The Vera Bradley Foundation
The Vera Bradley Foundation supports Breast Cancer Research at the Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer Research Laboratories at the Indiana University Cancer Center. Its biggest fund-raising event is the Vera Bradley Classic Women's Golf and Tennis Tournament in Fort Wayne, Indiana, which raised over a million dollars in 2012.
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