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Colon Cancer Walk (left to right): Mary Jo Ciaccia, Ginny Gullo, Tina Cottone, Alok Khorana, M.D., and Vivek Kaul, M.D.
of Mike’s mother, Nancy Roberts, this event draws more than 400 people, who enjoy a wonderful party with good food and friends. This year’s event raised more than $13,000 for the Wilmot Cancer Center. * Congratulations to Dalida Atallah, owner of Dado boutique, and her team who put on two fantastic fashion shows a year to benefit Wilmot. The 2012 shows raised close to $50,000, making their cumulative total $100,000.
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of the first annual ‘Strollin’ for the Colon’ walk event that was held in the spring in Geneseo. Nurses from the Gastroentrology group led the event to help spread awareness and raise funds for colon cancer research. The first-time event raised more than $11,000.
Jennifer Serventi, N.P., Michael Mrzywka and Nimish Mohile, M.D.
* Many thanks to Kaitlyn Osterling and her family for hosting the first annual ‘For Pete’s Sake Memorial Golf Tournament’, in memory of Peter Osterling, who lost his battle to liver cancer. The event was held in June and raised close to $10,000. * The 5th annual Meaghan’s Run event was a success in remembering Meaghan Latone and her battle with nonsmoker’s lung cancer. More than 500 people participated on the rainy day, and $25,000 was raised to support Dr. Yuhchyau Chen’s research in lung cancer. * The third annual Michael Contestabile golf tournament was held in July to remember Michael, who lost his battle to pancreatic cancer. $10,000 was raised to support Dr. Aram Hezel’s pancreatic cancer research.
* The Brockport Rotary once again put on a great family event with a BBQ competition, music and BBQ! The threeday event raised $10,000 for the Wilmot Cancer Center. * The second annual Jack Keller Memorial Golf Tournament was held at Deerfield Country Club. They raised over $4,500 to support pancreatic research.
4* The inaugural KM tournament was held in August at Mill Creek Golf Course in memory of Kathleen Mrzywka. The tournament raised $5,000 to benefit brain tumor research.
* Family and friends of Dave Caisse held a memorial walk in Chili. The day’s event raised $1,800 to support the brain tumor patient needs fund.
Wilmot Cancer Center to Partner with Channel 13 for Unique Education/Fundraising Event Throughout the day of January 30, Channel 13 News will feature a sharp focus on the Wilmot Cancer Center and the research underway to fight the war against cancer. As part of the “Planting Seeds of Hope” day-long event, during each newscast – beginning at 5:00 a.m. and running through the 6:00 news – Channel 13 will feature segments with URMC researchers and patients. This event – designed to raise awareness of and generate funds for seed research – will feature live interviews with Wilmot physicians and scientists during Channel 13’s newscasts throughout the day. During this time, viewers will be encouraged to call a special phone bank manned by Wilmot staff and supporters to make donations to support seed research at Wilmot. Seed funding is vitally important to researchers, providing funds that enable them to collect essential data and form the foundation of research that will allow them to compete for larger, federal grants. Be sure to call in with your support as an anonymous donor has agreed to match contributions. Plan on joining us!
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