Golfing for a Cure Raises More Than $60,000 for Cancer Programs
Press release from the issuing company
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015
The 11th Landings Women’s Golf Association “Golfing for a Cure” event raised $ 60,248.76 net for the Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute at Memorial University Medical Center.
The money raised will specifically support the LWGA biospecimen research program, intraoperative radiation therapy services, TrueBeam radiation oncology services, and the LWGA summer scholars program.
The LWGA began its partnership with the ACI in 2004. Since then, it has raised more than $667,000 for the ACI. The money has helped to fund pioneering research, a summer scholars program for medical students, and cutting-edge equipment. Established in 1974, the LWGA has just under 500 members and is the largest, club-based, amateur women’s golf organization.
