TGen Cancer Fund benefits from the sale of sports cars

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Barrett-Jackson collector car auction in Scottsdale research, raised more than $250,000 for TGen due to the sale and resale - a special 1993 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe.

A collector car enthusiasts, the 40th donated anniversary sports car (the first Corvette was 1953) the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) so that it Jan could be auctioned off 22 Barrett Jackson's 40th anniversary Scottsdale.

The Corvette was sold and donated back cancer research several times, raising more than $ 200,000 for the front of recently appointed Barrett-Jackson Fund at TGen in the memory of Russ and Brian Jackson. The Fund is a salute to the auction of Chairman and CEO Craig Jackson's father, Russ and brother, Brian, the living of colorectal cancer have been reduced.

All in all was raised more than $250,000 of during the Scottsdale auction for the new Fund, mainly from the sale of the Corvette, but also individual donations.

An emotional Craig Jackson helped auction the Corvette. Final Höchstbietender plans the sports car back on the block at a future auction for the benefit of the Fondation TGen set. Barrett Jackson's next auction is April 7-9 in Palm Beach, Florida, Scottsdale, Palm Beach Barrett-Jackson collector leads auto auctions in the summer in Orange County, California, and in the autumn in Las Vegas, Nevada

"We plan to use all four of the Barrett-Jackson events to raise awareness and money to battle colon and prostate cancer," Jackson said. "As Barrett-Jackson a global company has become with fans around the world, we are able to reach a huge number of people." We plan to use this forum, to our fight against cancer to promote. "Together we can make a part of our history and our future, not cancer."

Almost 300,000 Americans die experienced this year, is colon or prostate cancer, and nearly 50,000 of these diseases.

Dr. Jeffrey Trent, TGen's President and Research Director, said that the Barrett-Jackson with TGen is the inclusion of a significant difference in the not-for profit biomedical research institute's operating ability, his ground-breaking research.

"Craig came to me with a specific goal to Conquer Colorectal cancer, and we work hard, to the memory of the members of his family honor, their living were cut short by the illness," said Dr. Trent.

Auction helped Barrett-Jackson more than $4 million for 20 local and national charities during its 40th anniversary Scottsdale, Jan collect 17-23 at WestWorld.

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Steve Yozwiak
The Translational Genomics Research Institute