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EMPOWERING THE COMMUNITY OVER THE YEARS WE’VE COME TOGETHER, A UNITED VOICE AGAINST OVARIAN CANCER. The impact of the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition is all about you. It is your commitment to the cause and support of NOCC programs and initiatives that empower and care for the community. Together we will continue to fight the battle against ovarian cancer, and eventually, we will win. Thanks to you, NOCC is the largest, full-service ovarian organization of its kind in the world. With the strength and scope of offices, chapters, volunteers, and ambassadors in cities and towns nationwide, we stand ready to support you and your loved ones, when we are needed. The passion you and others have for the ovarian cause is yielding amazing results: • Run/Walk to Break the Silence on Ovarian Cancer® events garner the support of nearly 30,000 participants annually; • Faces of Hope® Totes and Packets for newly-diagnosed women are distributed to patients in more than 200 key health care institutions; • Millions of pieces of NOCC literature have been distributed over 20 years of our Teal Initiative education and awareness programs; • RESEARCH • IN • ACTIONSM, NOCC’s expanded research platform, is helping to fund the first Stand Up To Cancer Ovarian Cancer Dream Team; • Our National Conference has been attended by thousands of community members for nearly 20 years. THANK YOU FOR MAKING ALL OF THIS AND MORE POSSIBLE! Your support empowers and provides HOPE for those who are suffering – the HOPE that together we will change the course of this insidious disease. Our best to you, David and Wendy DAVID BARLEY Chief Executive Officer WENDY HOMER Board Chair 1