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Thursday, February 16, 2012
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
First Lady Jane Beshear joined Dr. Mary Lynn Capilouto, Kentucky Commission on Women (KCW) Executive Director Eleanor Jordan and other women health advocates on February 13, 2012 to unveil a new...
Friday, February 03, 2012
  Like many of you reading this newsletter, I have a very personal connection to Markey.  Cancer took the lives of both my grandmothers:...
Thursday, February 02, 2012
The American Cancer Society estimates that one-third of all cancer deaths could be prevented if Americans ate a healthy, balanced diet that emphasized plant-based foods, participated in physical...
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Callie Hicks, daughter of the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture's Director of Development Marci Hicks, raised money in memory of her grandfather who passed away in October.  Callie...
Friday, November 11, 2011
Lexington Christian Academy's football team War Eagles raised $1407 to fight cancer.  Go War Eagles!
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
In spite of raining weather, the 2011 Markey Race for Women's Cancer triathlonpresented by The Club at Spindletop Hall was a great success. The Sprint Triathlon consisted of 400 meter pool swim, 13...
Thursday, June 16, 2011
The Markey Cancer Foundation has had a busy summer full of successful fundraising events. The Markey Golf Classic was held on June 6 and 7, with net proceeds totalling more than $300,000...
Monday, March 14, 2011
Concert on the Lawn -- a Great Success
Monday, February 28, 2011
Dear Friends and Colleagues: I am writing today regarding some important milestones being made by a life-saving program at the University of Kentucky. By the end of this year, the UK Ovarian...
Friday, February 25, 2011
UK Volleyball's "Dig for the Cure" raises funds for UK Markey Cancer Center...
Thursday, February 03, 2011
Local Hyundai dealers and representatives from Hyundai Motor America today presented a Hope Grant in the amount of $100,000 to Markey Cancer Foundation to support childhood cancer research or...
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
About 350 people attended "The Betsy" gala hosted by the Hagyard Equine Medical Institute at the Kentucky Horse Park on August 20, raising $85,000 for the Markey Cancer Foundation.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
The Fifth Third Bank Tennis Tournament was held at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex on the University of Kentucky campus July 19-25. On Wednesday, July 21, the tournament hosted Commerce...
Sunday, June 27, 2010
More than 250 people biked, swam and ran their way through the summer heat to raise money and awareness for cancer in women...