Ann Taylor, which offers classic styled suits, separates, dresses, shoes and accessories for women and LOFT, which has more casual and relaxed styles for both work and play, both support Breast Cancer Awareness. This year, the parent company Ann Inc. is proud to celebrate more than a decade as a committed partner to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF). Since 2005, Ann Inc. has contributed to the foundation for the advancement of lifesaving research to improve the lives of women who are treated for or living with breast cancer. Both of Ann Inc.’s sister brands Ann Taylor and LOFT are offering limited edition collections to support the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (“BCRF”), making it easy for everyone to give to a great cause.
- Ann Taylor will donate 50 percent of the purchase price of the Feather Charm Bracelet ($59.50) and the Circle of Strength necklace ($49.50) to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation now through December 31, 2015.
- LOFT is offering a Sparkle Statement Necklace for $69.50 and Spark Cuff Earrings for $39.50. LOFT will donate 70% of each piece to BCRF now through November 15, 2015.
- Both Ann Taylor and LOFT offer the Cares Card, which costs only $25 each. Ann Taylor and LOFT will donate 90 percent of each card purchased now through November 15, 2015 to BCRF. This card offers 20 percent off purchases of $100 ormore or 25 percent off purchases of $100or more with your Ann Taylor Card.
Ann Inc. 2015 and 2016 BCRF Research Grants recently completed the selection of grantees for the coming year and seventeen research grants were selected as the Ann Inc. 2015-2016 BCRF. Grant recipients are as follows:
- Monica M. Bertagnolli, MD, Dana Farber Cancer Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA; and Cynthia Ma, MD, PhD, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
- Graham A. Colditz, MD, DrPh, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
- Nancy E. Davidson, MD, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
- Laura J. Esserman, MD, MBA, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
- Carol J. Fabian, MD, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, MO
- Dawn L. Hershman, MD, Columbia University, New York, NY
- Stephen D. Hursting, PhD, MPH, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
- Melinda L. Irwin, PhD, MPH, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven CT
- Johanna Joyce, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
- Seema A. Khan, MD, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
- Nancy U. Lin, MD and Eric P. Winer, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
- Kathy D. Miller, MD, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
- Katherine Reeder-Hayes, MD, MBA, Clinical Instructor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Lois E. Shepherd, MDCM, FRCP, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario
- Annette L. Stanton, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles
- Sandra M. Swain, MD, FACP, Washington Cancer Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
- Kala Visvanathan, MBBS, FRACP, MHS, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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