Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer Raises $1,513,713 for Breast Cancer Research
September 17 2023 - 9:00PM
The Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer (the "Foundation")
today announced a donation of $1,513,713 to support the Vera
Bradley Foundation Center for Breast Cancer Research at the Indiana
University School of Medicine (“IU School of Medicine”). With this
gift, the Foundation has funded $40.1 million of breast cancer
research to date. In 2022, the Foundation pledged an additional
$12.5 million to the IU School of Medicine, bringing the
non-profit’s total commitment to breast cancer research to $50
million.
The Foundation’s donation announcement was
shared at the 29th annual Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer
Classic (the “Classic”), which gathered guests, players, and
volunteers from across the country to raise funds for breast cancer
research. The multi-day Classic event, held in Vera Bradley’s
hometown of Fort Wayne, Indiana, featured women’s golf tournaments,
pickleball tournaments, a sponsor reception, and a Foundation
Celebration event at Fort Wayne Country Club.
Funding from the Foundation has allowed the IU
School of Medicine to amass the talent, technology, and resources
needed to become an international leader in targeted breast cancer
therapies, specifically for triple negative breast cancer. More
than 35 members of the Vera Bradley Foundation Center for Breast
Cancer Research team at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren
Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center (the “IU Cancer Center”) work
collaboratively with laboratory, clinical, translational and
population/prevention researchers in a multi-disciplinary approach.
In 2019, the IU Cancer Center was designated a Comprehensive Cancer
Center, the highest level of recognition awarded by the National
Cancer Institute (“NCI”) for research excellence. The IU Cancer
Center is the only cancer center in Indiana and one of only 56
Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation to hold the rigorously
maintained NCI designation.
“For the past 30 years, the Vera Bradley
Foundation for Breast Cancer has been steadfastly committed to
raising funds for breast cancer research,” noted Stephanie Scheele,
Executive Director of the Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast
Cancer. “We have not wavered from our mission to passionately
pursue a cure, and our partnership with the IU School of Medicine
has resulted in amazing discoveries and improved outcomes for those
affected by this disease. Hope lives here and hope will remain here
until we find a cure.”
The Foundation’s next fundraising campaign, Turn
the Town Pink, will take place during National Breast Cancer
Awareness Month in October. For updates and more information about
how to partner with the Foundation, visit verabradley.org and
follow the Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer on Facebook
and @verabradleyfoundation on Instagram.
ABOUT VERA BRADLEY FOUNDATION FOR BREAST CANCER
The Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer raises
funds for breast cancer research to find a cure and to improve the
lives of the many affected by this disease. The Foundation has
contributed $40.1 million to the Vera Bradley Foundation Center for
Breast Cancer Research at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren
Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center at the Indiana University School
of Medicine. The Center is focused on developing and dramatically
improving therapies for some of the most difficult-to-treat types
of breast cancer. Funds are raised through special events, partner
events, and individual donations.
Press Contacts:
Stephanie Scheele, Executive
Directorsscheele@verabradley.com |
Anna Shelton, Foundation
Communication Specialistashelton@verabradley.com |
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