360308-MACC Fund NL 11/26/13 1:30 PM Page 1 MACC FUND Today A PUBLICATION OF MIDWEST ATHLETES AGAINST CHILDHOOD CANCER, INC. Winter 2013 $10 Million MACC Fund Gift Raises Hopes for Children with Cancer and Blood Disorders Children with cancer it for as long as I and their families can. It’s a labor of who receive care at love – it’s God’s Children’s Hospital work really – and as of Wisconsin (CHW) long as I stay were recently healthy I’m going to showered with 10 continue to million rays of hope encourage people, thanks to the largest get in front of single donation to people, get them date by the Midwest engaged and keep Athletes Against making contacts to Childhood Cancer get bigger gifts and Inc. (MACC Fund). more major donors. The rays came in the All I and others form of a 10-year, $10 associated with the million pledge to Wisconsin Hospital of Children’s Photo by MACC Fund care support and continue about is saving more to improve the MACC Fund Board members (from left) Al Costigan, Scott Falk, Jan Lennon, Paul Griepentrog, kids quicker.” survivorship and Jon McGlocklin, Paul Knoebel, Bill Wertz, John Steinmiller and Bill Steinberg gather with a quality of life of special “Gift of Hope” to Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. Not pictured are board members Added MACC Fund children with cancer TJ Marini, Tammie Miller, Kevin Steiner, Walter Winding and Co-founder Eddie Doucette Chairman Bill who were unable to attend. and blood disorders Steinberg, who has through excellence of been affiliated with care, research and education. “The MACC Fund is excited to the MACC Fund for 35 years: “It’s continue to advance the longstanding important that what we do we do The announcement made last June relationship with Children’s Hospital together. We all share this common comes on the heels of a $5 million of Wisconsin,” said MACC Fund co- vision across the campus that allows us commitment to Children’s Hospital founder and president Jon McGlocklin. to do things we otherwise couldn’t do five years ago to provide critical “We’re proud to partner with by ourselves. translational infrastructure which Children’s in these areas thanks to the played a key role in receiving the boundless generosity of our donors.” “The best thing is we’re keeping coveted Phase One Study Center families close to home and keeping designation from the Children’s The lifelong former Milwaukee Buck, them together for what we all hope is a Oncology Group. who recently announced he was positive outcome. Our job is to get cutting back on his Bucks television people involved, take notice and make In the past 37 years the MACC Fund announcing duties ‘after 48 years on children with cancer a priority. It’s has contributed over $48 million to the the road’ doesn’t plan on scaling back great working with Children’s Medical College of Wisconsin, the UW his time, enthusiasm and commitment Hospital of Wisconsin, one of the best Carbone Center and Children’s to the organization he helped found. children’s hospitals in the country. Hospital of Wisconsin to help lead They can deliver…and it’s research the fight against childhood cancer and “It’s a lifetime commitment (the that drives improvement.” blood disorders. MACC Fund) and I’m going to stay at continued on page 3 360308-MACC Fund NL 11/26/13 1:30 PM Page 2 Dear MACC Fund Supporter: Dear MACC Fund Friend: The Midwest Children’s Cancer Center was established in The days are shorter and the 1974 with its goal to increase the quality of life and to nights are colder here in develop effective treatment for children with all forms of Wisconsin so we know that cancer. It was the only cancer center in the upper Midwest means … winter is upon us. I don’t enjoy this final change of that was designed solely for children. At the time, over season too much but it does 200 Wisconsin kids were diagnosed with cancer each year give me a chance to thank you but only half of them could be c ured – that was despite for your generous support of best efforts to improve childhood cancer cure rates from 10 to 50 percent in the the MACC Fund throughout 20 years before. the year. The MACC Fund - Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer, Inc.- was founded It has been another good year for the MACC Fund in on December 10, 1976 during the retirement of Jon McGlocklin from the Milwaukee terms of fund-raising and friend-raising following a Bucks. Jon's friend, longtime Milwaukee Bucks Broadcaster Eddie Doucette, and record year in 2012. It has been a colorful year as well with the introduction of the bright new MACC Fund his wife, Karen, had a son, Brett, who was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 2. logo which is featured on this cover. It was a thrill to be Brett's diagnosis coincided with the timing of Jon's retirement. It was decided to joined by two children whom you have helped as we use Jon's departure from professional basketball to announce the start of the MACC revealed the logo before the Bucks MACC Fund Game in Fund. During a half-time on the floor of the Milwaukee Arena, the MACC Fund late October. came into being. This issue’s cover story is exciting as well as the MACC Something no one really knew at the time was what this would become. Jon and Fund extends its commitment to Children’s Hospital of Eddie did know one thing though - more was needed to give kids like Brett a better Wisconsin with an unprecedented $10 million, 10-year chance not just to survive but to improve their quality of life. In the past 37 years gift which we announced in June. Children’s is a the MACC Fund has contributed more than $48 million dollars to pediatric cancer wonderful treasure for children. It was recently ranked Parent and blood disorders research at the Medical College of Wisconsin, the UW Carbone No. 4 in the nation by magazine which also rated its cancer care in their Top 10. The MACC Fund is also Cancer Center and Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin for exactly that purpose. It proud to support the great work being done at the changed the world for these kids and their families. Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center and the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center. The Now we’re face to face with the next big thing; a $10 million gift to children with MACC Fund remains commited to these three cancer and their families who receive care at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin institutions to help kids with cancer and blood (CHW) for the same reasons as before – to support and continue to improve the disorders. The $3.2 million which the MACC Fund will survivorship and quality of life of these kids through research, education, give in research support thanks to friends like you says treatment and care. CHW sees 98% percent of the kids diagnosed with cancer or it all. blood disorders in the eight county area around it and most every one of them There is still time to support the MACC Fund this year faces treatment options that are less than ideal. Translational research improves by visiting Candy Cane Lane in West Allis. You can their chances for receiving more effective and/or less toxic treatment. watch the TODAY’S TMJ4 Sports Auction 4 MACC on Dec. 14 at 11 a.m. You can also buy Mortensen Portrait Our partnership with CHW played a role in Phase One Study Center designation Design’s “Cute Kids” calendar and the 26th annual from the Children’s Oncology Group. It makes these kinds of treatment options TODAY’S TMJ4 MACC*Star. Please stop in to one of the more readily available through clinical trials closer to home. Nearly every one of 11 great Balistreri Sendik’s Food Markets for a number the kids treated at CHW is enrolled in a clinical trial, two-thirds are enrolled in two of ways to help the MACC Fund and don’t forget that trials. Similar success stories have come from our support of the work being done Pepsi products have been great staples of the holidays by our research partners and doctors at the UW Carbone Cancer Center and the for 29 years. We are excited that Kohl’s is back with its Medical College of Wisconsin – that’s our story and we’re sticking to it - there’s “Aaron Rodgers 12 Days of Christmas” with our quarterbacking friend and benefactor in the important work to be done and the kids will be better for it. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. And don’t forget that you can always make a donation online at www.maccfund.org or with From the beginning, healthy people got interested in kids with cancer. Athletes, this enclosed envelope. teams, teammates, fans, sponsors, and volunteers - slowly at first, then suddenly, people and communities across Wisconsin and the Midwest helped the MACC Thank you once again for your ongoing support. While Fund grow. Together, we have worked at changing things forever, for every one of we celebrate the lives saved, we are always reminded these kids. Some didn’t have time to wait and that’s an affirmation to ourselves that we also support research to honor those who have and all those who need hope, that we can eliminate pediatric cancer and related died - whom we trust always had Hope.