Call Goes out for "Citizens" of Hope

April 9, 2013  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Community/Charitable Support on April 10, 2013

City of Hope is inviting High Point Furniture Market participants to join celebrity Kiefer Sutherland and industry leader Kevin O€™Connor as "Citizens of Hope."

City of Hope is part of 100-year anniversary and to raise more awareness for the institution€™s groundbreaking accomplishments as a global leader in the fight against cancer and more recently to find cures for diabetes and HIV/AIDS.

Citizens of Hope is a national campaign highlighting City of Hope€™s impact on communities and people across the nation. The research breakthroughs and treatment advances at City of Hope have to new options for patients and to overall progress against the life-threatening diseases of our time. The campaign itself offers an opportunity for people whose lives have been touched by illness to create a Citizens of Hope badge that shares their own personal message of hope and inspiration.

Participants in Citizens of Hope can make their own badge through the City of Hope Web site.

€œIf everyone who attends the High Point Furniture Market would create a Citizens of Hope badge and give a donation at cityofhope.org/giving think how much more could be achieved and how quickly discoveries that start in the lab could turn into real treatments for patients,€ said Brittany De La Torre, City of Hope€™s director of development.

As a pioneer in bone marrow transplants, City of Hope has saved the lives of thousands of patients, achieving the best survival rates in the nation. Its scientists were the first to establish the link between exercise and a reduced risk of breast cancer. Four of the world€™s top-selling cancer drugs-- and the synthetic human insulin used by millions of diabetics--were based on technology developed there. Its surgeons are national leaders in robotic surgery for urologic cancers.

Donations of $10 can also be made by using City of Hope€™s new text-to-give option; just text GIVEHOPE to 27722.

Every spring, City of Hope honors the furniture industry with its most prestigious philanthropic honor, the Spirit of Life Award. On April 21 at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro, N.C., Michael Amini of AICO and the Goldberg family--Neil, Steve and Michael of Raymour & Flanigan--will receive the 2013 Spirit of Life Award recognizing not only their philanthropic achievements but also their outstanding business leadership.

For event information, sponsorship opportunities and tickets, visit the  Spirit of Life Awards Gala page or contact Brittany De La Torre by phone 213.241.7168 or e-mail.