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February
25, 2007
Friends
Board Member Sherry Lansing Receives Honorary Oscar at 79th
Academy Awards
Friends of Cancer Research (Friends), a cancer non-profit run by
Washingtonians Ellen Sigal and Marlene Malek, was featured in the 79th
Academy Awards on February 25, 2007 during the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian
Award presentation in which actor Tom Cruise introduced this year’s
recipient, Friends Board Member and former Paramount Pictures CEO Sherry
Lansing.
Ms.
Lansing has been an active board member of Friends since its inception ten
years ago, working tirelessly for not only our organization but for the
entire cancer and greater medical community. One of her earliest
involvements included advocating for Congress to double the NIH budget,
which funds the majority of our nation's medical research. As shown through
recent news like the American Cancer Society's report of cancer deaths
decreasing for the second year in a row, the investment in research is
paying off in lives saved. Ms. Lansing’s support of these efforts, from
giving congressional testimony to recruiting top executives from all the
major studios to meet with then Vice-President Al Gore, are only a few
examples of her incredible commitment and passion to fighting this horrible
disease.
Friends would like to publicly congratulate Sherry on an extremely
well-deserved award, one she has earned several times over and will no doubt
continue to live up to.
Additionally, Friends Chair and Founder Ellen Sigal was personally
recognized by Ms. Lansing in her oscar.com "thank you cam" post-acceptance
speech. After thanking friends and family, Ms. Lansing concluded by saying
"And mostly, I want to thank the people who work in cancer research...
Ellen and everyone who does such good work....Ellen Sigal, you are my
saint!"
To
view the full post-acceptance "thank you cam" video, please visit
http://oscar.com/video/index?channel=5173, scroll down to categories and
click on the Jean Hersholt Award/Sherry Lansing (last name listed in first
column on left side)
For
highlights of her involvement with Friends of Cancer Research, please visit
our website: http://www.focr.org/news/sherrylansingoscartribute.htm
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Friends of Cancer Research, a Washington D.C. area cancer non-profit
organization, is dedicated to accelerating the nation's progress toward
prevention and treatment of cancer by mobilizing public support for cancer
research funding and providing education on key public policy issues. Over
the past ten years, Friends of Cancer Research has pioneered innovative
public-private partnerships, organized critical policy forums, educated the
public and brought together key communities to develop collaborative
strategies in the field of cancer research.
www.focr.org
Media Contact: Alyse Garber, Friends of Cancer Research Communications
Manager: (202)944.6710 or
agarber@focr.org
Troubleshooting viewing the oscar.com "thank you cam"
video:
1. Go to:
http://oscar.com/video/index?channel=5173
2. View drop down menu under "video" heading, to right
of big picture
3. Use mouse to roll down menu to "Jean Hersholt
Award/Sherry Lansing"
4. Click on "Jean Hersholt Award/Sherry Lansing"
a brief commercial will run prior to Sherry speaking
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