Joan's Legacy Raises Over $1M At Annual Event

NEW YORK CITY-Joan’s Legacy: Uniting Against Lung Cancer started its second decade of funding lung cancer research last week by raising over $1.35 million at its annual “Strolling Supper with Blues & News.” More than 700 guests gathered at Gotham Hall in Manhattan to celebrate the gala’s 11^th year and support the efforts of the partners and doctors who have tirelessly raised awareness and pursued a cure for the nation’s deadliest cancer.

Lung cancer is severely underfunded, lagging behind all other cancers. Over the past ten years, the Strolling Supper has helped Uniting Against Lung Cancer fund more than $10 million in research grants at 49 different institutions across the United States – nearly $1.5 million in 2012 alone.