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QVC and FFANY Present
John Wayne
Cancer Institute with a $458,000 Check
Santa Monica, Calif. (July 6, 2008) – With thousands of shoes at half the suggested retail price, shoe lovers had the opportunity to splurge in the name of charity at the 14th 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 Health Center was one of the beneficiaries of the televised fundraiser that benefits breast cancer research and education institutions.
QVC and FFANY representatives recently presented Breast Center with a check for more than$450,000.
“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 over one million pairs of shoes and raised over $26 million to be donated 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, Anne Klein New York, Via Spiga, Calvin Klein, Coach Footwear, UGG Australia, Cole Haan, Frye, Timberland, 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 on 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 2007 event: 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 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 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.
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, with annual revenue of more than $7 billion. 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 21-year history.
About the John Wayne Cancer Institute
Since 1981, the John Wayne name has been committed by the Wayne family to groundbreaking cancer research in memory of the much-loved actor who died of cancer. The John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif., has received worldwide acclaim for advances in understanding the disease, focusing on melanoma (skin cancer), breast, prostate, colon, pancreatic, lung and liver cancer, as well as lymphoma and leukemia. With its unique ability to rapidly turn scientific breakthroughs into innovative approaches to treatment and early detection, JWCI provides immediate hope to cancer patients from around the globe.
About 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 and women’s health. Saint John’s Health Center is also dedicated to bringing to the community the most innovative advances in medicine and technology.
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