It’s Our 10th Anniversary
&
FINAL FUNDRAISER
2014 marks the 10th Anniversary of Rebecca’s Hope and the launch of
our “FINAL” fundraising event! Oh what a journey it has been!
It is hard to believe that it has been10 years since the inception of
Rebecca’s Hope for Leukemia Research at The Princess Margaret
Cancer Foundation. With that, it is a fitting time to celebrate the
accomplishments of Rebecca’s Hope but more importantly to express
our heartfelt gratitude to family and friends, event organizers,
volunteers, colleagues, corporate sponsors, cash donors, event auction
donors, and the children who requested donations to Rebecca’s Hope in
lieu of birthday and graduation gifts. Thank you all for raising
awareness and allowing Rebecca’s story to inspire a spirit of hope and
giving.
We wish to thank each and every one of you for making a difference in
the lives of leukemia patients and their families on our journey of hope.
You have embraced Rebecca’s compassionate heart, her generous and
loving spirit and helped …..
Raise over $1.3 million dollars
Fund #? Medical Fellows
Fund Clinical Trial Nurses
Fund support programs for the needs of young adult cancer
patients (18-35 years old)
Fund other aspects and research related to improved
treatments of leukemia
Fund breakthrough research in the discovery and detection of
the pre-leukemic stem cell potentially stopping the disease at
a very early stage when it may be more amenable to treatment
Provide the major funding for Rebecca’s Hope Lounge, a
“just like home” lounge designed and built for the exclusive
enjoyment of leukemia patients, friends and their families at
PMH. (To see this special place, please visit
www.rebeccashope.com/lounge)
Mary Joan Borg, Rebecca’s loving Aunt wrote:
"The first word that comes to my mind to describe Rebecca is B-I-G:
.......Rebecca had BIG, blonde, beautiful curls,
.......She had BIG, bright, beautiful blue eyes,
.......She had a BIG, gorgeous smile that lit up her face,
.......She had a BIG, infectious laugh...and she laughed
often!
.......She had a BIG personality,
.......She had a BIG, caring and considerate heart,
.......She had a BIG capacity to love, and did!
.......She had big ambitions, drive and motivation,
.......She dreamed BIG dreams!!!
.......She leaves us all with a BIG impression, impact and
sadness! " Aunt Joanie xxoo
In honour of Rebecca’s BIG legacy we are asking for one final donation to
make an even BIGGER difference in the fight against leukemia. Our goal is
to help raise funds for a Nanostring Detector which allows for the rapid
measurement of levels of multiple RNA species from leukemia cells. The
pattern of expression of different RNAs has the ability to indicate the
chance of a patient responding to treatment, and the chance that the
treatment will give a long term remission. This valuable information will
help doctors determine an individualized treatment plan for their patient.
Personal Care Medicine in action! What a difference 10 years has made!
Sincerely,
Theo Borg