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FY2018 Tax-Exempt Status Under Section 501(C)(3) of the Ginternal Revenue Code 2018 REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY Honoring Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson at the 2018 Gift of Life NYC Gala DR MIRIAM AND SHELDON G. ADELSON Partners for Life Award, NYC Gala STEVEN BOCHCO AWARD Inaugural L.A. Gala EXPANSION CAMPAIGN New Headquarters Spring 2019 L.A. GALAXY FOUNDATION Community Partnership Leadership Welcome Dear Friend of Gift of Life, BOARD OF DIRECTORS William A. Begal, Chairman We experienced a remarkable year of growth in 2018, with 163 transplants Jay A. Feinberg, President facilitated, more than three each week of Gift of Life Marrow Registry, CEO the year. We held 2,410 donor recruitment Warren Eisenberg, Secretary drives across the United States and in Israel. Bed, Bath & Beyond, Inc., Co-Founder and Co-Chairman That’s 600 more than in 2017, and a record number for Gift of Life. With this boost to Ellen S. Brody, Esq, CPA, Treasurer Roberts and Holland LLP, Partner recruiting, we surpassed 300,000 active donors in the registry, adding 40,000 new Edward Blumenfeld, Director donors in one year. Blumenfeld Development Group, President, CEO and Founder Our annual gala in New York City honoring Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson raised Stephen R. Colen, DDS, MD, Director Colen MD Plastic Surgery $9.5 million from supporters, during the elegant evening event at Cipriani. Martin Levion, Director The inaugural Los Angeles gala at the SLS Beverly Hills featured the first Steven Integral Investment Capital, Managing Partner Bochco Award given to stem cell donor Eric Gurevich. The gala honoree was Kim Kardashian West. Chaim Motzen, Director Jason Ostheimer, Director The high point of the year was the moment at the New York Gala when we announced Advancit Capital, Co-Founder plans for Gift of Life’s future: in 2019 we will relocate to a new headquarters to accom- and Partner modate our growing organization. Even more exciting, we will open a state-of-the-art, Sam Rosen, Director registry-integrated stem cell collection center in our offices. Our goal is to give donors MakeSpace, Founder the best possible collection experience in a comfortable and beautiful setting, con- Barry Shrage, Director tinuing our tradition of being an innovator in the field. Professor of Practice, Brandeis University Future plans include a Bio/Bank, where we can collect and store cells for use by Stephen B. Siegel, Director transplant centers at a moment’s notice. CBRE, Chairman of Global Brokerage Ruth Spector, MD, Director On behalf of the Board of Directors and all the patients we serve around the world, Good Samaritan Hospital Medical thank you for providing the support necessary for our mission to cure blood cancer Center and Intensivist Program, Medical Director through through cellular therapies. Jonathan Struhl, Director Sincerely, Indicator Ventures, General Partner Director Emeritus: Avi Karesh, of blessed memory Honorary Board Members: Charles R. Bronfman Michael Minikes Warren Spector Jay A. Feinberg William A. Begal President Chairman of the Board Advisory Panel: Evie Goldfine, Senior Advisor Louise Cohen, Advisor Founding Board Members: Arlene Feinberg, of blessed memory Jacob Feinberg, of blessed memory 2 | 2018 REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY World Swab Tour On World Marrow Donor Day Gift of Life held the first World Swab Tour, a day of marrow donor swab drives with registries around the world through our partnership with PSI CRO, a global clinical research organization. Our Campus Ambassadors held drives at nearly 100 universities, donors shared photos holding their “I Donated” signs, and dozens of World Merit members participated with selfies from countries around the globe. To raise awareness about marrow donation, WMDA issued a challenge to cele- brate the day with a creative cake. Gift of Life’s office in New York responded to the challenge by asking the TLC network’s one and only Cake Boss, Buddy Valastro of Carlo’s Bake Shop in New Jersey, to recreate the World Marrow Donor Day logo in 3D as a beautiful and edible homage to the day. Not to be outdone, Gift of Life’s headquarters in Boca Raton had its own cake-sharing moment, as WMDA Executive Director Lydia Foeken visited and was welcomed by the entire staff. When the cake contest winners were announced, Gift of Life took first place! PERSONALIZED GIVING DONOR CIRCLES A donor circle is your personalized Gift of Life portal. Through your Donor Circle you can fundraise, sponsor donor swab kits, and track in real time how many matches and transplants you – and your support team – have funded. There are built-in social media tools, and when you invite someone to visit, they can order a swab kit or donate money. Donor circles may also be private. Learn more at: giftoflife.org/donorcircles 3 | 2018 REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY Join Us For Our New Office Ribbon Cutting April 30, 2019 5901 Broken Sound Pkwy NW Suite 600 Boca Raton, FL 33487 To RSVP, please contact Robyn Malek, Director of Development at [email protected] 4 | 2018 REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY Gift of Life is excited to announce our relocation in April to 5901 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 600, Boca Raton, Florida, 33487. You will soon receive an invitation to our ribbon cutting on April 30. We are in an exciting time in cancer research and treatment. Innovation is taking place at lightning speed, and many new therapies involve harnessing the power of the body’s immune system to battle disease. Gift of Life is actively raising the bar in this field. Our new infrastructure will help us to advance cutting edge biotherapies with our transplant network and commercial industry. Everything we are doing has a singular goal: to save more lives. We are refining the match process using full gene sequencing, diversifying recruitment to align with changes in population genetics, and enrolling donors through the use of paperless, digital mobile registration. After relocating, Gift of Life will establish a state of the art, registry-integrated stem cell collection facility for our donors. This will not only provide our donors with a warm, friendly donation experience, we will be able to engage in other innovations, for example, the establishment of a BioBank of “off the shelf” frozen cells available to patients at a moment’s notice. These exciting initiatives will serve to motivate registries all over the world to follow our lead. But we can’t do it without you. Your support of our mission helps us take a leadership role in saving lives, and we do it together. EXPANSION CAMPAIGN NAMING OPPORTUNITIES $18 million - Donor Registry $250,000 - Medical Director Chair Your name on the facade of the building, on all organization materials, and Your name associsated with the title of the Donor Center Medical Director in all funding of 300,000 donors. materials and correspondence. $2 million - Donor Center $200,000 - Community Engagement Chair Case management division responsible for coordinating donor medical testing, Your name associated with the title of the Community Engagement Director in all clearance, collection, transport and follow-up. materials and correspondence. $2 million - Stem Cell Collection Center $200,000 - Development Director Chair Your name at the entrance to the center where donors will have their blood stem Your name associated with the title of the Development Director in all materials cells collected and transported to patients’ hospitals. and correspondence. $1 million - Lobby $150,000 - Technology Center Your name prominently displayed in the main lobby. Your name on the organization’s technology center where all servers and equipment are stored. $500,000 - Conference Center $100,000 Each - Founders Wall Your name at the entrance of the organization’s conference center. Individual plaque with your name on it, displayed in main lobby. $500,000 - Donor Recruitment Center $50,000 Each - Wellness Room Your name at the entrance to the center. Division responsible for swab kit Your name on the room where donors will undergo physical exams and can relax distribution and organizing over 2,000 drives annually. pre-donation. $360,000 - Executive Suite Legacy Wall Your name at the entry to the offices of the executive management. Individual plaque with your name on it, displayed in main lobby. Please provide documentation that gift is being left to the organization. Please note, all naming opportunities are renewable after 10 years For more information about naming opportunities, please contact Robyn Malek, Director of Development at [email protected]. 5 | 2018 REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY Donor and Recipient 2018 Introductions Donors tell us that their bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cell donations hold deep personal meaning, because they know the transplant saved a specific person’s life. Gift of Life was honored to be able to introduce 21 of our donors to their recipients at public events in 2018. They included: Donor Zoe, 23, (L) met her recipient Amy, 41, Donor Brett, 26, met his recipient Sarah, 29, at Donor Evan, 41, met his recipient Paul, 64, at Steps for Life South Florida Celebrating Life New York City during Celebrating Life Los Angeles After giving birth to her daughter, Amy Brett Augenstein was on his Birthright trip Evan Smith joined the registry during Hearin learned that the pregnancy-re- in 2015 when he joined the registry. At the Hope4Adam drives, and within five lated anemia she suffered was actually nearly the same time, Sarah Anders was weeks was found as a match for leuke- lymphoma. Zoe Miller, a graduate student diagnosed with aplastic anemia. Brett mia patient Paul Katz, making them the who swabbed on Birthright, was thrilled matched, and donated bone marrow to first transplant to result. “My donor Evan to help her. They instantly bonded when give her a second chance at life.
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