DavidBartonGym's National Fitness Initiative to Fight Ovarian Cancer in Honor of Diane Barton Raises Over $100,000
(New York, NY) – DavidBartonGym announces that it has raised more than $100,000 during September, Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, for The Clearity Foundation and The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, organizations that focus on the disease. In honor of founder David Barton's sister, Diane, who lost her battle to the disease, he proclaimed September 22, 2010 as "Diane's Day,” when his entire staff volunteered to train members and non-members alike for the fund-raising effort.
To reach this goal, “Diane’s Day” featured an entire day of $50 personal training sessions at all DavidBartonGym locations in New York, Chicago, Miami and Seattle. The gyms also offered a discounted enrollment fee throughout the month and donated all the proceeds raised by these two methods to ovarian cancer research, treatment and early detection efforts. DavidBartonGym also partnered with Jules Smith jewelry to create the Diane’s Charm bracelets, as well as glassbaby, a candleholder company created by cancer survivor, Lee Rhodes, with a portion of sales also benefiting the cause.
Renee Zellwegger, Kara DioGuardi, Alexandra Richards, Simon Doonan, Jonathan Adler, Leven Rambin and "Lost" star Josh Holloway, among others, helped support Barton’s initiatives in various impactful ways.
David Barton experienced first-hand the tragic impact Ovarian Cancer can have on women and their families when his sister lost her battle to the disease five years ago. Barton remains committed to the cause and has utilized his namesake gyms as resources to raise awareness and bring communities together to uphold the fight towards Ovarian Cancer awareness.
“Ovarian Cancer is hard to detect but harder to treat. I have partnered with two organizations whose research benefits people right now and who need additional funding to continue to make improvements in treatment and detection. Every penny gets us one step closer to improving someone’s chances and alleviating the tremendous suffering associated with ovarian cancer treatment,” said David Barton, founder of DavidBartonGym.
“OCRF is honored and thrilled to be partnering with David Barton and DavidBartonGyms this year during Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month,” said Audra Moran, CEO of The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. “It’s important events like these that enable us to continue funding the research that will lead to a method of early detection, better treatments and ultimately a cure for ovarian cancer. We are so grateful to David and his staff for this wonderful opportunity.”
The Clearity Foundation will optimize DavidBartonGym’s financial contribution by enhancing their database of valuable research and data, increasing more accessibility to oncologists. “Thanks to the money raised by DavidBartonGym, The Clearity Foundation will improve its database of tumor “blueprints” and name it the Diane Barton Database, in honor of David’s sister, a physician who was only 45 years-old when she passed away,” said Laura Shawver, Ph.D., Founder of The Clearity Foundation. “David is deeply committed to providing women with ovarian cancer resources that can positively impact their lives today. At The Clearity Foundation we offer resources to do just that.”
Dr. Shawver joined Barton on “Diane’s Day” and they worked out at the Astor Place, Chelsea and Uptown gyms in New York and engaged members and non-members alike in discussion about how to fight ovarian cancer. In addition, Aimee Jungman, an Ovarian Cancer survivor, who directly benefited from the molecular profiling offered by The Clearity Foundation, joined the two.
“David recognizes that The Clearity Foundation’s approach to finding personalized treatments for ovarian cancer patients is unprecedented, and I had the opportunity to tell him about my personal experience with molecular profiling,” said patient advocate Aimee Jungman. “DavidBartonGym outdid itself with this terrific series of events that raised money that will have a profound impact on The Clearity Foundation. I appreciate David’s and his team’s enthusiasm. They are making a difference in the lives of women with ovarian cancer.”
About DavidBartonGym
With locations in New York, Chicago, Miami and Seattle, DavidBartonGym features state-of-the-art equipment and an expertly trained staff, hand-picked by owner David Barton, in order to make members "LookBetterNaked.” www.davidbartongym.com.
About The Clearity Foundation
The mission of The Clearity Foundation is to improve treatment options for women with ovarian cancer and change the one-size-fits-all approach in order to improve survival. Ovarian cancer is a complex, heterogeneous disease where most all women receive standard treatment, regardless of the histology or the molecular biology of their tumors. Ovarian cancer kills more than 15,000 women every year out of the approximately 21,000 diagnosed. When a patient’s ovarian cancer returns after standard chemotherapy, a chance for a cure is less than 15%, or less than 3% if she did not respond to initial treatment. The Clearity Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization founded by an ovarian cancer survivor and scientist. www.clearityfoundation.org.
About the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund
The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund is a 501(c) 3 not-for-profit organization founded in 1994 with a mission to fund research to find a method of early detection and ultimately a cure for ovarian cancer. OCRF is the leading independent agency dedicated to advancing ovarian cancer research in the United States. www.ocrf.org.
