Chesapeake Urology raises $100,000 for Urology Care Foundation
Sanford Siegel, M.D., president and CEO of Chesapeake Urology Associates, presented the Urology Care Foundation with $114,248 in support of its prostate cancer research efforts. The funds were raised through the Zero Prostate Cancer Challenge (ZPCC) 10K/5K run in September 2013. The Urology Care Foundation is the official foundation of the American Urological Association (AUA)—an organization of roughly 20,000 urologists.
Chesapeake Urology Associates has raised nearly $900,000 through its fundraising efforts to benefit prostate cancer research and education, as well as free screenings for men throughout the Greater Baltimore region. Chesapeake Urology anticipates reaching its goal of $1 million endowment for the prostate fund in 2015.
"Prostate cancer takes the lives of more than 30,000 men every year," said Siegel.
Chesapeake Urology created The Great Prostate Cancer Challenge (GPCC) in 2007, a fundraising initiative solely focused on prostate cancer research, awareness and free screenings for men in need. It is the only physician-based awareness and fundraising program in the country and has been adopted by 40 urology practices in 36 cities nationwide. In 2013, the Great Prostate Cancer Challenge became the ZERO Prostate Cancer Challenge to raise greater awareness of prostate cancer and the nonprofit ZERO—The End of Prostate Cancer.
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