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Shanti Project 730 Polk Street, Third Floor San Francisco, 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 Ed Lee 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 Katy Tang, 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 Carmen Chu, 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 California Breast Cancer Research William G.