June 18, 2007 - Volume 2, Number 20

In this issue:

• Weingart grant boosts support services for patients and families
• Pomp, circumstance and science mark graduate school's ninth commencement
• New recruitment ads feature City of Hope nurses
• New center diirector champions all aspects of care
• Hundreds of committed supporters to attend national Convention
• Hot off the presses
• City of Hope staff prove hope begins at work
• Children, young adults, families and friends celebrate survivorship at picnic

 Ka-pow!
Ben “Clevelander” Cleveland lays a punch on Max Chopovsky at the fifth annual Broker Boxing Federation (BBF) event, held May 10 at the Hotel InterContinental in Chicago.

This year’s 10-bout fight card, which drew a capacity crowd of more than 1,200 supporters, included representatives from real estate companies such as Equis, NAI Hiffman, Grubb & Ellis and Junipar. The BBF, founded in 2003 by Eric Nixon of the Maron Network and David Goldberg of Newmark, brings the Chicago real estate community together once a year to raise money for charity. The event raised more than $275,000 for City of Hope.(Photo by:  Beler Aquino/Gerber & Scarpell Photography)