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July 1, 2004
STATEMENT FROM JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE
SUBJECT: CHARITY AUCTION BENEFITING THE ROBERT
PACKARD CENTER FOR ALS RESEARCH
Hopkins sincerely regrets the misunderstandings and miscommunications
that resulted in certain bids at an auction for the Robert Packard Center
for ALS Research at Johns Hopkins, where proceeds were to benefit this
Hopkins-associated research center. Hopkins accepts responsibility for
the resulting missteps and their consequences.
At Hopkins’ request, full refunds have been made. In future events
of this nature, Hopkins also will take appropriate steps to ensure that
accurate and specific descriptions of the items being auctioned are provided,
so that similar missteps are not repeated.
Hopkins wishes to emphasize that neither Mr. Tony Bennett nor his staff
was aware of the charity auction. Hopkins is deeply appreciative of Mr.
Bennett’s involvement and support of the Packard Center. The Packard
Center and its researchers are involved in seeking to identify a cure
for ALS, a uniformly fatal disease that affects more than 30,000 Americans,
with 3-5,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Because the Packard Center
does not receive Federal funding for research, support of the community
is critical.
Contact: Kenneth Frager, 443-996-7208
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