The trust is to be launched at the Hope Ball for more than 500 guests at Rudding Park in Harrogate on April 21.
Kirstyn Pollard, Lucy Meredith, Eleanor Richardson, Eleanor Kernighan and Louise French, all long-term friends from Leeds, joined forces to set up The Hope Trust after a close relative was diagnosed with the disease and the realisation that awareness of its symptoms is alarmingly low.
The law firm Gordons LLP is the main event sponsor with co-sponsorship from Leeds-based luxury apartment developer Life Homes and mechanical, electrical and air conditioning engineers, Robinsons. Support has also been received from HSBC.
For further information about booking tickets, sponsorship opportunities and donating prizes visit www.thehopeball.com.

Skipton brewery Copper Dragon has entered the final phase of development at its present site with the purchase of two huge fermenting tanks that will increase production levels by 10 per cent.
The four-year-old brewery has taken delivery of the fermenters, which incorporate the latest in Bavarian brewing technology, and were transported from central Europe.

Sue Edgar has been nominated for a major award for mentoring new businesswomen.
South Yorkshire Female Entrepreneurs' Network has put Edgar forward for the Prowess award for Business Mentor of the Year.
Prowess is a network of more than 200 organisations across the UK which help women start and grow businesses.

Market research specialist Swift Research has been awarded Investors in People accreditation. The company employs 60 people at its Wetherby headquarters and has a further 1,000 casual staff.
Swift Research, was established 21 years ago and provides an array of research solutions across a range of private and public sectors including Government departments, local authorities, retail sector, automotives and manufacturers of childcare and consumer products.