2008 Rays of Hope™ Gala
The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) held the annual Rays of Hope Awards Gala on Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. This year, the gala theme was "Hope", recognizing the right of cancer survivors to be hopeful. NCCS recognized several individuals and organizations that are champions in the cancer community, providing hope and inspiration to cancer survivors. The evening’s award recipients included the Entertainment Industry Foundation, The Boston Red Sox Organization, Mike Burg of Edge Marketing and Management, and Face the Nation host Bob Schieffer. Dan Abrams, chief legal correspondent for NBC News, and ABC News correspondent Sam Donaldson and his wife, Jan Smith Donaldson, were the masters of ceremonies. Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan, Lilly Tartikoff, Dick and Jean Thompson, The Honorable Ken Bentsen and Tamra Bentsen, and Mary Margaret Valenti served as gala chairs. Additional guests included Ted Danson, Lance Armstrong, Rep. Lois Capps, Senator Edward M. Kennedy and Ted Kennedy, Jr. Lilly Tartikoff Hope Award NCCS Corporate Leadership Award NCCS Special Recognition Award NCCS Excellence in Media Award Honorary Chairs Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan Co-Chairs Tamra and Ken Bentsen PRESENTING SPONSORS Entertainment Industry Foundation PLATINUM SPONSORS Amgen GOLD SPONSORS American Society of Clinical Oncology SILVER SPONSORS Bayer Healthcare LLC and Onyx Pharmaceuticals BRONZE SPONSORS AT&T BENEFACTORS American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network FRIENDS Coca Cola Company DONORS Alliance for Prostate Cancer Prevention
Check out the Comcast On the Red Carpet gala video!
From left to right: Doug Ulman, President, Lance Armstrong Foundation; Ellen Stovall, President and CEO, NCCS; Tamra Bentsen, Board of Directors, NCCS; Mary Margaret Valenti; Ken Bentsen, Former U.S. Representative; Patricia Schieffer; Lance Armstrong; Bob Schieffer
From left to right: Ted Danson; Lisa Paulsen, President and CEO, Entertainment Industry Foundation; Ted Kennedy, Jr.; Ellen Stovall; Sen. Edward Kennedy; Lilly Tartikoff
Sen. Edward Kennedy with Bob SchiefferRecipients
Entertainment Industry Foundation
Accepted by Lisa Paulsen, President and CEO
The Boston Red Sox Organization
Mike Burg, Edge Marketing and Management
Bob SchiefferChairs
Lilly Tartikoff
Jan Smith Donaldson and Sam Donaldson
Jean and Dick Thompson
Mary Margaret ValentiDonors
Genentech BioOncology
Lilly Oncology
sanofi-aventis
Roche
Bristol-Myers Squibb Oncology
Celegene Corporation
Cephalon Oncology
General Motors Corporation
GlaxoSmithKline Oncology
PhRMA
Turner & Goss, LLP
Downey McGrath Group, Inc.
The Marwood Group
Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc.
National Cable & Telecommunications Association
Molly and Tim Neher
Novartis Oncology
Pfizer Inc
Connie and John Rakoski
Robert Sachs and Caroline Taggart
The Walt Disney Company
Tamra and Ken Bentsen/Equipment Leasing and Finance Association
CityStaff
The Clark Charitable Foundation
Comcast Corporation
CommonHealth
Lance Armstrong Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. John M. Rainey
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
Verizon Communications
Wes Heppler
Donna and Mack McLarty
National Association of Chain Drug Stores
National Committee for Quality Assurance
Oncology Nursing Society
SPECTRUM SCIENCE COMMUNICATIONS
Target
Telemundo Communications Group
Wexler & Walker Public Policy Associates
Eleanor Winter and Dan Backo
Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network
Jane and Jeffrey Bulman
James Casserly and Michael Hammer
Nancy Glick and Michael Leaveck
Maura and Dan Mudd
The Palmetto Group
Mary Margaret Valenti
The Wellness Community
