Cancer Research Fundraiser Goombay Bash to Reach 10th Year with Aug. 7 Party
The H Foundation, created after two local employees were diagnosed with cancer, is to hold its annual fundraiser Aug. 7 at Navy Pier.
Long ago, in a place far away, a group of friends came up with a plan to put an end to "the c-word". Nine years into their plan, members of that group—now called the H Foundation—have raised $2 million to advance basic science cancer research at Northwestern University. On Aug. 7 the H Foundation is to hold its 10th annual Goombay Bash fundraiser, named after a cocktail called "Goombay Smash", which is what the group of friends were drinking while vacationing in that place far away—the Bahamas islands. In reference to the Bahamas, the fundraiser, to be held in the Grand Ballroom at Navy Pier in Chicago, is a Caribbean-style party, with a black-tie feel. Honorary H Foundation Board Member Rob Johnson, the CBS 2 news anchor, is to host the …
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