Impact Summer 2005 - The Jimmy Fund

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From Fenway to the Runway
Join the Red Sox wives at the shops and restaurants
in The Heritage On The Garden in Boston for
their fourth annual fashion show and luncheon to benefit
DFCI’s Women’s Cancers Program and the Red Sox
Foundation. For more information, call Alicia Gallo at
(617) 632-3611 or visit www.jimmyfund.org/runway.
18
Boston Marathon ® Jimmy Fund Walk
Be a Hero®. Join more than 6,000 walkers
and travel along the official Boston
Marathon® course in the 17th annual
Walk, presented by Hyundai Motor
America. Participate in the
Hopkinton 26.2-Mile, the Wellesley
13.1-Mile, or the Boston 3-Mile.
Take the first step: register at
www.JimmyFundWalkRegistration.org or call the Walk
office at (866) JFW-HERO.
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Robert A. Kyle Lifetime
Achievement Award
Join us for a very special evening at the
Harvard Club in Boston as the International
Myeloma Foundation presents this annual
award to Dana-Farber’s Kenneth Anderson,
MD. For more information, contact
Sarah Curtis at (617) 632-5091.
Impact
Summer 2005
www.jimmyfund.org and www.dana-farber.org
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Division of Development & The Jimmy Fund
10 Brookline Place West, 6th Floor
Brookline, MA 02445-7226
Address Service Requested
The 2005 Susan F. Smith
Inspiration Award was presented
to Joyce Kulhawik, CBS4-TV arts
and entertainment anchor
and former Dana-
Farber
patient,
during
“Couture for
Hope,” a
fundraising event
hosted by Neiman
Marcus to support DFCI’s
Women’s Cancers Program.
Kulhawik, pictured wearing a
Carolina Herrera gown, is a
three-time cancer survivor.
Thanking those who make a difference.
Non-profit Org.
U.S. Postage
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Jeni Fund Off-Road Duathlon
Help beat lung cancer by participating in this
third annual athletic event—a sequential 2-mile trail
run, 9-mile mountain bike, and 2-mile trail run—at
Wompatuck State Park in Hingham, Mass. For more
information, contact Alicia Gallo at (617) 632-3611 or
visit www.jenifund.org.
9
B.A.A. Half Marathon ®
Be a part of Dana-Farber’s winning team in the
annual B.A.A. Half Marathon® as it races through Boston’s
Back Bay Fens toward the ultimate finish line: a world
without cancer. For more information, call the Marathon
and Running Programs hotline at (800) 551-7036 or visit
www.jimmyfund.org/halfmarathon.
14 –15
An Evening with
Champions
Don’t miss this world-class figure skating exhibition,
hosted by Eliot House of Harvard
University. This inspirational event has raised more
than $2.2 million for the Jimmy Fund since 1970.
For more information, call the EWC office at (617)
493-8172 or visit www.aneveningwithchampions.org.
15
Jefferson Starship Galactic
Reunion Concert
Groove to the music performed live by original
members of Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship
at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston.
VIP tickets include meeting the band, a live CD,
and preferred seating. For more information, visit
www.jimmyfund.org/eve/event/jefferson-starship, or contact
Caitlin Fay at (617) 632-4215.
16
Holliston Walks for Breast Cancer
Take a stroll through scenic Holliston, Mass., as
part of this third annual event to benefit breast cancer
research and patient care at Dana-Farber. For more
information, contact Jayne Jones at (508) 893-9927 or
e-mail tjones3924@aol.com.
21–22
Oldies but Goodies
Musical Review
Help fight cancer while listening to local musicians
performing current hits and classic songs dating back
to the 1940s. This event will be held at the First
Methodist Church in Pittsfield, Mass., and tickets are
$10. For more information, contact Cathy Soldo at
(413) 442-3647.
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QVC presents FFANY Shoes on Sale
Choose among thousands of designer and brandname
shoes offered at half the suggested retail price.
The 12th annual Shoes on Sale® event, presented
by QVC and the Fashion Footwear Association of
New York, benefits breast cancer research and
education at DFCI and other national centers.
For more information, contact Sarah
Curtis at (617) 632-5091.
28– 29
Saks ”Key To The Cure”
Join the Friends of Dana-
Farber Cancer Institute and Saks
Fifth Avenue for an Oct. 28
luncheon—catered by Boston’s
top restaurants—to benefit
DFCI’s Women’s Cancers Program
(WCP). As part of its “Key To The
Cure” initiative, Saks will donate 5 percent of all clothing
sales on Oct. 28 – 29 to the WCP. For more information,
contact the Friends office at (617) 632-3021.
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November
30
Cheers for Children
Celebrate the holidays with fabulous food and
great auction items at the Hampshire House’s Bull &
Finch Pub in Boston, the inspiration for the hit TV
show “Cheers.” For more information, contact Caitlin
Fay at (617) 632-4215.
November & December
Robert’s Snow for Cancer’s Cure
Support Dana-Farber’s lifesaving mission by
purchasing one-of-a-kind designs from
your favorite children’s book illustrators. Chris
Van Allsburg (“The Polar Express”), Tomie
dePaola (“Strega Nona”), Barbara Lehman
(“The Red Book”), and others will create original
snowflake-shaped works of art and auction them
off to support sarcoma research at DFCI. For more
information, visit www.robertssnow.com.
November & December
Dan Murphy Christmas Tree Sale
Buy a wreath or Christmas tree as part of this 35-year
holiday tradition to benefit the Jimmy Fund. Trees cost
$15–40 and can be chosen at the Murphy home, located
at 310 Highland Ave. in Randolph, Mass. For more
information, call Dan Murphy at (781) 963-5675.
December
7
CIBC Miracle Day
Make your individual or institutional stock trades
through CIBC World Markets, a full-service investment
bank, and designate the Jimmy Fund as your charity of
choice. Dana-Farber will receive all of the day’s commissions
that accrue from these trades. For more information,
contact Priya McCue at (617) 632-4906 or visit
www.jimmyfund.org/CIBC.
For more information on all Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber events, go to www.jimmyfund.org or www.dana-farber.org.