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Ann's Hope Foundation Holiday Giving




As the holidays are approaching, we are thankful for all of the continued support Ann's Hope Foundation has received for this very important cause.  We hope for a cure for melanoma and through the money we have raised with our events and generous donations, we have seen success!  This year there has been advances in the clinical trials and research that we have supported.

We hope that you consider us for your holiday giving this year.  With your continued support we can make a difference! 

Ann Harrington and Anne Frentzel
Co-Founders, Ann's Hope Foundation
Ann's Hope Foundation Newsletter
November 2009
In This Issue
Diva Night at Fleet Feet in Brookfield
Madison Event Raises Over $17,000 for Melanoma Research
6th Annual Run/Walk Date Set
Register at www.iGive.com and have a portion of your purchases donated directly to  Ann's Hope Foundation when you shop at some of your favorite online retailers.
Diva Night at Fleet Feet in Brookfield - Friday 7-9pm

 diva night

Ladies, join us Friday, November 20th, from 7pm-9pm for Diva Night at Fleet Feet in Brookfield to support Ann's Hope Foundation! 

Diva Night details include:
 
20% OFF your entire purchase.
Raffle tickets for $1.00 to enter to win over 30 great prizes.

Proceeds from the raffle ticket sales will go to Ann's Hope Foundation.
 
Drawings will be held at 7:30pm, 8:00pm and 8:30pm.
 
**The following merchandise are excluded from
Diva Night sales: Timex Watches, Suunto, Nike Plus and select shoes**

 RSVP to Theresa at fleetfeetbrookfield@gmail.com

Madison Event Raises Over $17,000 for Melanoma Research
The 3rd Annual Ann's Hope Toast to a Cure Raised Over $17,000 for Melanoma Research at the UW Carbone Cancer CenterRun Logo

Ann's Hope Foundation raised over $17,000 for melanoma research at the third annual Toast to a Cure held September 25, 2009.

Over 150 guests enjoyed an evening of wine tasting, appetizers, music and a raffle.  To see photos from the event, click here.

The generosity of the guests and the support of sponsors along with dedicated volunteers is what made the event such a success.  During Toast to a Cure, a check for $75,000 was presented to fulfill a three year gift of $225,000, to the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Centers melanoma research program headed by Dr. Mark Albertini, MD."

This year's event was held in memory of Mike Manix who lost his fight to melanoma on February 27, 2009.  Click here to read more about Mike.

Thank you to our generous sponsors of the 2009 Toast to a Cure.  This year's sponsors included Physicians Plus Insurance, UW Health Medical Foundation, Fiskars, Town Bank, TDS Construction, Unity Health Insurance, Jeff's Fellowship, MidSci, Sentry Foods-Sun Prairie, The Family of Steve Jones and Terry and Penny Pederson as well as numerous in-kind donations.
6th Annual Run/Walk Date Set

6th Annual Ann's Hope Run/Walk 
Sunday, May 16th, Milwaukee County Zoo

Anns Hope LogoThe 6th Annual Ann's Hope Run/Walk will again be held at the Milwaukee County Zoo on Sunday, May 16th at   8 a.m.  On-line registration will be available on Friday, November 20th.  Click here to register.   

The money raised at this year's Ann's Hope Run will go to support the ongoing Young Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte (Y-TIL) clinical trial at Aurora's St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee.  The Y-TIL trial is already offering hope for patients with stage IV melanoma. 

Click here to learn more about the early success of this Melanoma clinical trial at St. Luke's.
Ann's Hope Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charitable/not-for-profit organization and all donations are tax deductible.