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QVC ® and FFANY ® Present John Wayne Cancer Institute with a $363,875 Check
Santa Monica, CA - June 2009-- With thousands of shoes offered at half the manufacturer’s suggested retail price, shoe lovers had the opportunity to splurge in the name of charity at the 15th annual QVC Presents “FFANY Shoes on Sale” event during Breast Cancer Awareness Month last October. The John Wayne Cancer Institute Breast Center at Saint John’s Health Center was one of the beneficiaries of the televised fundraiser that benefits breast cancer research and education institutions.
QVC and FFANY representatives presented Patrick Wayne, Chairman of the JWCI Board of Directors and William Watson, Chief Development Officer, with a check in the amount of $363,875.
“For many years, we have greatly appreciated QVC and FFANY’s generosity and deep commitment to finding a cure for this dreadful disease,” said Armando E. Giuliano, MD, Chief of Science and Medicine, Director, John Wayne Cancer Institute Breast Center. “We are making tremendous progress in research and education thanks to this high level of support.”
Since its inception, the QVC Presents “FFANY Shoes on Sale” event has sold more than one million pairs of shoes and donated more than $30 million to leading breast cancer research and education institutions. It is the largest fundraising event in the shoe industry where dozens of top name brands, such as Nine West, AK Anne Klein, Via Spiga, Enzo Angiolini, Bandolino, Etienne Aigner, Calvin Klein, Coach Footwear, UGG Australia, MICHAEL by Michael Kors and Naturalizer, graciously donate products to help fund research for a cure for breast cancer.
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About the Fashion Footwear Charitable Foundation
The Fashion Footwear Charitable Foundation was created to support ongoing research and education programs in the fight against breast cancer and is supported by members of the Fashion Footwear Association of New York (FFANY). Donated footwear is sold on live television through QVC during the Fashion Footwear Charitable Foundation’s annual charity benefit, QVC Presents “FFANY Shoes on Sale.” Net proceeds are distributed to leading breast cancer research and education institutions across the United States, including beneficiaries for the 2009 event: The Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania, The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, The Gillette Center for Women’s Cancers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, The University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Breast Oncology Program, The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, The Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine and The John Wayne Cancer Institute Breast Center at Saint John's Health Center. The Fashion Footwear Charitable Foundation makes its home at 1414 6th Avenue, Suite 203, New York, NY 10019, www.FFANY.org
About QVC
QVC, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation attributed to the Liberty Interactive Group (Nasdaq: LINTA), is one of the largest multimedia retailers in the world. QVC is committed to providing its customers with thousands of the most innovative and contemporary beauty, fashion, jewelry and home products. Its programming is distributed to more than 166 million homes worldwide. The company’s Web site, QVC.com, is ranked among the top general merchant Internet sites. With subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Germany and Japan, West Chester, Pa.-based QVC has shipped more than a billion packages in its 22-year history. QVC, Q, and the Q Ribbon Logo are registered service marks of ER Marks, Inc.
John Wayne Cancer Institute
Since 1981, the John Wayne name has been committed by the Wayne family to groundbreaking cancer research and education in memory of their father, who died of cancer. The John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John's Health Center has received worldwide acclaim for advances in melanoma (skin cancer), breast and colon cancer as well as for immune therapy of cancer. Other areas of research include prostate and liver cancer. With its unique ability to rapidly turn scientific breakthroughs into innovative approaches to treatment and early detection, the JWCI provides immediate hope to cancer patients around the globe.
Saint John's Health Center
Since its founding in 1942 by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, Saint John's Health Center has been providing the patients and families of Santa Monica, West Los Angeles and ocean communities with compassionate, advanced medical care. Saint John's provides a spectrum of treatment and diagnostic services with distinguished areas of excellence in cancer care, cardiac care, orthopedics, women's health and specialized programs such as the internationally acclaimed John Wayne Cancer Institute. Saint John's Health Center is dedicated to bringing to the community the most innovative advances in medicine and technology.
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