2025 Party with a Purpose

Join us on October 26, 2025

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Ticket	Price Each
Young Friends of the AACR Foundation (Age 40 & Under)	$200.00
General Admission	$300.00
Couple Ticket	$600.00
Black Ribbon Sponsor (2 Tickets Included)	$1,250.00
Copper Sponsor (4 Tickets Included)	$2,500.00
Bronze Sponsor (6 Tickets Included)	$5,000.00
Silver Sponsor (10 Tickets, 1 Table Included)	$10,000.00
Platinum Sponsor (20 Tickets, 2 Tables Included)	$25,000.00
Diamond Sponsor (30 Tickets, 3 Tables Included)	$50,000.00
Presenting Sponsor (40 Tickets, 4 Tables Included)	$100,000.00

 

The Friends of the AACR Foundation are thrilled to announce the 22nd annual Party with a Purpose gala.

Proceeds raised will be dedicated to lifesaving research in Melanoma & Skin Cancer through the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

Finding Cures Together ®

Date & Time: Sunday, October 26, 2025 - 4:00pm-8:00pm

Location:  Hilton Philadelphia Penn's Landing - 201 S. Christopher Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia 19106

Attire: Cocktail Chic

AUCTION: A Silent & Live Auction will be held!

 

Sponsorship and Digital Ad Opportunities

Tickets & tables can be purchased at various Sponsorship Levels. Please see our Sponsorship Packet

For event questions, please contact us via email.

 

Humanitarian Honoree:

Patricia D. Wellenbach

Immediate past President & CEO of the Please Touch Museum
Immediate past Board Chair of Thomas Jefferson University/Jefferson Health

Cancer Survivor

 

Scientific Achievement Honoree:

Lynn M. Schuchter, MD

Director, Tara Miller Melanoma Center

Abramson Cancer Center

Madlyn & Leonard Abramson Professor of Clinical Oncology

University of Pennsylvania

Perelman School of Medicine 

 

Early Career Investigator Honoree:

Alexander Huang, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Perelman School of Medicine 

University of Pennsylvania                                                                            

 

 

Community Impact Award:

Tara Miller Melanoma Foundation

The mission of the Tara Miller Melanoma Foundation is to raise funds to support research of effective treatment methods and ultimately a cure for melanoma.

 

“What I really want to do with this foundation is to help fund the research that will get us past just buying time and will hopefully provide a lifetime to melanoma patients.”

— Tara Miller, 2014

 

Friends of the AACR Foundation Co-Presidents:

Matthew Ryan

John J. Parker, Sr.

 

Gala Co-Chairs:

Ida Goldstein

Nancy Rein-Raphael

Gail Rosen

 

About the AACR

Headquartered in Philadelphia, the AACR is the world’s first and largest organization dedicated to advancing cancer research, with more than 58,000 members in 141 countries and territories. Eighty-eight cents of every dollar donated to the AACR directly supports our mission to prevent and cure all cancers through research, education, communication, and collaboration. Visit aacr.org to learn more. 

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