HudsonAlpha Tie the Ribbons

from Jan-Feb 2023 Issue

by EVENT Magazine

Spotlight: Judy Ryals

Pammie Jimmar, Elizabeth Herrin Leslie Windham, Jessa Harris, Jeanne Payne

Tie the Ribbons Exceeds $20,000 Goal

Photos by Steve Babin

HudsonAlpha Foundation’s annual Tie the Ribbons luncheon brought around 1,100 people to the Von Braun Center’s South Hall on November 9 to raise funds for HudsonAlpha’s breast and ovarian cancer research programs and honor the women who have survived and are battling cancer.

The luncheon supports the HudsonAlpha Institute of Biotechnology’s breast and ovarian cancer research programs as well as its Information is Power Initiative. Donations exceeded the $20,000 goal on the day of the event. Neil Lamb, PhD, HudsonAlpha President, shared a message of gratitude ahead of the day’s program, “We are here to honor those who have survived and are battling breast and ovarian cancer, and we are here to share about the scientific advances that are making cancer treatments more effective. But above all, we are here to say thank you.”

Pammie Jimmar, President of the Athens-Limestone Chamber of Commerce, was joined by other survivors, Tammy Jones and Katy Jo McDaniel, and shared moving stories about their fights with breast and ovarian cancer, and the hope they received from HudsonAlpha’s genetic testing opportunities.

Dr. Sara Cooper, PhD, HudsonAlpha Faculty Investigator and Information is Power lead, was the keynote speaker at the event. The event included a silent auction and an opportunity to shop with Personal Couture, a local boutique that donated a portion of their proceeds to HudsonAlpha; and chances to donate to directly support HudsonAlpha’s cancer research programs. n