Albany Medical Center receives $100K grant

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Melodies Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders at Albany Medical Center received $100,000 from Hyundai Hope on Wheels on Wednesday. This award will go toward the center's Survivorship Program to support families and patients following cancer treatment.

Patients also took part in Hyundai's annual handprint ceremony, placing their handprints on cars with paint to leave their mark and commemorate their personal stories of hope. Over the last 25 years the Hyundai Hope on Wheels program has donated more than $250 million to childhood cancer research nationwide.