Sass4835_ Spring 2004.FR
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Sass4835_ Spring 2004.FR
TheSassFoundation SPRING/SUMMER 2006 For Medical Research, Inc. Newsbreak 11TH Breast Cancer Awareness Day Draws Record Crowd 2006 Event to Expand Educational Reach I t was another beautiful fall day on Long Island, and another outstanding turnout at the Sass Foundation’s 11th Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Day on Sunday, October 2, 2005. The 500-plus, overflow crowd arrived at the Melville Marriott for the free, day-long event dedicated to education and support of those affected by breast cancer. Honored this year were Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy and Geralyn Lucas. Carolyn McCarthy has represented Long Island’s 4th Congressional District for five terms. She went to Congress with the primary goal of legislating gun control, but her long history as a nurse led to her growing expertise and influence on health issues, especially breast cancer. Congresswoman McCarthy received the Lisa M. Cowan Memorial Award, given annually to an individual who has been instrumental in fighting for a cure. Lisa Cowan lost her battle with breast cancer thirteen years ago, at age 28. Geralyn Lucas, a channel programming director at Lifetime Television and a tenyear breast cancer survivor, was the recipHonoree Gerayln Lucas ient of the Albina Taddeo Humanitarian Award. Geralyn authored the 2005 book, Why I Wore Lipstick to my Mastectomy, in which she describes her experiences – at age 27 – during the discovery and treatment of her disease. Congratulations are in order to Geralyn who had a healthy baby boy this month! Along with lecturers, interaction with vendors, and participation in the Town Forum – during which experts discuss treatments options and take questions – Dr. Rowan Chlebowski was featured as the Eileen Dryer Memorial Lecturer. Dr. Chlebowski is professor of medicine at UCLA School of Medicine and chief of the Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology at the HarborUCLA Medical Center. His research focuses on women’s health, breast cancer, and prostate cancer, especially on hormonal medication of cancer and cancer prevention. Dr. Rowan Chlebowski and Dr. Arena As always, the day was upbeat, informational, and filled with hope that in the near future breast cancer will be reduced – like other illnesses that medical science has conquered – to a distant memory. The event was sponsored in part by the Sass Foundation and by a New York State Grant. In 2006, Breast Cancer Awareness Day will be expanded to several dates and venues thanks to generous grants from Swim Across America and New York State. The first event will be held on October 14 at the Inn and Spa at East Wind, in Wading River, and the second on October 21, at the Melville Marriott. The third event will be held in New York City on October 29 at the Waldorf Astoria, prompting Dr. Frank Arena’s proclamation that Sass Honoree Carolyn McCarthy education programs will now be "from the tip of Montauk to the tip of Manhattan." Swim Across America (SAA) (www.swimacrossamerica.com), celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, is the inspired sequel to a triumphant run across America completed by SAA founders in 1985. Since 1986, SAA has grown from a single event in Nantucket, Massachusetts to 10 events in four major metropolitan areas that have raised more than $13.5 million for cancer research, prevention, and treatment. SAA’s goal in supporting the Sass Foundation? They, too, want to make a difference. Mark Your Calendar! B r e a s t C a n c e r Aw a r e n e s s D a y 2 0 0 6 – T h re e Ve n u e s October 14 The Inn and Spa at East Wind, Wading River, NY October 21 Melville Marriott, Melville, NY October 29 Waldorf Astoria New York City, NY We’re expanding our reach, thanks to generous grants from Swim Across America and New York State. Join us for this free day of education about breast cancer prevention and treatment. Bring your mother, your daughter, your aunt, your grandmother, your friend… and yourself! For more information call 516-365-7277, or 516-365-SASS. With Continued Commitment To Education and Research Together We Can Make A Difference FROM THE PRESIDENT Francis P. Arena, M.D. After twenty years of doing anything, some people might consider slowing down or taking the easy road. This is not the case with the Sass Foundation. We've only just begun our fight...and the best is yet to come! As noted in Marty Sass's article, this spring the foundation has once again drawn a line in the sand. We've renewed our pledge to keep pushing, to get more money for research, to allow more patients to get support, and to educate both doctors and nurses to provide the cutting edge of medical care in the communities they service. In this newsletter you will sample the commitment and purpose that truly sets this foundation apart from others: the efforts of our executive board to raise funds, the golf outing, the fall gala, the fellowship award research program, education programs for health care providers, and patient education events like breast education day, which now will be "from the tip of Montauk to the tip of Manhattan". You will see the efforts of a diverse group of people all committed to a single goal…to find a cure for cancer. One of the most promising and uplifting moments of the year thus far came one chilly Thursday night at the inaugural meeting of the Young Leadership Committee. There, I saw the faces of young, passionate people – Lara Sass Sivin, Phil Sivin, Ari Sass, JoAna Dowd, and their friends and supporters – ready to pick up the baton and start their leg of the race. It made my heart skip a beat. There in front of me was the next wave, the next battalion of believers who know the fight is here to be won. I knew I was looking at the future, one that holds hope for our children and their children, a hope that carries with it the dream that someday soon the curse of cancer will be a distant memory, like polio. As Susan Sontag once wrote, “Cancer is but a disease. . . it can be conquered.” So to all of you who have had a loved one, a friend, or a relative affected by this awful scourge – or if you personally have been affected – help is on the way. Join us in whatever capacity you can, because as our motto has always stated, “Together we will make a difference!” Together We Can Make A Difference 2 Sass Foundation Welcomes Drs. Reed and Klein to the International Scientific Advisory Board The Sass Foundation has added two new members to its International Scientific Advisory Board: Drs. John Reed and George Klein. Dr. Reed earned his M.D. and Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. In 1989 he was appointed assistant professor of pathology and laboratory medicine, and assistant director, laboratory of molecular diagnosis at the hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. In 1992 he founded and directed the apoptosis and cell death research program at the Burnham Institute. He served as scientific director for six years, then was appointed president and CEO in 2002. He is author of 600 papers, has published more articles on apoptosis and cell death in the past decade than any other scientist worldwide, and during 1996-1998 ranked first among biomedical researchers for the impact of his research. George Klein, M.D, Ph.D. is a Professor Emeritus and Research Group Leader at the Microbiology and Tumor Biology Center, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. He is a recipient of Honorary Doctor of Science from the Osaka University. He is credited for his discovery of link between Epstein Barr Virus and B cell lymphoma. He is a member of the Royal Swedish Academies of Sciences, Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences, United States, Honorary member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In the 1970s, he was a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of Memorial SloanKettering Cancer Center. He was a member of the Nobel Assembly of Karolinska Institute. Dr. Klein has received numerous awards including the Behring Prize, Sloan Prize from the General Motors Cancer Research Foundation, Chester Stock Award, Paracelsus medal, Robert Koch gold medal, and Culture Prize of the Swedish publisher “Nature and Culture”. He has written several non-medical best sellers. New Executive Board Members The Sass Foundation is pleased and honored to announce the appointment of Lara Sass Sivin, Philip Sivin, Ari Sass, and Noel Spiegel to the Executive Advisory Board. Lara and Phil will serve as chairmen of the foundation's Young Leadership Committee (YLC), recently formed to help the foundation expand its mission and fundraising efforts while at the same time recruiting involvement by the “next generation.” Ari Sass is the founder of the new Sass Foundation/Insound Concert Series – to be held at the Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street in Port Washington – and is an active member of the Young Leadership Committee. Noel Spiegel, who has long been involved in fundraising efforts for Sass, shares the foundation’s goal of eradicating cancer and joins the board to further reinforce his commitment to research and education. Ari Sass Noel Spiegel Nobel Prize Winner Joins Sass Advisory Board The Sass Foundation is pleased to announce that Nobel Prize winner J. Michael Bishop, M.D., has joined the foundation’s International Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Bishop, along with Dr. Harold Varmus, received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 1989 for their discovery of oncogenes. Dr. Bishop is Chancellor, Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Distinguished Dr. J. Michael Bishop Professor, University Professor, and Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of California, San Francisco. He has served as a non-resident fellow and member of the Board of Trustees at The Salk Institute; as member and chair of the National Cancer Advisory Board; as member of the Advisory Committee to the Director of the NIH, the Medical Advisory Board for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and the Board of Overseers for Harvard University; as scientific advisor to the Leukemia Society of America, the American Cancer Society, the Burroughs Wellcome Foundation, St. Jude's Hospital, the Roche Institute of Molecular Biology, the European Institute of Oncology, the DNAX Research Institute, the Institute of Molecular Pathology in Vienna, the Basel Institute for Immunology, the Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research, the San Francisco Exploratorium, and a number of pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms; and as president of the American Society for Cell Biology. A recognized authority on the molecular mechanisms of cancer, he shared numerous awards with his colleague Harold Varmus, including the 1982 Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, the 1984 Alfred P. Sloan Jr. Prize from the General Motors Cancer Research Foundation, the 1984 Gairdner Foundation International Award, and the 1989 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. With Continued Commitment To Education and Research Young Leadership Committee – Looking to the Future FROM THE CHAIRMAN Martin D. Sass Ari Sass, Jamie Sass, Phil Sivin, Lara Sass Sivin, Barbara Sass, Marty Sass, and Frank Arena The Sass Foundation, on its 20th anniversary, remains focused on its fight against cancer. Leaders of Sass, however, know that it is equally important to keep the organization moving forward by getting the “next generation” involved. With this goal in mind, the foundation has formed the Young Leadership Committee (YLC), comprising a select group of men and women under the age of 45 who will help the foundation expand its mission and fundraising efforts. On Thursday evening, March 23, more than 55 young people attended a cocktail reception Lara Sass Sivin, Karen Diamond, and at the De Seversky Center in Old Westbury to Sheryl Zimmer Schorr kick off the YLC. After cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, the enthusiastic crowd headed into the library for a short program on the foundation. The YLC is already hard at work. In addition to its efforts on the 14th Annual Golf Outing held May 8 at the Mill River Club, it will also be working on the 10th Annual Gala to be held at the Waldorf Astoria on September 8, 2006 and planning its own events to help raise funds for cancer research, patient care, and education. The first fundraising event planned and hosted by the YLC is the new Insound/Sass Foundation Concert Mira Bernstein, Kate and Jeff Whyte Series, beginning in early November 2006 at the Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street in Port Washington. The YLC, chaired by Lara Sass Sivin and Philip Sivin, hopes to take the foundation to the next level in order to eradicate cancer and related diseases. Together, they will help make a difference! Dr. Frank Arena Martin Sass Lara Sass Sivin Ari Sass With Continued Commitment To Education and Research Health in America is improving. The annual number of deaths is showing its largest decline in over 60 years, with significant declines for cancer, heart disease, and stroke. Life expectancy continues to increase, to a record high of 77.9 years. More and more people are benefiting from medical advances in cancer detection, early diagnosis, and successful treatment. These advances are improving quality of life, length of survival, and cure rates, giving cancer survivors a chance for full and productive lives. Death rates for the four most common cancers – prostate, lung, breast, and colorectal – continue to decline. Over 10 million Americans are cancer survivors, more than triple the estimated 2 million in 1971. The benefits of significant progress in cancer prevention, early detection, and treatment are clear. While the nation is making progress in the cancer fight, the National Cancer Institute reports that ground has been lost in some important areas, such as female breast cancer, prostate and testicular cancer, leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, myeloma, melanoma, and cancers of the thyroid, kidney, and esophagus, where rates are on the rise. It is estimated that this year alone 1.4 million new cases will be diagnosed and 570,000 people will die from cancer. Because cancer remains the second leading cause of death in the U.S., the Sass Foundation continues its fight, and it seems the news about the foundation’s efforts has been spreading. This year a young leadership group was formed with more than 55 young adults participating at the founding meeting, and we had record contributions and turnout at our annual golf and bridge fundraiser in May. We hope you will join us at our major fundraiser, the annual gala at the Waldorf Astoria’s Starlight Roof. The proceeds of these events will be used to fund our annual activities: medical research grants, breast cancer education day, oncology updates, the international conference, and our visiting professorship programs. Many people are responsible for our progress: Dr. Arena, Dr. Gupta, our world-class medical board, and our executive advisory board; our new executive director, Lois Lerner; Jody Newman, our education administrator; my wife, Barbara; and our dedicated volunteers, headed by Georgianna Barakat and Denise Capponi. We are all excited about the growing interest from friends and supporters about the foundation’s efforts to eradicate cancer. Thanks to all of you for your generous and enduring contributions and commitment to helping eliminate human suffering, prolong life, and prevent death from cancer. Together We Can Make A Difference 3 Business Leaders, Benefactors, and Honorees Make 2005 Gala Sparkle I Marty Sass, Dr. Sudhir Gupta, and Dr. Frank Arena Mrs. Joseph Amella and friends n the 1950s, celebrities like singers Rosemary ing to rewrite the books on the field of cancer Clooney, Dolores Gray, and bandleader care. You will meet the four fellowship Xavier Cugat graced the Starlight Roof of awardees, who are the future for change in this the Waldorf Astoria. In those days, it was a fight. You will also meet other survivors of this major nightclub in Manhattan, and the toast of dreaded disease, who give testimony that there is hope.” the town. The 2005 Gala – the ninth annual – also More than half a century later, the Starlight Roof is still the toast of the town. It is also the included cocktails, casino, silent auction, and a dinner and dance reception. All proceeds of the setting for The Annual Sass Foundation Gala. On Friday, September 9, the 2005 black-tie event go directly to funding grants for medical dinner dance and casino fundraising event research and education programs that help drew more than 250 guests and raised more unlock the mysteries in the onset and progresthan $350,000 to help benefit cancer research sion of cancer. The fundraiser brings together local and national and education. business people, The event featured “Tonight we are in the presence medical professionpresentations to three als, and benefactors heroes recognized by of three heroes…a basketball to pay tribute to and the Sass Foundation celebrate the foundafor their commitment star, a tennis champion, and a tion’s dedicated supto eradicating cancer porters, and to laud and their belief in the survivor of ovarian cancer” the honorees. human spirit – On Friday, September 8, 2006 the tenth Honoree John Starks, one of the most popular and tenacious players for the New York Knicks; annual Gala will be held at the Starlight Roof. Honoree Andrea Jaeger, world-renowned tennis Honored in 2006 will be Angela Susan Anton, pro and executive director and co-founder of CEO and publisher of Anton Community The Silver Lining Foundation, a non-profit orga- Newspapers. Angela, who has been a loyal nization that provides lifetime opportunities to supporter of the Sass Foundation and a chamchildren with cancer; and Honoree Karen pion in fundraising causes, will be the recipient O’Neil, an ovarian cancer survivor who is living of the Sylvia Goldstein Humanitarian Award. proof that medical research, education, and Accepting the Business Leadership Award will be William J. Catacosinos, former CEO of awareness are vital in the fight against cancer. “Tonight we are in the presence of three LILCO and current managing partner of Laurel heroes…a basketball star, a tennis champion, Hill Capital Partners. Also to be honored, with and a survivor of ovarian cancer,” said Dr. the Cecilia Benevisto Courage Award, will be Frank Arena, president and director of research Elyssa Slutzky, a member of the Sass for the foundation. “What do they have in com- Foundation Young Leadership Committee. mon? The answer is simple: they teach us that Elyssa, a cancer survivor and a community role model, has exemplified courage in the face of everyone can make a difference.” He went on to say: “Tonight you will meet adversity and is a participant in the Iron Man members of our medical board, who are work- Triathlon competition. John Starks and Marty Sass Rev. and Mrs. Patrick O’Connor Together We Can Make A Difference 4 Gala attendees enjoying the black tie cocktail party and dinner With Continued Commitment To Education and Research John Starks and Dr. Frank Arena Marty Sass, Barbara Sass, and Frank Arena welcome the volunteers at this year’s gala Harvey Lerner, Barbara Sass, and Lois Lerner Dr. Frank Arena and Honoree Karen O’Neil Barbara and Marty Sass, Lara Sass Sivin and husband Phil Sivin Howard and Jody Newman Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Amella, John Starks, Kasey and Frank Arena, Sudhir Gupta Marty Sass, Andrea Jaeger, Dr. Frank Arena With Continued Commitment To Education and Research Together We Can Make A Difference 5 F U N D R A I S I N G FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Lois Lerner I feel privileged to write my first column as executive director of the Sass Foundation. When I was hired six months ago, I was astounded to hear about the foundation’s wonderful accomplishments. Although I had been in the non-profit sector for many years, I had not heard of the foundation, which puzzled me. The Sass Foundation’s commitment to eradicating cancer is so impressive that it should be known far and wide! I remember thinking, “this is the best kept secret on Long Island.” I was so impressed, in fact, that I took up the gauntlet to ensure that the foundation will not only continue to thrive, but soar to new and even greater heights. Since my arrival I have been planting seeds that I hope will grow into lucrative pathways. I’m forging new relationships, cultivating prospects, and renewing old friends of the foundation, working with a wonderful and a committed group of executive advisory board members. I will assist in growing the executive advisory board by implementing new guidelines, welcoming new members, and working on fundraising projects. In order to get the word out about the foundation, I have designed new and appealing literature. I’ve also persevered to get free newspaper publicity, and attended important events to give the foundation higher visibility. I am planning an all out year-end annual appeal and am working with a jewelry designer on a Sass Foundation bracelet to be part of the fundraising campaign. Finally, we hope our tenth gala will be the impetus to move us into the Grand Ballroom at the Waldorf! My goal for the gala is to reach $500,000 in our quest to end the epidemic of cancer once and for all! Our 20th year is a most exciting time. I look forward to a survivors’ week celebration in June, and to implementing a children of survivors workshop, a financial workshop, e-mail correspondence updates, and other new and exciting programs and events. With a wonderful group of hard-working volunteers, led by Georgianna Barakat and Denise Capponi; a loyal and supportive growing Executive Board; our hardworking Education Administrator, Jody Newman; new Young Leadership Committee headed by committed chairs, Lara and Phil Sivin; a new concert series implemented by innovator, Ari Sass; our Gala looming on the horizon; and a very competent executive assistant, Bo Feltkamp, we are destined to reach new heights. I hope you will be on board as we take this journey. Please look for the business reply envelope inside this newsletter. Your taxdeductible gift will help us make strides in our fight to eradicate cancer and will go directly to fund research, education, and patient care. For further information about the foundation and how you can help to make a difference, please contact me at (516) 365-7277, or email llernersassfdn@gmail.com. The Sass Foundation for Medical Research, “the Best Kept Secret on Long Island” – NO MORE! Together We Can Make A Difference 6 E V E N T S First Oncology Nurse Symposium Held in New York This year, April 26 was a great day for New York area oncology nurses… that’s because it was the first time the Sass Foundation has sponsored an educational seminar for nurses in Manhattan. While in the past the foundation has held seminars on Long Island, none so far has been held in New York City. More than 50 nurses attended the symposium at the Marriott Marquis, which featured guest speakers Robert Wendel Naumann, MD, and Candace Schiffer, NP. Dr. Frank Arena moderated the evening session, the topic of Barbara Feltkamp, Sass Executive which was “Reducing Neurotoxicity Associated with Assistant and Jody Newman, Education Administrator Cancer Chemotherapeutic Agents”. The Sass Foundation is, of course, dedicated to educating all health care providers on cancer and related illnesses. However, it is especially focused on educating oncology nurses. The session was underwritten through a grant from MedImmune Oncology, was CEU accredited, and was free of charge. This was the first of what organizers hope will be many free seminars for oncology nurses, the “soldiers” on the front line of patient care. Concerts to Benefit Sass Kick Off in November “I wanted to match my love of music with my experience at the Sass Foundation.” This is how Ari Sass, recently-appointed executive advisory board member, explains the new Sass Foundation Concert Series. Having founded a music and media company called Insound, Ari felt he could combine music with his desire to work toward finding a cure for cancer: hence the launching of the concert series. The Friday night series will begin in November 2006 at the Landmark On Main Street in Port Washington and will feature independent label rock, punk, electronic, and other artists. There will be six shows on a bi-monthly basis to start, with the first show on November 3, a date chosen to coincide with a multi-day music festival in Manhattan sponsored by the College Music Journal (CMJ). “We’re hoping to pull some talent from there,” Ari said, adding “it’ll be interesting, I think, to bring bands to Port Washington that don’t normally play in this area.” Insound will promote the concerts on its website (insound.com), which has several hundred thousand “unique” visitors. Cost for tickets will range from between ten and thirty dollars, depending on the talent, and proceeds will go to the foundation. “The Landmark has 425 seats,” Ari says, “and our goal is to sell them all.” Guest Chefs Featured in “Cooking for Health” We all know that eating right is one of many factors in staying healthy. However, maintaining proper nutrition habits is especially important for those undergoing cancer treatment, such as chemotherapy. This fall, the Sass Foundation will take a step further in educating patients about nutrition in its Cooking for Health series, being kicked off on the West End of Long Island at the Captain Jedediah Hawkins House in South Jamesport. A fundraising dinner – open to the public – will be held at the mansion featuring a special menu by a guest chef. The chef will be joined by Dr. Frank Arena, radio DJ and cancer survivor Valerie Smaldone, and Dr. Mitchell Gaynor, an oncologist specializing in nutrition. Along with fine food will be interactive discussion between panel members and diners. The Victorian mansion was built by Captain Jedediah Hawkins in the 1860s, and was purchased three years ago by Dr. Arena and South Jamesport builder Jeff Hallock. It has been restored by New York City area designers, is a bed and breakfast, and is open for dinner. Proceeds of the dinner will be donated to the Sass Foundation. For more information and to book a reservation, please contact the Sass Foundation office or check the website at www.sassfoundation.org. With Continued Commitment To Education and Research F U N D R A I S I N G E V E N T S Sass Foundation’s Golf Outing and Duplicate Bridge Tournament Raises over $100,000 MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD Myron Arlen, MD North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY Daniel Catovsky, MD Royal Marsden Hospital, London, England Nicholas Chiorazzi, MD North Shore-LI Jewish Research Institute, Manhasset, NY Dwight Carlton De Risi, MD North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY Brian G.M. Durie, MD Cedars-Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles,CA One hundred golfers and 50 bridge players participated in the Sass Foundation’s 14th Annual Golf Outing and 1st Duplicate Bridge Tournament at the Mill River Club in Upper Brookville on Monday, May 8. The record-breaking amount of Josh Sivin, Phil Sivin, Todd Marvel, and Adam Prager Mollie Grossman, Bridge Chair (r) and fellow player Tom Constance, Kramer Levin; Al Bernikow, Deloitte & Touche; Richard Schwartz, North American Enclosures, and Phil Sivin, Resurgence Asset Management. more than $100,000 raised will go directly into funding grants for medical research, and education programs for patients and physicians. The day’s schedule included a buffet brunch and greetings from Marty Sass and Dr. Frank Arena. A12-noon shotgun tee-off time for golf, barbeque lunch, 12:30 duplicate bridge tournament directed Tom Constance, Michael Hyatt, Barry Schwartz and Al Bernikow Joe Graziani, Charlie Forte, Richard Schwartz and Josef Omland by Harry Steppenbeck, and an all-day vendor galleria were also part of the day’s activities. The events culminated in an elegant evening cocktail hour, buffet awards dinner, silent auction, and fabulous raffle prize drawings. Golf Chair Dorothy Allen, a longtime member of the Mill River Club, and duplicate bridge chair and Sass Foundation Executive Advisory Board Member, Mollie Grossman, along with the hardworking committee members, were instrumental in making this the foundation’s most successful golf event in its 20-year history Also in attendance were Barbara Sass, cofounder of the Sass Foundation, and Lara and Phil Sivin, Sass Foundation Executive Advisory Board members and Young Leadership Committee cochairs. Some of the golf committee members who participated were executive advisory board members, Together We Can Make A Difference BOARD OF DIRECTORS M a r t i n D . S a s s Chairman Francis P. Arena, MD, FACP President and Director of Research Sudhir Gupta, MD, PhD, MACP Director of Scientific Development B a r b a r a S a s s Co-Founder Major sponsors of this outstanding event included North American Enclosures, Richard Schwartz; Mayer, Brown, Rowe, & Maw, Jeff Whyte; Kramer, Levin, Tom Constance; North Fork Bank; Accretive Solutions, Joseph Amella; Deloitte & Touche, LLP, Al Bernikow; Omland Building Corp, Josef Omland; Christian & Timbers, Adam Prager; and Jimlar Corp., Larry Tarica. The generous underwriting of portions of this event enabled the foundation to far surpass the goals for this outing. For information on how you can help make a difference, please contact Lois Lerner, Executive Director, The Sass Foundation, (516) 365-Sass, or llernersassfdn@gmail.com. Visit our website www.sassfoundation.org. Volunteers with Barbara Sass and Golf Chair Dottie Allen With Continued Commitment To Education and Research Mitchell L. Gaynor, MD Cornell University-Weill Medical College, NY, NY Francis J. Giles, MD M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX Richard J. Gralla, MD Columbia University/NY Presbyterian Hospital, NY, NY V. Craig Jordan, PhD RH Lurie Cancer Center – Northwestern University Chicago, IL Sanford J. Kempin, MD St. Vincent Hospital, NY, NY Jean-Marc Nabholtz, MD University of California at Los Angeles, CA Lawrence D. Piro, MD John Wayne Cancer Institute, Santa Monica, CA Aaron Polliack, MD Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel Kanti Rai, MD North Shore University/L I Jewish Hospital, Lake Success, NY Lawrence H. Schwartz, MD Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, NY, NY Richard T. Silver, MD New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center, NY, NY Maria Theodoulou, MD Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, NY, NY Mark Weiss, MD Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, NY, NY INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD J. Michael Bishop, MD University of California, San Francisco, CA Judah Folkman, MD Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA Robert Gallo, MD Institute of Human Virology, Baltimore, MD George Klein, MD, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden John Reed, MD, PhD The Burnham Institute, La Jolla, California EXECUTIVE ADVISORY BOARD J o s e p h A m e l l a President, Accretive Solutions, Inc. A l a n S . B e r n i k o w Deputy CEO, Deloitte & Touche, LLP W a l t e r C a m e r o n President, Walter F. Cameron Advertising Agency T h o m a s E . C o n s t a n c e , E s q Senior Partner, Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel, LLP A n g e l o F e r r a r a Owner, Graphic Impresssions Mollie Grossman Coldwell Banker Residential East Hills M a t t h e w F . H o g a n , E s q Attorney at Law R u t h L e o n a r d President, Ruth Leonard Real Estate Agency H o w a r d W . N e w m a n , E s q Lamb & Barnosky, LLP A r i S a s s Vice President, MD Sass Investors Services, Inc. Lara Sass Sivin P h i l i p S i v i n CFA, Resurgence Asset Management Hope G. Smith N o e l S p i e g e l Deputy Managing Partner, Deloitte & Touche, LLP 7 Non-Profit U.S. Postage PAID Greenvale, NY Permit No. 3 1025 Northern Boulevard, Suite 302, Roslyn, NY 11576-1506 Call 516-365-SASS for more information. Visit us at www.sassfoundation.org Lois Lerner, Executive Director Jody Newman, Education Administrator, Executive Editor Kathleen Yasas, Editor Barbara Feltkamp, Executive Assistant Time is on your side. Early detection saves lives. SASS PHYSICIANS HONORED W e at the Sass Foundation know how lucky we are to work with such renowned physicians as Dr. Frank Arena and Dr. Sudhir Gupta, but it’s always nice to see that others also recognize how special they are. Last year, Dr. Gupta, director of scientific development for the foundation, was honored at the Fairmont Newport Beach Hotel in California. On November 14, a fundraiser was held in honor of the Endowed Chair for Dr. Gupta (Sudhir Gupta Chair in Molecular Immunology) at the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Arena, MD, FACP, and president and director of the Sass Foundation, was honored in January at the Fifth Annual David Awards Breakfast at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury. The David Awards are bestowed upon “Long Island’s Best” – extraordinary men of achievement. Dr. Arena was one of eight honorees recognized for excelling in business or academics and accomplishing heroic and humanitarian acts. Please join us in congratulating both Dr. Gupta and Dr. Arena. Together We Can Make A Difference 10th Annual 2006 HONOREES Black Tie Gala Dinner,Dance,& Casino Starlight Roof at the Waldorf Astoria New York City Angela Susan Anton SYLVIA GOLDSTEIN HUMANITARIAN AWARD Friday, September 8, 2006, 7:00 p.m. On Friday, September 8, at 7:00 p.m., the Sass Foundation will hold its 10th Annual Black Tie Gala Dinner Dance and Casino at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel’s Starlight Roof in Manhattan. The foundation is especially proud of its three honorees this year. The recipient of the Sylvia Goldstein Humanitarian Award is Angela Susan Anton, CEO and publisher of Anton Community Newspapers. Angela has been a loyal supporter of the Sass Foundation and takes time out of her busy schedule to champion those causes in which she truly believes. Accepting the Business Leadership Award is William J. Catacosinos, former CEO of LILCO and current managing partner, Laurel Hill Capital Partners. Both Angela and William are respected individuals in the Long Island business community. Our third honoree is Elyssa Slutzky, a member of our Young Leadership Committee, who will be the recipient of the Cecelia Benevisto Courage Award. Elyssa, a cancer survivor, has exemplified courage in the face of adversity and is a participant in the Iron Man Triathlon competition. She is a role model in the community at large. Join us in the Starlight Roof at the Waldorf to help celebrate a decade of galas, two decades of research and education, and our tireless quest to eradicate to cancer once and for all! With Continued Commitment To Education and Research William J. Catacosinos BUSINESS LEADERSHIP AWARD Elyssa Slutzky CECILIA BENEVISTO COURAGE AWARD