We did it again, with the help of our loyal supporters
and friends!!
Donald Durden MD, Ph.D. The Annual Wine Tasting Event held this year at Arterra in the Marriott Hotel Del Mar was a huge success. We raised enough money to purchase and donate our 13th piece of equipment, to Donald Durden MD, Ph.D., Professor and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Pediatrics and Research Director at Moores UCSD Cancer Center.
His research focuses on targeted therapeutics of pediatric diseases at Moores Cancer Center UCSD and Rady Children’s Hospital.
The equipment donated was an Olympus SEG Biological Microscope which will aid in his continuing efforts to enhance translational research and drug trials for difficult-to-treat cancers.
From LIEDLE, LOUNSBERY,
LARSON & LIDL, LLP, L to R:
Eric Larson, Matt Liedle,
Miko Penn,
Michelle L. Gearhart A very big thank you to LIEDLE, LOUNSBERY, LARSON & LIDL, LLP who has sponsored the event multiple times. Their continued generosity has helped us meet our goals each and every year.
One of our favorite recipients of equipment in the past was not able to attend the October event this year but passed on a few lines for all to read.
From Dr. Kellogg Parsons, UCSD:
"I tell my patients that living with cancer is a journey, and that I'm a companion on that journey with them. Hope for a Cure is a companion on the journeys of each and every one of my patients as well. Hope's generosity enabled us to buy vital equipment to perform a major research study involving almost 500 patients with prostate cancer nationwide. Thus far, the study has been very successful. We believe that this study will shed new light on using diet to fight prostate cancer, and improve the lives of thousands of men living with prostate cancer by helping them safely avoid the potential side effects of radiation and surgery. Thank you Hope for a Cure!"
HFAC Board members, L to R:
Eva Borgstrom, Pam Xitco, Olga Fisher,
Maryjo Highland, Dee Jerge Each and every contribution, no matter how small has allowed us as a group to change many people’s lives already. WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE!
A recent article in a local newspaper highlighted the major local charitable organizations and documented their overhead fees and what actually goes towards the cause to which you have so generously donated.
For some of them, the overhead fees were as high as 65%, which means for every $1.00 you donate only .35 cents go toward the actual cause.
WE continue to keep our overhead as low as possible. None of us take salaries and we donate most costs to operate the organization. Our overhead runs about 1%, which means for every $1.00 you donate. .99 cents goes towards the equipment.
Please keep that in mind when you make a choice to donate to a charity this year…
With all of your support we are making a difference in this continuing
battle. Our sincere appreciation to all of our friends and family
who have helped us accomplish our goals.
In Memory of...
Steve & Jo Rigelsky
Inge Brantberg
Rell Sunn
Werner & Paula Bastiaannet
Louis Jerge |
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