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Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF),
a nonprofit organization which remains steadfast in its
commitment to identify and fund groundbreaking cancer
research programs to save the lives of millions, hosted its
annual New York Dinner at the The
Pierre Hotel on Wednesday,
December 2, 2015.
The dinner honored the 20th Season
the Prostate Cancer Foundation has partnered with Major
League Baseball and its team owners for the PCF Homerun
Challenge, with Baseball Hall of Fame Managers Joe
Torre and Tommy
Lasorda and David
Cohen of
Comcast. The dinner event was an unforgettable evening,
hosted by Whoopi
Goldberg and John
O’Hurley and
featured special guests and musical performances by Rock
Legend John
Fogerty, Mezzo-Soprano Isabel
Leonard, Baritone Nathan
Gunn and
singing group Forte from America’s Got Talent. Proceeds
from the evening will support groundbreaking discoveries in
cancer research.
Event Co-Chairs Included: Mark
& Debbie Attanasio, Seth & Marie Bernstein, Todd & Katie
Boehly, Michael Lehrman, Ambassador Earle & Carol Mack, Dr.
Richard Merkin, Mike & Lori Milken, Artie & Selma Rabin,
Neal Rodin & Sharon Schutte-Rodin, Joe & Ali Torre, Eustace
Wolfington.
About Prostate Cancer Foundation:
The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) is the world’s leading
philanthropic organization funding and accelerating prostate
cancer research. Founded in 1993, PCF has raised more than
$615 million and provided funding to more than 2,000
research programs at nearly 200 cancer centers and
universities. The PCF global research enterprise now extends
to 19 countries. PCF advocates for greater awareness of
prostate cancer and more efficient investment of
governmental research funds for transformational cancer
research. Its efforts has helped produce a 20-fold increase
in government funding for prostate cancer.
For further information on the PCF, please visit
www.pcf.org
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