The Dude Hates Cancer, Dude!

Sometimes, just sometimes, I write about important things to convince the world that I have a heart.
Tim Maxwell, a Buffalo native, founded The Dude Hates Cancer in 2006 in honor of his parents, Robert and Lisa Maxwell, who were both diagnosed with forms of blood cancer. 

The name was inspired by the character "The Dude" from The Big Lebowski.

Maxwell was originally planning a fundraiser for