June 8, 2018
The June 2018 “Aim to Cure” event hosted by the California State Pipes trade along with Foundation Board Member and International Pipes trade Representative Jim Kellogg (Retired) was successful in netting over $70,000 for mesothelioma research!
This year’s Aim to Cure event saw a beautiful day and a great turn out of participants to support this great cause. We had a record number of donors supporting the event and witnessed over 160 shooters come out and Aim to Cure Mesothelioma! We returned to the Birdslanding Hunting Preserve and Sporting Clay facility in Birdslanding, California which always provides a great venue for the event. Representing the Foundation were Board Members, Jim Kellogg and Jerry Neil Paul and Assistant Executive Director, Shane Rucker.
After making their way through the course, supporters and participants joined for lunch and the always popular raffle. Jim Kellogg kicked off the festivities by thanking everyone in attendance and spoke about the importance of staying involved. Jim then passed the mic to the Foundations Founding Board Member, Jerry Neil Paul, who talked about the advances being made and our hopes for the future. Under the leadership of Dr. Parkash Gill at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, with the help of the National Cancer Institute, the combination of immunotherapy treatment PD1 antibody will be used with Dr. Gill’s treatment EphB-4. With the support of participants in events such as “Aim to Cure” advances in mesothelioma treatment options will become a reality.
As always, 100% of the money raised during the “Aim to Cure” events will go towards mesothelioma cancer research. With these sizable donations we can all be assured that Dr. Gill’s research at USC/ Norris Comprehensive Medical Center will move in the right direction. Thank you to all who participated and Jim Kellogg for putting together a fantastic event!
