Sarcoma Newsletter December 2015

ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER
DECEMBER 2015
SARCOMA AWARENESS
NEWSLETTER
2nd Annual Team Sarcoma 5k Event
a Huge Success
Local effort having national impact
on sarcoma community.
On July 11, 2015 the Capital Region of New York
came together to increase awareness of sarcoma, to
raise funds for sarcoma research and to remember
and honor Parker Hayes. We were blessed with
spectacular weather and an amazing display of
community and common purpose. The event was
emceed by local radio host, Brian Cody from FLY
92.3, who was also able to lace up his shoes
Kristen Shinebarger crossing finish line with her
and join in on the run. Jeff Goupil and Megan
ever present smile
Romer were our 1st Place male and female finishers,
respectively. Team NYOH had the most participants. With over 500 participants and
volunteers present, it was obvious how inspiring our local sarcoma warriors have been for
their families, their schools and their communities. We were able to raise just over $42,000
to fund a sarcoma research grant through the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society. The grant will
soon be open for applicants and the funds distributed to the researcher who is deemed to
have the greatest impact for those battling sarcoma. Several local news outlets were present
at the event and aired coverage to help shine a light on SARCOMA!
Thank you to all our donors,
and a SPECIAL THANK YOU
to those individuals and
companies who donated
$1000 or greater.
1st Place Female Finsher, Megan Romer
Associate Professor,
Albany Medical College
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery
Director, Orthopaedic Oncology
1367 Washington Ave, Suite 200
Albany, New York 12206
E-mail: sarcomadoc@caportho.com
Blog: sarcomastrong.com
Albany Medical Center
43 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, New York 12208
AMC musculoskeletal oncology
www.amc.edu/patient/services/
musculoskeletal_oncology/
GREEN
GREEN
DRAKKOMAN
DRAKKOMAN
FOUNDATION
FOUNDATION
$2500 level: Capital Region
Orthopaedics, Garvey Auto Group,
Stryker, Trustco and
The Morier Family
$1000 level: Smith & Nephew,
Bill Sampson, Brilliant Design and
Print, Medtronic, Zimmer, Depuy
Synthes, Market 32 Price Chopper,
Community Care Physicians, R
Marcil Associates, Kenneth March
DPM, Robert Leonard, Glaucoma
consultants and IBEW Union 236
1st Place Male Finisher, Jeff Goupil
Matthew R. DiCaprio, MD
S AV E T H E D AT E :
Saturday, August 20, 2016
GREEN
9 a.m.
DRAKKOMAN
New Venue: SUNY
Albany Campus
Team SarcomaFOUNDATION
5K Run/Walk
Follow sarcomastrong.com for
event updates and online registration.
SARCOMA AWARENESS NEWSLETTER
DECEMBER 2015
Helpful websites:
Sarcoma Alliance
www.sarcomaalliance.org
Sarcoma Foundation of America
www.curesarcoma.org
National Cancer Institute
www.cancer.gov
The Morier Family and Team Leiomyo-Goodbye-O
Team NYOH
A special finish with Jody Hayes
2015 Team Sarcoma Participants just after race start
from Warming Hut of Saratoga Spa State Park
St. Baldrick’s Foundation
www.stbaldricks.org
Green Drakkoman Foundation
www.greendrakkoman.org
Brave Will Foundation
www.bravewill.org
Double H Ranch
www.doublehranch.org
Clinical Trials
www.clinicaltrials.gov
2016 Team Sarcoma Event: A Change in Venue
Musculoskeletal Tumor Society
www.msts.org
Because of our success in previous years we have outgrown the Saratoga Spa State Park
for the 5K event. We view this as a GOOD problem and have used it to establish a new
collaboration with SUNY Albany. The date is set for August 20, 2016 and the course is
a certified 5K route on the campus of SUNY Albany. The Foundation at SUNY Albany is
considering some level of sponsorship and the Cancer Research Center headed by Dr. Martin
Tenniswood are eager to join our mission and help us meet the following goals in 2016:
Upcoming Orthopaedic
Oncology Meetings
AAOS/MSTS –Musculoskeletal
Tumor Society Specialty Day
Orlando, FL • March 5, 2016
EMSOS – European MusculoSkeletal Oncology Society
La Baule, France
May 25 - 27, 2016
MSTS 2016 Annual Meeting
Detroit, MI • October 5-7,
2016
CTOS – Connective Tissue
Oncology Society
Lisbon, Portugal
November 9-12, 2016
COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS
for future newsletters and
events are welcome.
Please e-mail Team Sarcoma at
sarcomadoc@caportho.com
• Increase 5k participation to
>500-750 participants
• Involve more local colleges and high school
students and athletes
• Fundraising goal $60-70K
•K
eep a percentage of funds local to
sponsor a Sarcoma Symposium at Albany
Medical Center (details to follow)
• Continue to work with the Musculoskeletal
Tumor Society and help fund another
national sarcoma grant
• Enhance team participation in the
registration process for the event
• “Fund me” accounts will be available this
year for each participant to be able to
raise their own funds for their efforts by
having friends and family donate directly
to their participation page.
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—GANDHI
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