
DONATED TO BREAST CANCER RESEARCH SINCE 1996!
OUR MISSION

The RITA (Research Is The Answer) Foundation, Inc. is a Jacksonville based volunteer non profit organization. Our mission is to raise awareness and money to help in the fight against all cancers, with emphasis on breast cancer. These may include clinical research, basic research, education, awareness, and patient related breast cancer programs. We will generate revenue through special fund raising events; donate all net proceeds as unrestricted grants; operate with no salary expense or overhead expenses. All funds will be donated to 501(c)(3) programs in the greater Jacksonville, Florida area.
OUR EVENTS
Jan 25, 2025
March 7-9, 2025
May 31-June 1, 2025
Oct 10-12, 2025

SenioRITAs at Sawgrass – Mayo Clinic 2024
Karen Aaro, chairperson of the SenioRITAs at Sawgrass presents Dr. Al Copland and Mayo Clinic at check for $ 53,000.00. We have been funding Dr. Copland’s cancer lab for 14 years. His new compound is scheduled for beginning a clinical trial later this Spring. .
SenioRITAs at Sawgrass
The SenioRITAs at Sawgrass committee and Karen Aaro, chairperson, presented Baptist MD Anderson and Baptist Beaches a check for $ 222,000.00 from our October 2024 SenioRITAs ladies tennis event. $80,000.00 was our first of three payments for the new MRI equipment at...
SenioRITAs raised $375,000
The final numbers are in, and the SenioRITAs raised $375,000 this year. With those funds, we are helping Baptist to get a new MRI machine, we provide mammograms for the underserved at Baptist, we are supporting Dr. Al Copland’s breast cancer research in Mayo, and...