NEW YORK CITY—Joan's Legacy: Uniting Against Lung Cancer lastWednesday marked its 12^th year of funding lung cancerresearch by raising more than $1.4 million at its signature galaevent, the “Strolling Supper with Blues and News.” A total of 750guests—including many real estate executives—gathered at GothamHall in Midtown to support the efforts of the partners and doctorswho have tirelessly raised awareness and pursued a cure for thenation's deadliest cancer.

The Strolling Supper is the largest event marking Lung CancerAwareness month in New York. Lung cancer is severely underfunded,lagging behind all other cancers. Over the past twelve years, theStrolling Supper has helped Uniting Against Lung Cancer fund $12million in research grants at 47 different institutions across theUnited States.

“The Joan's Legacy: Uniting Against Lung Cancer Strolling Supperonly continues to grow each year. We were thrilled to see so manynew and familiar faces, and know that each and every attendee isdoing their part to assist the fight against this terribledisease,” said Mary Ann Tighe, CEO of CBRE's tri-state region andthe president of the UALC board. “We are pleased to celebrate our12^th annual event and we continue to hope that somedaysoon we will share the joy of finding a cure with our dedicatedpartners.”