Moffitt Cancer Center receives check from Mark and Linda Messersmith

Mark Messersmith (2nd from right) and wife Linda (2nd from left), present a $3000.00 check to the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Research Center in Tampa, Florida on November 17, 2011. These funds were raised at a fundraiser gala sponsored by Biosun Flavors & Food Ingredients and held at The Tampa Club in downtown Tampa on October 22nd.

Linda is a 17-month breast cancer survivor and patient of this world-renowned facility. Standing with the Messersmith's are Linda's oncology surgeon, Dr. Richard Kiluk (3rd from left) and his nurse, Jayne Cartwright (far left) both work in the Moffitt Breast Cancer Specialty Unit. Also present (far right) is Courtney Loebel, Moffitt's Charitable Contributions Coordinator.

Mark stated, "It is a honor and pleasure to contribute to this impressive facility which has a goal to cure the spread of 1st or 2nd degree breast cancer by 2018. Moffitt says their current advancements even give them great hope that if patients participate in future diagnostic screening tests at a few key points in their life, this disease will be cured entirely by 2030, due to Moffitt's and other leading cancer center's cutting edge genome research. I am forever grateful for the professionals at this center for saving Linda's life!"