Thank you to the incredible David Yurman staff and fantastic WINGS OF HOPE supporters who enjoyed a beautiful champagne reception while generously helping fund pancreatic cancer research at the University of Colorado Cancer Center. For more on this event go to EVENTS.
It is with the heaviest of hearts I share the sad news of Robert Olislager’s passing October 3rd. Well known throughout Colorado and the country for his broad expertise on all things aviation, Robert was above all else a decent, kind man and steadfast friend. As President and CEO of Centennial Airport for many years, Robert was one of the earliest supporters and sponsors of WINGS OF HOPE efforts and events. Shortly after Robert and his wife Marilyn retired to Venice, Florida, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. For the past almost two years he and Marilyn fought this disease with unwavering courage and faith, always leaving others strengthened by the way they bravely faced the insurmountable odds before them.
Robert was a kind, supportive, and loving friend to my brother Brian and me, and his positive outlook and undaunted faith will be missed tremendously by many. Our prayers and support are with Marilyn and Robert’s family and many friends.
WINGS OF HOPE, at Robert and Marilyn’s request, is humbled and proud to be a part of Robert’s prolific legacy, with all donations received in his memory going entirely and directly to pancreatic cancer research at the University of Colorado Cancer Center.
God bless and keep you, Robert.
Maureen Shul
To make a donation in Robert’s memory please click the donate button.
Before a sell-out crowd at Exploration of Flight hangar, CU Cancer Center researchers described the impact Wings of Hope grants are making in their work, followed by Miss America Madison Marsh sharing how her mother’s passing from pancreatic cancer changed the trajectory of her career path.
For full story and pictures go to the event page.
Join the crowd at City Park to run or walk for pancreatic cancer research at the CU Cancer Center.
Food, band, booths, and fun under the morning sun!
The 10th Annual Kingsbury Open became the most successful one to date in raising funding for pancreatic cancer research at the University of Colorado Cancer Center.
For more on this spectacular event go to EVENTS.
WINGS OF HOPE for PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH was formed in February 2012 by Maureen A. Shul after losing her mother and brother within months of one another to pancreatic cancer. The non-profit foundation is dedicated to raising awareness and funding for the ongoing research, clinical trials and treatment of pancreatic cancer patients at the Pancreatic Cancer Research Program at the University of Colorado Cancer Center.
Pancreatic cancer is currently the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Of the most commonly diagnosed cancers, the survival rate for pancreatic cancer - the percentage of patients who are living five years after diagnosis - is just 10 percent. This is because far more people are diagnosed at stage IV when the disease has metastasized. This survival rate has changed little in the last 40 years.
With no early detection tools, effective treatments or adequate funding for research, the rapidly rising threat of pancreatic cancer urgently demands an increase in awareness and research funding.
Founded out of grief, driven by purpose and in pursuit of making a difference, WINGS OF HOPE for PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH is dedicated to
- Accelerating the research
- Providing the most advanced treatments
- Finding the cure