City of Hope featured at FPFC luncheon
City of Hope featured at FPFC luncheon
LA MIRADA, CA -- More than 200 industry professionals packed the Holiday Inn, here, Aug. 2 for the Fresh Produce & Floral Council's membership luncheon featuring the City of Hope.
The Produce/Floral Division of the Food Industries Circle presented City of Hope with a check for $120,000 to help continue the Southern California facility's cutting-edge technology in its continual effort to prevent and cure cancer and other life- threatening illness.
Chuck Ackerman of Ralph's Grocery Co. served as the emcee for the event, which featured the presentation of The Spirit of Life Award to WJL Distributing's Bill and Ginny Laliberte for their stellar efforts aiding City of Hope fundraising.
Featured speaker of the day was Susan Weinburg, a diabetes survivor who chronicled her battle with the disease and the unique surgery that City of Hope offered that saved her life.
A film shown prior to Ms. Weinberg's presentation said that City of Hope is where people "don't come for yesterday's medicine; they come here for cures for tomorrow."
Ms. Weinburg's story brought that point home to everyone in attendance.
The Produce/Floral Division of the Food Industries Circle presented City of Hope with a check for $120,000 to help continue the Southern California facility's cutting-edge technology in its continual effort to prevent and cure cancer and other life- threatening illness.
Chuck Ackerman of Ralph's Grocery Co. served as the emcee for the event, which featured the presentation of The Spirit of Life Award to WJL Distributing's Bill and Ginny Laliberte for their stellar efforts aiding City of Hope fundraising.
Featured speaker of the day was Susan Weinburg, a diabetes survivor who chronicled her battle with the disease and the unique surgery that City of Hope offered that saved her life.
A film shown prior to Ms. Weinberg's presentation said that City of Hope is where people "don't come for yesterday's medicine; they come here for cures for tomorrow."
Ms. Weinburg's story brought that point home to everyone in attendance.