Largest Wine and Spirits Distributor in North America Receives LRF Award for Outstanding Commitment to Foundation’s Mission
NEW YORK (June 7, 2019) – The Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF) – the nation’s largest non-profit organization devoted exclusively to funding innovative lymphoma research and serving the lymphoma community through a comprehensive series of education programs, outreach initiatives and patient services – presented the 2019 Hope Award to Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits (SGWS), the world’s pre-eminent distributor of beverage alcohol. The company was honored during the third installment of Swirl: Chicago on May 30 at the Casino in Chicago.
Given in recognition of corporations, businesses and individuals who have worked diligently toward the Foundation’s mission of eradicating lymphoma and serving those impacted by this blood cancer, the 2019 Hope Award was presented to SGWS in appreciation of the support of LRF’s Swirl: A Wine Tasting Event series, where SGWS is a Founding Sponsor. Since 2013, the Foundation has been able to expand its series from its inaugural market in Miami to five additional markets including Chicago, Dallas, Minneapolis, New York City, and Orange County, Calif. In addition, the Foundation marked a major milestone for the series, raising more than $1 million since the series’ inception.
The Hope Award was presented by LRF’s Chair of the Board of Directors, Michael Werner during a special award ceremony at Swirl: Chicago. LRF Board member, steadfast supporter of the Foundation’s Swirl series and Executive Vice President of Commercial Operations at Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Kevin Fennessey accepted the award on behalf of SGWS.
“As the Founding Sponsor of the Swirl series, Southern Glazer’s is incredibly inspired by the series’ tremendous success and the impact our partnership has on the lymphoma community,” said Kevin Fennessey, Executive Vice President of Commercial Operations at Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits. “We look forward to our continued partnership and expanding to more communities to further our support of LRF and all those impacted by a lymphoma diagnosis.”
“We are grateful for Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits support of the Swirl: A Wine Tasting Event series,” said Meghan Gutierrez, Chief Executive Officer at the Lymphoma Research Foundation. “Due to their extraordinary generosity and commitment to LRF’s mission, we were able to not only raise more than $1 million but also bring together philanthropic communities around the country to make an impact on lymphoma research and the lives of people affected by this blood cancer. We are honored to show our gratitude to SGWS by presenting them with the 2019 Hope Award.”
For more information about Swirl: A Wine Tasting Event, visit lymphoma.org/swirl.
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Kinya P. Harte
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646-465-9107
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