Published: March 09, 2010
Critically Acclaimed Photographer and Museum Founder Donald Verger Donates "October Rose" Image to Susan G. Komen for the Cure®
PORTLAND, Maine - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Award-winning photographer Donald
Verger today announced that he is donating an extraordinary pink
rose image valued at $1,000 to support the Pink
Tie Ball , an annual event of the Maine Affiliate of
Susan G. Komen for the Cure, to be held March 20th at the
Holiday Inn by the Bay. Verger is also the Founder and President
Emeritus of the world-renowned Children's
Discovery Museum and Science
Discovery Museum in Massachusetts. He often donates his photography
works to nonprofit organizations that benefit families and children.
"I have been a Donald Verger Photography admirer and I am thrilled that
he has donated one of his prized pieces to the Pink Tie Ball auction,"
said Victoria Abbott, Chair of the Pink Tie Ball . "The
evening at the ball is to be spent raising money for breast cancer
research and education. Donald's contribution will clearly facilitate
our cause."
"I am glad to help support the vitally important work of The Maine
Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure," said Donald Verger. "I hope
'October Rose' brings peace and good health to all who view it."
Acknowledged for its spiritual and healing qualities, Verger has donated
his fine art photography to Mercy Health System of Maine's Fore River
Campus in Portland, where it is displayed in permanent, rotating
galleries. His work also hangs in the Barbara Bush Children's Hospital
at Maine Medical Center in Portland and the Redington-Fairview General
Hospital in Skowhegan. Previously Verger donated his celebrated imagery
that raised $2,000 each for the Innocence Project in New York City and
UNICEF.
"The mantra for this year's Ball, 'to honor, to celebrate, to cure,'
encapsulates the celebratory nature of the evening and the Komen mission
of ending breast cancer forever. This task cannot be achieved without
the significant philanthropic support of individuals like Donald, as
well as businesses across the state of Maine," added Abbott.
For more information on the Pink Tie Ball including how to
purchase tickets, visit www.komenmaine.org.
About Susan G. Komen for the Cure
Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do
everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that
promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global
breast cancer movement. Today, Komen for the Cure is the world's largest
grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to
save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize
science to find the cures. Thanks to events like the Komen Race for the
Cure, we have invested nearly $1 billion to fulfill our promise,
becoming the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight
against breast cancer in the world.
About Donald Verger, Photographer, Naturalist
Donald Verger is a critically-acclaimed, award-winning photographer,
most widely recognized for his iconic image "Dawn
of Peace." His stunning landscape photography, reminiscent of the
legendary work of Ansel Adams, is notable for its quiet, ethereal beauty
and subtle nuances of light. Verger is also acknowledged for his highly
collectible fine art photography of Portland Head Light and Nubble
Lighthouse in Maine. He has served numerous nonprofits, as Chairperson
of UNICEF's New England Advisory Board, along with members Ted Kennedy
and Arnold Hiatt, and on the board of directors for Wheelock College and
the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
www.donaldverger.com
http://www.donaldverger.com/section370388.html
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Discovery_Museums
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