immixGroup Foundation Golf Tournament Raises $125,000 for Johns Hopkins
More Than $650,000 Donated for Cancer Research and Clinical Training Since 2005
MCLEAN, VA, October 5, 2010—The immixGroup Foundation announced today it has raised $125,000 to support cancer research, education, and patient care at Johns Hopkins. The foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization affiliated with immixGroup, Inc. immixGroup helps technology companies do business with the government.
Proceeds from the foundation’s sixth annual charity golf tournament, held at Lansdowne Resort on October 4, brought the total amount raised on behalf of Johns Hopkins to more than $650,000.
For the second year in a row, these proceeds will fund the immixGroup Foundation Surgical Oncology Fellowship in the Department of Surgery at Johns Hopkins. The fellowship, created by the immixGroup Foundation in 2009, provides funding for an individual post-doctoral research fellow and equips him or her 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.
The first funded immixGroup Foundation Fellow, Dr. Aram Demirjian, MD, has completed his first year of training in advanced surgical oncology. He has gained experience in the treatment of patients with colorectal, pancreatic, breast, and other malignancies as well as knowledge and practice in the human side of cancer care. In his second year he will focus on an area of cancer research in collaboration with Dr. Bert Vogelstein, MD, and Dr. Michael Choti, MD, in the study of biomarkers for colorectal cancer.
Despite difficult economic conditions, this event continues to benefit from strong support from the government technology community and local businesses. Top-level sponsorship support for the 2010 tournament came from McAfee, Oracle, ArcSight, AccessData, Riverbed and EMC. Additional corporate sponsors included:
- Adobe
- BB&T
- Brocade
- Citrix
- Egenera
- Fedmarket
- Goodman & Company
- Guidance Software
- Information Builders
- Ingram Micro
- Jeckil Promotions, Inc.
- Jeff & Jacky Copeland
- Joelle Group
- NetApp
- NetScout
- Shook, Doran, Koehl
- Sourcefire
- Symantec
- TEK Systems
- Top Down Systems
- Trustwave
- Wells Fargo
A complete list of corporate sponsors can be found at www.immixgroup.com/charitygolf/sponsorships.htm. More than 50 local businesses and individuals also contributed gift certificates, vacations, golf products, and other items which were auctioned or raffled off during a reception following the tournament.
“We’re excited to continue funding the immixGroup Foundation Surgical Oncology Fellowship,” said Jeff Copeland, CEO of immixGroup, Inc. ”We’ve witnessed incredible generosity from our fellow members of the public sector technology community, government executives, friends, and supporters to raise capital and increase awareness for a very worthy cause. We’re proud to know our efforts have allowed Dr. Demirjian to contribute to the efforts of the Johns Hopkins team as they search for 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.”
Tax deductible donations to the immixGroup Foundation are graciously accepted year-round. To donate, simply send a check payable to “immixGroup Foundation” at the following address:
immixGroup, Inc.
Attn: Robin Hoffman
8444 Westpark Drive
Suite 200
McLean, VA 22102
To learn more about the Department of Surgery at Johns Hopkins, visit www.hopkinsmedicine.org/surgery. For information on the immixGroup Foundation Charity Golf Tournament, visit www.immixgroup.com/charitygolf.