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Vulcan Materials Company employees organize and work the Vulcan Funshoot to benefit the CTRC. Some of them are (left to right) Tom Ransdell, CTRC board member and retired president of Vulcan Southwest Division; Ian M. Thompson Jr., M.D., director of the CTRC; Jeff Lott, Vulcan vice president and general manager; Steve Guenther, Vulcan sales representative; Clay Upchurch, Vulcan director of human resources; and Pat Bendele, Vulcan manager of statewide transportation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
More than 350 turned out this fall for the 20th annual Vulcan Funshoot which this year raised more than $169,000 in net proceeds for the Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC)<\/a> at the UT Health Science Center. The sporting clay fundraiser has been a labor of love since 1994 for the employees and leaders of the aggregates company and has raised more than $2 million over the years to support the CTRC\u2019s mission to conquer cancer through research, prevention and treatment.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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