FIGHTING CHANCE

Annual Report2005

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May 10, 2005

FIGHTING CHANCELife Skills for Cancer Patients

P.O. Box 1358, Sag Harbor, NY 11963, Tel: 631.725.4646e-mail:info@fightingchance.org website: www.fightingchance.org

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Board of DirectorsBetsy Battle

Anthony Brandt

Joan Carlson

Duncan Darrow (chair)

Sue Davies

Richard De Rose

Ben Gillikin

Richard Ives

Sister Ann Marino, RS.H.M.

Gil Meister

Linda Melville

Cheryl Merser

Gall Parker

Rev. Darwin Price

Grace Price

Carolyn Snyder

Edward L. Tirrell

Janine M. Veto

Deputy Director

Karrie Zampini Robinson, LCSW

Director of Clinical Programs

Jessica BerlinDirector of Internet Outreach

Heather MatthewsCancer Information Specialist

We Are...people who have been touched

by cancer... sharing whatwe’ve learned

We Serve.the East End of Long Island

free of charge

We Believe...that everyone who

battles cancerdeserves a

FIGHTING CHANCE

Welcome to friends old and new . . .

The year 2005 was when Fighting Chance added a new counseling componentto the services we offer, free of charge, to cancer patients on the East End.

Our staff now includes an oncological social worker (Karrie Zampini Robinson,LCSW) with 16 years experience at Memorial Sloan-Kettering. Another alumnusof Memorial (Heather Matthews), joined us full-time as a cancer information spe-cialist. And our Director of Internet Outreach (Jessica Berlin) obtained her MSWin ‘05, and expanded “e-counseling” with visitors to our website. Here are theteam’s key statistics, expressed on an annual basis.

The number of telephone counseling sessions Heather has withcancer patients, helping them to better understand their diseaseand navigate the health care system.

300 per year

300 per year The number of advisory emails sent by Jessica in response toquestions and concerns expressed by visitors to our websitevisitors.

4,000 per year The approximate number of copies of our resource guide (en-titled “Coping With Cancer on the East End”) that are distrib-uted; many are downloaded off our website, where the entire75-page Guide can be examined. Many of our requests forcounseling, by the way, come from the Guide’s readership.

The number of counseling sessions conducted at our office byKarrie Robinson with cancer patients and their caregivers.

150 per year

The approximate number of “page views” from our website eachyear -- mostly by visitors who read select chapters of the Guide,and often return again with family and friends.

80,000per year

What is most important about these numbers is the message they send to thecancer patients in our communities: If you are fighting cancer. . there are manyothers who will fight by your side.

Sincerely,

Duncan DarrowChairman of the Board

$275,000 What we raised in charitable contributions in 2005

What We Do

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Our Guide

. . . updated annually andthousands of copies distributed each year.

Our Office

. . . Hub for Advice and Counseling

Counseling . . . from ourOncological Social Worker

Karrie Zampini Robinson, LSW

. . . previously with Me-morial Sloan-KetteringCancer Center in NewYork, as Director ofPost-Treatment Pro-grams, before joiningFighting Chance in2005.

Conducts in-officecounseling sessionseach week with cancerpatients, often withtelephone conferencefollow-up.

Counseling . . . from ourCancer Information Specialist

Heather Matthews

. . . raised in Montauk,worked at Memorial Sloan-Kettering and completedtraining under the NationalCancer Institute program toserve as “cancer informa-tion specialist.”

Provides telephone coun-seling to cancer patientson navigating of healthcare system.

Counseling . . . from ourCancer Information Specialist

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Village of Sag Harbor hosts300 Cancer Patients and Caregivers

for Day-Long Symposium

Fighting Chanceand

Southampton HospitalCo-Sponsor Event

Keynote Speakersare

Nationally AcclaimedOncologists

Our Website . . .

Displays “e-copy”of our 75-page Resource Guide

Thousands of pages viewedby website visitors every year.

Organized andCo-Sponsored by

Cancer Patient Support Groups . . . Run at our Local Hospital

Jessica Berlin

MSW from ColumbiaSchool of Social Work...helps design and operateour website.

Sends out advisory emailsto website visitors. Jessicahas been part of FightingChance since 2002.

Counseling . . .on an “e-Interactive” Basis

Karrie Robinson and Jessica Berlinserve jointly as professional group leaders,

with all sessions held at local hospital.

Each group has about 15 patientsand separate sessions for caregivers

and those with highly advanced cancer.

New in ‘05 . . . “Day Of Hope”

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LARRY NORTON, MDLARRY NORTON, MDLARRY NORTON, MDLARRY NORTON, MDLARRY NORTON, MDMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterDoctor Norton is Deputy Physician-in-Chief for all Breast Cancer Programs . Healso has served as President of The American Society of Clinical Oncology and is aPresidential Appointee to the Board of the National Cancer Institute.

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NASSER ALTORKI, MDNASSER ALTORKI, MDNASSER ALTORKI, MDNASSER ALTORKI, MDNASSER ALTORKI, MDNew York-Presbyterian Healthcare SystemNew York-Presbyterian Healthcare SystemNew York-Presbyterian Healthcare SystemNew York-Presbyterian Healthcare SystemNew York-Presbyterian Healthcare System

Dr. Altorki, a pioneer in lung cancer surgery, is Director of Thoracic Surgery atNew York Presbyterian Medical Center. He has done pioneering work on earlydetection of lung cancer using �CT scans� and lung cancer vaccines.

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Keynote Speakers

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. . . Local Press

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Louis BaconMoore Charitable Foundation

New York

Betsy BattleDirector of Manager SelectionSoros Funds Management, L.L.C.

New York

John BreckerPrincipal

Longacre Capital PartnersNew York

Ted ConklinProprietor, American Hotel

Sag Harbor

Ray CostaManaging Director

Deutsche BankNew York

Pat CowlesGardiner Cowles III

Charitable TrustSag Harbor

Duncan DarrowPartner

Sidley AustinNew York

Martin DentSenior Managing Director

Deutsche BankLondon

Tom FitzGeraldManaging DirectorJP Morgan Chase

New York

Ben GillikinPresident

Clarins Fragrance GroupNew York

Tom HarrisNovelist, Sag Harbor

David MatlinChief Executive Officer

Matlin Patterson Global AdvisersNew York

Our Sustaining Members

Mitch JuliusFounding PartnerCanyon Partners

Beverly Hills, California

Alex KirkManaging Director

Lehman BrothersNew York

Steve McDermottChief Operating Officer

ICAP, North America

John McKennaStamford, CT

Kevin McLaughlinChief Executive Officer

J. McLaughlin StoresNew York

Gilbert MeisterPrincipal

Cove Hollow PartnersNew York

Henry S. MillerChairman & Managing Director

Miller Buckfire & Co.New York

Richard PerlmanThe Perlman Family Foundation

New York

Randy SmithSmith Management

New York

Jeffrey WerbalowskyCo-Chief Executive Officer

Houlihan Lokey Howard & ZukinMinneapolis

Marty WhitmanFounder & Co-Chief Investment Officer

Third Avenue FundsNew York

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Dr. Robert AllanLinda Alpern

Deon & Ansel AlstonBrian & Diane Anderson

Mike BaconTerry BagleySande Berger

Star BlackTony BrandtRobert BrayThomas Britt

Carole Ann BulmanAlita H. Buzel

Fred ByersWilliam CalvertLaura CarlosJoan CarlsonEric Cohen

Bruce & Carol ColbarthJoanne Conforti

Sandra & Jim ConklinAna R. Daniel

Patrina DeFreitasR. Deichert

John & Anne DestefanisLawrence Dobrow

Debbie DulisseArthur Dodge

Stephen Drucker &Frank Newbold

Sally Matson EdwardsRainey Erwin

Ronald FeinHerbert & Enid Feldman

Jean FleischhackerMelanie FleishmanDorothy FreedmanMichael Freedman

Steve GlennonDr. Ralph Gibson

Dyan GreyMac Griswold

Richard & Suzy GroteJohn Guildi

Stanislav B. GyosheveMary Ann Heisinger

David & Sylvia HeymanRosalie Hilger

Home Sweet Home MovingRichard Hynes

John & Sue JaxheimerKenny KalbacherConrad S. Kent

Heather KilpatrickSteve Kossak

Richard. KuersteinerDeborah & Arnold Kusnetz

Richard Ives & Christina LindstromWilliam Jacobs

Alexander Johnson & Roberta OlsonHiramine Kay Kizo, Jr.

Frederick KneipDr. Ernest C. Leatherwood, Jr.

Howard Lebwith

Michael LittleBetty & Robert Loughead

Pamela S. MacBrayneAnthony ManheimSister Ann MarinoAudrey Matlock

Katherine McCoySusan McGraw

Annalee & James McLaughlinBeatrix & Gregor Medinger

Linda MelvilleJames & Suzie Merrell

Lynn MestelMaryann MeyerMichael Meyers

Jim & Tam Moeller(in memory of Charlotte Felheim)

Bradford MonksYokel Monty

Denis L. MoonanTravis L. Moonan

Chris MooreLisa Opoku

Catherine & Thomas PeacockDiana PhilipsTony PiazzaDafna Priel

Rev. & Mrs. Darwin PriceStephen Rutenberg

Joost SchiereckErnest Schoof

Sony Schotland

FRIENDS

Chris & Francesca Beale

David Berridge and Cathleen McGuigan

Roger F. Cooper

Kenneth & Elizabeth Cote

Peter Darrow

Sue & Rick Davies

Richard De Rose & Emma Clurman

Diana & Harrison J. Goldin

Susan Zises Green

Martin Harding

Gerard P. Kenny

John Liegey

Lisa and Joseph Maloney

Cheryl Merser

Gail & Roy Parker

Joan Peck

Nancy Richardson

Frances M. Schultz Foundation

Ship Ashore Marina, Inc.

Carolyn Snyder

Edward Tirrell

Wendy Moonan

CORPORATE & FOUNDATION SUPPORT

Corporate & Foundation Support, Patrons and Friends

Apple Bank

American Home Mortgage

The American Hotel

Bankrupcy Services, Inc.

Dan’s Papers

Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation(Greater NYC Affiliate)

Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin,Investment Bankers

HSBC Bank

ICAP of North America

The Law Firm of Sidley Austin LLP

Mecox Gardens, Inc.

St. Luke Episcopal Church of East Hampton‘(05 Beach Walk Beneficiary)

Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce(Beneficiary of ‘05 Charity Challenge Cup)

South Fork Breast Health Coalition

Southampton Hospital

Soros Fund Charitable Foundation

Twomey Latham Shea & Kelley, Attorneys at Law

PATRONS

Lenore SchuchmanArthur Schwartz

Christian SchrobsdorffConalee Schneiderman Levine

Selldorf Architects, LLCHarvey ShapiroLinda SchapiroBarry E. SilbertJeffrey SimpsonPaul Smith III

Mary & Philip SpitzerFrederick & Bettina Stelle

Suzanne StephensRobert A. M. Stern

Barbara StiresDorothy & Wilson StoneVictoria Swackenberg

Melvin & Janice TainiterLynn and Robert TepeLisa & Roger Thayer

Francis & Patricia TrottaMarcia Tumpowsky

Janine VetoAnthony Victoria & Sally Ede

Vision Insurance GroupHolly T. Whitmore

Lance & Chris WickelGalen WilliamsNancy Williams

Gary WohlJane Wood

George & Linda YatesCarol & Jim Zuhusky

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Betsy Battle…a Wall Street executive for over twodecades…Betsy also spends time at her home in Wainscott and isa breast cancer survivor.

Tony Brandt... a long-time resident of Sag Harbor and noted es-sayist, whose most recent work includes the editing of the journalsof Lewis and Clark…his brother battled cancer.

Joan Carlson… a resident of Sag Harbor and community activist,who is also responsible for organizing most of the adult educationprograms for the East End; Joan is a breast cancer survivor.

Duncan Darrow…a lawyer who splits his time between New York and Sag Harbor, his mother died of cancer two years ago, helpingto inspire his involvement in the field of cancer care by community volunteers…also trained as a hospice volunteer.

Sue Davies... a prominent member of the East Hampton community and supportive of many local organizations for years; hermother recently died of cancer and Sue has extensive experience with cancer care challenges on the East End.

Richard De Rose…a leading force on Wall Street for over two decades, Richard now spends increasing time, with his wife Emma,at their home in Bridgehampton…they have close friends who are battling cancer.

Ben Gillikin … is a senior executive of a global fashion and cosmetic business based in Manhattan and, with his wife Deb, spendsweekends at their home in East Hampton….his sister recently battled cancer.

Richard Ives… a career that has spanned mountain guide in the Himalayas to noted novelist.. .he now lives in Sag Harbor with hiswife and two children….and is a survivor of colon cancer.

Sister Anne Marino, R.S.H.M. runs Cor Maria Retreat Center in Sag Harbor; a long-time community leader and a cancer survivor.

Gil Meister . . . long-time investment fund manager who splits his time with wife Doris and their two children, between homes inNew York City and East Hampton . . . a kidney cancer survivor.

Linda Melville … a business executive who, with her husband Bill, splits time between homes in New York and Amagansett. Lindaalso has obtained her divinity school degree at mid-career and is active in the Episcopal Church…her father died of cancer a fewyears ago.

Cheryl Merser…a long-time resident of Sag Harbor, where her daughter attends school, and noted writer of books on a wide rangeof cultural and life-style topics. Cheryl has been a devoted caregiver to close friends who have battled cancer.

Gail Parker… is the Principal of the Middle School in East Hampton and a leading figure in public education on Long Island. Gaillost her father to cancer.

Rev. Darwin Price. . . graduated from Harvard Divinity School and has been an Episcopal minister for over 25 years as well as aChaplain for the US Air Force for the past six years. . . he now serves as Rector at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in East Hampton . . .a prostate cancer survivor.

Grace Price…has had a long career in education, while raising four children with her husband, Darwin. Grace is a survivor of breastcancer.. . Randy Price, an accomplished artist and outdoorsman and son of Darwin & Grace Price, recently died of cancer.

Carolyn Snyder…has roots in East Hampton going back 10 generations and is matriarch of one of the largest family farms on theEast End. A leader of the local library, Episcopal church and the East Hampton Centennial Celebrations….her father died of cancer.

Ed Tirrell . . . a Wall Street executive for 25 years, Ed lives in New York with his wife and son, but has visited the East End foryears… both of his parents died of cancer and Ed has an abiding interest in cancer care issues.

Our Board of Directors

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Financial statements prepared by Sabel &Oplinger, CPA, Southampton, NY; footnotes tofinancials are available upon request.

. . . Audited Financial Statements

• Crisis Counseling/Education - from professionally trained andexperienced staff.

• Navigation of Cancer Care System - from trained cancer careinformation specialists.

• Professionally led Cancer Support Group - at SouthamptonHospital for cancer patients, survivors and family members.

• The Guide - Coping With Cancer on the East End - 75 pages of localresource listings, available at hospitals, libraries, doctor offices. Call ouroffice at 631.725.4646 for your copy or download and print our “e-Guide”at www.fightingchance.org.

• �e-Interactive Counseling�- from professional staff responding toall inquiries.

• �Day of Hope� - an annual East End symposium for cancer patients,survivors and families. Includes leading medical oncologists offeringstate-of-the-art information, latest holistic strategies/trends to enhancequality of life.

Programs for Cancer Patientson the East End

www.fightingchance.org 631.725.4646

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