Bernie & Phyl’s Donation Site

On behalf of the Cheryl Chagnon Lymphoma Research Fund Inc., I would like to take to this opportunity to thank you for your generous contribution to this years Dinner For a Cure fundraiser that was held on April 17,2004 at the Natick Elks. The dinner was a huge success! Attended by over 200 guests we hosted an all you can eat pasta dinner with a silent auction, many raffle items and door prizes.

The dinner was attended by Dr.’s David Scadden and Ken Cohen of Massachusetts General Hospital Research Lab. We had the extraordinary opportunity of presenting them with a check in the amount of $23,000 accompanied by an anonymous donation of $3,000 for a combined donation of $26,000. Which was the amount needed to fund the second stage of trial with a PTH (parathyroid) hormone and it’s affect on ones own stem cell production.

Last year we donated $20,000 to Massachusetts General Hospital for the purchase of a Hemavet 850 multi species hematology system, used to analyze blood samples. Through this donation the research progressed in such an expedient manner allowing it to enter into the second stage of trial. It is truly a wonderful opportunity for our organization to provide this type of support that will benefit cancer patients in the greater Boston area. This would not have been possible without your support and generosity.

Our organization currently holds two fundraisers a year, our Dinner for a Cure and our participation as a team in the SBLI Falmouth Road Race held in August. Through these two events we hope to continue to raise awareness and funds for blood cancer and it’s research. We remain committed to helping improve cancer treatments and technology for those in our community who will battle cancer.

Thank you again for generosity and support.

Sincerely,

Cheryl Chagnon,
President