Since 2004 we have raised $67,500 for cancer research! Thank you so much for your support!
As of March 2010, we have donated $67,000 to OCRF and $500 to the Kidney Cancer Association (in memory of Anna Molloy).
New donation of $8,000 to OCRF in March 2010! Thank you!
Donation of $9,000 to OCRF in June 2009!
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We are so proud to announce that due to your generosity we were able to donate $25,000 to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund in Monica's memory! Please see our press release below. We are so grateful for all of you and your commitment to helping us raise money for ovarian cancer research and awareness! Thank you!
Local Organization Donates $25,000.00 for Ovarian Cancer Research
New York, New York -- March 30, 2006 - Members of the Queensbury, New York based MONARCH Charitable Organization met with officials from the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF) on Thursday, March 30, 2006 to present the OCRF with a check for $25,000.00 designated for the scientific research of ovarian cancer.
MONARCH (Monica's Ovarian cancer Network for Research, Cure and Health) was started in January of 2004 by the family of Monica Williams, a thirty-eight year-old Long Island native and longtime summer resident of Lake Luzerne, New York who died in September of 2003 after a fourteen month battle with ovarian cancer.
"Toward the end of her life, Monica became deeply troubled by the suffering endured by others as a result of ovarian cancer. It was her wish that a cure be found to spare them the pain of this disease. We are hopeful that this donation will help make a difference in the lives of women afflicted and improve their chances of survival," family members stated Thursday.
"We are honored that MONARCH has chosen for OCRF to be the beneficiary of these funds and look forward to working with MONARCH to help other women and their families in Monica's name," said Louisa Terry, Co-Executive Director of OCRF.
Ovarian cancer, the deadliest of all gynecological cancers will strike 26,000 women in the United States this year and 14,000 of them will die. Ovarian cancer is known as the "silent killer" and "the disease that whispers" because its symptoms are vague and mimic those of gastrointestinal disorders such as ulcers, gall bladder disease and irritable bowel syndrome making it difficult to diagnose and easy to pass off as something less serious. As a result, most women are diagnosed in the later stages of this disease, when the five year survival rate is as low as twenty percent.
The money, raised from two fundraising walks held in Lake Luzerne, New York and donations received from two New York City Fire Department Fun Runs, will help to support research of this deadly disease.
Pictured from MONARCH: Joseph Williams, Eileen Williams, Sheila Williams Schmidt, Katrina Williams Lockwood, Mary Williams Molloy, Janine Williams Heinlein, Margaret Anne Williams Tine and from OCRF: Louisa Terry, Craig Rosati and Jaime Boris
For more information about The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund: http://www.ocrf.org
