiocarcinoma Research Grant will be established through Craine's Cholangiocarcinoma Crew, ensuring that Mike's compassion, vision, and unwavering commitment to helping others and the Fund’s legacy will continue to inspire hope and fuel scientific discovery for generations to come.
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We are deeply grateful for your generosity and unwavering support of the Mike Shane Memorial Fund over the years. Because of you, Mike's legacy will continue—not only by helping patients today, but by investing in the research that will transform tomorrow.
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As we begin this new chapter, we sincerely hope you will continue to honor Mike's legacy by supporting Craine's Cholangiocarcinoma Crew. Together, we can make an even bigger impact in groundbreaking research, accelerating the discovery of new treatments, and bringing hope to more patients and families facing cholangiocarcinoma.
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Thank you for your continued trust, generosity, and belief in our shared mission. We are honored to have the two organizations now join together to carry Mike Shane's legacy forward.
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- Your Friends at The Mike Shane Memorial Fund
2026 6th Annual Cholangiocarcinoma Golf Event Registration
The upcoming 6th annual Mike Shane Memorial Fund golf fundraiser will be a fantastic time to celebrate the merging of two great organizations and raise money for their shared mission of attacking the dreaded disease of Cholangiocarcinoma. We hope you will share in our excitement and join us in Dayton on September 28th and 29th for this event. If you can’t attend, we welcome you to support our mission with your generous donation. For more information, to sponsor the event, register to golf or donate, please visit www.MikeShaneFund.org.
This year’s golf event will be our opportunity to celebrate the 6 amazing years of The Mike Shane Memorial Fund. We want to thank our donors and our volunteers for the generosity and hard work they have contributed to the Mike Shane Fund. We are deeply grateful for your support over the years. Because of you, Mike Shane's legacy will continue both by helping patients today and by investing in the research that will transform treatments and a potential cure tomorrow.
As you may know, Craine’s Crew is led by Lisa and David Craine. Lisa is a cholangiocarcinoma survivor and a personal coach to many with the disease. Lisa was intimately involved in supporting Mike and the Shane family as he battled the disease. Craine’s Crew has been focused on funding leading edge research on Cholangiocarcinoma. We are honored that Lisa and David are willing to work with us to combine our efforts to now make an even larger impact.
Although The Mike Shane Memorial Fund will transform itself to become a part of Craine’s Crew, another 501(c)3 charitable organization, a special annual research grant will retain the Mike Shane name to continue to honor his legacy. As we begin this new chapter, we sincerely hope you will continue to honor Mike by supporting Craine’s Cholangiocarcinoma Crew. Together, we can make an even bigger impact in groundbreaking research, accelerating the discovery of new treatments and bringing hope to more patients and families facing cholangiocarcinoma.
Thank you for your continued trust, generosity, and belief in our mission. We are honored to have the two organizations now join together to carry Mike Shane’s legacy forward.
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Please visit the registration link https://bit.ly/4oP26Tp to purchase your golf tickets, review our sponsorship options, or to make a donation. If you would like to pay by check or charitable trust for your foursome or sponsorship, please contact jjelinek@mikeshanefund.org to make arrangements.
We look forward to seeing you in Dayton on September 28th-29th, 2026. We will have our charity dinner at El Meson on Monday September 28th. Our Golf event will be at Meadowbrook Golf Club in Dayton, OH on Tuesday September 29th. If you have any questions about the event, how to become a sponsor, or how you can help please reach out to Jered Jelinek jjelinek@mikeshanefund.org. Thank you so much for your generous support!​