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Gray Matters 4th Annual Night with the Diamondbacks

Posted on March 20, 2011 by admin

Let’s play ball! It is that time of year again, time for the Gray Matters 4th Annual Night with the Diamondbacks! Tuesday, April 17 @ 6:40pm Diamondbacks vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Lower-Level bullpen seating** Tickets $15 each  ( the dbacks are … read more…

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FBTA Annual Seminar 2012

Posted on November 2, 2008 by admin

The Diva is at it again! Her famous FBTA brain tumor event and you guessed it… Graymatters Foundation will be there!! The Florida Brain Tumor Association and Moffitt Cancer Center’s “Together in Hope” Conference will be held on January 21, … read more…

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Bright and Cheerful: Gray Matters Foundation Launches New Home on the Web

Posted on September 24, 2008 by admin

GLENDALE, AZ – (September 24) – The Gray Matters Foundation, the Arizona-based nonprofit organization dedicated to the support and encouragement of brain tumor patients and their loved ones through personal outreach and contact, announced today the launch of its newly … read more…

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Dan Glassman’s Story

Posted on September 21, 2008 by admin

There are times in people’s lives when they hit the abyss. When things look so incredibly bleak and you feel that you will never dig yourself out. Last year I faced the abyss and Lanette, with her kindness and love … read more…

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Bruce Blount’s Story

Posted on September 13, 2008 by admin

I think it was at a brain tumor conference in Florida in 2006 (?) that I saw Lanette in the lobby of my hotel – sitting in an overstuffed chair, surrounded with greeting cards she was preparing for some Brain … read more…

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John R. Davis’ story: The Banana Bread Man

Posted on August 24, 2008 by admin

My partner Jack and I first encountered Lanette nearly three weeks after his first brain surgery in October 2004. In fact, it was a Thursday evening October 21, 2004 when she called our home to introduce herself and offer her … read more…

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Formal Recognition for Brain Tumor Awareness Month

Posted on May 21, 2008 by admin

The U.S. House of Representatives passed House Resolution 1124 (H.Res. 1124) on May 21, 2008 and officially expressed the sense of the Congress that a National Brain Tumor Awareness Month should be established.

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Gray Matters Founder Featured on Local News

Posted on April 25, 2008 by admin

Lanette Veres, Founder & President of the Gray Matters Foundation, was profiled as part of the “Positively Arizona!” feature of television station KPHO. The show spotlights “Valley Residents Making a Positive Influence” and Lanette’s work to support brain tumor patients … read more…

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Gray Matters CBS Channel 5 News Clip

Posted on April 25, 2008 by admin

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Gray Matters Foundation Launches to Bring Smiles to Brain Tumor Survivors

Posted on March 28, 2008 by admin

New nonprofit, 501(c)(3) group aims to bring hope through support GLENDALE, AZ – (March 28) -Colorful postcards, bright and fanciful stickers and cheerfully decorated packages are welcomed by just about everyone. But for brain tumor patients and their loved ones … read more…

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