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- Posted Monday February 27, 2012
Celebrity Golf Classic raises $553,443 for Seena Magowitz Foundation
Event at Arizona Biltmore supports pancreatic cancer research at
TGen
PHOENIX, Ariz. - Feb. 27, 2012 - The 9th annual Seena Magowitz
Celebrity Golf Classic raised $553,443 for pancreatic cancer
research at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen)
through the Seena Magowitz Foundation.
This was the first time that major retailers, producers and
suppliers in the mattress industry - longtime supporters of
pancreatic cancer research - came together at the landmark Arizona
Biltmore for the annual Seena Magowitz tournament.
More than 200 golfers took to the links Dec. 3, 2011, followed by
an award luncheon, at which Roger E. Magowitz, President and
co-founder of the Seena Magowitz Foundation, challenged everyone,
the way he challenges himself.
"If not me, then who?" said Magowitz, a Scottsdale resident who for
nearly a decade has championed research into finding a cure for
pancreatic cancer, a disease that took the life of his mother,
Seena, in 2001. "The 'who' is each one of you in this room," he
said. "The 'who' is your business and your friends. The 'who' is an
entire mattress industry united to fighting pancreatic cancer. I've
never heard of any entire industry fighting a disease. We can beat
this disease."
Magowitz, a long-time industry retailer, now is charitable advisor
for Houston-based Mattress Firm, who has become a major
sponsor.
Steve Stagner, President and CEO of Mattress Firm, a leading
national bedding specialty retailer, served as Honorary Tournament
Chairman: "This year's Seena Magowitz Classic provided us with a
great opportunity to rededicate our commitment to putting an end to
pancreatic cancer."
Michael Bassoff, President of the non-profit TGen Foundation,
expressed his deep gratitude for the significant contributions made
this past year by Roger Magowitz and Steve Stagner.
"In our fight against pancreatic cancer, there is no more powerful
ally than Roger Magowitz, whose own commitment has initiated many
incredible partnerships within the home furnishings industry,"
Bassoff said. "We also are extremely grateful to have merited the
support of Steve Stagner and the Mattress Firm."
In March 2011, Mattress Firm announced that it named TGen its
"charitable partner of choice," specifically funding TGen's
pancreatic cancer research.
In May 2011, Mattress Firm kicked off their fundraising efforts for
TGen's pancreatic cancer clinical trials.
In December 2011, pancreatic clinical trials began through TGen and
other sites that are named for Seena Magowitz. For more information
about the "Seena" clinical trials, please contact Amy Stoll,
Program Manager of TGen's Pancreatic Cancer Research Team, at
[email protected] or 602-358-8319.
Major sponsors at the Golf Classic included these producers,
suppliers and retailers: Sealy, Mattress Firm, Tempur-Pedic,
Protect A Bed, Leggett & Platt, Serta, Comfort Solutions,
Ellman Family Vineyards, Arizona Diamondbacks, Customatic
Adjustable Bedz, Ideology, Francomano & Francomano, Morley
Companies, Anatomic Global, Classic Brands, Knickerbocker, Simmons,
Southerland, Wesley Allen, Back to Bed, and Mattress
Discounters.
About the Seena Magowitz Foundation
The Seena Magowitz Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization committed to advancing the awareness and eventual
prevention and cure of pancreatic cancer. The Foundation is
dedicated to funding top medical institutions on the leading edge
of translational pancreatic cancer research committed to diagnosis,
the advancement of life-extending treatment options and the
ultimate goal of eradicating this deadly killer. For more
information, visit: www.seenamagowitzfoundation.org.
