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Newk's doubles inaugural ovarian cancer research fundraising goal

Newk's Eatery and participants in the Newk's Cares OCRF Ready. Set. Ride! Ovarian Cycle fundraiser generated more than $117,500 for the inaugural year of the campaign.

October 22, 2014

Newk's Eatery and participants in the Newk's Cares OCRF Ready. Set. Ride! Ovarian Cycle fundraiser generated more than $117,500 for the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund in the inaugural year of the Newk's Cares campaign, a drive committed to raising awareness and financial support for ovarian cancer research.

The Sept. 25 event, held in honor of Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month in Jackson, Mississippi, raised more than twice its $50,000 goal. The OCRF Ready. Set. Ride! Jackson Ovarian Cycle is the first of what will become an annual Newk's Cares event in Jackson and other cities throughout Newk's footprint.

"Thanks to our amazing Presenting Sponsor, Newk's, OCRF's Ovarian Cycle Jackson Ready. Set. Ride! was the most successful first-time ride for OCRF," said Audra Moran, CEO of Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, in a company press release. "The phenomenal success is a testament to the dedication of Lori and Chris Newcomb and their Newk's Eatery family to our cause. We are already envisioning the impact the longer-term Newk's Cares campaign will have in our search for a cure."

Jackson's Lori Newcomb, the wife of Newk's Eatery co-founder and CEO Chris Newcomb, launched the Newk's Cares campaign in Newk's restaurants after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer in early 2013.