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| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 10, 2001 Contact Person: Helene Belisle, Executive Director Tel: 800-588-2873 2001 Golf Event Tremendous Success Individuals and corporate sponsors turned out to support the Arthritis National Research Foundation's annual golf classic on July 23, 2001. This year's title sponsor, Meyer Pharmaceuticals of Irvine, and the combined generosity of over 150 golfers and guests raised nearly $35,000 to support arthritis research. SeaCliff Country Club in Huntington Beach was the site of this event, attended by supporters from Long Beach and the Los Angeles and Orange County environs. The Arthritis National Research Foundation (ANRF) is committed to funding the work of researchers developing new therapies intended to help improve the quality of life for arthritis sufferers. The eight young, post-doctoral investigators who received ANRF grants totaling $350,000 this year are conducting research at the University of California, San Diego, Stanford University, Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Harvard University Medical School, McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond, University of Pittsburgh Medical School. Major sponsors recognized at the golf event included Title Sponsor, Meyer Pharmaceuticals of Irvine, Research Sponsor Pfizer Inc., Research Patrons Farmers & Merchants Bank, Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories/Immunex and Aventis Pharma. Other company sponsors included CareMore Medical Management, Pharmacia, and Reed, Conner & Birdwell. The Arthritis National Research Foundation has been funding arthritis research since 1952. Based in Long Beach, California, ANRF disseminates information to the public on current research through a periodic newsletter and their web site, www.curearthritis.org. For more information on next year's golf tournament or the Arthritis
National Research Foundation, contact: ### |
