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Weeks of his hat! Hat a fundraising effort Wellesley single woman looking for pancreatic cancer
Dateline: BOSTON, MA …
Two years ago, Sue O'Neil's life changed forever when her beloved husband of 33 years, Tom O'Neil has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Just under four months later, Tom died in Wellesley, MA home.
The struggle to cope their loss, O'Neil started reading about pancreatic cancer, the deadliest of all cancers are the most important kills 97% of patients within 5 years, 50% in 6 months. Cancer in the United States, pancreas kills over 33,000 people every year.
Soon he realized that his reading and his penchant for hats, will result in the creation of the new company began O'Neil luvyourhat LLC, which offers a unique range of fun and funky hats. In honor of Tom O'Neil's memory and help save lives in the future, net income will be paid luvyourhat Foundation for Cancer Lustgarten Pancreatic Research, the largest private foundation for research of pancreatic cancer in the United States.
Weeks hat!
O'Neil and her husband's friends had their first fundraiser to fight against pancreatic cancer in October 2007, the organization a golf tournament in honor of Tom, who has raised $ 25 000 for the Lustgarten Foundation.
Two weeks after the tournament, O'Neil found another way to fund research. O'Neil said: "You see, I like wearing hats. When I wore with Tom, many people congratulated me for my hat that has become a joke between us. Almost a year after the day she lost my husband, I put my hat shine. Three women separated me stopped to say "Luv Your Hat! I smiled to myself and realized it was! I sell hats and donate a portion of each search marketing on pancreatic cancer. "
Luvyourhats' stylish hats are made of a lightweight fabric that is textured and covered with sparkle. The cowboy may be the desired shape and baseball cap and visor Velcro straps are adjustable. The hats are currently Available for purchase online at www.luvyourhat.com, and will soon appear in stores and other vocational courses Retailers such as this news spreads on the efforts of O'Neil.
To order a hat, or additional information for prospective retailers, if Please visit www.luvyourhat.com or email Sue@luvyourhat.com. The site also has a page dedicated to those who lost their battle against pancreatic cancer and encourages others to submit their stories.
The Lustgarten Foundation.
The mission of the Foundation for profit Research Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer is to advance the scientific and medical research related to diagnosis, treatment, cure and prevention pancreatic cancer:
§ Increase funding and support for research on biological mechanisms and strategies related to clinical prevention diagnosis and treatment of cancer of the gastrointestinal tract, focusing primarily on the Pancreatic cancer;
§ Facilitate and encourage dialogue between members of the medical research efforts and scientific and clinical relate to pancreatic cancer;
§ Greater promotion of the annual budget of the National Cancer Institute, focusing on research related to pancreatic cancer, and
§ To increase public awareness of pancreatic cancer diagnosis, treatment and prevention and providing informational support for pancreatic cancer patients, their families and friends.
The Lustgarten Foundation for Research on Cancer of the pancreas is? Stewart Avenue in 1111? Bethpage, New York. For more information Please visit www.lustgarten.org or call 1-516-803-2304 or 1-866-789-1000.
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