The Placer Breast Cancer Endowment includes breast cancer survivors and community activists committed to fully funding the Breast Cancer Endowed Chair at the UC Davis Cancer Center. The members are also determined to raise awareness regarding breast cancer prevention, early detection, and support services available during treatment.
Date Formed: 2005
Amount Raised as of January 2005: $700,000 has been raised by the Endowment since July 2005
Fundraising Goal: The UC Davis Cancer Center requests that $1.5 million be donated to fully fund an endowed chair. The Placer Breast Cancer Endowment goal is to raise this amount and present the funds to the UC Davis Cancer Center in 2010.
Endowment Members: Endowment membership now numbers 120 active participants
Nonprofit Status: The Endowment operates as a completely volunteer organization with no administrative costs associated with the fundraising activities.
Founders: Breast Cancer Survivors Carol Garcia, Senior Vice President of Granite Community Bank and Roseville City Councilwoman and Teri Munger, Program Coordinator, Volunteer Sacramento.
Signature Events: The Endowment hosts two signature events each year. The Signe King Memorial is held each May at La Provence Restaurant in Roseville to honor former commercial real estate broker Signe King who died from breast cancer in 2006. The Annual Pink & White Ball and the Historic Old Town Roseville Fun Run are held each October in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Donations: Individual donations are accepted at any time and can be mailed to PBCE, P.O. Box 564, Roseville, CA 95678, The Placer Breast Cancer Endowment Fund is a 501-C3 nonprofit organization, Tax ID #27-0690037 and contributions made to the fund are tax deductable to the extent allowable by law.
Contacts:
Carol Garcia, President, (916) 752-6185 or garciafam@surewest.net
Teri Munger, Vice President, (916) 218-2008
or munger.teri@gmail.com
Julia Burrows, Secretary/Treasurer, (916) 774-5361 or jburrows@roseville.ca.us
Location: South Placer County, California PO Box 564, Roseville, CA 95678 Tel: (916) 774-5361 or (916) 752-6185; FAX: (916) 774-5485