Sunday, December 1, 2019

Ovations for the Cure On-line Auction Ends Dec. 5th

Ovations for the Cure of Ovarian Cancer is holding its annual Online Holiday Auction which ends on Dec. 5th.

Items include vacation getaways, gift certificates from all manner of restaurants, services and retailers and cool items like Bose microspeakers!
To bid on any of the 91 items, follow this link.

All proceeds go to fund Ovations mission of providing research, awareness and patient programs. In fact, I was so impressed by the some of the research programs it has supported that I thought it of interest to include:

Ovations for the Cure of Ovarian Cancer supports various research, awareness and patient programs each year. To date, we have directed over $1.5 million to ovarian cancer research initiatives and treatment programs. Here's where it has gone:
  • $660,607 to the Dr. Ursula Matulonis-Madeline Franchi Fund at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
  • $350,000 to Brigham and Women's Hospital to fund the Desensitization Program
  • $150,000 to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for a Desensitization Suite
  • $147,672 to the Ovations for the Cure of Ovarian Cancer Research Fund at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through the two AM Fund
  • $60,000 to City of Hope Cancer Center in Los Angeles, CA
  • $50,000 to University of Pennsylvania's Biomarkers study
  • $45,810.50 to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
  • $40,000 to Children's Hospital Boston for Early Detection Research
Again, to bid on any of the 91 items, follow this link.

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