MEDIA ADVISORY
December 14, 2007

WHAT: Carly's Club for Kids & Cancer Research at Roswell Park Cancer Institute will hold its annual holiday party for children and teens who have been diagnosed with cancer. This festive event sponsored by donors including The Steadfast Foundation will give Carly's Club members and their families a welcome respite from the rigors of treatment.

The highlight of the event will be a special $10,000 check presentation from the organizers of Lindsay's Legacy, a 5k run to benefit cancer research and patient care at Roswell Park. Since its inception, the Lindsay's Legacy 5k Run has raised over $20,000 in memory of former Roswell Park pediatric patient, Lindsay MacIver.

WHERE: Michael's Banquet Facility, 4885 Southwestern Blvd., Hamburg, NY 14075        

WHEN:    Saturday, December 14, 2007, 11 am – 1:30 pm
                 * Check presentation to take place at 11:30 am.                      

SPOKESPERSONS:

• Chuck Collard, Carly's Club at Roswell Park
• Frank Mariani and Bonnie MacIver, Lindsay's Legacy

ADDITIONAL VISUALS: Carly's Club members and their families enjoying activities, including juggling lessons, balloon animal making, dancing, table-to-table magic shows, a holiday sing along and visits with Santa.

ABOUT CARLY'S CLUB: Carly's Club for Kids and Cancer Research at Roswell Park Cancer Institute exists to offer support programs to make life more manageable for children diagnosed with cancer and their families, and to raise funds for pediatric cancer research seeking cures at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. It was founded by Carly Cottone Collard, a brain cancer patient at RPCI, who succumbed to her cancer in August 2002 at the age of 11. Carly's Club is managed by the Roswell Park Alliance Foundation, an independent 501(C)(3) not-for-profit organization. For more information, visit www.CarlysClub.org or call 716-845-4100.