BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Funding a cure for cancer can be a piece of cake during the inaugural Sweet on a Cure event benefitting the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Comprehensive Cancer Center.
The Nov. 9-15 event will help fund Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists and doctors who are working to discover new cancer treatments and sweeten the hope for a cure.
That week customers at restaurants, cafes and bakeries in and around the Birmingham metro area can purchase Sweet on a Cure-designated desserts, baked treats and dreamy confections, and 100 percent of the proceeds from the sale of each item will be donated to UAB cancer research.
Sweet on a Cure cherry-top cupcake logos on menus and posters will highlight the desserts, treats and bakery items included in the program.
Among the participating businesses are Another Broken Egg Café; Ashley Mac's; Bellini's Ristorante & Bar; The Bright Star; Bongiorno Italian Restaurant; Café Dupont; Chappy's Deli; DeVinci's of Homewood; Dyron's Lowcountry; Edgar's Bakery; Hot and Hot Fish Club; Irondale Café; Joe's Italian Pizza, Pasta & Caffé; Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q; Nabeel's Café & Market; O'Henry's Coffees; Rojo; Soho Sweets; Smith's Oysters & Steaks; The Cajun Steamer Bar & Grill in Hoover; The Redmont Café; and Tracy's.
"In an economic climate in which competition for federal and state funding is intense, scientists are increasingly faced with difficulty in maintaining world-class translational research," says UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Director Edward Partridge, M.D. "Community support for research is critical to the discovery of new treatments and cutting-edge therapies."
For more information and to be a Sweet on a Cure participating business, call the Cancer Center Office of Development and Community Relations at 205-934-1603 or 205-975-2952.
About the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center
The UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center is among the 41 cancer centers in the nation to meet the stringent criteria for the National Cancer Institute's comprehensive designation. The center is a leader in groundbreaking research, reducing cancer disparities and leading-edge patient care. Volunteers and donors are vital to the Comprehensive Cancer Center's mission; to find out more about giving, click here.