13th Annual O-Vary Funny, A Stand-Up Benefit for Ovarian Cancer!

13th Annual O-Vary Funny!

A Stand-Up Benefit for Ovarian Cancer

September 20, 2025, 6:30pm (Save the Date!)

Hilton Portland Downtown

Ovarian cancer survivors need hope—hope for a better outcome, hope for survival, and hope to overcome the disease. We created “O-vary Funny!” to do just that—to bring together the local ovarian cancer community for a night of hope, camaraderie, a much-needed laugh, and the opportunity to financially support the Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Oregon and SW Washington and its mission.

Event Goals:

• Raise funds for OCAOSW 
• Unite the local ovarian cancer community including survivors, friends, families, medical providers, and advocates
• Provide a platform for education and awareness of the disease
• Provide hope, fellowship, support, education, and entertainment for survivors and their families/friends

Event proceeds support our pillar programs, including:

• Here4You Financial Assistance Program: helps low-income women in treatment pay for critical expenses such as rent, heat, and medicine
• OCAOSW Virtual Support Groups: from Longview to Medford, survivors are eager to connect virtually, guided by an oncology social worker
• Survivors Teaching Students Program: helps medical, nursing, pharmacy, and naturopath students understand the survivors’ human and personal journeys and how the students can better assist in care as they move into their professions
• By Your Side Chemotherapy Care Kits: hand-packed with high-quality items and resources to provide comfort and support for women undergoing chemotherapy or facing a recurrence
• Peer Mentors: In the midst of a frightening diagnosis, OCAOSW links newly diagnosed women with trained peer mentors

Presenting level -- Compass Oncology

Gold level -- GSK, Jay and Diane Zidell Charitable Foundation, Walsh Trucking Co., and Standard TV  & Appliance

Silver level -- Eisai, Legacy Cancer Institute - GYN Oncology, OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, and Providence Cancer Institute

Bronze level -- Caris Life Sciences

Teal level --  GRAIL, Willamette Valley Cancer Institute and Research Center