Shanti Project 730 Polk Street, Third Floor , CA 94109 shanti VOICES spring 2015 2015 Double Down for Shanti to Benefit Our Breast what’s inside: Cancer Services — Get Your Tickets Today! Please save the date and buy your tickets for our June 6th, Message from our 2015 benefit event for Shanti’s Margot Murphy Breast Cancer ÞBoard Chair, Program. We will return to San Francisco’s beautiful City Club Frank Petkovich where we anticipate a crowd of 200. Guests will be entertained by Page 2 casino-style gaming, great food, beverages, and a silent auction. Corporate and Individual sponsorships are still available at www. International shanti.org. Women’s Day Page 2 Every year, Shanti’s Margot Murphy Breast Cancer Program provides critically needed services to over 400 of San Francisco’s Funder Spotlight: The Avon Foundation most vulnerable residents diagnosed with breast cancer. Started Presents Page 3 in 2001, the program provides services to underserved women, the majority of whom are women of color who live on limited or Mayor restricted incomes. Visits Shanti Page 3 For information on sponsorship opportunities, please contact Shannon Bourne at [email protected] or 415-674-4713. Shanti’s Forty-First Anniversary Dinner Compassion Is th Wednesday, the Fourteenth of October, 2015, 5:30pm Universal 2014 Compassion is Universal — Shanti’s 40 Pictures Palace Hotel, San Francisco Anniversary Benefit Raises Over $500,000 Page 4 On Saturday, October 18th, 2014, Shanti celebrated our 40th Anniversary with Compassion is Universal, held at Honorary Co-Chairs The Honorable James C. Hormel, U.S. Ambassador the iconic Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. The annual & Michael P. Nguyen dinner was the biggest event in our history with over 600 of Shanti’s friends in attendance. SATURDAY JUNE 6 2015 THE CITY CLUB OF SAN FRANCISCO The evening raised over half a million dollars for Shanti’s The Nancy Pelosi Lifetime Acheivement Award Shanti Founder, Dr. Charles Garfield A casino-themed fundraiser benefiting programs for people struggling with HIV or cancer. The The Honorable James C. Hormel, and Former Mayor, Willie L. Brown underserved women with breast cancer inspiring program at the dinner featured Shanti’s recognition of Reverend Cecil U.S. Ambassador in San Francisco Williams and Janice Mirikitani of GLIDE Memorial Church. Shanti’s Board Chair, CO-CHAIRS International Women’s Day Frank Petkovich, fondly remembered our dear friend Stu Smith, and Kaushik Roy, Constance E. Norton with Dyanna Quizon, Aide For tickets, sponsorship information, or to Christopher E. Wiseman to Supervisor KatyTang, and our Executive Director, gave a moving tribute to Shanti Founder, Dr. Charles Garfield. make a donation, email Mindy Schweitzer-Rawls at Shanti’s ED, Kaushik Roy. Thank you, San Francisco, for your ongoing love and support for our mission and More pictures on Page 2. [email protected] or visit shanti.org For ticket information go to www.shanti.org clients! More pictures on page 4. A Message from Our Board Chair, Christian Conti Thomas Lange Richard & Barbara Stranzl Legacy Society & international Connie Cormier Lois Lehrman Chip Supanich Legacy Gifting Frank Petkovich Jennifer Cullen Jeffrey Leider Daniel Taylor Aaron Danzig Dr. E. Steve Lichtenberg & Betsy Beatrice Tocher Anonymous (2) women’s day Daniel De Millais Aubrey Tori Tsu Phillip Bokovoy th Scarlett Chidgey & Jason Cardillo Shanti’s 40 Anniversary is certainly We appreciate Supervisor , Assessor-Recorder Charles Delatore Allie Lieber Randy Ubillos Kelly Endow Scottye Lindsey Marc Vincent William Dawes one we can label as a year of gratitude , Board of Equalization Member Fiona Ma, Beth Feingold Marilyn Livingston Sharon Von Haesler Dr. Charles Garfield & Cindy Spring and hope. Indeed, these are two of James & Ann Fingar Ron Lussier Christopher Waldapfel Michael Gatewood and North East Medical Services (NEMS) for including Chuck Hassel Shanti’s values shared among our Leticia Galyean Joen Madonna William Jeff Waldon Shanti in their celebration of International Women’s Day. Jerome Goldstein & Thomas Taylor Jill Matichak Philip & Veronica Weismehl Jill Isenstadt volunteers, staff, board, and most The celebration included free health screenings and Walter Gomez Jorge Maumer Stacey Wheeler Dr. Micki Klearman & Joe Iacocca Leif Nielson importantly, our clients. information on women’s health. We are excited to continue Joel Goodrich Stuart McFaul Steve & Wendy White Arthur Greenland Ann Mead John Wright Constance E. Norton & Perry Lisker working together to support more vulnerable women in our Kira Hahn Terri Murphy Mino Peggy & Lee Zeigler Ernesto Quintanilla & Seth Skolnick Alexander Rivera & Miguel Bustos The great outpouring of support from community as they face the daunting challenges of cancer. Aysha Handley Mary Etta Moose Leslie Zellers Steven Harris Joshua New Kaushik & Stacy Roy our community, both long-time supporters and those who Lee Hawn Dale Olson Therese Salamida Chip Supanich have newly discovered Shanti, made for one of Shanti’s Gary Hayes David Ostberg Government Funding Eric Heins & David Swor G. Scott Osten & Ralph Torrez City & County of San Francisco Beatrice Tocher st most successful years. We move into our 41 year with a Allan & Nancy Herzog Elizabeth & David Parry (subcontracted through the SF Leslie Zellers very healthy organization, poised to grow even stronger and Jay Hoffman Valerie Pinkert AIDS Foundation & SF General Marlene Hunn Amanda Poole Hospital’s Breast & Cervical serve more of San Francisco’s most vulnerable. For the first David Ishikawa Ramchandra Rajeshinde Cancer Program) time in many years, we have expanded our programs, adding Jablonski Family Fund Sumana Rao SF Department of Public Health Maynard Jenkins Karen Rhodes & Robert Weiner (Ryan White Part A funding) support for those who suffer from Hepatitis C, as well as Carla Johnson Glenn Risso serving women diagnosed with gynecological cancers. We Kandace Kaylor Joseph Rogers & Deke Lee We sincerely apologize for any accidental omissions or Max & Beth Kellenberger Karen Roy have added the capacity to serve more clients now than in David Kensington Melinda Rubenstein misspellings. Please contact Mindy Schweitzer-Rawls with many years past, thanks to the generosity of our community, Mary McGinty, Breast Imaging Charge Technologist at the The Honorable Jane Kim, Member, Donna Sachet comments or corrections at 415.674.4712 or mschweitzer@ Avon Breast Center at San Francisco General Hospital, provided Board of Supervisors Jeanne Sauer & Mark Bryson shanti.org. and the hard work of our staff, volunteers, and board. For information about screenings and self-breast exams at the event. Ludmila Kisseleva-Eggleton Stephen Smith this, we are all very thankful.

We have greater resources to continue the hope that Shanti 2014 Financial Report brings to San Francisco, serving as the place that makes the difference between zero and one in the lives of so many audited by Noe and Company, fiscal year ending June 30, 2014 for years to come. We know that an organization such as Shanti can only thrive with continued, growing community $3,317,499 Revenue $2,859,149 Expenses support. Shanti’s relevance is just as important today as it has been in the past 40 years, and it’s certainly my hope that Shanti’s name and mission remain an integral part of San Francisco’s loving and giving “persona.” Clients with breast cancer pose with Carmen Chu, Assessor- Recorder (center) for the City and County of San Francisco, in front of the San Francisco General Hospital mammovan We are so fortunate to have grown our board to 18 in the past on International Women’s Day. year, a group of committed, passionate individuals always looking to spread the word and look to the organization’s future. Our board has been able to achieve more strategically, build a foundation for Shanti’s future through programs such as the Shanti Legacy Society, and “cast a wider net” to reach out and increase awareness within our networks and community. We know our work is never complete, so we continue to ensure we are carrying out plans, shaking things up, moving things forward, growing our list of supporters, and ensuring that Shanti is able to continue its support to Shanti Newsletter Staff and Contributors our clients—fueled by our overwhelming gratitude and hope. Valentin Aguirre, Phil Bokovoy, Shannon Bourne, Scarlett Chidgey, Frank Petkovich, Elenka Refsell, Kaushik Roy, Mindy Elected officials from The City shared powerful words on increasing Schweitzer-Rawls, Matthew Simmons, Lily Tsen access to women’s health services and announced the newly formed partnership between Northeast Medical Services (NEMS) and the Shanti Project. (L to R) Eileen Pan (NEMS), Fiona Ma (State Cover Photo Collage Photography Board of Equalization), Kaushik Roy (Shanti), Carmen Chu Jonathan McLeod (Assessor-Recorder), Katy Tang (Supervisor of District 4). 7 thank you to our donors Mayor Ed Lee Visits Shanti Donors who contributed $250+ from Calendar Year 2014 (January 1 – December 31, 2014) Mayor Edwin M. Lee and Carmen Chu, Assessor-Recorder, visited Shanti and our sister organizations, Project $100,000+ Recology SF Alex Rivera & Miguel Bustos Peter Lunny & John Lipp Open Hand and Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center, on March 3rd to learn about the meaningful services we Genentech Foundation Clinton & Janet Reilly Marsha Robertson Elizabeth Mandel collectively provide to San Francisco’s most vulnerable communities. Mayor Lee and Assessor-Recorder Chu, thank Gilead Foundation Eric Sleigh & Christopher E. Howard Roffman & Duane Waters Steven Martel The Honorable James C. Hormel, Wiseman James Rosenau Shireen McSpadden you for your time and for your continued support! U.S. Ambassador & Michael P. Dr. Joshua Speck Stacy & Kaushik Roy Christopher Meyer Nguyen Wallis Foundation Alex Scotta & Adam Berman Phaedra Morgan Michael Murphy & The Love From The Walter C. Teague Revocable Silva Watson Moonwalk Fund Vu Nguyen Margot Foundation Trust The Sisters of Perpetual Mark & Alyssa Nickell Breast Cancer Research William G. Gilmore Foundation Indulgence Northern California Rainbow Divers Program Vijayakumar C. Venugopal St. Francis Lutheran Church John & Kristin Olson Douglas Strauss Waggener Joanna Tang Dennis Pierachini Dede Wilsey Thomas Tarnowski Paul Popenoe $25,000-$99,999 Marc & Kristi Tatarian Ann Prochilo Avon Foundation for Women Nisha Trivedi Allison Pullins-Richardson California Pacific Medical Center $1,000-$4,999 Union Bank Walter Rieman Dignity Health Anonymous Keith Waltrip & Orlando Gonzalez Fran Rosch Gilead Sciences, Inc. AIDS Healthcare Foundation Emily Wilska & Vaughn Egge Elizabeth Salveson Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Kent Ashcraft Charles Wilson Pam Schroeder Community Benefit Program Kristin Austin Edward Winger & Aubrey Brewster John Sell Dr. Micki Klearman & Joe Joan Bayston Marsha Wright Therese Shanahan Iacocca Beats for Boobs, A Project of Elan & Matt Slavin Shanti’s Executive Director, Kaushik Roy, educating Mayor Ed Lee and Shanti’s Executive Director, Mayor Ed Lee and Carmen Chu, Assessor-Recorder, Nordstrom, Inc. Breast Cancer Emergency Fund Samantha Smith Mayor Ed Lee on Shanti’s work within the Kaushik Roy, looking at a map pinpointing visiting with Shanti’s Margot Murphy Breast Susan G. Komen San Francisco Louis & Patricia Bellardo $500-$999 Mark Stafford women’s cancer community. the number of clients Shanti touches through Cancer Program clients and staff. Bay Area Phillip Bokovoy Rob & Eileen Adler Jim Stephens & Abraham Brown our direct service programs in the respective ViiV Healthcare Steven Czekala Dennis Aguiling Dennis Stradford San Francisco neighborhoods. Wells Fargo Bank SF Bay Area William Dickey Allan Berenstein Mark Tao & Steve Van Elswyk Region/Wells Fargo Foundation Jesse Estrin Jeff Berry & Eric Politzer Anna Teeples The Foster Foundation Bi-Rite Family of Businesses (Bi- Phung Tieu Susan Fish Rite Market) $10,000-$24,999 Francisco Tossi Jerry Francone Annette Blum Brad Van Every Shanti is pleased to Anonymous (x4) David Friedman & Paulette Meyer Matt Buchanan Jennifer Viegas AbbVie highlight the support funder spotlight Rubén Gamundi Charlotte Carberry VITAS Innovative Hospice Care Academy of Friends Genentech, Inc. Alan Chang Deborah Wafer of the Avon Foundation The Bob Ross Foundation Give Something Back Magdalen Cheng James West “Metastatic breast cancer was identified as an under- California HealthCare Foundation for Women, which has Nancy Glover & Spencer Smith Casey Cheung Thomas Whitler The Cancer League, Inc. supported area in the 2013 Collaborative Summit on Phillip Goerl & Roger Spring Lia Cicuto Mary & Jon Wilska generously awarded a Cisco Foundation Lisa Guinn Mike Dillon Kevin Winge & Kevin Shores Breast Cancer convened by Avon,” says Ricci. “The Avon Folsom Street Events total of $275,000 in Timothy Gullicksen Cecily Drucker Caroline Wiryadinata Dr. Charles Garfield & Cindy Spring Foundation remains committed to ending disparities in Manoog Hadeshian & Ana Maria Durand Duin & John Biron Frank Woo & Sheldon Sloan grants for our Margot George H. Sandy Foundation Carbonell Edward Dzialo Fern Yaffa breast cancer and being certain that women can access Macy’s, Inc. Murphy Breast Cancer Program since 2011. “The Avon Rick Hamer Louis Ewens & Ron Downing Jesse & Michelle Zeifman Pfizer high-quality screening, treatment, and support services.” Chuck Hassel John Geary Richard & Victoria Zitrin Foundation is committed to being sure women are Project Inform-AIDS Walk Scott Hawkins Nancy Genovesi The Safeway Foundation Maureen Holt & W.K. Nice Pamela George healthy and safe in their own homes,” shares Carolyn The San Francisco Foundation/ Brisdell Hunte Helder Goncalves $250-$499 Ricci, Manager of the Avon Foundation Breast Cancer “Access to the entire spectrum [of assistance]— Doris Martin Miller Trusts Jill Isenstadt Mike Grady Philip Abrahamson & Dana Shelley including complementary and integrative medicine —is To Celebrate Life Breast Cancer Larissa Acosta Crusade. “Based on what women tell us are the key Matt Kelmon Patricia Hamel & Ted Noren important for the best possible outcomes,” says Ricci. Foundation Rita Koike Dr. I. Gavin Hamilton & Alec Michelle Alcedo issues they face, the Avon Foundation focuses our Vladmir Lebedev Hughes Clinton Alexander & Dawn Stark Our program’s prioritization of meeting the needs of Prentice Alexander philanthropy on ending breast cancer and ending $5,000-$9,999 Gregg Lynn Guilaine Hedquist underserved women, especially immigrants with limited Colleen McCarthy Barbara Hendrickson Nicholas Arioli domestic violence, with a special emphasis on helping Anonymous Damian McColl Jeffrey Hill & Max de los Reyes Christine Arthur & Gary Gamage English skills, aligns directly with the Avon Foundation’s Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS those most in need.” Dr. Glenn Michelson & Shane Scott Jacobs Susan Barrows & Daniel Gillette Tracy Curtis & Rick Nagore mission. Hensinger Caitlin Jenkins & Joe Wildfire Julie Baumgartner William L. Dawes Alan Morrell Robert Jenkins Tito Bello Friends of Faith Inc. We are excited to let our Shanti family know that Avon Magdalen Mui Alan Kates Stephen Bertram Ken Fulk “I like to tell people ‘I have the best job in the world’ Aaron & Angie Murphy Jon Kaufman Joy Venturini Bianchi recently expanded their grant program to include John & Marcia Goldman Mark Ng Karl Keesling & Sally Carlson Barbara Blasdel because I get to interact with our beneficiaries like Ted Hannig funding for metastatic breast cancer. In addition to Nicholas Niiro Tamsin Kendall Adam Blum The Isabel Allende Foundation Shanti,” says Ricci. Through the work of Avon Foundation Glory Ninan Johanna Kenrick William Boller funds we receive to provide care navigation for any Ernest Isenstadt & Dr. Judith Hsia Constance E. Norton, Aidan Onora Howard & Wendy Kleckner Leonard Broberg partners like Shanti, San Francisco General Hospital, Janssen Therapeutics San Franciscan diagnosed with breast cancer, we were Lisker & Perry Lisker Tom & Barbara Klein Michael Brown Maura Markus Project Open Hand, and others, “I know I helped improve Tamar Pachter & Stacey Hawver James Kordahl Kevin Burns awarded a 2015 $25,000 grant specifically geared Michael Montoya & Kevin Ralph Pais & Gayl Huston Leslye & John Larson Diane Carr the life of a woman today…many women! I look forward Shanahan toward services for clients with metastatic breast Amit Patel Robert LaThanh Curt Cassels Gus & Bahya Murad to 2015 and beyond.” Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi Carolyn & Bill Lee Sue Ann Chilcote cancer. Frank Petkovich & Tim Averbeck Ernesto Quintanilla & Seth Skolnick Teresa & Lilly Louie Alice Collier Cochran Rebecca Prozan James Reyna Cheryl Lucanegro Paul Colfer & Jon Gatto 6 3 board Shanti’s Fortieth Anniversary Dinner Phil Bokovoy Ex Officio member, Shanti’s Chief Financial Officer Saturday, the Eighteenth of October, 2014 William L. Dawes treasurer The Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco Senior VP (retired), Dun & Bradstreet Manoog Hadeshian National Director of Medicare Finance Strategic Analysis, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. Dr. I. Gavin Hamilton, M.D. Internal Medicine Hospitalist, Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation Brisdell Hunte Regulatory Affairs Shanti’s Board Chair, Former Shanti Board member Joy Venturini Bianchi Professional, Genentech Frank Petkovich Tracy Curtis winning Vera Jill Isenstadt Head of Coaching, Wang Package Joyable; Former Margot Murphy Breast Cancer Program volunteer Dr. Micki Klearman, M.D. Associate Group Medical Director, Genentech Event Co-Chairs, Ken Fulk and Shanti’s Executive Director, Compassion is Universal attendees at the Fairmont Hotel Ballroom Colleen McCarthy Director of Bahya Oumlil-Murad Kaushik Roy Marketing, Exponent Partners Angie Murphy Senior Manager of Online Marketing, OpenTable; Former HIV Services Volunteer Constance E. Norton vice-chair Shareholder, Littler Mendelson, P.C. Frank Petkovich chair Director-Go to Market Programs, BroadSoft Ernesto Quintanilla Consultant, Resources Global Professionals Shanti’s Board of Directors (L to R): Dr. Micki Klearman, M.D.; Alexander Rivera Program Christopher E. Wiseman; Emily Wilska; William L. Dawes; Assistant, Achieve Foundation; HIV Nisha Trivedi; Angie Murphy; Ernesto Quintanilla; Constance Services Volunteer E. Norton; Frank Petkovich; Jill Isenstadt; Phil Bokovoy; Keith Waltrip; Manoog Hadeshian; and Kaushik Roy Assemblyman Kaushik Roy Ex Officio member, Not pictured: Dr. I. Gavin Hamilton, M.D.; Brisdell Hunte; Shanti’s Executive Director Colleen McCarthy; Alex Rivera; Chip Supanich; and Leslie Zellers Chip Supanich Shanti Client and Janice Mirikitani, Former Mayor Willie L. Brown, The Honorable Nancy Pelosi,U.S. House of Bishop Marc Andrus Volunteer; Community Activist Shanti’s ED Kaushik Roy, and Reverend Cecil Williams Representatives Democratic Party Leader Nisha Trivedi Associate Brand Manager, Big Heart Pet Brands Keith Waltrip Supervising Program Specialist, Office of AIDS Administration Alameda County Public Health Department Emily Wilska secretary Senior Technical Writer, Salesforce; Principal, The Organized Life; HIV Services Volunteer Christopher E. Wiseman Principal, Christopher Wiseman Consulting; Former Margot Murphy Breast Cancer Program volunteer Leslie Zellers Social Entrepreneur To learn more about our board Mercedes Azcarata and Supervisor Scott Wiener Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi’s Chief of Staff, Public Defender Jeff Adachi and members go to www.shanti.org/ Dan Bernal and The Honorary Consul of City Treasurer Jose Cisneros pages/shanti-staff-and-board. Monaco, Thomas E. 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