{"id":4619,"date":"2017-05-16T20:18:11","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T00:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wbbz.tv\/?p=4619"},"modified":"2019-07-03T17:51:31","modified_gmt":"2019-07-03T21:51:31","slug":"pizza-fest-saturday-may-19th-at-riverworks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wbbz.tv\/?p=4619","title":{"rendered":"WBBZ-TV Supports Pembroke High School &#8220;Shooting For A Cure!&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"quiz-wrap\">\n<div class=\"quiz-header\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-tags\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Pembroke raises over $30,000 for Roswell, totaling over $119,000 in donated funds since game\u2019s inception<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b>Pembroke team met by Roswell Park, President &amp; CEO, Dr. Candace Johnson in the lobby during check presentation<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5557\" src=\"http:\/\/wbbz.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Pembroke-Candace-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wbbz.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Pembroke-Candace-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wbbz.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Pembroke-Candace-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.wbbz.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Pembroke-Candace-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wbbz.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Pembroke-Candace.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Corfu, NY, January 12, 2019<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u2014It was a record setting night at Pembroke Jr.\/Sr. High School, as the community came out by the hundreds in support of the team\u2019s eighth annual <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><i>Shooting For A Cure!<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> game. On Thursday, by game\u2019s end, their eighth annual <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><i>Shooting For A Cure!<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> game had raised over <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>$28,000<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> to help fund research efforts at Roswell Park. Throughout that evening and early into Friday morning, more donations continued to pour in bringing this year\u2019s total to <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>$30,020.19<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">! To date, the team has raised <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>over $119,000<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> for cancer research since the event\u2019s inception. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5558\" src=\"http:\/\/wbbz.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Pembroke-good-pic-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wbbz.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Pembroke-good-pic-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wbbz.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Pembroke-good-pic-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wbbz.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Pembroke-good-pic-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wbbz.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Pembroke-good-pic-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wbbz.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Pembroke-good-pic-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">With this year\u2019s donation, the Pembroke Girls Basketball team will now be recognized as the newest member of the \u201cLeadership Circle\u201d level of donors at Roswell Park, topping $100,000 in total funds raised. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201cThis is really, really special! You talk about grass roots efforts. This is a special group of girls that are playing basketball and raising money for Roswell Park, to help us find a cure, for us to help patients,\u201d Dr. Candace Johnson, President &amp; CEO of Roswell Park stated. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t get any better than that. It\u2019s amazing! And it\u2019s not just two dollars, it\u2019s over $30,000, so it\u2019s really significant,\u201d Johnson shared.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5559\" src=\"http:\/\/wbbz.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Pembroke-Mike-Wilson-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wbbz.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Pembroke-Mike-Wilson-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wbbz.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Pembroke-Mike-Wilson-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.wbbz.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Pembroke-Mike-Wilson-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wbbz.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Pembroke-Mike-Wilson.jpg 810w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Coach Ron Funke and the Pembroke Girls Basketball team presented the full proceeds of their latest fundraiser to Team Roswell coordinator, Alex Hoaglund, in the hospital lobby on Friday. It\u2019s a post-game tradition that Funke acknowledges has great meaning to the program. \u201cThese girls remain the driving force behind this fundraiser and it\u2019s our basketball program\u2019s identity. What started eight years ago in support of my wife\u2019s diagnosis has continued to grow more and more each season. The girls realize how widespread this disease is and <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><i>Shooting For A Cure! <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">has a personal meaning to each of them. Sadly, cancer affects their friends, families, teachers, and neighbors. Being able to raise over $30,000 last night and this morning has demonstrated how committed our community is to supporting these girls in their mission,\u201d Funke stated. \u201cBeing here at Roswell Park today to donate what we\u2019ve raised this season is hard to put into words. As we walked in today, we were greeted by many people who are actually fighting their own battles against cancer. It\u2019s a tangible reminder to this team that their efforts off the court are making an impact in the fight against cancer. My wife, Toni and I are both survivors, so this visit with the team becomes more meaningful every year,\u201d shared Funke. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5560\" src=\"http:\/\/wbbz.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Pembroke-good-pic-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wbbz.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Pembroke-good-pic-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wbbz.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Pembroke-good-pic-2-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wbbz.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Pembroke-good-pic-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wbbz.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Pembroke-good-pic-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wbbz.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Pembroke-good-pic-2.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">When the team arrived at Roswell Park on Friday they were graciously met by Dr. Candace Johnson, President &amp; CEO of Roswell Park, in the hospital lobby. \u201cWe were all so humbled by the opportunity to meet with Dr. Johnson today,\u201d Junior, Mackenna Johnson shared. \u201cShe told us how appreciative she was for all the time and effort we put into this year\u2019s <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><i>Shooting For A Cure! <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">game and how these funds we raised are saving lives,\u201d recalled Johnson. \u201cIt meant a lot to my teammates and I that she took the time to come thank each of us personally for what we did. That means so much,\u201d said Johnson. \u201cI don\u2019t think that any of us truly realize the magnitude of what our community has been able to do in the fight against cancer. Raising over $30,000 is a lot of money for our small community. It\u2019s overwhelming to think about,\u201d Johnson shared. \u201cI remember being young when my sister and her teammates started this game. To be a part of the team that broke the $100,000 mark is simply amazing. I\u2019m just so proud to be member of this team and to share in this <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><i>Shooting For A Cure! <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">mission with our entire community,\u201d said Johnson.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5561\" src=\"http:\/\/wbbz.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Pembroke-Roswell-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wbbz.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Pembroke-Roswell-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wbbz.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Pembroke-Roswell-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.wbbz.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Pembroke-Roswell-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wbbz.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Pembroke-Roswell.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Roswell Park had sanctioned\u00a0the eighth annual <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><i>Shooting For A Cure! game <\/i><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">as an official Team Roswell fundraiser and as a valuable example of the way that young people today can make a difference<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><i>.<\/i><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201cIt\u2019s inspirational to have a group of teens who are so passionate about raising critically-needed funds for cancer research at Roswell Park. These girls continue to demonstrate an incredible amount of compassion,\u201d said Alex Hoaglund, Team Roswell coordinator. \u201cTo think in one evening that this group of young women, with the support of Coach Ron Funke, Mike and Jen Wilson as well as their entire community, were able to raise over $30,000 last night is even more remarkable than we could have imagined!\u201d Hoaglund added. \u201cThis small community continues to do big things. They continue to amaze us every year with this event. We\u2019ve run out of words to describe how they do, what they do! To think that this small school district has raised over $119,000 in eight seasons is beyond extraordinary. Their commitment to this cause is inspiring,\u201d shared Hoaglund.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5562\" src=\"http:\/\/wbbz.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Pembroke-Students-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wbbz.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Pembroke-Students-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wbbz.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Pembroke-Students-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wbbz.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Pembroke-Students-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wbbz.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Pembroke-Students-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wbbz.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Pembroke-Students.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Following their check presentation at Roswell Park, the girls headed to Chef\u2019s restaurant for their annual team dinner. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201cReflecting on what this team has accomplished, in partnership with our community, is overwhelming to be honest,\u201d Funke shared. \u201cThe Pembroke community rallied together with Notre Dame\u2019s in the hopes of reaching our team\u2019s $12,000 goal and we nearly tripled that! It\u2019s truly inspiring. As a coach and proud Pembroke community member, I couldn\u2019t be more impressed by what this year\u2019s team has done. I also can\u2019t say thank you enough to all of the local area businesses, community members, teachers, parents and student volunteers for making <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><i>Shooting For A Cure! <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">into this incredible fundraiser for cancer research,\u201d Funke stated. <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">After a delicious dinner at Chef\u2019s, the team boarded their bus and headed back to Pembroke. Since <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><i>Shooting For A Cure!<\/i><\/span><\/span><b> <\/b><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">began in 2011, it has raised over <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>$119,000<\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> and looks to continue its mission for seasons to come.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The list of companies, vendors and individuals who donated to <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><i>Shooting For A Cure!<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> numbers more than 100 including, 26 Shirts, Alleghany Farm Services, Batavia Downs, Batavia\u2019s Original Pizza, Buttercrumbs Bakery, Clarence Deli, Coca-Cola of Rochester, Crickler Vending, Darien Lake, Dave &amp; Adam\u2019s Card World, Delta Sonic, Dry Creek Group, Fenton\u2019s Produce, Five Guys, Haun Welding, Hershey\u2019s Ice Cream, Insty-Prints, Kay Jewelers, Kohorst Trucking, Linda\u2019s Family Diner, Lorenzo Alexander, moondanceCat, Northtown Automotive, Original Pizza Logs, Pesci\u2019s Pizza, Petals to Please, Pillar Real Estate Investors, Southwest Airlines, Tim Horton\u2019s, Yancey\u2019s Fancy, and the YMCA\u2026 just to name a few. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Additionally online donations are still being accepted at the team\u2019s online fundraising page, search <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><i>Shooting For A Cure! <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">at<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">: (<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/give.roswellpark.org\">http:\/\/give.roswellpark.org<\/a>) <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">For more information go to: <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PemGBBPinkGame\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Facebook<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">, https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PemGBBPinkGame\/<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pemgbb_pinkgame\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Twitter<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">, https:\/\/twitter.com\/pemgbb_pinkgame<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/shooting4acure\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Pinterest<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">, https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/shooting4acure\/<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/give.roswellpark.org\/goto\/ShootingForACure\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Team Roswell<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">http:\/\/give.roswellpark.org\/goto\/ShootingForACure<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><i> <\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pemgbb_pinkgame\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Instagram<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">, https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pemgbb_pinkgame\/<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u><b>ABOUT PEMBROKE HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS\u2019 VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM:<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The Pembroke High School Girls\u2019 Varsity Basketball Team is comprised of 10 outstanding girls, ages 14 to 17.\u00a0\u00a0Their 2018-2019 captains are Mackenna Johnson, Casey Wurtz, and Emily Peters.\u00a0\u00a0They are coached by Ron Funke. Team colors are green and black and their nickname is\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><i>Dragons<\/i><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">. The team began <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><i>Shooting For A Cure!<\/i><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0as an annual event in 2011, and they are committed to the hard work and dedication it will take to win the battle against breast cancer.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u><b>ABOUT ROSWELL PARK COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER:<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0RPCCC is among the first and only upstate New York facility to hold the National Cancer Institute designation of &#8220;comprehensive cancer center&#8221; and to serve as a member of the prestigious National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Many RPCCC faculty serve on the NCCN panels that create the Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology\u2122 \u2014 the internationally recognized standards for clinical policy in oncology, and the most comprehensive, most frequently updated clinical practice guidelines available in any area of medicine.\u00a0The RPCCC campus spans 25 acres in downtown Buffalo and consists of 15 buildings with about\u00a01.6 million square feet of space. A new hospital building, completed in 1998, houses a comprehensive diagnostic and treatment center. In addition, the Institute built a new medical research complex and renovated existing education and research space to support its future growth and expansion.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.roswellpark.org\">www.roswellpark.org<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pembroke raises over $30,000 for Roswell, totaling over $119,000 in donated funds since game\u2019s inception Pembroke team met by Roswell Park, President &amp; CEO, Dr. Candace Johnson in the lobby during check presentation Corfu, NY, January 12, 2019\u2014It was a record setting night at Pembroke Jr.\/Sr. High School, as the community came out by the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5556,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-promotions"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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