FOCUS ON LEGAL SEA FOODS
Bringing Hope to Families in Need The leadership team from Legal Sea Foods ,
the beloved New England restaurant,
demonstrated its unwavering commitment to
the community and ongoing support of Boston
Children’s Hospital by donating $100,000
raised in part from its annual fundraising
initiatives. This generous contribution will
directly support the hospital’s groundbreaking
Stem Cell Research Program which utilizes fish
to find cures for cancer.
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Legal Sea Foods’ Brand President and
Hospital,” said King. “The initiatives we have
COO, Matt King, and other members of the
developed as an organization and the incredible
restaurant’s executive team had the opportunity
generosity of our guests and restaurant teams
to personally deliver the $100,000 donation and
help to make these donations possible year
take a behind-the-scenes tour of the research
after year. It’s very moving for us to see
facilities, gaining valuable insights about the
firsthand how our ongoing support positively
important work being done by the hospital’s
impacts research that could save young lives.”
team. Led by Dr. Leonard Zon, they provided an
Legal Sea Foods has been supporting and
exclusive glimpse into their innovative research
partnering with Boston Children’s Hospital for
of using cellular barcoding in zebrafish to
over 30 years. The company raised this year’s
understand how clones of stem cells expand in
funds through various initiatives including
preleukemia. This groundbreaking research by
its popular holiday gift card promotion and
Dr. Zon and his team has the potential to lead
annual Chowda Day celebration held at all
to new treatments and cures for blood cancers,
restaurant locations.
impacting the lives of the many patients and
Learn more about our long-standing
families affected by these diseases.
philanthropic partnership at
“We are extremely proud to nurture our long-
https://bit.ly/lsf_bch
standing relationship with Boston Children’s
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