Local Nonprofit Gets Big Boost from Unlikely Source

A Chicago-based nonprofit got a big boost from an unlikely source. Over 16,000 cans – shaped in a giant cancer treating therapy – were donated to the Greater Chicago Food Depository in an effort to support the 142,000 people who turn to the Food Depository and its network every week for food assistance.

While physicians from across the globe met in Chicago to attend the ASCO Annual Meeting and share the latest in cancer research and treatment, a company on the forefront of changing the way cancer is treated (Seattle Genetics) used thousands of cans to illustrate an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), which represents a new way to treat cancer by targeting cancer cells and sparing healthy ones. The cans were donated to the Greater Chicago Food Depository this week.

“This donation of shelf-stable food comes as the Food Depository is responding to increased need in our community,” said Kate Maehr, Executive Director and CEO of the Greater Chicago Food Depository. “The generosity of Seattle Genetics strengthens our response as we provide meals for the men, women and children who are at risk of hunger in Cook County.”