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The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation
The Princess Margaret Cancer We continue to advance on fundraising
Foundation hit a new milestone with for the Space Transformation
$112.1-million in net fundraising and Campaign, enabling the physical
lottery revenue raised by March 31, 2018. space to better reflect the world-class
These funds will enable Future Care treatment and care patients receive.
Now at Princess Margaret Cancer The $50-million campaign has
Centre, one of the top five cancer already seen re-openings of the
research centres in the world. Gynecologic Oncology and
Palliative Care Clinics, and
The impact of these gifts is realized transformations on the main floor
every day at the Princess Margaret. lobby, Outpatient Pharmacy, and
Our Research Campaign continues
to fuel discovery across six pillars Blood Collection Centre. With the
continued support of our donors,
of cancer research, benefiting from
a $10.5-million anonymous gift we look forward to completing this
to support Dr. Tak Mak and the project in the coming year.
Therapeutics Group, as well as
Canadian senior mining company We are grateful to our broad
Agnico Eagle’s $5-million investment community of supporters - from our
in Immunotherapy. generous donors and volunteers to
our walkers, riders, lottery purchasers
We successfully completed our and Cancer Centre partners – for
fundraising campaign for the da helping us reach this record level of
Vinci robot, which is revolutionizing impact in cancer care and research
surgeries for some cancers, including benefiting patients at the Princess
head and neck and bladder cancer. Margaret and around the world.
This was made possible thanks to the Together, we are creating Future Care
support of our community of donors. Now at the Princess Margaret.
The generous support of our community through philanthropy, events, and our home
lottery program enables our cancer experts to accelerate cancer research and care
each day at The Princess Margaret. Highlights of our fundraising year include:
Major and Estate Giving donors The Chinese community actively
contributed over $50-million in participated in radiothons and
$1.6M philanthropic support, which various other campaigns to raise
Journey to included one of the largest Estate more than $368,000
Conquer Cancer, Gifts ever to our Cancer Centre
3,500 participants Our new Colour To Conquer
Over 5,000 people participated in the program inspired participants
Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer, from more than 200 cities across
raising over $20.6 million, and 3,300
walkers raised $6 million at the Canada to colour their hair to raise
Rexall OneWalk to Conquer Cancer funds for cancer research
The 17 Annual Doves of Hope The Princess Margaret Home
th
150+ campaign saw almost 12,000 Lottery set a record, with net
Signature programs Doves dedicated and more than revenue of $29.7-million, with over
and third party $1 million raised 365,000 tickets sold across Ontario
community events
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