Today is October 8th, 2008

 Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center Fund, Inc

The Masonic Cancer Center Fund (MCCF) was established in 1955 when Minnesota Masons raised $1 million to help build an 80-bed hospital for terminal cancer patients at the University of Minnesota. For over fifty years, Masonic families have worked together with the University by contributing over $20 million to find new treatments and provide better care for cancer patients and their families. The Masonic Cancer Center Fund continues to provide annual grant funding to the Masonic Cancer Center as part of the Masonic Families' long-standing support of the University's cancer care and research efforts.

Partners for Life Campaign
Minnesota Masonic Charities (MMC) has committed to supporting the Masonic Cancer Center Fund's ambitious $10 million Partners for Life fund-raising campaign to build a new Masonic Cancer Center at the University of Minnesota with a dollar-for-dollar matching gift of up to $5 million. The new Masonic Cancer Center will have many times the capacity of the current cancer clinic along with committed space and equipment for clinical research and staff. More than 400 Masonic Lodges, Eastern Star Chapters and members of the community have joined the campaign to build this new state of the art cancer center.
For information about the Masonic Cancer Research Center, the Masonic Cancer Center Hospital or for information on how you can contribute to this effort, please call 651-639-8433; or mail your request to the Masonic Cancer Center Fund, Inc., 1700 West Highway 36, Suite #120, Roseville, MN, 55113.