NCREC Boosts City of Hope Research Funds

Lituchy presents the Spirit of Life Award to Khouri.

SAN FRANCISCO— Presented annually by the Northern California Real Estate and Construction Council (NCREC), the Spirit of Life Award recognizes outstanding business leadership and philanthropic achievements. City of Hope is a leading research, treatment and education center for cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening diseases. The Spirit of Life Award, City of Hope’s most prestigious philanthropic honor, was given to Eli Khouri of Equity Office Properties at a sold-out benefit dinner that raised $960,000 for the City of Hope.

“Outside of my family life, I’ve never had an experience nearly as rewarding and life-affirming as the one I just had with City of Hope and this year’s Spirit of Life event,” said Khouri. “It’s a credit to our industry that this is such a long-running and successful effort to support the City of Hope’s world-leading efforts in critical medical research and unsurpassed compassionate patient care.”