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Board of Associates' Bucks County Chapter Presents Annual Contribution to Fox Chase Cancer Center

PHILADELPHIA (October 24, 2005) -- Michael Fowler of New Hope, Pa., president of the Bucks County Chapter of Fox Chase Cancer Center's volunteer Board of Associates, presented a check for $133, 000 to Margaret Merjanian, president of the Board of Associates. Presented at the Board of Associates' October meeting, the donation represents the chapter's fundraising efforts for the past year. It makes up part of over $1,035,000 raised this year by the entire Board of Associates and will benefit cancer research and patient care at Fox Chase Cancer Center.

Fox Chase Cancer Center's Board of Associates is a volunteer group with eight member organizations, representing more than 800 volunteers in the five-county Delaware Valley area who conduct fundraising and educational activities in support of the Center. In 2005, the Board of Associates celebrated its 40th anniversary of service to the Center. The cumulative total of giving is $14,209,354.

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