Prevent Cancer Gala!

We went to the Prevent Cancer Foundation Annual Spring Gala on Friday at the National Building Museum.

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We snapped Prevent Cancer Foundation president Bo Aldigé flanked by John Hopkins University Hospital laparoscopic pancreas surgeon Marty Makary and U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.).

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The Prevent Cancer Foundation’s gala helps advance the foundation’s mission of saving lives through cancer prevention and early detection. The gala was attended by more than 900 guests, including members of Congress, diplomats and leaders in the business, government, medical, sports, media and social communities. Here, Marie Royce and her husband, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-Calif.).

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In 2016, the event raised $1.5M to support research, education, outreach and advocacy. This year’s gala theme, “Icon of Innovation,” honored Italy and Ambassador Armando Varricchio, snapped above with his wife, Micaela Varricchio. The gala décor was personally designed by celebrity party planner David Tutera, who is a member of the Prevent Cancer Foundation’s board.

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The gala presented Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), the majority leader of the House of Representatives, as its 2017 Cancer Champion. The Prevent Cancer Foundation is one of the nation’s leading voluntary health organizations and the only U.S. nonprofit focused solely on cancer prevention and early detection. Founded in 1985, it has catapulted cancer prevention to prominence and fulfills its mission through research, education, outreach and advocacy across the country. Here are McCarthy, Leah Dunn and her husband, Rep. Neal Dunn (R-Fla.).

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