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GTH Newsletter-SPRING 2011_L<strong>ayout</strong> 1 3/16/11 3:02 PM Page 3<br />
T h e L I F e L I N e • V O L . 5 , I S S U e 1 • S P R I N G 2 0 1 1<br />
Message From the President: STATE OF THE ORGANIZATION<br />
As I was mulling over what<br />
to write about in this<br />
newsletter, I thought about<br />
all the positive things that<br />
happened in 2010 at<br />
<strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong>. And I<br />
realized that all of you may<br />
not be aware of what they<br />
were. Last year – our 5th –<br />
was one of monumental<br />
growth. Since each of you<br />
Diane Gallant<br />
were a piece of that<br />
growth, I decided that a<br />
"State of the Organization" message would probably be<br />
the most appropriate one I could deliver. So here's 2010<br />
in a nutshell – with a couple of glimpses of what lies<br />
ahead in 2011...<br />
First and foremost, we treated 75 people last year<br />
who had been diagnosed with breast cancer and were<br />
uninsured or underinsured – an incredible figure. When<br />
Drs. Caplin and Schuh founded GTH, the goal was to<br />
treat one patient a month. Our capable nurses, Janie<br />
Weiss and Chris Lyss chart the direction of care with<br />
competence and compassion. Janie also reaches out<br />
into the community to create awareness which brings<br />
in many patients as well as over 145 Partners and<br />
Providers who have helped over 175 patients by<br />
providing treatment. If someone doesn't meet the<br />
guidelines necessary to qualify for our help, the nurses<br />
recommend other resources that can work for them.<br />
In January/February 2011 we have already helped 21<br />
patients. I can't imagine what the rest of the year will bring.<br />
Expanding our office space and a complete decor re-do<br />
was a major undertaking with gratifying results. Patients<br />
now walk into a warm and inviting place that offers<br />
privacy as they work with the nurses to determine<br />
eligibility and the course of treatment. They have a<br />
private conference room where personal conversations<br />
remain private. Come visit anytime!<br />
Another major project was creating our web site. "You've<br />
Come to the Right Place" is the theme. And it's the right<br />
place whether you are a potential patient, you want to make<br />
a donation or you just want to understand what we do.<br />
Our 2010 Par Excellence! Golf <strong>To</strong>urnament led by Jacki<br />
Rosen was a major success. We had a sell-out crowd.<br />
This year's tournament will be June 27 at Meadowbrook<br />
Country Club with Jenny Bartlow as our Chair. Start getting<br />
your foursomes together and practicing your swing!<br />
Our Young Friends group with John Caplin at the helm<br />
had its first event – a very successful one. "Laughter for<br />
Life" had comedians competing to win the audience's<br />
vote. The winner was so touched by our mission that she<br />
donated back $100 of her prize. We not only raised funds<br />
that night, we raised a lot of friends.<br />
Key to the Cure was held at Saks 5th Avenue with Pam<br />
<strong>To</strong>der and Jan Goldstein leading the charge (a Saks<br />
charge, of course!). We had a full house and everyone<br />
enjoyed the fun, prizes, great food and, of course, the<br />
shopping.<br />
The GTH team for the Komen Race for the Cure was our<br />
largest ever – over 250 people. Our first patient, Roberta<br />
L. wanted to do something special. She contacted every<br />
one of our patients to ask them to be part of the our<br />
group. Over 50 patients walked right alongside the rest<br />
of us. It was a beautiful sight!<br />
Many third party fund raisers brought in additional funds.<br />
The largest was the MLR Open – a golf tournament put<br />
on by the family of Michelle Levison who was diagnosed<br />
with breast cancer when she was eight months pregnant.<br />
Michelle is doing great and so is the baby (both attended<br />
the event!). We're proud that GTH will be the recipient of<br />
the significant dollars raised from the Open in 2011.<br />
Kaleido<strong>Hope</strong>, our first “gala”, was sold-out. Guests<br />
enjoyed a delicious dinner, a fun auction and delightful<br />
entertainment – Sizzling Steinways. Co-chairs, Roberta<br />
Gartenberg, Margie Jaffe, Sue Lesser and Fran Zamler<br />
set the bar high for future GTH events. Put November<br />
19 on your calendar for this year's festive party,<br />
<strong>Hope</strong>us Pocus!<br />
Finally, I want to thank Cindy Frank for the yeoman's job<br />
she has done as Executive Director. None of the above<br />
could have happened without her guidance and expertise.<br />
And to each of you, thanks for the support – both<br />
monetary and volunteer – you have given to this<br />
phenomenal organization over the past year. I hope that<br />
you are inspired to continue that support in 2011 as we<br />
take <strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong> to even greater heights together!
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