The 4th Annual Ron's Run for the Roses

Thank you to all for making Ron’s Run for the Roses a resounding success. Nearly 300 beautiful people were treated to a spectacular afternoon, from the starting gate to the finish line.

Purple was the color of the day, in remembrance of friends and loved ones we’ve lost and all who are battling pancreatic cancer today. The common bond of HOPE among our guests was palpable as they bid on auction items and donated to Ron’s Rescue, raising over $100,000 for pancreatic cancer research, education and support!

And the cherry on top was the dramatic ending to the Derby, winning jockey in purple silks…

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  • Personal Stories

    "El Rondo", was a character Ron used to play when we would join the Foley Family at their vacation home in Vermont, over two decades ago. He was my first husband, Jimmy's best friend at Travelers back in the 1980's. They were polar opposites in appearance and personality; yet they found something special in each other that made them 'best of friends'. Jimmy cared about Ron the way he would a brother. When Jim died suddenly in 1989, it was Ron & Barbara (with a very young Katie) who came to the UConn Hospital Emergency Room, and helped me begin to face a new world without him. For all of the loving, kindnesses the Foley Family showed me during those very dark times, I am eternally indebted. Read more

  • Ron's Run

    RON'S RUN FOR THE ROSES, MAY 5, 2012

    To benefit the Ron Foley Pancreatic Cancer Foundation—Raise Awareness. Find a Cure. Click here for more info.

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  • Pancreatic Cancer

    Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, as well as around the world, striking both men and women nearly equally. With the worst survival rate of all cancers, the National Cancer Institute estimates that approximately 42,000 people will… Read more