Loehmann's To Host Fashion Funds Hope In-Store Event On September 24th To Benefit Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF)

Main Category: Ovarian Cancer
Article Date: 02 Sep 2009 - 7:00 PDT

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September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. On Thursday, September 24th, fashion-savvy, budget-minded shoppers can support cancer research while receiving special savings on leading designer apparel for one day only, at any of the more than sixty Loehmann's stores across the country. As part of its chain-wide Fashion Funds Hope in-store event, Loehmann's will offer an additional 15% discount above its standard 30-65% savings to any customer who donates five dollars to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF). In addition, Loehmann's will make a contribution to OCRF of 5% of total purchases by donors.

Loehmann's customers will be able to pick up information about ovarian cancer, from risk factors and symptoms to the three programs run by OCRF, at tables set up inside the stores that day. Ovarian cancer is the most serious gynecological cancer, and the fifth leading cause of cancer death overall. Since 1998, OCRF has awarded more than $30 million in grants to 138 of the brightest researchers in the field, working in more than 40 leading medical centers across the country.

"Every contribution from this special in-store event delivers hope," says Elizabeth Howard, chief executive officer, OCRF. "We are thrilled Loehmann's is helping us reach out to educate women and their families across the country. Ovarian cancer is a quiet disease for which there is no simple screening test or tool. Early detection makes a significant difference in survival rates, so by improving detection, treatment and prevention, we make a real difference together."

"We look forward to joining with our customers on September 24th to raise awareness and raise much needed funds for research to address this difficult disease," comments Jerry Politzer, CEO. "We're pleased to make a contribution to important medical research that we hope will one day identify and create a cure for ovarian cancer."

Visit http://www.ocrf.org to learn more about ovarian cancer and OCRF's research, educational and funding activities, and to make additional donations to fight this disease.

For more information on Loehmann's, visit http://www.loehmanns.com.

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