The McCarty Cancer Foundation was established in 1997 by NHL star Darren McCarty as a Father's Day gift to his father Craig, who was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 1995. Sadly, Craig lost his battle on November 24th, 1999.

Multiple myeloma is an incurable cancer of the plasma cell. In Canada there are currently more than 6000 Canadians living with this illness and approximately 1840 Canadians are diagnosed with multiple myeloma every year. It is now one of the fastest growing types of cancer with occurrences increasing among young people. At present, there is no cure.

With Darren's relentless efforts and those of many devoted individuals, the McCarty Cancer Foundation is dedicated to raising awareness of multiple myeloma and improving the quality of life of myeloma cancer patients while funding research to find a cure.

The Foundation is a non-profit corporation under the leadership of an appointed Board of Directors, as well as the guidance of an expert scientific advisory board.

The specific goal of the McCarty Cancer Foundation is to raise funds to finance research which offers significant promise in the search for a cure of this terminal cancer. Money is raised from charitable donations, raffles, and other similar fund-raising events.

Together, with everyone's support, a cure will be found.