The 5th Annual Women’s Power Lunch Against Cancer, benefiting cancer research at Simmons Cancer Institute at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, will feature Hall of Fame Speaker Kathleen Passanisi whose work in the field of therapeutic humor has been featured in the New York Times, US News and World Report, Working Woman and other nationally-known publications.
The event is scheduled for Friday, April 25 at the President Abraham Lincoln Hotel, 701 E. Adams St., Springfield. Proceeds from the event benefit all cancer research at Simmons Cancer Institute at Southern Illinois University. Tickets are $50 each or $500 for a table of 10 tickets. Both are available by calling 217-545-2955 or registering online at www.siumed.edu/cancer.