The evening's festivities included the presentation of the 2007 Distinguished Community Service Award to philanthropists and longtime Hutchinson Center supporters J. Orin Edson and his wife, Charlene A. Edson. "We are proud to help the Hutchinson Center in the quest to eradicate cancer," Mr. Edson said. "It is a difficult and expensive task that deserves support from all concerned individuals and businesses. The Hutchinson Center is a place with excellent leadership, exceptional facilities and the very best scientists to effect change against the sadness caused by cancer."
Presented by the Hutchinson Center's Grace Heffernan Arnold Guild and the Hutch Holiday Gala board of trustees, the Hutch Holiday Gala featured live and silent auctions, an elegant dinner and late-night dancing with more than 850 business and community leaders in attendance. Over the past three decades the Gala has raised more than $58 million in support of key research initiatives, patients, and family programs at the Hutchinson Center.
To learn more about the Hutch Holiday Gala, call (206) 667-5492 or visit http://www.hutchgala.com. More information about the Hutchinson Center is available at http://www.fhcrc.org.
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