leonard a. lauder april 30, 2015 - Breast Cancer Research Foundation

OCTOBER HOT PINK SYMPOSIUM & LUNCHEON
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
In my 14 years as President of BCRF, the future has never looked
so bright. Last year marked a big year for the Foundation. We
reached a milestone by dedicating a record $58.6 million to
breast cancer research, including $11.6 million from the Evelyn
H. Lauder Founder’s Fund focused on metastasis. Today, we
stand as one of the largest private funders of breast cancer
research and we owe that all to you.
Credit goes to you, our supporters, who not only share our
commitment to ending breast cancer but also galvanize us to
use our funds efficiently, effectively and immediately. Breast
cancer affects millions of women and men around the world
every day, every minute. There’s no time to wait. There’s no
point in saving for a rainy day. The rainy day is now—with every
diagnosis and every death from this disease.
As your donations come in, we make sure those funds are
quickly delivered to our physicians and scientists working
around the clock on the most innovative research. It’s that
sense of urgency that has enabled our grantees to make
unprecedented progress against breast and other cancers.
BCRF scientists are analyzing thousands of cases of metastases
at clinics and laboratories around the world to circumvent and
stop breast cancer from spreading. They are collaborating to
reduce the disparities across the spectrum of cancer care to
improve outcomes in vulnerable populations including Latin
Americans and African Americans. They are also tackling the
rare and under-researched area of male breast cancer.
These are just a few of the projects underway as we start
2015, but what promise this year already holds. I can hardly
wait to see what our scientists will uncover and where their
discoveries will lead us. Research has already transformed
the lives of countless women and men who are benefiting from
better care. If we maintain this pace and continue to persevere,
research will forever change the course of this disease.
Together, we will be the end of cancer.
Sincerely,
Leonard A. Lauder, Co-chairman
Kinga Lampert, Co-chairman
Myra J. Biblowit, President
Deborah Krulewitch, Secretary
Robert J. Bigler, Treasurer
Larry Norton, MD,
Scientific Director
Maria Baum
Edward J. Brennan
Clarissa Alcock Bronfman
Tory Burch
Carolee Friedlander
Laura Lang
William P. Lauder
Blythe Masters
Carlyn McCaffrey, Esq.
Abbe Raven
Teruca Rullán
Evelyn H. Lauder, Founder,
in memoriam
Cynthia Lufkin, Vice Chair,
in memoriam
ADVISORY BOARD
Arlene Adler
Roberta Amon
Melinda Blinken
Louise L. Braver
Andrea Brooks
Susan Payson Burke
Cindy Citrone
Darlene Daggett
Elisha Daniels
Iris Dankner
Suzanne Elson
Anne Eisenhower Flöttl
Stephanie Ginsberg
Barbara Goldsmith
Roslyn Goldstein
Marjorie Reed Gordon
Lorna G. Graev
Betsy S. Green
Bette-Ann Gwathmey
Susan Hertog
Ronnie Heyman
Allegra Hicks
Gail Healy Hilson
Susan B. Hirschhorn
Linda Holliday
Jane Hudis
Elizabeth Hurley
Jayne Jamison
Nancy Kelleher
Stacie Kiratsous
Rochelle Kivell
Lisa Klein
Sandra G. Krakoff
Elyse Lacher
Maralyn Lakin
Laura Lassman
Jordann Lavin
Heather Leeds
Nancy Mahon
Marisa Acocella Marchetto
Mary Bryant McCourt
Kim Meyers
Darcy Miller Nussbaum
Ellen Odoner, Esq.
Mary Alice Pappas
Winifred Gorlin Phillips
Jane Pontarelli
Patricia Quick
Lisa M. Quiroz
Katharine Rayner
Andrea Redmond
Lynda Resnick
Wendi Rose
Patricia Rosenwald
Suzanne Santry
Judith P. Schlager
Anne Sitrick
Joanne Smith
Donna M. Stearns
Erana Stennett
Arlene Taub
Karen Taub
Linda Waintrup
Cathy Weinroth
Harriet Weintraub
Candace King Weir
Nina Wexler
Simone Winston
Sara Wolfensohn
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD
Scientific Director, Larry Norton, MD
Chairman, Clifford Hudis, MD
Scientific Advisors
Myra J. Biblowit, President & CEO
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Nancy Davidson, MD
Patricia Ganz, MD
Judy Garber, MD, MPH
Peter Greenwald, MD, DrPH
As someone who believes in the
power of investigation, in the power
of discovery and uncovering the truth,
I am an advocate for research and
education. I believe that we all have
an obligation and a responsibility, to
support and fund medical research.
Gabriel Hortobagyi, MD, FACP
Lajos Pusztai, MD, D.Phil
Vered Stearns, MD
-Barbara Walters
Leonard Lauder and Barbara Walters
Over 1,000 supporters filled the Waldorf
Astoria on October 9 for the Breast
Cancer Research Foundation’s 2014
Symposium & Awards Luncheon. With
$47 million in grants awarded to over
226 scientists on six continents and
$11.6 million of Founders Fund support
dedicated to metastasis research, BCRF
celebrated the progress made towards
its mission of advancing the world’s
most innovative research.
Leonard Lauder, Judith Glickman Lauder, Amy Robach,
Kinga Lampert, Myra Biblowit
Hosted by “Good Morning America“
Anchor, BCRF Ambassador and breast
cancer survivor, Amy Robach, and Cochaired by Roberta Amon, Muffie Potter
Aston, Anne Bass, Clarissa Alcock
Bronfman, Marjorie Reed Gordon, Betsy
Green, Ronnie Heyman, Dee Ocleppo
Hilfiger, Gail Hilson, Aerin Lauder, Wendi
Rose, Arlene Taub and Simone Winston,
the luncheon raised $2.2 million. ABC
News legend Barbara Walters gave
touching remarks after receiving the
Sandra Taub Humanitarian Award for
her contributions to women’s health.
The annual symposium is a forum
bringing together BCRF’s international
roster of grantees to encourage
collaboration, creativity and continued
progress. The 2014 symposium, “Breast
Cancer: Prevention is the Best Cure,”
included a panel featuring renowned
BCRF researchers: Graham A. Colditz,
MD, Dr.PH (Washington University
School of Medicine), Andrew J.
Dannenberg, MD (Weill Cornell Medical
College), Susan M. Domchek, MD
(University of Pennsylvania) and Peter
Greenwald, MD, Dr.PH (National Cancer
Institute), who also received the Jill
Rose Award for outstanding research
on cancer prevention and policy. The
panelists noted BCRF’s unique approach
to grant making and the Foundation’s
efforts supporting freedom of ideas and
approaches to research.
Drs. Graham Colditz, Larry Norton, Andrew Dannenberg,
Susan Domchek, Peter Greenwald, Clifford Hudis
Notable attendees included Cindy
Citrone, Roz Goldstein, Maria Baum,
Judith Glickman Lauder, William P.
Lauder, Grace Hightower, Nina Garcia,
Aerin Lauder, Jo Carole Lauder, Hilary
Rhoda, Darcy Miller Nussbaum, Marilyn
Simons, Laura Slatkin, Joyce Varvatos,
and Carolyn Maloney.
Leonard Lauder and Dottie Herman
We would like to thank the event
underwriters, ANN INC., Jody and John
Arnhold, Amy Goldman Fowler, Roslyn
and Leslie Goldstein, Kinga Lampert,
Leonard A. Lauder, Lifetime, Saks
Fifth Avenue, Tough Enough to Wear
Pink, Winston Flowers, Anne H. Bass,
Chappaqua “A Cure in our Lifetime,” The
Estée Lauder Companies Inc., Fashion
Footwear Charitable Foundation and
QVC, Hearst Corporation, Susan Hertog,
Housewares Charity Foundation, JC
Penney Company, Emily Fisher Landau
and Candia Fisher, Jo Carole and Ronald
S. Lauder, Nordstrom, Mary M. O’Hern,
Play for P.I.N.K., Patricia Quick, Lynda
and Stewart Resnick, Wendi Rose/
Marshall Rose Family Foundation,
Marilyn Simons, and Arlene and Joseph
Taub, for supporting this event.
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PROGRESS REPORT
Grantees in the News
Advancing Our Understanding
• Dr. Daniel Hayes, University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI), has
been elected the 2016-2017 President of the American Society
of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). A BCRF grantee since 1994,
Dr. Hayes oversees BCRF-directed support for correlative
research projects through the North American Breast Cancer
Group (NABCG).
• BCRF congratulates Nancy Davidson, MD, BCRF grantee
since 1998 and member of the Scientific Advisory Board, on
her election as President-Elect for 2015–2016 of the American
Association for Cancer Research (AACR). Dr. Davidson,
Director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute and
UPMC Cancer Center, has focused her career on clinical and
translational breast cancer, cancer biology and treatment.
• Dr. Susan Horwitz, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
(Bronx, NY), was honored this year with the John Scott Award,
the longest standing scientific award in the U.S., for her
pioneering work developing a new cancer therapy using the
compound Taxol. A BCRF grantee since 2007, Dr. Horwitz and
her colleague, Dr. Hailey McDaid, are testing a new promising
drug in triple negative breast cancer cells.
• Dr. Mary-Claire King, University of Washington (Seattle,
WA), received the 2014 Lasker Award for her discovery of
the BRCA1 gene location that causes hereditary breast
cancer and her use of DNA strategies to reunite missing
persons or their remains with their families. A BCRF
grantee since 1997, Dr King pioneered much of the work
that led to genetic testing for breast cancer, providing highrisk women the opportunity to take early preventive action.
Election to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) is one of the highest
honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes
individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional
achievement and commitment to service. We congratulate
Dr. José Baselga, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
(New York, NY) and Dr. Lewis Cantley, Weill Cornell Medical
College (New York, NY) on their election to the IOM in 2014.
BCRF is proud of the five grantees who were recognized for
their achievements at the 37th annual San Antonio Breast
Cancer Symposium (SABCS), the largest breast cancer
meeting in the world.
• Dr. Joan Brugge, Harvard Medical School (Boston, MA), was
presented with the Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction
in Basic Science for her critical work in advancing the
understanding of the molecular and cell biology of breast
cancer.
• Dr. Mitchell Dowsett, The Royal Marsden Hospital, Research
Institute of Cancer Research (London, UK,) was presented
with the Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction in Clinical
Research for his contributions in elucidating the hormonal
basis of estrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer and
translating this knowledge to the bedside to improve the
efficacy of treatment and prevention.
• Dr. James Ingle, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center (Rochester, MN),
was selected for the William L. McGuire Memorial Lectureship
in recognition of his lifelong accomplishments and leadership
in breast cancer translational and clinical research. The SABCS
committee named him a “triple threat as an outstanding
clinician, researcher and teacher.”
• Dr. Mary-Claire King, University of Washington, presented the
AACR Distinguished Lectureship in Breast Cancer Research.
New Board Members
• Dr. Yibin Kang, Princeton University (Princeton, NJ), received
BCRF is proud to announce the addition of three new members
to its Board of Directors. Maria Baum, William P. Lauder and
Abbe Raven joined the Foundation’s esteemed board, which is
chaired by Leonard A. Lauder and Kinga Lampert.
the AACR Outstanding Investigator Award for Breast Cancer
Research for his work that has advanced knowledge of bone
metastasis and identified potential drug targets to prevent and
treat this debilitating disease.
We couldn’t be more thrilled to have such accomplished international leaders
join BCRF in its mission to eradicate breast cancer.
-Leonard A. Lauder.
• Maria Baum is the Chief Executive
Officer of Tracy Anderson Mind & Body
LLC, Tracy Anderson’s fitness and
lifestyle brand.
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• William P. Lauder is Executive
Chairman of The Estée Lauder
Companies Inc. and the son of BCRF’s
founder Evelyn H. Lauder.
• Abbe Raven is Chairman Emeritus of
A+E Networks, the award-winning global
media company, encompassing A&E,
HISTORY, Lifetime, H2, FYI and LMN.
Disparities Workshop
On October 9–10, BCRF sponsored a
two-day meeting to enhance efforts to
reduce breast cancer disparities. The
disparities workshop was spearheaded
by Scientific Advisory Board member
Dr. Patricia Ganz with the help of a
coordinating committee that included
Drs. Peter Greenwald, Dawn Hershman,
Arti Hurria and Electra Paskett.
The purpose of the meeting was to
identify central areas in disparities
research where innovative strategies
can be employed to close the gaps in
breast cancer outcomes. The meeting
convened experts in disparities and
health outcomes research, epidemiology,
psychosocial and behavioral sciences,
research oncologists and representatives
from the patient community.
Closing the gaps in
access to care and in our
understanding of where and
how the underlying biology
may vary across different
groups of patients is critical
to our overall mission.
-Chairman of BCRF’s Scientific
Advisory Board Dr. Clifford Hudis.
FDA Workshop
On October 21, BCRF joined the
American Association for Cancer
Research and the American Society
of Clinical Oncology in sponsoring a
one-day workshop hosted by the Food
and Drug Administration (FDA). Its
aim: to accelerate the development of
new drugs for treatment of metastatic
breast cancer.
Scientific collaboration has long
been a tenet of BCRF, and this is
the opportune time to design new
approaches due to breakthroughs
in science, drug development and
information technology, along with a
need to make clinical research more
efficient. Held in Bethesda, MD, the
workshop gathered breast cancer and
clinical trial experts, FDA leaders,
pharmaceutical representatives and
patient advocates from around the
world. The meeting’s objective was to
discuss the intricacies of developing an
international, genomically driven clinical
trial to test multiple agents in patients
with metastatic breast cancer.
BCRF grantee Dr. José Baselga Cochaired the workshop with Dr. Patricia
Cortazar, the FDA’s Medical Team
Leader in Oncology. Dr. Clifford Hudis,
Chairman of BCRF’s Scientific Advisory
Board, moderated the meeting, which
also included presentations by BCRF
Scientific Director Dr. Larry Norton
and grantees Drs. Martine Piccart and
Charles Perou. A number of additional
BCRF grantees participated as expert
panelists.
“This is a time of rapidly changing
opportunities in the management of
all cancers, largely due to dramatic
advances in the molecular understanding
of cancer biology,” Dr. Norton said. “Our
clinical trial mechanisms need to evolve
as rapidly as our basic science, and
meetings such as this one that bring
many of the key players to the table are
critical for advances in this regard.”
BCRF at San Antonio Breast
Cancer Symposium 2014
Genomics & Metastasis
Dr. Matthew Ellis opened the 2014 San
Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
(SABCS) with a talk highlighting how
genome-driven studies, which use
information about mutated genes,
may provide answers to questions in
drug resistance and could lead to the
development of better prevention and
treatment strategies. Dr. Suzanne Fuqua
highlighted the importance of utilizing
advanced DNA sequencing techniques
and a specialized model called PDX in
determining why some tumors spread
and others do not and identifying
new strategies to treat and prevent
metastasis, and she acknowledged the
foresight of BCRF in making this critical
area a priority.
Emerging Anti-Cancer
Therapies & Immunotherapy
Tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs)
are white blood cells dispersed among
tumor cells that may play an important
role in how well tumors respond to
some therapies. At SABCS, Dr. Edith
Perez presented data showing that in
HER2+ patients the number of TILs
correlated with improved response to
chemotherapy, but not to the anti-HER2
drug Herceptin™. These studies, while
preliminary, are laying the groundwork
for the development of immune
biomarkers that may help predict or
inform an individual’s response to
treatment, as well as possible strategies
to boost anti-tumor immunity and the
body’s natural ability to fight cancer.
Discovering More About Male
Breast Cancer
While we have learned a great deal
about breast cancer in women, we still
know very little about breast cancer in
men. That’s why BCRF is supporting The
Male Breast Cancer Study, the largest
international effort to characterize
male breast cancer, coordinated by
Dr. Fatima Cardoso of the Breast
International Group under the auspices
of the European Organisation for
Research and Treatment of Cancer and
in collaboration with the NABCG and
Translational Breast Cancer Research
Consortium. At SABCS, Dr. Cardoso
presented initial results from the study,
demonstrating the similarities and
differences between male and female
breast cancer. The study investigators
have initiated a prospective study in
the U.S. with TBCRC investigators and
BCRF grantees Drs. Sharon Giordano
and Peggy Porter.
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2014–2015 GRANTEES
ALABAMA
FLORIDA
Boston Children’s Hospital
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Jacksonville
Harvard Medical School
MINNESOTA
HEATHER MCARTHUR, MD, MPH
OKLAHOMA
WASHINGTON
ISRAEL
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Rochester
The Cynthia Lufkin Award
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
CHS National Israeli Cancer Control Center (NICCC)
University of Washington
Carmel Medical Center
MARIA AZRAD, PHD
EDITH A. PEREZ, MD
MARSHA MOSES, PHD
American Society of Preventive Oncology
The Play for P.I.N.K. Award
The Clinique Award
FERGUS J. COUCH, PHD
TAHA MERGHOUB, PHD
ZOLTAN SZALLASI, MD
The ULTA Beauty Award
The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation Award
PENNSYLVANIA
ANNE MCTIERNAN, MD, PHD
University of Central Florida
ARIZONA
Arizona State University
The Biodesign Institute
JOSHUA LABAER, BS, PHD, MD
Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences
ANNETTE R. KHALED, PHD
University of Miami
Miller School of Medicine
The Hamptons Paddle & Party for Pink Award
Brigham & Women’s Hospital
MEHRA GOLSHAN, MD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham & Women’s
TAN A. INCE, MD, PHD
KAREN ANDERSON, MD, PHD
The Play for P.I.N.K. Award
ROSS BERKOWITZ, MD
MARC E. LIPPMAN, MD
The Play for P.I.N.K. Award
GAD RENNERT, MD, PHD
JAMES N. INGLE, MD
LARRY NORTON, MD
Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups and
The Delta Air Lines Award
The Smart Circle/RGS Labs International Award
The First Step Award through QVC and Fashion
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
PEGGY L. PORTER, MD
EPHRAT LEVY-LAHAD, MD
CHARLES L. LOPRINZI, MD
Footwear Charitable Foundation
ROBERT L. COMIS, MD
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of
The Roz and Les Goldstein Award
The Nestlé Waters North America Award
The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation Award
The Smart Circle/RGS Labs International Award
Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Cancer (EORTC)
Tel Aviv University
KENNETH OFFIT, MD, MPH
National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project
SWOG
Sackler School of Medicine
MISSOURI
The Sandra Taub Memorial Award
(NSABP)
The Play for P.I.N.K. Award
Washington University School of Medicine
The Tanger Outlets Award
Hospital/Harvard Medical School
The Play for P.I.N.K. Award
ALANA WELM, PHD
NORMAN WOLMARK, MD
ILAN TSARFATY, PHD
University of Washington
CALIFORNIA
The Bloomingdale’s Award
MONICA BERTAGNOLLI, MD
GRAHAM A. COLDITZ, MD, DR.PH, FAFPHM
SIMON POWELL, MD, PHD
Thomas Jefferson University
JULIE R. GRALOW, MD
ITALY
City of Hope
JOYCE M. SLINGERLAND, MD, PHD
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
The ANN INC. Award
JORGE S. REIS-FILHO, MD, PHD
Kimmel Cancer Center
SWOG
Hospital of Prato
The Tijuana Flats/Just in Queso Foundation Award
The ANN INC. Award
SHUNQIANG LI, PHD
MARK E. ROBSON, MD
The Play for P.I.N.K. Award
Instituto Toscano Tumori
ARTI HURRIA, MD
RICHARD PESTELL, MB, BS, MD, PHD, MBA
J. DIRK IGLEHART, MD
CYNTHIA X. MA, MD, PHD
The Sandra Taub Memorial Award
JEFFREY N. WEITZEL, MD
ILLINOIS
The Golub Award
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
NEAL ROSEN, MD, PHD
University of Pennsylvania
The J.C. Penney Award
Loyola University Chicago
URSULA A. MATULONIS, MD
The ANN INC. Award
The Joseph and Arlene Taub Foundation Award
Perelman School of Medicine
The Holiday House Award
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
MINA BISSELL, PHD
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
GEOFFREY M. WAHL, PHD
Stanford University School of Medicine
MICHAEL F. CLARKE, MD
The Play for P.I.N.K. Award
STEPHEN SOLOMON, MD
ANGELA BRADBURY, MD
WASHINGTON, D.C.
ANDREA L. RICHARDSON, MD, PHD
NEW HAMPSHIRE
The Cynthia Lufkin Award
Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO
Institute of Medicine
JOHN MARTENS, PHD
CLODIA OSIPO, PHD
The Golub Award
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
JEDD WOLCHOK, MD, PHD
LEWIS A. CHODOSH, MD, PHD
National Academy of Sciences
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of
The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation Award
Erasmus MC Cancer Institute
ZHIGANG CHARLES WANG, MD, PHD
KAREN T. LIBY, PHD
The Hamptons Paddle & Party for Pink Award
SHARYL NASS, PHD
Cancer (EORTC)
Northwestern University
The Golub Award
The Nestlé Waters North America Award
Montefiore Medical Center/
SUSAN M. DOMCHEK, MD
The Play for P.I.N.K. Award
The Play for P.I.N.K. Award
Feinberg School of Medicine
The Play for P.I.N.K. Award
MICHAEL B. SPORN, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
The Hard Rock International Award
Washington Cancer Institute at MedStar Washington
JOSEPH A. SPARANO, MD
MARK I. GREENE, MD, PHD, FRCP
Hospital Center
Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups
The Play for P.I.N.K. Award
SANDRA M. SWAIN, MD, FACP
KATHERINE L. NATHANSON, MD
The ANN INC. Award
The Housewares Charity Foundation Award
WILLIAM J. GRADISHAR, MD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
The Housewares Charity Foundation Award
Harvard Medical School
SEEMA A. KHAN, MD
MYLES BROWN, MD
NEW JERSEY
JAMES M. FORD, MD
The ANN INC. Award
The Pink Promises Award in memory of Patricia
Princeton University
University of Chicago
L. Hansen
The Nestlé Waters North America Award
YIBIN KANG, PHD
NYU School of Medicine
SANDRA DEMARIA, MD
The Tanger Outlets Award
ROBERT H. VONDERHEIDE, MD, D.PHIL
WISCONSIN
FRANCISCO J. ESTEVA, MD, PHD
The Hard Rock International Award
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
FUNMI I. OLOPADE, MD
ALAN D’ANDREA, MD
GEORGE W. SLEDGE, JR., MD
The Estée Lauder Companies Brands Award in
The Darby Stott Award
DARREN CARPIZO MD, PHD
The Smart Circle/RGS Labs International Award
The J.C. Penney Award
memory of Evelyn H. Lauder
JUDY E. GARBER, MD, MPH
The Estée Lauder Companies Brands Award in
SILVIA FORMENTI, MD
NANCY E. DAVIDSON, MD
The Estée Lauder Companies Brands Award in
memory of Evelyn H. Lauder
The Coach Award
North American Breast Cancer Group (NABCG)
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
EVA Y.-H. P. LEE, PHD
BENITA S. KATZENELLENBOGEN, PHD
memory of Evelyn H. Lauder
BRUCE G. HAFFTY, MD
ROBERT J. SCHNEIDER, PHD
The ANN INC. Award
The ULTA Beauty Award
The Play for P.I.N.K. Award
WILLIAM G. KAELIN, JR., MD
The Play for P.I.N.K. Award
The Hamptons Paddle & Party for Pink Award
THOMAS KENSLER, PHD
The Rockefeller University
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY
Bethlehem University
MOIEN KANAAN, PHD
The Roz and Les Goldstein Award
The Coach Award
The Celebrity Cruises Award
University of California, Irvine
ANGELO DI LEO, MD, PHD
THE NETHERLANDS
KATHY ALBAIN, MD
CHRISTINA CURTIS, PHD, MSC
MARK PEGRAM, MD
MARY-CLAIRE KING, PHD
The Roz and Les Goldstein Award
The Housewares Charity Foundation Award
The ULTA Beauty Award
The Hamptons Paddle & Party for Pink Award
The ULTA Beauty Award
VINCENT L. CRYNS, MD
The Housewares Charity Foundation Award
INTERNATIONAL
PORTUGAL
Champalimaud Cancer Center
FATIMA CARDOSO, MD
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of
Cancer (EORTC)
The Play for P.I.N.K. Award
The Meredith Israel Thomas Award
ARNOLD J. LEVINE, PHD
ADRIAN LEE, PHD
ARGENTINA
JULIENNE E. BOWER, PHD
INDIANA
NANCY U. LIN, MD
The Estée Lauder Companies Brands Award in
TITIA DE LANGE, PHD
The Smart Circle/RGS Labs International Award
Latin American and Caribbean Society of Medical
RWANDA
The Clinique Award
Indiana University School of Medicine
The ANN INC. Award
memory of Evelyn H. Lauder
The Bloomingdale’s Award
STEFFI OESTERREICH, PHD
Oncology SLACOM
Butaro Hospital
University of California, Los Angeles
STEVEN W. COLE, PHD
KATHY D. MILLER, MD
DAVID M. LIVINGSTON, MD
PAUL M. NURSE, PHD
The Clinique Award
Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups
KORNELIA POLYAK, MD, PHD
NEW YORK
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
PATRICIA A. GANZ, MD
The ANN INC. Award
The ULTA Beauty Award
Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO
ANNA MARIA STORNIOLO, MD
LAWRENCE M. SHULMAN, MD
RACHEL HAZAN, PHD
National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and
The ULTA Beauty Award
ERIC P. WINER, MD
The First Step Award through QVC and Fashion
Bowel Project(NSABP)
RICHARD C. ZELLARS, MD
The ANN INC. Award
Footwear Charitable Foundation
SUSAN B. HORWITZ, PHD
The Estée Lauder Award
The Pink Agenda Award
ANNETTE L. STANTON, PHD
The ANN INC. Award
University of California, San Diego
KANSAS
University of Kansas Medical Center
Harvard Medical School
WALTER C. WILLETT, MD, DR.PH
THOMAS E. ROHAN, MD, PHD
The Wilson Sporting Goods Award
The Estée Lauder Companies Brands Award in
Massachusetts General Hospital
The Macy’s Award
The ANN INC. Award
Harvard Medical School
Johns Hopkins University
Bloomberg School of Public Health
KALA VISVANATHAN, MBBS, FRACP, MHS
HOPE S. RUGO, MD
The ANN INC. Award
LAURA VAN’T VEER, PHD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
University of Southern California
ROISIN CONNOLLY, MB, BCH
Keck School of Medicine
Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO
The Housewares Charity Foundation Award
memory of Evelyn H. Lauder
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology
CHRISTINE B. AMBROSONE, PHD
CARLOS L. ARTEAGA, MD
Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group
The ULTA Beauty Award
The Play for P.I.N.K. Award
DAVID CORTEZ, PHD
Harvard School of Public Health
SPAIN
University of Newcastle
JOHN FORBES, MB, BS, BMEDSCI, MS
The Smart Circle/RGS Labs International Award
Sarah Lawrence College
JOAN H. MARKS, MS
Weill Cornell Medical College
The Radar Tires (Omni United) Award
University of Sydney
JANETTE VARDY, MD, FRACP, PHD
Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO
TEXAS
University of Melbourne
Baylor College of Medicine
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
LEWIS C. CANTLEY, PHD
MATTHEW J. ELLIS, MB, BCHIR, PHD, FRCP
The Estée Lauder Companies Brands Award in
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
SHERENE LOI MD, PHD
DANIEL A. HABER, MD, PHD
MICHAEL H. WIGLER, PHD
memory of Evelyn H. Lauder
National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project
BELGIUM
The Play for P.I.N.K. Award
ANDREW J. DANNENBERG, MD
(NSABP)
Institut Jules Bordet
CHARLOTTE KUPERWASSER, PHD
The Saks Fifth Avenue Award
Columbia University
The Bloomingdale’s Award
Mailman School of Public Health
WILLIAM HOLLOMAN, MD, PHD
REGINA M. SANTELLA, PHD
MITCH DOWSETT, PHD
The Estée Lauder Companies Brands Award in honor
of Elizabeth Hurley
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
The Macy’s Award
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
XIANG ZHANG, PHD
CANADA
The Nestlé Waters North America Award
Mount Sinai Hospital/University of Toronto
The Planet Fitness Award
The Tanger Outlets Award
University of Michigan
JAMES B. HICKS, PHD
ANDREW EWALD, PHD
DANIEL F. HAYES, MD
The Play for P.I.N.K. Award
The ANN INC. Award
Hunter College/City University of New York
LISA A. CAREY, MD
Houston Methodist Research Institute
PAMELA J. GOODWIN, MD, MSC, FRCPC
JENNY CHANG, MD
NCIC Clinical Trials Group
CHARLES SWANTON, MD, PHD
The Estée Lauder Award
The Hudson’s Bay/Lord and Taylor Award
The Hamptons Paddle & Party for Pink Award
ELIZABETH JAFFEE, MD
North American Breast Cancer Group (NABCG)
JILL BARGONETTI, PHD
STEPHEN D. HURSTING, PHD, MPH
The Eisai Oncology Award
The Estée Lauder Companies Brands Award in
The ANN INC. Award
AMY BROCK, PHD
LOIS E. SHEPHERD, MDCM, FRCPC
BEN HO PARK, MD, PHD
The Macy’s Award
memory of Evelyn H. Lauder
HYMAN B. MUSS, MD
American Association for Cancer Research
NCIC Clinical Trials Group
PAUL MACKLIN, PHD
The J.C. Penney Award
SOFIA D. MERAJVER, MD, PHD
Icahn School of Medicine Mount Sinai
The Play for P.I.N.K. Award
STANISLAV EMELIANOV, MSC, PHD
The ANN INC. Award
The Planet Fitness Award
DIPALI SHARMA, PHD
The Delta Air Lines Award
STUART A. AARONSON, MD
CHARLES M. PEROU, PHD
MICHAEL F. PRESS, MD, PHD
The Planet Fitness Award
LORI J. PIERCE, MD
The Delta Air Lines Award
The Susan Hertog Award
The Bloomingdale’s Award
VERED STEARNS, MD
The ULTA Beauty Award
HANNA Y. IRIE, MD, PHD
The Estée Lauder Award
JAMES M. RAE, PHD
ELISA PORT, MD, FACS
COLORADO
ANTONIO C. WOLFF, MD
The Macy’s Award
University of Colorado Denver
Translational Breast Cancer Research Consortium
DEAN A. SHUMWAY, MD
JOSÉ BASELGA, MD, PHD
LYNDSAY N. HARRIS, MD
KATHRYN B. HORWITZ, PHD
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of
Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO
The Westchester Women’s Award
The ULTA Beauty Award
European Organisation for Research and Treatment
The Play for P.I.N.K. Award
Cancer (EORTC)
The Hirschhorn Award
ROBERT BENEZRA, PHD
University of Texas, Austin
Queen’s University
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
MICHAEL ANDREEFF, MD, PHD
CHINA
POWEL H. BROWN, MD, PHD
Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
ZHEN FAN, MD
Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO
Cancer (EORTC)
SHARON GIORDANO, MD, MPH
The Estée Lauder Award
Cleveland Clinic
of Cancer (EORTC)
FRANCE
ADRIAN L. HARRIS, BSC, MD, D.PHIL
COREY W. SPEERS, MD, PHD
The Play for P.I.N.K. Award
CHARIS ENG, MD, PHD, FACP
The Play for P.I.N.K. Award
Institut Curie/Hôpital René Huguenin
The Delta Air Lines Award
Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO
ELIZABETH COMEN, MD
The von Mandl Family Award
GABRIEL N. HORTOBAGYI, MD, FACP
MIEN-CHIE HUNG, PHD
The ANN INC. Award
Harvard Medical School
The Smart Circle/RGS Labs International Award
The Estée Lauder Companies North America Supply
Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO
The J.C. Penney Award
FABRICE ANDRÉ, MD, PHD
MAX S. WICHA, MD
Chain & Operating Facilities Award
The ANN INC. Award
GORDON B. MILLS, MD, PHD
The Estée Lauder Companies Brands Award in
HEDVIG HRICAK, MD, PHD
ELECTRA D. PASKETT, PHD, MSPH
The Smart Circle/RGS Labs International Award
memory of Evelyn H. Lauder
The Macy’s Award
The Play for P.I.N.K. Award
W. FRASER SYMMANS, MB, CHB
DAVID RIMM, MD, PHD
The Housewares Charity Foundation Award
GERBURG WULF, MD, PHD
University of Michigan School of Nursing
DEBRA L. BARTON, RN, PHD
Van Andel Research Institute
CLIFFORD A. HUDIS, MD
CARRIE GRAVEEL, PHD
The Cynthia Lufkin Award
GEORGE F. VANDE WOUDE, PHD
JOHANNA A. JOYCE, PHD
Ohio State University
ROSETTE LIDEREAU, PHD
ERIN MACRAE, MD
The J.C. Penney Award
The Play for P.I.N.K. Award
University of Oxford
MONICA N. FORNIER, MD
NADINE M. TUNG, MD
JOHN M.S. BARTLETT, PHD
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
The Lampert Foundation Award
The Housewares Charity Foundation Award
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of
STEPHEN J. WEISS, MD
LAJOS PUSZTAI, MD, D.PHIL
SIR BRUCE A. J. PONDER, PHD, FRCP, FRS
ZHE-BIN LIU, MD, PHD
SHAOMENG WANG, PHD
The Smart Circle/RGS Labs International Award
KERSTIN MEYER, PHD
The J.C. Penney Award
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
STUART J. SCHNITT, MD
Cancer Research UK
OHIO
MASSACHUSETTS
Yale University School of Medicine
University of Cambridge
University of Edinburgh and
MELINDA IRWIN, PHD, MPH
Yale School of Public Health
of Elizabeth Hurley
University College London
H. SHELTON EARP, MD
The Tanger Outlets Award
The Play for P.I.N.K. Award
The Estée Lauder Companies Brands Award in honor
The Estée Lauder Award
PETER KUHN, PHD
CONNECTICUT
Institute of Cancer Research UK
IAN E. SMITH, MD, FRCP, FRCPE
The Play for P.I.N.K. Award
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
The Radar Tires (Omni United) Award
Royal Marsden Hospital
CHRISTOS SOTIRIOU, MD, PHD
MARY BETH TERRY, PHD
The Pink Promises Award
JACK CUZICK, BSCI MSCI, PHD
MARTINE J. PICCART-GEBHART, MD, PHD
The Aveda Award
DAWN HERSHMAN, MD, MS
Queen Mary, University of London
The EMD Millipore Award
ROBERT A. WEINBERG, PHD
Columbia University Medical Center
ALAN ASHWORTH, BSC, PHD
The Hard Rock International Award
Breast International Group (BIG)
The Lampert Foundation Award
MICHIGAN
Breakthrough Breast Cancer Centre
C. KENT OSBORNE, MD
RACHEL SCHIFF, PHD
LEISHA EMENS, MD, PHD
Institute of Cancer Research
SUZANNE A. W. FUQUA, PHD
NORTH CAROLINA
DAVID AGUS, MD
UNITED KINGDOM
The Macy’s Award
The Aveda Award
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
JOAQUÍN ARRIBAS, PHD
Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group
The J.C. Penney Award
Tufts University School of Medicine
THARCISSE MPUNGA, MD
AUSTRALIA
Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO
CHI-CHEN HONG, PHD
CAROL J. FABIAN, MD
LAURA J. ESSERMAN, MD, MBA
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
VANDANA G. ABRAMSON, MD, MS
The ULTA Beauty Award
American Association for Cancer Research
The ANN INC. Award
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
HAYLEY MCDAID, PHD
BARBARA A. PARKER, MD
Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO
SOHAIL TAVAZOIE, MD, PHD
The Lampert Foundation Award
The Housewares Charity Foundation Award
The Macy’s Award
MARYLAND
TENNESSEE
JOAN S. BRUGGE, PHD
FARIBA BEHBOD, PHD
MEKHAIL ANWAR, MD, PHD
MICHAEL O’DONNELL, PHD
The Bloomingdale’s Award
THOMAS J. KIPPS, MD, PHD
University of California, San Francisco
EDUARDO CAZAP, MD, PHD, FASCO
The J.C. Penney Award
The Delta Air Lines Award
Institut Gustave Roussy
The ULTA Beauty Award
The ANN INC. Award
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PARTNERSHIPS
This October, BCRF’s partners fully embraced our #BeTheEnd campaign and turned the conversation
from awareness to action. From concerts to shopping events, BCRF and our partners empowered people
to take an active role in eradicating breast cancer — starting in October and every day following.
Amy Robach
Dr. Nancy Lin and Samantha Harris
Dr. Nancy Lin, Samantha Harris, Myra Biblowit,
Connie Anne Phillips, Genevieve Roth
To reinforce their long-standing commitment to BCRF, our
partners at ANN INC. kicked-off their annual Breast Cancer
Awareness campaign with incredible in-store and online
promotions. At the height of the campaign, Ann Taylor and
Glamour Magazine teamed up to host “Conversation for a Cure”
— a discussion on breast health. This inspiring and insightful
panel, hosted by Glamour’s Genevieve Roth included BCRF’s
President Myra Biblowit, who spoke about the importance of
funding research, BCRF grantee Dr. Nancy Lin, who touched upon
her research and Emmy-nominated TV host Samantha Harris,
who gave a personal account on her journey with breast cancer.
Nikki Reed and Paul McDonald
Elizabeth Hurley, Tony Spring, Anne Keating, Marisa
Acocella Marchetto, Linda Carey, Bob Carey
For the 10th year, Bloomingdale’s continued its commitment
to support breast cancer research during the month of
October by inviting their loyal shoppers to join in the fight with
exclusive merchandise and exciting events that helped to raise
funds for awareness and research in stores nationwide and
on Bloomingdales.com. To kick-off breast cancer awareness
month, Bloomingdale’s 59th Street partnered with The Estée
Lauder Companies’ Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign
and BCRF for an event hosted by Tony Spring, Chairman &
CEO of Bloomingdale’s, alongside Elizabeth Hurley, Global
Ambassador for The BCA Campaign, in support of BCRF,
The Carey Foundation and the Marisa Acocella Marchetto
Foundation. Indie folk musicians Paul McDonald & Nikki
Reed joined in the celebration, reuniting for a very special
performance, featuring hits from their debut album “I’m
Not Falling.”
Delta Employees as guests of “Delta One”
To celebrate 10 years of Taking Flight for the Fight, our partners
at Delta invited special guest “Good Morning America” anchor,
BCRF ambassador and breast cancer survivor Amy Robach to
join nearly 150 Delta employees on “Breast Cancer One”—a Delta
Boeing 767 with BCRF founder Evelyn H. Lauder’s signature
emblazoned on its side. This tradition, which Delta launched as
part of its partnership with BCRF, honors employees affected
by breast cancer and kicked off Delta’s month-long efforts for
Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
ULTA Beauty invited guests to participate in their annual
“Donate With A Kiss” campaign, supporting breast cancer
research. Initiatives included both online and in-store
components, such as the highly anticipated THE SALON CutA-Thon. To further their commitment, ULTA teamed up with
“The Ellen DeGeneres Show” to highlight BCRF throughout the
month, culminating with CEO Mary Dillon presenting a check
to BCRF for $1.5 million on the show! We were so excited to
WINDOWS
share in this moment with ULTA Beauty.
Ellen Degeneres and Mary Dillon
Leonard Lauder and Dee Hilfiger
Elizabeth Hurley with employees of The Estée Lauder Companies’
The Estée Lauder Companies’ Breast Cancer Awareness
(BCA) Campaign launched their Fall 2014 initiative with an
uplifting call-to-action, “Hear our stories. Share yours.,”
designed to create a global community of strength and support
through digital storytelling. Expanding upon the theme, “Let’s
Defeat Breast Cancer. We’re Stronger Together.,” the 2014 BCA
Campaign came to life through the authentic, inspirational
stories of brave women and men who have faced breast
cancer, and the loved ones who supported them throughout the
experience. Since 1994, The BCA Campaign has donated nearly
$46 million to BCRF, funding 185 medical research grants
around the world through the sale of Pink Ribbon products and
employee fundraising activities.
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Since 2012, The Estée Lauder Companies’ has partnered
with Hudson’s Bay to raise awareness for The Estée Lauder
Companies’ (BCA) Campaign and to raise funds for BCRF.
Elizabeth Hurley, Global Ambassador of The Estée Lauder
Companies’ Breast Cancer Awareness (BCA) Campaign joined
together with The Estée Lauder Companies’ employees from
the Greater Toronto Area at the Hudson’s Bay Queen Street
Store for an in-store employee rally. That same evening,
Hudson’s Bay Queen Street store hosted an in-store event
with 200 of its top customers to meet Elizabeth Hurley. Joining
the celebration were Hudson’s Bay executives along with
Myra Biblowit.
We are delighted to welcome the Dee
Ocleppo and Tommy Hilfiger brands into
the BCRF Family! Both Tommy and Dee
Hilfiger have been long-time supporters
of BCRF. As part of the Dee Ocleppo Fall/
Winter 2014 collection, Dee designed a
beautifully crafted BCRF pink edition of
the Hong Kong iphone Cross Body Bag.
To celebrate the new collection, Saks
Fifth Avenue hosted a special cocktail
reception, with sales from the event
benefitting BCRF.
LIGHTS and Peter Criss
During the month of October, Tommy
Hilfiger inspired customers to make a
donation to BCRF upon checkout. Over
the course of just one month, Tommy
Hilfiger generated over $115,000 in
customer donations! We could not have
asked for a better beginning to our
partnership.
For 15 years, Hard Rock’s Pinktober
campaign has mobilized the global rock
and roll community and its fans in the
battle against breast cancer. In 2014,
Electropop star LIGHTS, as well as Peter
Criss, Christina Grimmie, Bret Michaels
and more, showed support and helped
raise funds for BCRF.
Welcome to the Family!
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DEVELOPMENT & EVENTS
H
The Baum Family
Bethenny Frankel, Darcy Miller Nussbaum, Martha Stewart, Thom Filicia
B
Lisa Perry and Kinga Lampert
AMPTONS PADDLE & PARTY FOR PINK: $1.5 Million Raised for Research
BCRF raised a record-breaking $1.5 million at its third annual Hamptons Paddle & Party for Pink on August 16. Fitness expert
Tracy Anderson joined Co-Hosts Maria & Larry Baum and Lisa & Richard Perry for the sold out summer fundraiser, which
included a morning paddle race at Havens Beach in Sag Harbor and a sunset party at the Perry residence in North Haven.
The paddle board race kicked off bright and early with over 150 participants paddling through the three mile recreational and six
mile elite courses.
A surprise performance by the WaterWorks, a synchronized swimming team sporting Lisa Perry swimsuits, kicked-off the evening
followed by a special set from four-time Grammy nominee Taylor Dayne. The highlight of the evening was the auction of one-of-akind Laird Hamilton standup paddle boards designed and signed by Gwyneth Paltrow, Tory Burch, Aerin Lauder, Martha Stewart,
Nicole Miller, Lisa Perry and Leviev among others. The party continued into the night at the Perry residence with its sweeping bay
views and beautiful décor from Taylor Creative and Hilary Pereira Design.
Attendees included Leonard A. Lauder, William P. Lauder, Mary-Kate Olsen & Olivier Sarkozy, Ashley Olsen, Martha Stewart, Donna
Karan, Gabby Karan DeFelice, Jonathan Adler & Simon Doonan, Hilary Rhoda & Sean Avery, Molly Sims & Scott Stuber, Thom
Filicia, Huma Abedin, Bethenny Frankel, Rula Jebreal Altschul & Arthur Altschul, Jr., and Lyor Cohen.
A big thank you to our Hamptons Paddle & Party for Pink sponsors Goldman Sachs Gives, Leviev, Lisa Perry, Stacy Bash-Polley,
Lisa Pevaroff-Cohn & Gary Cohn, Maggie & Ashok Varadhan, Bay Street Advisors, Tracy Anderson, Dom Pérignon, the Kerkorian
Family, Kinga Lampert, William P. Lauder, Jackie & Bippy Siegal, Christina & Hal Steinbrenner, Town & Country, and Watermill
Institutional Trading, LLC.
P
INK PROMISES: AN EVENING AFFAIR: Long Island Event Raises $645,000
On November 12, nearly 380 Long Islanders gathered at Crest Hollow
Country Club for Pink Promises: An Evening Affair. The event, chaired
by Stephanie and Ian Ginsberg, marked the Long Island community’s
fifth year of support for BCRF and was a major success, raising a total of
$645,000. Over cocktails, guests bid on more than 90 silent auction items,
while over dinner, special guest Cat Greenleaf, host of NBC’s “Talk Stoop,”
shared her personal journey with her best friend’s breast cancer diagnosis.
Pink Promises and the Long Island Community have cumulatively raised
over $3 million since 2009, funding an incredible — and impactful —
10 research projects.
Cat Greenleaf, Stephanie Ginsberg, Ian Ginsberg
Special thanks to underwriters C.O. Bigelow and Stephanie and Ian Ginsberg, BNY Mellon, The Buller Family Foundation and Marjam
Supply Company, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., The Lauder Foundation, and Saks Fifth Avenue.
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OSTON HOT PINK LUNCHEON & SYMPOSIUM
Dr. Andrea Richardson, Peg Mastrianni, Dr. Clifford Hudis,
Dr. Nancy Lin, and Myra Biblowit
Kelley Tuthill, Simone Winston, Deb Hoffman, Karen Hale, Nancy Kelleher,
Katherine Chapman, and Stephanie Andrews
Anne Rubin, Christine Tuchler and Andrea Brooks
On October 24, BCRF held its fourth annual Hot Pink Luncheon & Symposium in Boston — a BCRF million-dollar city. Upwards of
225 supporters attended the event, which raised $250,000 to fund grantees at New England’s world-renowned medical institutions.
Honorary chair Nancy Kelleher and Co-chairs Stephanie Andrews, Andrea Brooks, Katherine Chapman, Karen Hale, Deb Hoffman
and Simone Winston organized the event which began with a touching tribute to Darby Stott, a dedicated BCRF supporter who lost
her battle against metastatic breast cancer in September. As a staunch believer in the power of research, BCRF named one of its
2014 grants the Darby Stott award in her memory. The recipient, Dr. Alan D’Andrea, currently studies treatments for triple negative
breast cancer.
Kelley Tuthill, WCVB Channel 5 News Anchor, served as event emcee, and Co-chair, Andrea Brooks, introduced Dr. Clifford Hudis.
Dr. Hudis, Chairman of BCRF’s Scientific Advisory Board, extended his greatest thanks to the attendees – whose support has grown
ever more valuable as federal funding of groundbreaking research has fallen significantly in recent years. After attendees enjoyed
lunch, Dr. Hudis opened the symposium — “Progress and Prevention” — alongside Drs. Nancy Lin and Andrea Richardson. The
discussion centered around BCRF’s ongoing efforts on metastasis through the international Evelyn H. Lauder Founder’s Fund.
Attendees included Nancy and Rick Kelleher, Elisha Daniels, Donna Stearns, Linda Waintrup, Karen Johnson, Elizabeth Healey,
Corinne Grousbeck, Elena Matlack, Courtney Forrester, Ashley Bernon, Sinesia Karol and Susan Smith.
We would like to thank the event underwriters, Saks Fifth Avenue and Leonard A. Lauder, as well as the following event benefactors
who helped lead BCRF in making this event such a success: Karen & Rob Hale and Nancy & Rick Kelleher.
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ESTCHESTER HOT PINK LUNCHEON: Supports The Westchester Women’s Award
The Westchester Hot Pink Luncheon turned eight this year at
the Brae Burn Country Club on November 5. Led by Co-chairs
Ellen Brown, Debra Ezratty, Sheryl Kaye, Shelly Kivell, Kim
Meyers and Linda Plattus, a packed house joined together to
support BCRF. The annual luncheon was complemented by
a lively Q&A session by Dr. Clifford Hudis and Dr. Elizabeth
Comen. The funds raised from the luncheon combined with
Chappaqua’s “A Cure in Our Lifetime” benefit, orchestrated
by Karen Taub and friends, will fully support a research grant
known as The Westchester Women’s Award.
Debra Ezratty, Ellen Brown and Shelly Kivell; Dr. Elizabeth Comen; Myra Biblowit;
Dr. Clifford Hudis; Co-Chairs Linda Plattus, Sheryl Kaye and Kim Meyers
The success of this event is attributed to the support of Event Vice Chairs Andy Baevsky, Caryn Bluestine, Cheryl Bunzel, Marla
Mehlman, Beth Scharfman, Ruth Suzman, Stephanie Tessler, and Stacey Weil.
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SUPPORTING RESEARCH YEAR-ROUND
30,000 volunteers
+ 28 states
= $4.5 million
in 2014 for BCRF
On Thursday, October 2, The Pink Agenda (TPA) welcomed
nearly 700 guests to its annual gala held at the Frank
Gehry-designed IAC building in New York City. What began
as a small gathering seven years ago has now become a
highly anticipated evening of fun and philanthropy with
New York’s young movers and shakers. This year, a record
$250,000 was raised for BCRF at the unforgettable bash.
The gala opened with a cocktail hour and music by DJ Hannah
Bronfman. Guests had the opportunity to bid on numerous
silent auction items including a St. Maartin vacation, tickets
to “The Late Show with David Letterman,” and a VIP behindthe scenes tour of NBC’s “TODAY” show.
E! News Correspondent and TPA partner, Giuliana Rancic,
spoke of her own personal battle with breast cancer and how
it motivated her to create her initiative, FAB-U-WISH, which
partnered with The Pink Agenda this past August. Rancic
then teamed up with NBC Host Willie Geist in a rousing live
auction which raised $70,000 on the spot.
The Lisa Mae Lee Award was presented to Tom Keegan for
his courage, optimism and outstanding leadership in the fight
against breast cancer. His wife, a breast cancer survivor and
inspiration to many, watched on as Keegan was honored.
A very special thanks to gala Co-chairs Samantha Tritsch,
Meghan Rooney and Danielle Haskin, and sponsors Cindy
and Rob Citrone, Hanky Panky, William P. Lauder and Lori
Tritsch, the Keegan Family, ANN INC., Cushman & Wakefield,
Signal Hill, GCM Grosvenor, Morgan Stanley, and the
Rooney Family.
T
HE PINK AGENDA
Myra Biblowit and Iris Dankner
H
OLIDAY HOUSE
Each year Holiday House — founded by Iris Dankner, interior
designer, BCRF Advisory Board member and breast cancer
survivor — celebrates the best in interior design and holiday
entertaining while supporting breast cancer research.
Held at the Academy Mansion on the Upper East Side from
November 20 to December 21, Holiday House 2014 welcomed
23 top designers and their teams to curate the interiors of the
ornate “showhome” for the holiday season.
Holiday House not only showcases the cutting edge in creative
design, but also raises money and awareness for breast
cancer research, with 100% of proceeds from ticket sales
going directly to BCRF. Holiday House most recently donated
over $150,000 to our organization, bringing their cumulative
donation to over $800,000 since 2012.
100%
of proceeds
from ticket sales goes
directly to BCRF
Play for P.I.N.K. (PFP) presented a donation of $4.5 million
to BCRF, bringing their cumulative giving since 1996 to
$38.5 million. Play for P.I.N.K., one of BCRF’s largest donors, is
currently supporting 17 research projects led by 25 world-class
scientists investigating the many aspects of breast cancer
including tumor biology, genetics, prevention, treatment and
survivorship.
“Play for P.I.N.K. is a model of volunteerism and the
mobilization of citizens who want to make a direct impact in
advancing breast cancer research,” stated Myra Biblowit,
President of BCRF. “This extraordinary donation will translate
into breakthroughs in the lab and clinic that will have a
meaningful impact on breast cancer patients today as well as
tomorrow.”
What makes PFP unique is that 100% of all proceeds go directly
to BCRF thanks to the sustained generosity of Bloomberg,
which underwrites all overhead costs. Play for P.I.N.K.
identified BCRF as its sole beneficiary because of BCRF’s
mission to advance the world’s most promising research and
its fiscal efficiency and accountability.
P
LAY FOR P.I.N.K. DONATES
A RECORD $4.5 MILLION
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utoNation Cure Bowl Partners with BCRF
The AutoNation Cure Bowl, a new post-season NCAA
football game pitting the Atlantic and Sun Belt college
football conferences, has named BCRF its sole beneficiary.
On December 19, 2015, the two conferences will face-off in
Orlando, FL to support breast cancer research.
The AutoNation Cure Bowl was inspired by the legacy of
founding board member John Rhodes’ late sister Laura
Rhodes Goldstein, who passed away from stage IV breast
cancer in 2011.
BCRF is honored to join AutoNation Cure Bowl this December!
Alan Gooch, Myra Biblowit, Buddy Dyer, Marc Cannon, Megan Dowdy
Mark your Calendars
• Date: December 19, 2015
• Location: The Citrus Bowl, Downtown Orlando
• College Football Team Conferences: The American
Athletic Conference and the Sun Belt Conference
• Game Broadcast: The game will be televised on CBS
Sports Network
• Hosted by: The Orlando Sports Foundation (OSF), led by
University of Central Florida’s former football coach Alan
Gooch. Founded in 2008, OSF’s mission is to promote and
provide athletic social events that support health, wellness,
community and youth while providing a positive impact for
Central Florida.
Sam Tritsch, Dani Haskin, Giuliana Rancic and Meghan Rooney
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COMMUNICATION & ENGAGEMENT
“GOOD MORNING AMERICA’S” AMY ROBACH PARTNERS WITH BCRF TO #BETHEEND OF BREAST CANCER
BCRF kicked off its #BeTheEnd campaign in October with the
call to action that research will bring an end to cancer and
everyone has the power to play a role in eradicating the disease.
Joining BCRF in its pursuit to turn awareness into action is
“Good Morning America” anchor and breast cancer survivor
Amy Robach. In October 2013, Robach received her first
mammogram on-air only to discover she had breast cancer.
She has partnered with BCRF as an ambassador promoting
breast health and the importance of research to help inform
and activate the public.
We couldn’t be more thrilled to welcome Amy to the BCRF family. Not only did she
demonstrate incredible poise and strength during her journey with breast cancer, but
is also using her experience to advocate for the cause and galvanize women and men
across the nation.
-Leonard A. Lauder
THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION PARTNERS WITH HEALTHY HISPANIC LIVING
BCRF and Healthy Hispanic Living (HHL), an online source that aims to
improve the health outcomes of the Latino community, have initiated a
content partnership. Healthy Hispanic Living, the first preventive care
online educational platform targeted to U.S. Hispanics, kicked off a 90day breast cancer campaign that aims to advance Hispanic women’s
understanding of the disease and their risk while also inspiring them
and their families to lead healthier lives.
Healthy Hispanic Living was introduced to BCRF through grantee, Dr.
Jeffrey Weitzel of City of Hope in Duarte, CA. Dr. Weitzel has been an
ongoing contributor to HHL and has discussed his research on the
disparities in Latina communities, including barriers to access to
genetic testing and counseling.
To contribute to HHL’s 90-day campaign, BCRF has provided a series
of interviews featuring Drs. Dawn Hershman, Edith Perez and Walter
Willett, as well as Jeffrey Weitzel, on topics including breast cancer
screening and prevention, obesity, disparities and heredity.
“Our goal is to leverage the strengths of our respective platforms to
accelerate breast cancer awareness and the need for self-advocacy
among Latinas, and to encourage new conversations we can all learn
from and that will inspire the Hispanic community as a whole to take
action,” said Glenn Llopis, CEO and Founder, Center for Hispanic
Leadership.
As part of its efforts to reduce disparities in breast cancer, BCRF
supports research to better understand the differences in genetic
and biological risk factors across populations, improve access to
genetic testing in high-risk minority groups, develop innovative means
to eradicate barriers to preventive screening, and address health
inequities across the cancer care continuum to improve outcomes in
vulnerable populations.
DID YOU KNOW?
Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death
for Hispanic women.
For more information visit: HealthyHispanicLiving.com
BCRF AND “NATURE” LAUNCH PARTNER JOURNAL TO ADVANCE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH
LIFETIME AIRS BCRF PSA
FEATURING HEIDI KIUM
BCRF LAUNCHES NEW BLOG –
THE PROGRESS REPORT
Lifetime also partnered with BCRF to support its #BeTheEnd
campaign through a number of platforms including a public
service announcement featuring Heidi Klum, the Emmy-winning
host and Executive Producer of “Project Runway.” The PSA ran
across Lifetime’s broadcast and digital channels. This past
October marked Lifetime’s 20th anniversary in its commitment
to supporting breast cancer research and education.
BCRF has launched a robust new blog called the “The Progress
Report” giving BCRF supporters access to the latest science and
breaking news from BCRF’s 226 researchers from around the
world, to fundraising spotlights and personal stories from the
breast cancer community. Please join us at the The Progress
Report by visiting www.bcrfcure.org/blog.
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2. Choose BCRF
3. Donate your SkyMiles today
BCRF is proud to be a Delta SkyWish Charity Partner.
BCRF and “Nature,” the internationally renowned scientific journal, have initiated a partnership and launched “npj Breast Cancer,” an open-access
research journal aimed to deepen our understanding of how to prevent, treat and cure the world’s second most common cancer.
An online forum, “npj Breast Cancer,” will publish high-quality research to help clinicians, scientists and patients stay up-to-date on all aspects of
breast cancer, ranging from imaging and immunotherapy to metastasis and survivorship issues.
BCRF Scientific Director Dr. Larry Norton and Scientific Advisory Board Chairman Dr. Clifford Hudis are the journal’s Editors-in-Chief, and many
BCRF grantees sit on the editorial board, collectively representing many different fields of science and medicine.
“Our collaboration with the Nature Publishing Group will provide BCRF an exceptional opportunity to serve the scientific community and the
general public in several ways,” said Dr. Norton, who is also Medical Director of the Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center at Memorial Sloan Kettering
Cancer Center. “With ‘npj Breast Cancer,’ we plan not only to report important new findings in breast cancer research but also to capture the
creativity, controversy and deep thought intrinsic to the process.”
LEONARD A. LAUDER
APRIL 30, 2015
Join us at the Waldorf Astoria on April 30 for BCRF’s Hot Pink Party honoring Leonard
A. Lauder, a true champion in the effort to eradicate breast cancer. Emceed by Elizabeth
Hurley, the evening will feature a special performance by 18-time Grammy award
winner Tony Bennett. A dear friend of BCRF, Sir Elton John, will present Mr. Lauder
with The Roslyn and Leslie Goldstein Sung Hero Award for his support to friends and
families touched by breast cancer — and his unwavering commitment to finding a cure.
For tickets please call: 646.497.2650 or visit HotPinkParty.org.
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The Hamptons Paddle & Party for Pink
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October 7
Pink Promises Luncheon
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October 16
The Pink Agenda 8th Annual Gala
New York, NY
October 22
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October 23
Boston Hot Pink Luncheon & Symposium
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October 29
NYC Symposium and Awards Luncheon
New York, NY
November 19
Westchester Hot Pink Luncheon
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