St. Louis Men’s Group Against Cancer Donates $200,000 to 20 Local Charities
Fox 2 anchor Tom O’Neal hosts luncheon
ST. LOUIS – June 11, 2010 – The St. Louis Men’s Group Against Cancer recently presented local cancer charities with donations totaling over $200,000 at a luncheon hosted by Tom O’ Neal, Fox 2 anchor. The funds were raised at the 40th annual fund-raising benefit dinner, held by the Men’s Group Against Cancer last fall and the Radiothon with Team 1380 last August.
The grant presentation, held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Clayton, was the organization’s 40th annual luncheon. In the past 40 years St. Louis Men’s Group Against Cancer has raised over $5 million for local cancer charities.
“The St. Louis Men’s Group Against Cancer is proud to be the only organization that brings the St Louis cancer community together,” said Margie Price, executive director. “This luncheon is the highlight of the year for us. It is always exciting to see all of the hard work the organization does culminate with the presenting of donations at this luncheon,” Price continued.
Charities that have received funds included Camp Rainbow; Ronald McDonald House; The Wellness Community; Children’s Miracle Network (for St. Louis Children’s and Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospitals); American Cancer Society Hope Lodge; Sisters of St. Joseph’s Carondelet; SSM St. Joseph Health Center Cancer Services; St. John’s Mercy Medical Center Pediatric Oncology; BJC Breast Health Center; Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center – Developmental Therapeutics; Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center – Prostate Cancer Risk; Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center – Prostate Screening; Missouri Baptist Medical Center – Heartland Cancer Research; Missouri Baptist – Palliative Care Service; Missouri Baptist – Cancer Prevention; St. Anthony’s Medical Center Hospice Program – De Greeff House; Saint Louis University Cancer Center – Prostate Screening; Friends of Kids with Cancer, Inc.; Gateway to Hope (care of uninsured and underinsured women with breast cancer, through the CarcinAid Foundation); and Hadassah St. Louis (testicular cancer screening program).
The St. Louis Men’s Group Against Cancer is a non-profit, charitable organization that raises money for research, prevention and care for cancer patients and their families. Cancer-related organizations in the St. Louis area receive the net proceeds from the group’s fundraising efforts. For more information, please contact Alan Epstein at 314-727-9500.
