Fox Chase Cancer Center's Tree of Life Ceremony Symbolizes Courage; Stands as Memorial To Loved Ones

PHILADELPHIA (November 14, 2000) -- Fox Chase Cancer Center celebrates the 12th annual Tree of Life lighting on Wednesday, December 6th at 5pm in the Center's Courtyard. This emotional ceremony allows families, friends, patients and staff of Fox Chase the chance to honor cancer survivors, remember loved ones who have died, or to say thank you for care received. The event is open to the public.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Hospital of Fox Chase Cancer Center, the Tree of Life earned more than $20,000 in donations last year through the symbolic "purchase" of a light or star. Money raised goes directly to patient care. All contributors and the names of those they honor or memorialize are inscribed in the Friends' Book of Honor, which is placed permanently in our outpatient waiting area.

The Friends of the Hospital, a member organization of the Center's Board of Associates, is a volunteer organization dedicated to raising funds to assist Fox Chase in its mission of providing the very best in research and patient care in the fight against cancer.

Fox Chase Cancer Center, one of the nation's first comprehensive cancer centers designated by the National Cancer Institute in 1974, conducts basic and clinical research; programs of prevention, detection and treatment of cancer; and community outreach. For more information about Fox Chase activities, visit the Center's web site at www.fccc.edu.