THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION HOT PINK PARTY

CONTACT: Kelley Doyle Anna DeLuca/BCRF [email protected] [email protected] 617.438.1237 917.697.7500

WHAT: The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® (BCRF) will honor and celebrate New England’s premier breast cancer researchers at The Boston Hot Pink Party. Over 400 guests are expected who helped raise nearly $700,000 to fuel the fight against breast cancer.

The evening’s festivities will be preceded by an enlightening Symposium entitled “The Marriage of Clinical Medicine and Laboratory Science: Legacy of Judah Folkman” featuring a panel of four of New England’s leading breast cancer experts: William Kaelin, Jr., MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Marsha Moses, PhD, Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School; Andrea Richardson, MD, PhD, Brigham & Women’s Hospital; Stuart J. Schnitt, Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center, and moderated by Clifford Hudis, MD, BCRF Scientific Advisory Committee Chairman, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

The 2010 Boston Humanitarian Award will be presented by Larry Lucchino, President and CEO of The Boston Red Sox to Paul and Phyllis Fireman.

Expected to attend are three-time Super Bowl winner and former New England Patriot Joe Andruzzi, Mayor Thomas M. Menino, Boston Breakers soccer star Kristine Lilly, WCVB-TV Midday anchor Susan Wornick, WCVB-TV Channel 5 reporter Gail Huff, fashion and beauty entrepreneur Gretchen Monahan, and comedian, music, and actor Danny Gallagher. Breast cancer survivor and television journalist Kelley Tuthill, of WCVB NewsCenter 5, will emcee the event.

WHEN: Thursday, May 13, 2010 5pm – Symposium 6pm – Cocktails 7pm – Dinner & Program

WHERE: Four Seasons Hotel Boston

UNDERWRITERS: Premier Underwriter – The Paul and Phyllis Fireman Foundation Hot Pink Underwriters – Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family Fund and Brooks Brothers

CHAIRMEN: Honorary Chairmen: Evelyn Lauder and Stacey Lucchino; Co-Chairmen: Andrea Brooks, Elisa Daniels and Linda Waintrup; Sandy Krakoff, Judie Schlager and Donna Stearns

SUMMARY: The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® was founded in 1993 by Evelyn H. Lauder as an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to funding innovative clinical and translational research. Since its inception, the Foundation has raised nearly $280 million to support research at medical institutions across the globe conducting the most advanced and promising breast cancer research that will help lead to prevention and a cure in our lifetime. To date, nearly $28 million has been directed to stellar scientists at New England medical institutions, and in October 2009, $3.5 million was awarded to 24 distinguished researchers from prominent institutions in , , and . Today, Boston and the New England area have the second largest concentration of BCRF grantees. BCRF perseveres in directing 85 cents of every dollar raised directly to research. And for the eighth consecutive year, BCRF received Charity Navigator's highest rating, four stars, thus outperforming over 99.8% of the more than 5,400 evaluated charities, while the American Institute of Philanthropy has awarded BCRF its highest possible rating of A+. BCRF is the only breast cancer organization in the U.S. to receive these accolades. For more information, visit www.bcrfcure.org or call 1.866.FIND.A.CURE.

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