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Black Tie Gala
July 19, 2008
at San Jose Country Club.
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 From the 2009
RITA Championships
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DAILY POINT
OF LIGHT AWARD
RITA was named a Daily Point of
Light Award winner for May 28, 2008.
The Daily Point of Light Award
honors individuals and volunteer
groups that have made a commitment
to connect Americans through service
to help meet critical needs in their
communities. Each weekday, one
volunteer or volunteer effort in the
country receives a Daily Point of
Light Award.
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| No salaries or
overhead expense allows RITA to donate 100
% of the net proceeds from all our special
events. |
RITA and major Sponsors
donate $250,000 to UF & Shands Jacksonville
Breast Health Center. Funds will help pay
for new digital mammography equipment. An
additional $250,000 has be committed for
December, 2008.
(Randy
Rhoden, CEO Lexus of Jacksonville; Tim
Kelly, Charles Alston, Tom Brannon, General
Manager Lexus of Jacksonville, Jeanne
Ramsey, Jeanne Ramsey, Karen Holley and
MeLisa Puig ( all
from Bank of America )
Letter from the
Volunteer Chairman:
Let me share with you
my vision for Jacksonville as it relates to
RITA. I believe our city will become the
Southeast's center for cancer research and
treatment. Here are some of the many positives
that we see from our position of being a major
donor. The Baptist Cancer Institute, Mayo
Clinic, Shands Jacksonville, and Saint Vincent's
are expanding their cancer programs. This increased focus covers the many forms of
cancer; from solid tumor to leukemia / lymphoma.
Add to this the new Shands Gainesville Genetic
and Cancer Research Building, the new Cancer
Hospital in Gainesville, the new University of
Florida College of Medicine Proton Bean facility
on the Shands Jacksonville campus, St. Vincent’s
new Cancer Center, Mayo’s new hospital and basic
cancer research department. Mayo
Clinic has
National Cancer Institute designation and Shands
Cancer Center is working to achieve their
designation. NCI approval means more research
grants will be coming to our area.
How
is RITA helping? Our contributions to these
local programs continue to grow. In addition,
we are working with the major institutions and
medical equipment companies to Leverage our
special event proceeds. Last year we were able
to donate a state of the art mammography machine
costing $400,000 to the Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville. We are actively pursuing
additional opportunities to bring new
technologies to our city.
Our
newest special project is to print and
distribute FREE to all area cancer programs a
'NOTEBOOK for cancer patients'. Money to pay the
printing cost were raised through private
fundraising activities, Memorial gifts, and
other special donations.
How can you help? We are
one of the most fiscally responsible non profit
organizations in the country. Not only do we
donate 100% of the net proceeds from our special
fund raising events, but we now are working to
multiply that amount by 200% to 300%. If you to
make sure that every dollar of your charitable
contribution goes to solving a medical need;
equipment, research, or patient, we will make
sure that your contribution is not diluted by
staff salaries or corporate overhead. If you
believe that new equipment and new technologies
are important, make a contribution to our
Equipment Fund.
Research Is The Answer to
help cure the many forms of cancer. Research
and treatment takes new technology… and both
research and technology are expensive. RITA is
dedicated to help fund our local research
efforts and bring the new technology to our
area.
Charles R. Jantz, Volunteer Chairman
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‘NOTEBOOK
for the cancer patient’, an
80-page organizer for newly
diagnosed cancer patients.
more...
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The RITA ( Research
Is The Answer )
Foundation, Inc. is an all volunteer 501 (c) (3 ) non profit organization dedicated to
raising money and awareness for all cancer
diseases, with special emphasis on breast
cancer research, awareness, education, and
patient programs. All grants are
unrestricted and are given to local
Jacksonville non profit organizations. From
our position as a major donor, we see many
positive actions taking place in our area. |
To contact us:
Charles R. Jantz, Volunteer Chairman
The RITA Foundation, Inc.
8334 Amherst Hills Lane
Jacksonville, FL 32256
Tel: (904) 363-1493
Fax: (904) 363-3036
Email:
ritafoundation@bellsouth.net
Website:
the-rita-foundation.org
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