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Celebrate Life
A Philadelphia FIGHT Event
Saturday, November 22, 2025 – 6-9PM
Loews Philadelphia Hote / Regency Ballroom
1200 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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Congressman Dwight Evans Honored at FIGHT’s Pre-Gala Reception
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 2025 Pre-Gala reception on September 11 at Woody’s in Midtown Village. This event welcomed our sponsors, table captains, host committee, and patrons to promote the 35th Anniversary Celebrate Life Gala, which will take place on November 22 at Loews Philadelphia Hotel. The happy hour event included…
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Caitlin Jaeckel Joins Philadelphia FIGHT as Associate Medical Director at Broad Street Love Clinic
Caitlin Jaeckel, PA-C, MHS, AAHIVS, has joined FIGHT’s clinic at Broad Street Love in September. Caitlin holds a Bachelor of Science in Health Science from James Madison University and a Master of Health Science – Physician Assistant degree from Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions. Prior to coming to FIGHT, Caitlin worked at…
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Philadelphia FIGHT Receives $250,000 Grant to Support FIGHT Pediatrics and to Expand Capacity at FIGHT’s Broad Street Love Clinic
Thanks to a grant from the Jerome B. Miller Family Foundation, Philadelphia FIGHT will be doubling the capacity of its clinic at Broad Street Love (formerly Broad Street Ministry), a social services organization serving people experiencing deep poverty, hunger, and housing insecurity. Kevin Lagor, CRNP, the clinic’s Associate Medical Director, explains, “With our open access…
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Philadelphia FIGHT’s Dr. Jay Kostman Announces his retirement
Jay Kostman, MD has announced he will be hanging up his stethoscope for the last time at Philadelphia FIGHT at the end of August. Dr. Kostman will no longer be seeing patients at the John Bell Health Center, but he isn’t retiring from FIGHT altogether. He will continue to serve in his administrative role as…
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The Lax Center Welcomes Dr. Sam Albanesi
Dr. Sam Albanesi joined Philadelphia FIGHT in August 2024. After earning a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from Allegheny College, he earned a Master of Arts in Urban Bioethics from Temple University and a Doctor of Medicine degree from the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple. Dr. Albanesi completed his residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Infectious Disease at Temple University Hospital.