Shoe Shop to Benefit Breast Cancer Research at Penn

On Wednesday, October 24, 2012, from 5 to 8 PM (ET), QVC© will air the 19th Annual QVC© Presents “FFANY Shoes on Sale®,” a charitable shoe sale to benefit breast cancer research and education.

This October, the multimedia retailer will once again join the Fashion Footwear Association of New York (FFANY) to offer more than 125,000 pairs of shoes from over 90 brands at half the manufacturer’s suggested retail price* with net proceeds benefitting breast cancer research and education institutions, including the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania.

Since its first broadcast in 1995, QVC Presents “FFANY Shoes on Sale” has sold over one million pairs of shoes and has donated more than $38 million to the cause. Of that money, $3.7 million has gone to breast cancer research at Penn Medicine.

"The QVC funds have enabled investigators within the breast cancer program to develop new initiatives and projects that build upon the outstanding research already underway within the program,” says Angela DeMichele, MD, MSCE, associate professor of medicine and breast cancer researcher at Penn. “These initiatives include both specific research projects, and more recently, development of resources that facilitate multidisciplinary collaboration between basic scientists and clinical researchers within the Program, with the goal of bringing basic discoveries to the clinic."

In addition to the scheduled broadcast on October 24, shoppers can contribute to the cause by purchasing the “Shoe of the Day,” offered each weekday from 7 to 9 AM (ET) on QVC during the month of October. They can also shop the online collection offered on QVC.com where additional styles can be found, beginning October 1 and continuing throughout the month, while supplies last.

Breast Cancer Research at Penn Medicine

Penn’s Breast Cancer Research Program brings together investigators from diverse disciplines and focuses their collective energies on understanding, preventing and treating breast cancer.

The breast cancer research program features a broad cross-section of interactive investigators involved in many areas of breast cancer-related research.

Learn about breast cancer research at Penn in the following areas:

• Rena Rowan Breast Center
• Basser Research Center for BRCA
• MacDonald Women’s Cancer Risk Evaluation Center
• Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute
• 2-PREVENT TCE

Learn more about breast cancer treatment at Penn Medicine.

*Manufacturer’s suggested retail price is based upon supplier’s representation of value. No sales may have been made at this price.