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Bucky Pizzarelli To Headline Cancer Benefit

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ, October 9, 2006- Legendary jazz musician Bucky Pizzarelli will perofrm at Jazz at the Bacari, a gala cocktail reception on Sunday, November 5th from 6:00pm-8:30pm at the Bacari Grill in Washington Township.

The annual event, featuring live jazz, fine wine, an array of culinary delights, benefits those affected by cancer in our community through CancerCare of New Jersey, Phyl’s Fund and Bergen County’s United Way. The evening will also include a silent auction of extraordinary gifts of all kinds.

“To have a musician as talented as Bucky support our event is thrilling”, stated Henry Klein, founder and Executive Director of Phyl’s Fund and one of the organizers of this year’s fundraiser. “He is a great performer who cares about giving back to the community. I hope people will come out to see him- it’s a chance to enjoy great music, food and friends while supporting an important cause at the same time.”

Title Sponsors for this year’s event are Medco Health Solutions and Pfizer Inc. Major sponsors include Hudson City Savings Bank, The Hertz Corporation, PSE&G and United Water. Supporting sponsors include the Bacari Grill, IBM Corporation and Valley National Bank.

Tickets will once again start at $75 per person. Please contact Krista Garofalo at 201-986-7727 or kgarofalo@bergenunitedway.org for tickets or sponsorship opportunities.

Phyl’s Fund was established in loving memory of Phyllis Klein of Demarest, NJ who died following a valiant battle with breast cancer in 2002. The mission of Phyl’s Fund is to enrich the lives of individuals affected by cancer and their caregivers by serving as a source of support and expert advice. Phyl’s Fund sponsors support groups for individuals affected by cancer and those who care for them. Last June, Phyl's fund sponsored the Hearts of Hope Camp designed for families who lost a loved one to cancer. Families enjoyed camp activities and had access to counselors from Cancer Care. Contributions will be used to increase the number of support groups and camp weekends.

CancerCare is dedicated to helping people face the many challenges of a cancer diagnosis. As the largest national nonprofit organization of its kind, CancerCare provides free professional support services including counseling, education, financial assistance, and practical help to people across the country.

Since it’s inception in 1944, the agency has offered help and hope to more than two million people with cancer, their family members, and friends, as well as heathcare professionals. Services are available to people of all ages, with all types of cancer and at any stage of the disease. In New Jersey, CancerCare operates offices in Ridgewood, Millburn, Princeton, and Trenton.

CancerCare depends entirely on gifts, grants, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations. For more information, contact 1-800-813 4673 (HOPE) or log onto www.cancercare.org.

Bergen County’s United Way helps people, 24 hours a day, everyday, wherever help is needed. We fulfill our mission by helping people in direct and vital ways and we make getting help easier- whether it is a community wide emergency or an everyday concern. A call to 2-1-1 or click on www.nj211.org makes the simple but critical connection to caring professionals who know community resources and make help happen. Calls to United Way’s 2-1-1 helpline are free and confidential, and call specialists are available to handle calls in all languages 24 hours every day of the year.

For more information about Bergen County’s United Way, please visit www.bergenunitedway.org.