Join Pansies for Progress
How garden shops can help fund pancreatic cancer research
Pansies for Progress - Spring 2008
Join the Pancreatic Cancer Alliance in our Pansies for Progress Campaign to increase awareness of this devastating disease and raise money for groundbreaking research at UMass Medical Center.
How to participate
Participating garden centers can customize their own program by:
- Selecting the number of days you would like to designate as "Pansy Days"
- Selecting the % of pansy sales on those days that you would like to contribute to the PCA
PCA support
The PCA will supply posters and handouts that you can use at your garden center and we can post at key spots around town. We will get the word out through our extensive network, our website and local media outlets.
Participating garden centers to date
Millbury Women's Club
Millbury Town Common
April 12, 2008
Bells Lawn and Garden Center
201A Auburn Street, Auburn, Massachusetts
April 12-13, 2008;
Sposato's Flower Shop
271 Harrington Way, Worcester, Massachusetts
April 12-13, 2008
Bemis Farms Nursery
29 N Brookfield Rd,
Spencer
April 19-20, 2008
Grafton Town Common
April 26, 2008, 10 am-1 pm
About the PCA
The PCA is an all-volunteer organization made up of patients, care givers and medical professionals but mostly friends and loved ones of those taken by this devastating disease. Since our inception in October 2003, we have raised almost $250,000. All of the funds raised have gone directly to support innovative pancreatic cancer research at UMass Medical School.
About pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic Cancer is the 4th leading cause of cancer death but receives the least research support of the major cancers. There is no early detection, treatment options are limited and outcomes are bleak. Median survival from diagnosis is six months and overall mortality is 99%. The time for progress is now. We can make a difference by increasing research to find effective treatments that will give those diagnosed a chance to survive.
Contact Information
For more information on the Pancreatic Cancer Alliance and the Pansies for Progress Campaign, please contact Mary Beth Curnen at Pansies@PancreaticAlliance.org.
Contributions will be submitted to
UMass Memorial Foundation/Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund
One Biotech 365 Plantation Street, Suite 100
Worcester, MA 01605-2395.
The UMass Memorial Foundation is a tax exempt 501(c)3 charitable organization, tax ID 04-3108190.
