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Get involved, have fun, and beat cancer at www.jimmyfund.org. Jimmy Fund golfers combine compassion with love of sport As the holiday season approaches and New England braces itself for another long winter, the memories of a sensational summer on the golf course are still being savored at Dana-Farber. One hundred fifty Jimmy Fund Golf tournaments were in full swing from March through October to raise funds for research and patient care at DFCI. Thanks to the hard work of tournament directors, passionate players, generous sponsors, and energetic volunteers, Jimmy Fund Golf surpassed its ambitious $5.2 million goal this year by $300,000. Ten tournaments topped the $100,000 mark this season (see box below), including the Dunkin’ Special thanks 2005 Golf Sponsors Presenting Sponsors: American Airlines Dunkin’ Donuts Top-Flite Golf Company Media Sponsor: Community Newspaper Company Jimmy Fund Classic Presenting Sponsors: Dunkin’ Donuts Pepsi Jimmy Fund Classic Sponsors: James F. Stearns Co., Inc. Mortgage Corporation of the East III PI Worldwide In Memory of William Sadowsky Twins Enterprise, Inc. We also recognize the special efforts of: All-Star Incentive Marketing Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Amtrak Dr. and Mrs. Robert Bornstein Boston Red Sox Champion Nationwide Contractor Corporate Events Unlimited Etopics Grossman Cap Company Modell’s Sporting Goods New England Schooner/Evolve Golf NESN Prize Possessions Rounder Books Sonesta International Hotels Corporation Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Strategic Hotel Capital, Inc. The TJX Companies, Inc. Waitkus Studios Whirley Industries 2005 Top Fundraising Golf Tournaments Dunkin’ Donuts George Mandell Memorial Golf Tournament $1,025,000 Mark Ungerer Driving for the Cure Memorial Golf Tournament $450,000 26th Annual Jimmy Fund Golf Tournament/Jeffrey Vinick Memorial $410,000 P.A.R.T. 5th Annual Golf Classic $220,000 Robyn Elise Abrams Memorial Golf Tournament $214,000 Mutual Funds Against Cancer Golf Classic $200,000 The Jimmy Fund/UNICCO Golf & Tennis Classic $140,000 Jimmy Fund Players Tournament $130,000 Kristin’s Fund Golf Tournament $105,000 David B. Perini, Jr. Memorial Golf Tournament $100,000 Donuts George Mandell Memorial Golf Tournament (featured in a separate story on page 8). One tournament that went above and beyond in the second half of the season was the P.A.R.T. (Prostate Awareness for Research and Treatment) 5th Annual Golf Classic, held Sept. 12 and co-chaired by Linda Gates, Midge Lipkin, Dick Oresman, and Arlene Tofias. Founded in 1999 and supported by the Friends of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, P.A.R.T. has become one of Jimmy Fund Golf’s most successful fundraising events. “So many of our husbands, fathers, and sons have faced prostate cancer,” said Lipkin and Tofias. “We are showing our support for them by raising money for research so that in the very near future no man will have to face this deadly disease. Our golf tournament is a fun and energetic way to support both doctors and researchers in finding a cure.” At this year’s tournament, held at Willowbend Country Club in Mashpee, Mass., nearly 125 players teed off to fight cancer and raised more than $220,000, bringing the event’s cumulative fundraising to nearly $1.5 million. This funding supports the Friends of Dana-Farber P.A.R.T. Endowed Fellowship, which was established in 2003 to help DFCI to recruit and train the brightest young clinicians and researchers in the field of prostate cancer. Making the program possible On Sept. 11 and 12, Jimmy Fund Golf hosted the Jimmy Fund Classic tournament at The International in Bolton, Mass., to show its appreciation for tournament directors who each raised more than $20,000 and for the sponsors who made the program possible this year. Nearly 300 people celebrated a job well done by enjoying a day on the course. Also honored that day were the three presenting sponsors directly contributing to Jimmy Fund Golf’s season of success. The generosity of American Airlines, Top-Flite Golf Company, and Dunkin’ Donuts, as well as media sponsor Community Newspaper Company, In 1952, American industrialist Arthur Vining Davis created a foundation to support programs that would strengthen the nation’s future. Upon his death in 1965, additional foundations were consolidated and collectively became known as the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations. Today, the organization generously supports education, health care, religion, and public television. With its recent $200,000 grant to Dana- Farber, the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations are helping to make first-class palliative care readily available to chronically and terminally ill patients. Under the direction of Susan Block, MD, chief of DFCI’s Division of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, the specific aim of this new program is to train doctors to help Left to right: Representing Jimmy Fund Classic tournament sponsor Mortgage Corporation of the East III, Mike and Donna Rappa and Mike and Patti Aizenstadt enjoy a day on the links at the season’s culminating event. has bolstered the success of each and every volunteerrun tournament and the fundraising season as a whole. “Jimmy Fund Golf is a one-of-a-kind program,” said Robert Penicka, COO of Top-Flite Golf Company. “It’s an honor to help bring together the sport of golf and the important cause of advancing research and improving patient care at Dana-Farber.” With the continued backing of these great sponsors, Jimmy Fund Golf participants will continue their determined show of support until cancer is a thing of the past. P.A.R.T. 5th Annual Golf Classic Co-chairs Arlene Tofias (left) and Midge Lipkin celebrate the tournament's success with DFCI’s Philip Kantoff, MD. Arthur Vining Davis Foundations support palliative care patients and their families relieve suffering, reduce discomfort, and enhance quality of life. “By creating a program that allows practicing physicians to maintain their practice while receiving training, the potential number of physicians reached by this project and its overall impact are greatly increased,” said Cheryl Tupper, program director for religion and health care at Arthur Vining Davis. The foundations’ support will make it possible to set competency standards for physicians undertaking palliative care fellowship training and potentially create an alternative pathway to certification for mid-career physicians. “This gift will allow us to identify core competencies that all expert palliative care physicians should possess,” said Block. “It will also allow us to develop approaches to measure proficiencies, potentially creating a model that could be adapted by other fields.” 4 Impact Fall 2005
Davis family believes in the basics The Davis family has long been known for its generosity. In the 1970s, the group honored two of its members with the establishment of a foundation that supports cultural, educational, and religious organizations in western Massachusetts. Today, the Irene E. and George A. Davis Foundation remains committed to a family legacy of funding local programs and projects in a wide variety of fields, such as early education and the needs of at-risk and underserved children. Each member of the Davis family—Mary Davis; her sons, John and Stephen; and daughter, Jane Davis-Kusek—are also philanthropists in their own right. They have recently banded together to fund groundbreaking cancer research with a gift of $2.5 million to advance the work of Dana-Farber’s Center for Applied Cancer Science (CACS). “Through our foundation and as a family,” John Davis explains, “we have been aware of Dana-Farber for a very long time. Like many others, we have had friends treated there. We have seen the progress the Institute has made in cancer research, and felt it was an excellent investment on our part to fund the center’s work.” Creating a drug development pipeline Directed by Ronald DePinho, MD, the CACS was established in the spring of 2004 with the goal of converting basic Flight attendants elevate research into second-hand smoke Dana-Farber physician-scientist Kwok- Kin Wong, MD, PhD, has won a three-year, $300,000 Clinical Innovator Award from the Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute (FAMRI) for his investigation into the effects of second-hand smoke. Established in September 2000 after a successful class action lawsuit by flight attendants against the tobacco industry, FAMRI’s mission is to sponsor research Kwok-Kin Wong, MD, PhD, has been awarded a Clinical Innovator grant from the Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute to propel research into the effects of second-hand smoke. into early detection, prevention, treatment, and cure of diseases caused by exposure to tobacco smoke. The Clinical Innovator Award is given to stimulate novel research and foster groundbreaking discovery and creative collaboration. “Dr. Wong’s project has the potential to further FAMRI’s mission to combat the diseases caused by exposure to second-hand smoke. We wish him success with his endeavor,” said Elizabeth Kress, executive director of the Miami, Fla.-based organization. Wong’s research focuses on telomeres, specialized cellular structures found on chromosomes that help regulate cell division and aging. Damaged telomere function is implicated in the development of several forms of cancer. Using a unique mouse model with telomeres tailored to resemble those in humans, Wong will describe the effects of chronic second-hand smoke on these important, tiny cellular components. “I am deeply grateful to FAMRI for this honor,” said Wong, who works in the Carole M. and Philip L. Lowe Thoracic Oncology Program. “The award will greatly facilitate my research to understand the complex effect of secondhand smoke on organ homeostasis.” Mary Davis (second from left) and her children, (left to right) John, Jane, and Stephen, are working together to drive basic cancer research forward. molecular discoveries into new treatments for cancer. The Davis family gift will fund the greatest need of the newly formed center, the Therapeutic Monoclonal Antibody Core (TMAC). Under the direction of James DeCaprio, MD, the TMAC generates hundreds of antibodies that target the cells of the five major cancers that are the foci of the CACS: colon, pancreas, myeloma, lung, and melanoma. With a team of multidisciplinary experts and the use of very specialized technologies, these antibodies are evaluated for their effectiveness in inhibiting their “targets” and reversing malignancy. Successful antibodies—those that cause the cancer cells to be destroyed—are ultimately fed into the CACS preclinical models in its experimental therapeutic program. Needless to say, the TMAC is a pivotal component of Dana Farber’s drug discovery and development pipeline. According to DePinho, the Davis family gift is nothing short of transformative. “With penetrating insight, the Davis family had the vision to recognize this key drug development component. They clearly appreciate the enormous potential of the CACS,” said DePinho. “Furthermore, they have provided a solid foundation that will enable us to secure large governmental and corporate grants to move our therapeutic programs forward into the clinic.” The Davis family is looking forward to celebrating the key developments that are made as a result of their gift. “With this seed money,” John explains, “we hope we can help save lives.” Angling for the Jimmy Fund Left to right: Grace, Harry, and Lili Gahagan joined Trey Fallon at the weigh station with their striped bass at the 12th annual Joe Cronin Memorial Fishing Tournament, held on Aug. 12 in Osterville, Mass. More than 55 boats and 500 people participated in the event, sponsored by Mellon Bank. Together they raised $325,000 for the Jimmy Fund—bringing the event’s cumulative total to more than $1.5 million since its inception. The fishing tournament was hosted by Nauticus Marina, Oyster Harbors Marine, and the Crosby Boat Yard at the Osterville Anglers Club. Participants were provided with fishing gear, an on-board lunch, and a fully staffed boat to take them to top fishing spots off Cape Cod. After a long day of fishing, everyone gathered for dinner, a live and silent auction, and an awards ceremony. Impact Fall 2005 5
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