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- Posted Monday February 6, 2012
Mountains of Hope Foundation hosts Cookin' for a Cure at Eddie's House
Gala celebrity dinner benefits advanced breast cancer research
at TGen
PHOENIX, Ariz. - Feb. 6, 2012 - Cookin' for a Cure at Eddie's
House, hosted by the Marilyn B. Gula Mountains of Hope Foundation,
will raise funds for advanced breast cancer research at the
non-profit Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen).
"Eddie's House" is gourmet Chef Eddie Matney's Scottsdale
restaurant at 7042 E. Indian School Road. The 6 p.m. March 22 event
includes an open bar, passed hors d'oeuvres, and a casual private
dining experience featuring Chef Eddie's specialties.
Although this second annual event is weeks away, tickets for the
event are $150 through Feb. 13. The next day - Arizona's Centennial
on Feb. 14 - tickets will cost $175. Tickets are available at:
www.mountainsofhopefoundation.org/events.
Among the celebrities attending Cookin' for a Cure are: baseball
legend and announcer Joe Garagiola; former Arizona Diamondbacks
outfielder and 2001 World Series hero Luis Gonzalez; and former
Arizona Cardinals tight end Ben Patrick.
"TGen is proud to collaborate with the Mountains of Hope Foundation
to accelerate discovery of new and better ways to counter the
ravages of advanced breast cancer," said Michael Bassoff, President
of the TGen Foundation.
Every 12 minutes, breast cancer claims another life, making it
second only to lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer death
among American women. One in every seven women in the United States
will eventually develop breast cancer.
"We are pleased to match the food creations of Eddie Matney with
the innovative research at TGen in our efforts to find better
treatments for the thousands of women who suffer from this
disease," said Allen J. Gula Jr., whose late wife Marilyn died of
breast cancer in 2006 following a decade-long battle against the
disease. "This is the fourth event we have conducted as part of our
long-term partnership with the highly regarded scientists at
TGen."
Local television personality Tara Hitchcock will emcee the March 22
event, which will include an auction and raffle with quality
prizes.
Cookin' for a Cure is sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of
Arizona.
Additional sponsorships, ranging from $2,500 to $10,000, are still
available. For more information, visit:
www.mountainsofhopefoundation.org/sponsorship-information.
The Marilyn B. Gula Mountains of Hope Foundation is a Phoenix-based
non-profit organization that invests its proceeds into the research
and treatment of advanced breast cancer.
All proceeds from Cookin' for a Cure will benefit advanced breast
cancer research at non-profit TGen.
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About The Marilyn B. Gula Mountains of Hope Foundation
The Marilyn B. Gula Mountains of Hope Foundation is a 501c(3)
non-profit organization, established in 2003 by Marilyn Barry Gula
who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1996. She lost her battle
with the disease on July 26, 2006. As a result, the Mountains of
Hope Foundation was renamed "The Marilyn B. Gula Mountains of Hope
Foundation" to honor her memory and continue the work she began.
Based in Phoenix, every dollar donated is applied directly to
funding highly regarded researchers across the nation who study
advanced stages of breast cancer, with the hope of making inroads
to improve the detection, treatment and management of this deadly
disease. For more information, visit
www.mountainsofhopefoundation.org.
