Hamish Fenton was fourteen years old, passionate, funny, and loved by everyone who had the privilege of knowing him. He was a Giants fan, a Lego builder, a lover of the ocean, and the proudest brother in any room.  And he of course loved his dogs more than anything! 

In September 2023, Hamish was diagnosed with NUT carcinoma — one of the rarest and most aggressive cancers in existence. What followed was two and a half years of extraordinary fighting. Surgeries, trials, treatments that had never been tried before.  No stone was left unturned.   He did all of it with a grace and a joy that left his doctors, his family, and everyone around him in awe.

Hamish knew what he was up against. And in the middle of all of it, he was already thinking about the kids who would come after him.

His wish — stated clearly and in his own words — was to keep making a difference. That wish lives here.

Dr. Ortiz and the team at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center are among the leading researchers fighting NUT carcinoma and rare pediatric cancers. Every dollar raised in Hamish’s name goes directly toward that fight — toward better treatments, earlier diagnoses, and the possibility that the next child who hears this diagnosis will have more options than Hamish did.