During an evening filled with dinner, dancing and sparkling colors of the season, pillars of New Jersey’s cancer community were honored at the 13th Annual Award of Hope Gala and Benefit Auction for bringing hope to the lives of those who battle the disease. This month’s event hosted by the Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) Foundation and held at the Hyatt Regency New Brunswick, helped raise nearly $700,000 to support cancer research, patient care and education programs at CINJ. CINJ is a Center of Excellence of UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.