DONATED TO BREAST CANCER RESEARCH SINCE 1996!
OUR MISSION
The RITA (Research Is The Answer) Foundation, Inc. is a Jacksonville based volunteer non profit organization. Our mission is to raise awareness and money to help in the fight against all cancers, with emphasis on breast cancer. These may include clinical research, basic research, education, awareness, and patient related breast cancer programs. We will generate revenue through special fund raising events; donate all net proceeds as unrestricted grants; operate with no salary expense or overhead expenses. All funds will be donated to 501(c)(3) programs in the greater Jacksonville, Florida area.
OUR EVENTS
March 5-6-7, 2021
May 22-23, 2021
October 15-17, 2021
Baptist Buddy Bus
In early 2020, Baptist M D Anderson and First Coast News ( Buddy Check 12 ) asked The RITA Foundation to financially support funding for a $ 1,000,000.00 mobile mammography bus to offer state-of-the-art 3D screening mammography to the community. The RITA Foundation's...
MixedRITA 2020
MixedRita payment of $ 10,000 toward the Buddy Bus projectTiffani Perez, Laura Brown, LeeAnn Mengel, Jeannie Blaylock, Lorrayne Carless, Sherill Herzfeld Mixed Rita donation of $ 5,000. to Dr. Al Copland and his cancer lab at Mayo ClinicSherill Herzfeld. Dr. Al...
SenioRITAs makes donations during COVID19 pandemic
Due to the Corona 19 pandemic, no SenioRITAs tournament was played, but the committee was hard at work and raised a total of $118,731.48 SenioRitas donation of $ 20,000 toward the Buddy Bus commitment at Baptist M. D. AndersonTiffani Perez, Laura Brown, LeeAnn Mengel,...