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FROM THE FAIRWAYS 2015 YEAR IN REVIEW GET ON THE RIGHT COURSE TO FIGHT CANCER® 1 WELCOME 2015 NOTABLE RESEARCH AND Dear Friends, PATIENT CARE BREAKTHROUGHS As we move toward a new year, I would like Thanks to your support and dedication, Dana-Farber to offer my deepest appreciation for your was able to achieve the following breakthroughs: continued involvement with Jimmy Fund Golf. In 2015, your efforts on and off the golf course ■ FDA fast-tracking and approval of an experimental helped Jimmy Fund Golf raise vital funds for drug for non-small cell lung cancer that achieved 95 Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. percent disease control in clinical trials Thanks to your support, Dana-Farber is able to maintain a singular focus ■ Launching a groundbreaking genetic test on conquering cancer with an equal commitment to both research to speed treatment decisions and improve targeting and patient care. This 50/50 balance results in an extraordinary level of treatments in blood cancers of collaboration and partnership between our laboratory scientists, clinicians, and patients, and is essential for making the most progress ■ Discovering that high levels of vitamin D can against cancer in the shortest amount of time. help protect against colorectal cancer—the first time In 2015, Dana-Farber opened chemistry, biology, and drug development this link has been shown in a large population—as well labs in the state-of-the-art Longwood Center. This space allows our as improve survival time for patients with the disease best and brightest researchers to work together on understanding the biology of cancer and bringing novel cancer-fighting agents from ■ Creating a web-based, animated video series the laboratory bench to the patient bedside. All of this would not be on oral chemotherapy to educate patients and their possible without your continued support. families about the benefits and risks of this type of As you may know, I will be retiring in 2016 as president and CEO of cancer treatment Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Looking back over my 16 years at Dana- ■ Farber, I am delighted by how much Jimmy Fund Golf has grown, from Demonstrating that statin drugs can delay raising $2.8 million in my first year to $6.8 million in 2015. I am confident progression of prostate cancer by a median of the next 16 years will be just as fruitful for this important program and, 10 months if initiated at the start of androgen therapy as a result, for Dana-Farber. ■ Achieving reduced recurrence of disease in Now is a time of great promise for cancer science, and I know that with women with small, HER2-positive breast tumors your continued commitment, Dana-Farber will remain at the forefront using a lower-intensity combination therapy that of the field. On behalf of Dana-Farber’s patients and their families, limits negative side effects thank you for your continued commitment to conquering cancer with Jimmy Fund Golf. Sincerely, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has been the top ranked cancer Edward J. Benz Jr., MD hospital in New England by President and CEO, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute U.S. News and World Report for 15 consecutive years, and is the only cancer center in the country ranked in the top FROM THE FAIRWAYS . YEAR IN REVIEW 2015 4 for both adult and pediatric Dana-Farber Cancer Institute cancer programs. Division of Development & The Jimmy Fund 10 Brookline Place West, 6th Floor Brookline, MA 02445-7226 866-521-GOLF (4653) Fax: 617-632-4070 jimmyfundgolf.org 2 JimmyFund.org/fairways teamgolf1983 Tournament Director Tony Ravosa and special guest Rene Rancourt (Boston Bruins National Anthem Singer) celebrate conquering cancer at Fox Hopyard in East Haddam, CT at the “Connecticut Conquers Cancer” Jimmy Fund Golf Outing... Thurs Oct 01 2015 on Instagram FightLikeNancy Getting ready to start the Nancy Strong Golf Tournament #JimmyFundGolf #NancyStrong #FightLikeNancy Sun Jun 14 2015 on Instagram 3 TOP FUNDRAISING TOURNAMENTS Representing the C&S Wholesale Grocers Charity Golf Outing at the 2015 Jimmy Fund Golf Classic are Organizing Committee Member Tom Patterson (left) and Darren Simpkins. The tournament contributed $300,000 to pediatric cancer research this year. The Ahold USA Store Development Jimmy Fund Classic raised more Maria Ambach (left) and Melanie King (right), of the Dunkin’ Donuts George Mandell Memorial Golf than $425,000 in 2015 thanks to the efforts of tournament Co-Chairs Tournament present a check to Dana-Farber’s Lee Nadler, MD. Bill Lawrence (left) and Scott Haley. Launching a drive at the 2015 Jimmy Fund Golf Classic is Expect Miracles Foundation Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors The Jimmy Fund Golf Tournament/Jeffrey Vinick Memorial—represented at the Jimmy Fund Golf Classic by Frank Strauss. The 2015 Expect Miracles Golf Classic saw an impressive co-chairman Tom Mathes (far left) and committee members (left to right) Tom Taylor, Peter Clark, Dan Buendo, $125,000 increase in fundraising over the 2014 Classic. and Dave Madsen—has raised more than $10 million since 1980. 4 TOP REVENUE JUMPS TOP 10 FUNDRAISING JUMPS FROM 2014 TO 2015 (BASED ON PERCENTAGE OF REVENUE FOR EVENTS RAISING MORE THAN $10,000 IN 2015) EVENT NAME 2015 TOTAL 2014 TOTAL INCREASE FROM 2014 Chris Rowan Memorial Golf Tournament $ 10,000 $ 5,000 100% Just Fore the Kids $ 19,000 $ 10,100 88% Stockbridge Jimmy Fund Golf Tournament $ 101,056 $ 56,970 77% Friends of Brantwood Road Tournament $ 33,005 $ 20,323 62% Matt Ziemian Memorial Golf Tournament $ 10,200 $ 6,300 62% C&S Wholesale Grocers Charity Golf Tournament $ 300,000 $ 191,600 57% Amos E. Wasgatt, III Memorial $ 26,636 $ 17,396 53% Essex County Chiefs of Police Association Golf Tournament $ 15,390 $ 11,000 40% 18 Holes for a Cause $ 20,409 $ 15,225 34% Expect Miracles Golf Classic $ 525,000 $ 400,000 31% In 2015, the Stockbridge Jimmy Fund Golf Tournament, represented by (left to right) Mike Balcom, Andy Cohen, Liz Rappaport, and Jay O’Brien exceeded the $100,000 mark for the first time. Pictured at their event are committee members of the Friends of Brantwood Road Jimmy Fund Golf Tournament. In 2015, the event increased its fundraising by more than 60%. In its 10th and final year, the Amos E. Wasgatt, III Memorial Golf This year, the Chris Rowan Memorial Golf Tournament doubled its fundraising, making a gift of $10,000. Tournament raised $27,000, moving past $250,000 cumulatively raised Pictured at the event are members of the committee, including (from left) Steve Rowan, Thomas Rowan, for brain tumor research. Tournament Director Brian Rowan, and Matt Dolan. 5 MILESTONES TOURNAMENTS CELEBRATING MILESTONES (IN FIVE-YEAR INCREMENTS) # OF YEARS Bill Costello Memorial Golf Tournament 30 C&S Wholesale Grocers Charity Golf Outing 30 Horseshoe Grille Golf Tournament 30 Steve Ronan/Tom McKay Budweiser Jimmy Fund Golf Classic 30 Jimmy Fund Open 25 Jimmy Fund Players Tournament 15 Jimmy Fund/DTZ Golf & Tennis Classic 15 Walter J. Babineau Memorial Golf Tournament 15 Amos E. Wasgatt, III Memorial Golf Tournament 10 Friends Fighting Cancer Charity Tourney 10 Green Mountain Communications Wireless Open 10 Jay O’Halloran Memorial Golf Tournament 10 Stockbridge Jimmy Fund Golf Tournament 10 Brandon MacDonald Memorial Golf Tournament 5 Charity Tournament in Honor of Lori Hudson 5 Community Altruists 100 Holes in 1 Day 5 For the past 30 years, Jack Rourke (left) and Tom Livingston have orga- Hyannisport Jimmy Fund Classic 5 nized the Steve Ronan/Tom McKay Budweiser Jimmy Fund Golf Classic. Lyman Orchards Jimmy Fund Golf Tournament 5 Paul Roit Memorial Golf Tournament 5 Whole Foods Market Golf Classic 5 Women’s Cancers Classic 5 Tournament committee member Matt Fine (left) and supporter Gerry Cohen of the Bill Costello Memorial, which celebrated its Fourth-generation Horseshoe Grille owner Pat Lee (center), along with his mother Veronica (left) and wife 30th year in 2015. Kathi (right), celebrates 30 years supporting Jimmy Fund Golf. 6 SPONSORS Presenting Sponsors: Ace Sponsors: Eagle Sponsors: Birdie Sponsors: Fairway Sponsor: THE AIZENSTADT FAMILY ARBELLA INSURANCE GROUP GOLFSMITH Official Auto Insurance Partner of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund HERB CHAMBERS AUTOMOTIVE FAMILY FUNJET VACATIONS Official Partner of the Jimmy Fund HARBOR CONSULTING IP SERVICES, INC. WALMART SPECTRUM MARKETING COMPANIES Ace Sponsor American Airlines representative Shaun Angles (second from left) with John Sullivan, Matt Richard Sherr, Sr. Executive Vice President of TJX, follows through on a shot Patterson, and Alan Krensky. representing Ace Sponsor HomeGoods at 2015 Jimmy Fund Golf Opening Day. , Proud Jimmy Fund sponsor 47 Brand is represented at the Jimmy Fund Golf Classic by (left to right) Max McCarthy, Briana Belanger, Wayne Best, and Dave Bates. (From left) Anne Marie Magerman, Robin Lorenzen, Mak O’Neil, and Anthony Marcello (far right) of Eagle Sponsor Coca-Cola is joined at the Jimmy Fund Golf Classic by Anthony Pat Coen tee it up on behalf of Ace Sponsor Wicked Local. Garofalo, Bob Williams, and Steve Farley. 7 LEADER BOARD 2015 JIMMY FUND GOLF TOURNAMENTS GROUPED BY FUNDS RAISED AS OF NOVEMBER 1, 2015 $125,000+ $50,000+ $20,000+ $525,000+ Dana-Farber Leadership Council Dawn to Dusk Charity Golf Marathon 18 Holes for a Cause Golf Tournament at Vesper Country Club Amos E. Wasgatt, III Memorial Expect Miracles Golf Classic Jimmy Fund Players Tournament Bain Capital Children’s Charity Golf Tournament Golf Event Jimmy Memorial Golf Tournament Ciampa Cup in memory of $500,000+ Bell & Hudson Putt-a-thon Lauren