Leukemia Cup Regatta Set for This Weekend

Ocean City, NJ -- World class sailor and leukemia survivor Gary Jobson will be the guest of honor at the 2016 Atlantic City Race Week Leukemia Cup Regatta at The Golden Nugget Atlantic City this weekend.
Jobson is also the national chairman of the Leukemia Cup Regatta.

The regatta is sponsored by the Ocean City Yacht Club and the New Jersey Chapter of The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. It runs July 22-24.

Sailors will raise their sails and thousands of dollars in the race against blood cancer, but non-racing sailors, power boaters, and anyone else is also invited to participate.

In addition to sailing, power boaters can come and dock their boats at the Farley Marina. Guests can arrive by land at the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City, watch the races, and enjoy great food and company.

A cocktail party with live music takes place Friday, July 22. Tickets are $20.

Saturday, July 23, will be a day of racing followed by a festive barbecue banquet that will include live music, a raffle and an auction. Tickets are $45.

Tickets for these events can be purchased at the event website.

This regatta weekend is held to help excel the research for blood cancer cures and to help develop more breakthrough therapies for all types of cancer.

LLS also raises funds to provide better treatments and services to blood cancer patients and their families.
Despite amazing progress, more funding is needed to advance research and ensure access to treatments to help save more lives.

For additional information about the event, contact Heather Davidson at heather.davidson@lls.org or visit the event website www.leukemiacup.org/nj/.