WICC OTTAWA 3RD SUGAR BUSH BREAKFAST, APRIL 5, 2013

The WICC Ottawa 3rd Sugar Bush Breakfast took place at the National Arts Centre on Apr. 5. Surgical oncologist and Ottawa scientist Dr. Rebecca Auer, updated a record crowd of 280 on her research work which focuses on finding a way to boost a patient’s immune system following cancer surgery. Dr. Auer is the recipient of a $200,000 innovation grant awarded by the Canadian Cancer Society and named after WICC Ottawa, Ontario Chapter. A $30,000 cheque representing the proceeds from the WICC Ottawa Wine and Cheese event was presented to Mary Hobbs and Heather Gray of the Canadian Cancer Society. Samantha Iturregui of Kelly Santini LLP and Gerry Denomme of First General Services were both presented with a Gold Flame plaque from WICC Ottawa, in recognition of their continued generous support over the past three years. The breakfast event was enjoyed by all and preliminary results would indicate that over $13,000 was raised toward cancer research. The WICC Ottawa Breakfast committee wishes to thank all the sponsors, donators and participants for their generous support