the 2015 Jazz Brunch program

WELCOME TO THE 4TH ANNUAL
JAZZ BRUNCH
AND AUCTION
Sunday November 15, 2015
Danversport Yacht Club, Danvers, MA
Program Guide & Auction List
Welcome friends!
Thank you for joining us for our
4th Annual Fall Fundraiser: the
Sailing Heals Jazz Brunch and Auction!
We have again been inspired by each of the 575 VIPs that we hosted this year and
are overwhelmed by the generosity of our Host Captains and donors. Here’s the
vitals on 2015:
575 VIPS Hosted + 155 Host Captains + 36 Days of sailing + 19 Ports involved +
9 States + 3 Rain days! = Great year!
In addition to continued outstanding support from our Founding Sponsor Panerai,
we welcomed a new Corporate Sponsor, Eisai Pharmaceuticals! Eisai employees
volunteered on 7 healing sails this year and we look forward to sharing their “hhc”
philosophy (human health care) on many healing sails in the future.
Special thanks to YOU for being present today and to all of our Auction Donors as
well as the Carlucci and Ollwerther families for their additional support for this
event. More than 80% of our funding comes from private donations just like yours
at events just like this so please bid (or putt!) high—and often—and don’t forget to
take home one of our first-ever custom calendars!
Finally, the board and I would like to thank our wonderful volunteers at this event, the
Greg Vrettos Trio, Hot Pineapple Productions, Larry Prentice who is offering his
professional photography skills and Mark Belliveau for his floral talents.
Let’s sail on together into a great 5th season for Sailing Heals in 2016!
Trisha Gallagher Boisvert
Sailing Heals, Executive Director
2015 Sailing Heals Board Members:
Ken Adams
Susan Bragdon
Patrick Carlucci
Maurice Boisvert, Past President
Devi Ellant, MD
Peter Fein
Rick Fishkin, Treasurer
Gary Gregory
Kamal Hotchandani
Rem Myers
Pamela O’Connor
Jonathon Ollwerther, President
Sam Philbrick
Bill Richard
Toby Stull, JD
Mylissa Tsai
Dudley Welch, JD
Lori Wirth, MD, Vice President
Staff: Trisha Gallagher Boisvert, Executive Director
Cindy Gottfried, Bookkeeper & Board Secretary
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Program
Jazz Brunch Volunteer Team
12:00pm
Registration/Silent Auction/Putting/Cocktails/Music
Nancy Chabot, Kelly Diamond, Laurie Dragonas, Jane Goldman, Andrew Lambie,
Donna Neligon, Carolyn Schrodel, Kathy Sullivan & Gail Turner.
12:40pm
Brief Welcome – Jon Ollwerther, Board President, Trisha Boisvert,
Exec. Director
Special thanks to our Marblehead Yacht Club Liaisons
12:50pm
Brunch
1:30pm
Risk Fishkin, Board Treasurer, Host Captain
2015 Highlight Video
1:40pm
Silent Auction Ends; Dr. Lori Wirth introduces VIP guest speakers
2015 Awards Presented
Winners of Silent Auction Announced
2:05pm
Winner of Putting Contest Announced
2:10pm
Live Auction Begins, Auctioneer Past Board Pres. Moe Boisvert
3:00pm
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Laurie Dragonas, Boston Yacht Club
Susan Bragdon, Corinthian Yacht Club
Sally Reiley, Eastern Yacht Club
With gratitude to our organizational sailing partners:
The Black Dog Tall Ships, Martha’s Vineyard, The Owners and Crew of Madeleine,
Newport; Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Nantucket Community Sailing,
Nantucket Lightship.
Special thanks to the Carlucci family and Ollwerther
family for their generous sponsorship of this event.
Award Honorees:
Volunteer of the Year – Kathy Sullivan
Navigator of the Year – Dr. William Harmon, Children’s Hospital
“What a day ! JUST A PRIVILEGE
TO BE A PART OF the
INAUGURAL SAILING HEALS!!
Thanks for all “yall” do!!”
Alliance of the Year – Hot Pineapple Productions, Inc.
Champion of the Year – BYC Sailing Heals Committee, Laurie Dragonas, Chair
– Host Captain Frank Hopkins,
Charleston SC
Sailing Heals and the crew of Valiant
fondly remembers our friend & skipper,
Robert “Rocky” Sargent
Dec. 1, 1957 – Feb. 20, 2015
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“I wanted to let you know
what a fabulous day we had
w/ Sailing Heals a few weeks
ago. Everyone went above and
beyond to welcome us to the
Eastern YC in Marblehead.…
To top it off it was a pictureperfect day, weatherwise! It felt
so good to be pampered for
a day. Thanks to everyone for
making it a truly healing day for
we caregivers!!”
– Much appreciated, Aurlie
Catherine Cormier, Nurses Sail
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S ailing
Heals
Celebrate our 5th year
by getting a
2016 Sailing Heals Calendar!
Every port is captured along
with hundreds of VIPs
from our 2015 season!
On sale today
or via our website
$27.00 + shipping
“Our VIP’s and their guests could not
say enough regarding what a wonderful
experience they had. The food was great,
the boat ride was amazing, and the Sailing
Heals staff and boat captains were a joy
to be with. What a wonderful opportunity
it was for some patients who had never
been on a sailboat, let alone on an intimate,
private sail. You certainly fulfilled your
mission of providing a memorable day of
healing on the water. Everything about
the experience was perfect! It was well
organized and allowed small groups of
patients to share a relaxing afternoon in
our beautiful environment that is easily
overlooked when someone is focused on
getting through cancer treatment or dealing
with survivor issues. Our cancer center is
located in an economically depressed area
and many of our patients have financial
struggles that would not allow them to book
a ride on a sailboat. The fact that you offer a
free program is outstanding! Thank you so
much for what you do so well!”
– Susan Domingue LICSW, South Coast
Cancer Center
A partial list
of amazing things
Greg can do.
Amazing because in 2004, Greg
was diagnosed with inoperable
lung cancer and given one year to live.
Nine years later, he’s alive and
well thanks to breakthrough
targeted cancer therapy from the
Mass General Cancer Center.
And now, for Greg and others like
him, every day is an amazing day.
We’re happy to
give a lift to
Sailing Heals’
VIPs!
Everyday Amazing
massgeneral.org /cancer
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Congratulations
Sailing Heals!
North Shore friends:
Drop off your plastic bags to
Crosby’s Marketplace
in Manchester and Marblehead
in exchange for donations to
benefit Sailing Heals!
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Attorney at Law
315 Main Street, Suite 204
Reading, MA 01867
781-944-3437
gilliganlawoffice.com
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“Any ordinary favor we do for someone or
any compassionate reaching out may
seem to be going nowhere at first,
but may be planting a seed we can’t
see right now. Sometimes we need
to just do the best we can and
then trust in an unfolding
we can’t design or ordain.”
~Sharon Salzberg
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In loving memory of
Uncle Robert “Mickey” O’Connor
1939 – 2015
Devoted husband, father,
grandfather, uncle, skier & sailor
With loving memories,
Pamela and Morgan O’Connor
Rodney O’Connor(l) Mickey O’Connor (r)
Join Our
Fleet 5000 Club!
When making your year-end contributions, please consider
becoming a sustaining donor by being a member of Kate’s
Club for as little as $10/month. Your ongoing contributions
help ensure our program will continue to provide healing
sails, for people who truly benefit, for the long term. More
information on Kate’s Story and the program named in
her honor can be found at sailingheals.org. Thank you!
5000
Gary & Andrea Gregory
The Ollwerther Family
The Stewart Rahr Foundation
The Zelcer Family
The Zucker Family Foundation
Need a great trio or musician
for a future event?
Contact:
Keyboardist Greg Vrettos – gregav2@yahoo.com
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e BYC
is proud
to embrace
Sailing Heals
as its official
charity. We
l ook for ward
to many years
of partnership.
A “Gallagirl” tribute
…to the dear ones we said goodbye to,
and the brave ones we cheered on in 2015.
Thanks for putting the wind in our sails,
Sailing Heals’ Host Captains,
Volunteers, Donors & Sponsors!
Michele & Trisha
David Boisvert
of
Salem Five Home Loans
salutes
Sailing Heals!
Congratulations on 4 great years
and best wishes for many more!
David.Boisvert@SalemFive.com
978-302-9131
In loving memory…
Ed Berube
Lee Gallagher
Alice Wydeven
Our passion
ignites progress
At Eisai, human health care is our goal.
We give our first thoughts to patients
and their families as well as helping
to increase the benefits health care
provides. Our therapies are designed
to make a difference and have an
impact on patients’ lives. We are Eisai,
where medicine is more than just our
business — it’s our passion.
Jimmy Zieff
Eisai is proud to support Sailing Heals.
The families of these individuals generously named Sailing Heals
as their charity of choice to honor and carry on their loved one’s legacy.
In addition, memorial donations were received this year honoring
Jack Diamond, Rocky Sargent, Julie Glesinger & Craig Carlson.
Sailing Heals gratefully acknowledges these generous donations
in the name of loved ones who passed away this year.
CORP-US0024
©2015 Eisai Inc.
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All rights reserved.
Oct 2015
www.eisai.com/us
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2015 Gift List
NO.
LIVE AUCTION ITEMS
VALUE
DONOR
NO.
SILENT AUCTION
VALUE
DONOR
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Your week of choice in chicrustique Tahoe Home! Sleeps 8
$2,000
Kathy Sullivan
5
$340
Nashoba Valley
2
Enjoy epic skiing in this beautiful
Vail Condo for a week! 1 BR w/
spacious Loft, Sleeps 10
$2,200
Mark Hempel & Robin Daly
Nashoba Valley 4 Anytime Lift
Tickets and 4 Anytime Tubing
Tickets
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$300
LiveNation
Nantucket Romance Package:
enjoy a 2 night stay at the
prestigious White Elephant Hotel &
Resort along with a special dinner
at Nantucket’s renown American
Seasons restaurant.
$900
House of Blues Tickets for 2
with Foundation Room Access &
Parking
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4 Red Sox Tickets; Boxed seats;
date tbd
$600
UBS
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Bruins tickets for 1/23/16
$180
Feeley & Driscoll
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$150
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Panerai-inspired Gourmet Dinner
for 4 and Wine Pairing at
5 Corners Kitchen, Marblehead
$1,000
Panerai-30 days needed
“World Pass” for ten $10
appetizers at various North Shore
restaurants + $50 to Cala’s in
Manchester
Serenitee Group
Restaurants
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NYC Comedy Package: SNL
Tickets & Broadway Comedy Club
Tickets for 10 people
$550
SNL & Comedy Club
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Turtle Cove Restaurant,
Marblehead, gift certiticate
$100
Turtle Cove Restaurant
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Pamela Alexander
Patriots/Jets Game in NY 2016 &
Signed Belichick Sweatshirt
priceless
Luke Tani/Patriots
Sterling silver w/ fresh water pearl
earrings made for Sailing Heals by
Pamela Alexander
$250
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Cambridge Package: One
night at Hotel Marlowe w/ dinner
at Bambara & 2 tickets to a
performance at Regatta Bar &
dinner for 2 at Henrietta’s Table.
$550
Kimpton Hotels & The
Charles Hotel
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Elizabeth Grady Gift Certificate
$100
Elizabeth Grady
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Shift Your Style Fashion
Consultation
$280
Shift Your Style
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Bliss Spa Basket
$125
Bliss Spa, N. Andover
Case of 2010 Classico Wine &
Pizza Goddess Party
$520
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Facial courtesy of Lux Beautique
$175
Luxe Beautique
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2 light Jackets w/ Sailing Heals Logo
$75
Fusion Promotions
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Hand-knotted, 100% handspun
Bamboo Silk Tibetan Rug
$3,888
J D Staron/Donna
Neligon
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Cory Silken framed photo of sail boat $100
Panerai/Cory Silken
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Handmade Quilt
priceless
Janet Barnet
Piano Entertainment Greg Vrettos - $3002 hrs w/ large bottle of champagne $350
Greg Vrettos/Gordon
Liquors
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Eyal Oren Print & book
$195
Eyal Oren
NO.
SILENT AUCTION
VALUE
DONOR
20
Blue Decorative Vase
$72
Peabody Essex Museum
1
Lake Morey Resort, VT 1 night,
dinner, breakfast, green fees
$520
Lake Morey Resort, VT
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Gustave Caillebotte print
$150
Peabody Essex Museum
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$200
Patty Forster/Zimmans
2
Sunset Cocktail Sail for 4 on 72’
schooner Madeleine, Newport
$160
Classic Cruises of
Newport
Gift Card to Zimmans Fabric &
home store in Lynn
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DeWalt Power Drill & Driver Kit- 18V $299
Bob McKittrick
3
Zamboni ride w/ 2 Bruins tickets
(loge level) for 2/22/16
$475
Bruins
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Full Detail at Lowell Car Wash
Lowell Car Wash
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4 Disney Hooper Tickets
$420
Walt Disney World
3
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Nantucket Island Resorts
& American Seasons
Laurence Noble of
Vinedos del Plata & Pizza
Goddess
$250
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“THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!!
Another successful Wicked
Strong Sail to add to our
memory books!!”
– Jessica Kensky
“I wanted to send a quick note….to say thank
you for your kindness in having us aboard for
the Wicked Strong Sail this year. It was a nice
opportunity to spend time with our dear friends
and fellow survivors. We appreciate your
kindness.”
– Erin Hurley Bauman
Sailing Heals thanks all of our generous
auction donors, gift-purchasers and
advertisers for helping to support
our mission!
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