RACE 4 A CURE EVENT SHINES SPOTLIGHT ON DEADLY CANCER

The 2nd annual Lustgarten Foundation Race 4 A Cure will take place on Friday, February 26th from 6-9 p.m. at Grand Prix New York, a fun-filled family and corporate entertainment complex in Mount Kisco. The fundraiser will be open to the public and is for children of all ages. Admission includes passed hors d’oeuvres from highly acclaimed Restaurant North and Kira Sushi, open bar, buffet dinner and dessert stations, music from Total Entertainment, “Arrive and Drive” indoor go kart racing, bowling at GPNY’s Spins Bowl lanes, bounce house and a $20 credit for the arcade.

All proceeds will benefit The Lustgarten Foundation, the nation’s largest private funder of pancreatic cancer research, and will help accelerate the path towards a cure for this aggressive, life-threatening disease.

“I was inspired to honor my father’s memory and make a commitment to ensuring that other families don’t have to suffer like we did,” said Hope Wolfe of Bedford, event co-founder and committee chairperson. “We are on the verge of scientific breakthroughs in pancreatic cancer, and I am hopeful that with increased funding raised through Race 4 A Cure and other community events, The Lustgarten Foundation’s researchers will continue to move us significantly closer to a cure. “

“Grand Prix New York is an important venue for local charity fundraisers and we’re thrilled to be able to

support a cause as important as this one,” said Nat Mundy, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Grand Prix New York Racing. “We look forward to another successful event.”

Lisa LaRocca of News 12 Westchester will emcee the event. Tickets and sponsorships are still available, adults: $100/$125 at the door, children and teens (17 and under): $60/$75 at the door. Admission is free for children 3 years and under.

To purchase tickets or to join as a sponsor, call The Lustgarten Foundation at (866) 789-1000 or go to

WWW.RACE4ACURE.KINTERA.ORG. Grand Prix New York Racing is located at 333 N Bedford Rd, Mt.Kisco, NY 10549.

Last year’s inaugural Race 4 A Cure event drew 400 attendees and raised more than $140,000 to benefit The Lustgarten Foundation. This year, we hope to surpass that amount. With the support of Cablevision Systems Corporation, 100% of every dollar donated to The Lustgarten Foundation goes directly to pancreatic cancer research.

Contact: Jennifer Grignoli, The Lustgarten Foundation, 516.803.1267 or jgrignol@cablevision.com Special thanks to our committee members: the Bieber, Ceisler, Cummings, Cvern, Dusansky, Gray, Keats, Klein, Kovensky, Lerner, Miller Freedman, Newshel, Remnitz, Rosmarin, Sokol, Weinberg, Weiss, and Wolfe families.

Special thanks to our sponsors: BNY Mellon, Classic Audi, Logic Prep, Restaurant North, Total Entertainment, Diana Gould Ltd.

About Pancreatic Cancer
With an overall survival rate of just eight percent over five years, pancreatic cancer has no early detection tests, no effective long-term treatments and, unless the cancer is surgically removed in its earliest stages, no cure. An estimated 53,000 Americans will be diagnosed this year alone, and more than 41,000 will die of the disease. The Lustgarten Foundation is working to change these grim statistics by advancing the scientific and medical research related to the diagnosis, treatment, prevention and cure of pancreatic cancer. Research efforts underway include:

· Clinical trials to develop blood tests and new imaging strategies to detect pancreatic cancer earlier

· Studies focused on immunotherapy and new drug combinations to identify more effective treatment options

· New methods of drug delivery to ensure the drug reaches the pancreatic tumor

About The Lustgarten Foundation
The Lustgarten Foundation is America’s largest private foundation dedicated to funding pancreatic cancer research. Based in Bethpage, New York, the Foundation supports research to find a cure for pancreatic cancer, facilitates dialogue within the medical and scientific community, and educates the public about the disease through awareness campaigns and fundraising events. Since its inception, the Foundation has directed more than $110 million to research and assembled the best scientific minds with the hope that one day, a cure can be found. Cablevision Systems Corporation, a leading media and telecommunications company, underwrites The Lustgarten Foundation’s administrative costs, so 100 percent of every dollar donated to the Foundation goes directly to pancreatic cancer research. The Lustgarten Foundation and Cablevision are also partners in the curePC public awareness campaign in support of the fight against pancreatic cancer. For additional information, please visit www.lustgarten.org.

About Grand Prix New York Racing:
Grand Prix New York Racing (GPNY) is the only large indoor racing, social entertainment, and corporate event venue in the New York City-metro area. Centrally located in the village of Mount Kisco, New York, GPNY is a unique 118,000-square-foot facility that offers a quarter-mile-long, state-of-the-art racetrack for all ages; Spins Bowl (a 19-lane bowling center and special events services); Fuel restaurant and bar, with award-winning catering; an arcade, banquet facility, conference rooms, and more. GPNY is actively involved in community outreach and fundraising efforts. Since its inception in 2008, GPNY has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for local charities by hosting high-profile fundraising events. For more information about GPNY, visit their website at www.gpny.com.