Grant support awarded to Ivy Center

July 3, 2012 Sherry Williams

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Through its Foundation, Northwestern Mutual is awarding its Seattle office with the company’s 2012 Community Impact Award for its work with The Ben and Catherine Ivy Center for Advanced Brain Tumor Treatment. To honor the office’s outstanding volunteer efforts, the medical center will receive a $50,000 grant that will be put into an endowment with the interest generated by the fund will help fund research.

The Ben and Catherine Ivy Center for Advanced Brain Tumor Treatment is the first multidisciplinary treatment and research center in the Pacific Northwest dedicated solely to the treatment of brain tumors.

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