immixGroup Foundation Raises $125,000 for Johns Hopkins
New Surgical Oncology Fellowship to Support Cancer Research and Clinical Training
MCLEAN, VA, October 13, 2009—The immixGroup Foundation announced today it raised $125,000 for the Department of Surgery at Johns Hopkins from its fifth annual immixGroup Charity Golf Tournament, which was held at Lansdowne Resort on October 5. The foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization affiliated with immixGroup, Inc., a leading provider of commercial technology products and services to the public sector.
Proceeds from the tournament will be used to establish a new immixGroup Foundation Surgical Oncology Fellowship in the Department of Surgery at Johns Hopkins. The fellowship will fund an individual post-doctoral research fellow and will equip them with the skills to become a leader in the field of academic surgical oncology. This two-year program incorporates a year of clinical training followed by a year dedicated to cancer research.
Despite difficult economic conditions, this event continues to benefit from strong support from the government technology community and local businesses. Proceeds from this year's sold-out event nearly surpassed last year’s record donation, bringing the total amount raised on behalf of Johns Hopkins since 2005 to more than $525,000.
“We’re excited to fund the new immixGroup Foundation Surgical Oncology Fellowship. From the inception of this special event, we’ve enjoyed the incredible generosity of our fellow members of the public sector-focused technology community, government executives, friends, and supporters to raise capital and increase awareness for a very worthy cause,” said Jeff Copeland, CEO of immixGroup, Inc. “We’re proud to know that our contribution will allow a talented young surgeon to contribute to the efforts of Johns Hopkins to find a cure for this devastating disease.”
“Events such as this go a long way in helping us attain our ultimate goal, which is to care for those suffering with colorectal and others cancers while ridding the world of the disease,” said Department of Surgery Vice Chair, Michael A. Choti, MD. “We want to express our most heartfelt thanks to the immixGroup Foundation and the tournament's sponsors, donors, players, volunteers, and members of the executive planning committee. Their overwhelming generosity, dedicated hard work, and financial support make this annual event a continual success.”
Top-level sponsorship support came from McAfee, Oracle, Symantec, EMC, and CA.
Additional sponsorship support came from:
- AccessData
- Adobe
- ArcSight
- BB&T
- Jeff & Jacky Copeland
- Egenera
- Fedmarket
- Formatta
- Fortify
- Goodman & Company
- Guidance Software
- Informatica
- Intellitactics
- Jeckil Promotions, Inc.
- Joelle Group
- MSC Software
- NetApp
- NetScout
- Nuance
- OpenText
- Q-Matic
- Ron & Kim Police
- Shook, Doran, Koehl
- Top Down Systems
- Wells Fargo
More than two dozen local businesses and individuals contributed gift certificates, vacations, golf products, and other items which were auctioned or raffled off during a reception following the tournament to raise additional funds for the cause. A complete list of corporate sponsors can be found on the event website at www.immixgroup.com/charitygolf/sponsorships.htm.
Tax deductible donations may still be made to the immixGroup Foundation. To donate, simply send a check payable to “immixGroup Foundation” to:
immixGroup, Inc.
Attn: Robin Hoffman
8444 Westpark Drive
Suite 200
McLean, VA 22102
For more information about the Department of Surgery at Johns Hopkins, please visit www.hopkinsmedicine.org/surgery. For more information on the immixGroup Foundation Charity Golf Tournament, please visit www.immixgroup.com/charitygolf.