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The Oakville Beaver, W ednesday January 15, 2003 - B3 Rigatoni for Research dinner raises $105,000 for brain tumour research Each year more than 100 new cases of brain tumours are diag nosed. a statistic which is rising annually at an alarming rate of 20 per cent. In children, brain tumours are the most common malignancy after leukemia, and are the most com m on solid tumour. For five consecutive years Kathy and Danny Douthart. and a group of dedicated volunteers, the Rigatoni for Research Committee, have organized and hosted a dinner and silent auc tion at the Le Dome Banquet Hall last fall to raise money for brain tumour research, through the Hospital for Sick Children. The silent auction, which has grown steadily over the years, featured hundreds o f items worth in excess o f $45,000, all generously donated by local friends and businesses. Some o f the items up for bid included a limited edition print by Trisha Romance, numerous appliances courtesy of Goemans Appliance Plus, a three-night stay in a three-bedroom luxury suite at the Delta Grandview Resort, and breakfast with Tie Domi. Dinner was donated by G ordon Food Services, The Bam M arket, Kraft Canada, Rich Products o f Canada. Salerno Cheese, Parmalat, Cavendish Farms and Esker. The dinner was a huge suc cess, a sell out with all 500 tick ets sold. The Rigatoni for Research Committee presented a cheque for $105,000 to the Arthur and Sonia Labatt Research Centre at the Hospital for Sick Children. This brought the five-year cumulative total to an incredible $456,000. Money raised has been used to purchase vital m X - f t GOING D EE P * ()W li» T P E R I3 M em bers of th e Rigatoni fo r R esearch C om m ittee present a cheque for $105,000 to representatives from the A rth u r and Sonia L a b a tt R esearch C en tre, H ospital fo r Sick C hildren. research equipment to help in the fight against this terrible childhood cancer. This is, however, just one piece of the puzzle, says Trish Torrance of the Rigatoni for Research Committee. "Every year countless ripples flow from this event. The actions o f individuals and companies, who have taken up the cause themselves, exemplify what it takes to be one of Christopher's Ripples," she said. "Through their persistence, hard work and dedication, these people serve as an inspiration to us all." Companies including Bunzl Canada, Goodman & Carr, The CN Tower, The Bam, Royal LePage and Javelin Technologies raised more than $57,000 last year through corpo rate initiatives such as golf tour naments and bowling events. Jack Astor's Bar & Grill hosted both a Bartender's Competition and B achelor's Night. Other com panies including Altana Pharma, Sharp Exteriors and Depco International made cash donations. Many individuals also took up the battle. Rose Trivieri host ed a Christmas party asking for Rigatoni for Research donations in lieu o f hostess gifts. Local schools sponsored `dress down days' and still others held garage sales to raise money. The · Sanctuary Day Spa designed and donated 50 centre pieces and Val Nagy, Linda Lapington, and the students of St. Jean de Brebeuf Secondary School made 500 chocolate angels for the dinner. "What began as a ripple has grown into an incredible tidal wave," said Torrance. 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