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Please consider Ann's Hope Foundation for your year-end donations.
Happy Thanksgiving!  We are thankful for your support over the years.  Ann's Hope Foundation is continuing our mission to generate funds to raise awareness of the dangers of Melanoma cancer and to raise the level of research, early detection and prevention efforts in the community.  We hope you enjoy reading about our latest updates.
  
Ann Harrington and Anne Frentzel
Co-Founders, Ann's Hope Foundation
 
Ann's Hope Foundation Newsletter
November 2008
In This Issue
An Evening to Illuminate Hope for Melanoma
5th Annual Block Melanoma Run/Walk at Milwaukee County Zoo
Our New and Improved Web Site
Ann's Hope Foundation Recent Events
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SAVE THE DATE
An Evening to Illuninate Hope for Melanoma
Saturday, February 28, 2009 
 
The 4th Annual Ann's Hope Gala will be held at the Legend at Brandybrook in Wales, Wisconsin.  The evening will include a silent and live auction, appetizers, dinner and dancing to music provided by the band, First Kiss. 
 
Reserve your seats early, this event has sold out every year.  Tables of 8 are $1,200 or $150 per person. 
 
Call 262-305-1370 to reserve your seat or donate an auction item.  Click here for additional information.
5th ANNUAL BLOCK MELANOMA RUN/WALK
Run Logo2009 Run at Milwaukee County Zoo 
 
Ann's Hope Foundation is now partnering with Aurora Healthcare for our 5th Annual Block Melanoma Run/Walk.  This year the run will be held at the Milwaukee County Zoo.  The event is Sunday, May 17th, 2009, with the run/walk begininng at 8:30 a.m.
 
Click here to register for the 2009 Block Melanoma Run/Walk.
OUR NEW AND IMPROVED WEB SITE
Check out our new updated web site!  
We have recently revamped the entire Ann's Hope web site to make it easier to navigate.  The site is updated with all our recent events and press releases. 
 
It's also a great place to get recent facts and information on melanoma.   
RECENT EVENTS
Anns Hope Logo2008 Annual Toast for a Cure 
 
The 2nd Annual Toast for a Cure was again a successful event raising over $18,000. 
 
Dr. Mark Albertini accepted a check for $75,000, on behalf of UW Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center, for continued melanoma research.
 
This year's Toast to a Cure was in memory of Rebecca Swender who lost her fight to melanoma at age 36 on June 14, 2008.  Click here to read Rebecca's story. 
Ann's Hope Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charitable/not-for-profit organization and all donations are tax deductible.