The Northern Cancer Foundation's 20th annual Luncheon of Hope takes place at the Caruso Club Friday, Sept. 28.
The guest speaker at the event, which is now sold out, is Linda Ockwell-Jenner.
Known as “The Social Sweetheart,” Ockwell-Jenner is a three-time cancer survivor, TV host, author, professional speaker, award-winning entrepreneur and co-founder of the Small Business Community Network (SBCN).
She will bring a message of hope, and focus on her own experiences with breast cancer and overcoming life’s challenges.
“Breast cancer has impacted us all in some way. Our luncheon provides a forum for exploring the effects of breast cancer,” said Meri-Lynn Butler, chair of the Luncheon of Hope Committee, in a press release.
“Importantly, it gives our community the opportunity to partner with us in investing in hope.”
“We are extremely proud of this event and excited to be celebrating the luncheon’s 20 year anniversary,” said Northern Cancer Foundation executive director Tannys Laughren, in a press release.
“This milestone shows the dedication and hardwork which has been led by a long list of strong community champions.”
This year’s event will raise funds towards the purchase of the Incucyte S3 Live Cell Analysis system. With IncuCyte S3 live-cell analysis, cells are measured continuously so new insights into biological processes and changes can be done via real-time.
With greater understanding of cell activity researchers can run multiple tests and devise new experiments that will lead to better insight and treatment for breast cancer.
To date, the Luncheon of Hope has raised more than $845,000. With these funds, important breast-cancer research equipment has been purchased such as the Histochemistry Embedder that is being used by the Northern Cancer Foundation's Dr. Lee and Dr. Parissenti’s tumour biology groups.
Visit the Northern Cancer Foundation's website for more information about the organization or to donate.
