MADISON, Wis. — There's a new way to learn more about Drive forHope.

Organizers of the third-annual Drive for Hope, formerly theBrian Howell Lung Cancer Research Golf Open and the Sue and EugeneHanmer Memorial Golf Outing, have recently unveiled a new Web siteat www.driveforhopemadison.com.

The Web site provides information for golfers, sponsors, donorsand event media sponsors.

To date, Drive for Hope has raised $163,000, thanks in part toaid from the credit union community, including past years' sponsorsFORUM Credit Union, Summit Credit Union, CUNA Mutual Group, WorldCouncil of Credit Unions, CUES Wisconsin Council, First SouthCredit Union, Workers' Credit Union, Great Wisconsin Credit Union,and many more.

The golf outing and Web site benefit the “Creating Hope” LungCancer Campaign, which provides facilities, research staff, andsupport for a national lung cancer research wing at the Universityof Wisconsin Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center inMadison. Online visitors will also find lung cancer facts andresources, a remembrance page and a recognition page.

“Drive for Hope would not have reached the level of success ithas over the past two years without the support of the credit unionmovement, and I am truly grateful,” said CUES President/CEO FredJohnson, who lost his wife, Linda Aplas Johnson, to lung cancer in2006. “We still have a long way to go in our battle against thisterrible disease, and this admirable generosity is essential to ourfundraising efforts.”

The 2008 event is slated for Aug. 11 at Bishops Bay Country Clubin Middleton, Wisconsin. To sponsor or donate to the 2008 Drive forHope, visit www.driveforhopemadison.com; contact Karin Weiss at608.288.5341; or e-mail [email protected].

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