Online tickets are now available for the 2nd Annual “Colors of Hope: Cancer Research Fundraiser” benefitting The Nebraska Cancer Research Center (www.necancerresearch.org), brought to you by Southeast Nebraska Cancer Center. The first 200 people to register can participate in the event to be held at Chez Hay in Downtown Lincoln on Thursday, September 24th.
The event will begin with a social hour at 5:30 p.m., followed by a delicious meal catered by Chez Hay, a silent auction of desserts and other donated items as well as a live auction of larger items, which includes vacation packages. Participants will wear colored ribbons signifying the type of cancer that has touched their lives.
The fundraiser will benefit Nebraska Cancer Research Center (NCRC), a program of Lincoln Medical Education Partnership (LMEP). NCRC works with both Lincoln oncology clinics and hospitals to provide cancer patients local access to cutting edge clinical trials sponsored by the National Cancer Institute.
Southeast Nebraska Cancer Center is the title sponsor for the event. Other sponsors include Bryan Health, Nebraska Hematology-Oncology, P.C. and Tabitha.
The event is expected to sell out in advance. Tickets are $45 and are available online now at The Nebraska Cancer Research Center website, www.necancerresearch.org. Alternately, tickets may be purchased in person at LMEP, 4600 Valley Rd, Entrance 1, or by calling the NCRC office at (402) 483-2827.