It was another beautiful fall day on Long Island, and another outstand-ing turnout at the Sass Foundation’s 11th Annual Breast CancerAwareness Day on Sunday, October 2, 2005. The 500-plus, overflow

crowd arrived at the Melville Marriott for the free, day-long event dedi-cated to education and support of those affected by breast cancer. Honoredthis year were Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy and Geralyn Lucas.

Carolyn McCarthy has represented Long Island’s 4th CongressionalDistrict for five terms. She went toCongress with the primary goal of legislat-ing gun control, but her long history as anurse led to her growing expertise andinfluence on health issues, especiallybreast cancer. Congresswoman McCarthyreceived the Lisa M. Cowan MemorialAward, given annually to an individualwho has been instrumental in fighting for acure. Lisa Cowan lost her battle withbreast cancer thirteen years ago, at age 28.

Geralyn Lucas, a channel programmingdirector at Lifetime Television and a ten-year breast cancer survivor, was the recip-

ient of the Albina Taddeo HumanitarianAward. Geralyn authored the 2005 book, Why I Wore Lipstick to myMastectomy, in which she describes her experiences – at age 27 – duringthe discovery and treatment of her disease. Congratulations are in order toGeralyn who had a healthy baby boy this month!

Along with lecturers, interaction with vendors, and participation inthe Town Forum – during which experts discuss treatments options andtake questions – Dr. RowanChlebowski was featured asthe Eileen Dryer MemorialLecturer. Dr. Chlebowski isprofessor of medicine atUCLA School of Medicineand chief of the Division ofMedical Oncology andHematology at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Hisresearch focuses onwomen’s health, breast can-cer, and prostate cancer,especially on hormonalmedication of cancer andcancer prevention.

As always, the day wasupbeat, informational, and filled with hope that in the near future breastcancer will be reduced – like other illnesses that medical science has

conquered – to a distant memory. The eventwas sponsored in part by the SassFoundation and by a New York State Grant.

In 2006, Breast Cancer Awareness Daywill be expanded to several dates andvenues thanks to generous grants fromSwim Across America and New York State.The first event will be held on October 14 at the Inn and Spa at East Wind, in WadingRiver, and the second on October 21, at the Melville Marriott. The third event willbe held in New York City on October 29 at the Waldorf Astoria, prompting Dr. Frank Arena’s proclamation that Sasseducation programs will now be "from thetip of Montauk to the tip of Manhattan."

Swim Across America (SAA) (www.swimacrossamerica.com), celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, is the inspired sequel to a triumphant run across America completed by SAA founders in 1985.Since 1986, SAA has grown from a single event in Nantucket,Massachusetts to 10 events in four major metropolitan areas that haveraised more than $13.5 million for cancer research, prevention, and treat-ment.

SAA’s goal in supporting the Sass Foundation? They, too, want tomake a difference.

TheSassFoundation For Medical Research, Inc.

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11TH Breast Cancer Awareness Day Draws Record Crowd2006 Event to Expand Educational Reach

Honoree Carolyn McCarthy

Honoree Gerayln Lucas

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We’re expanding our reach, thanks to generous grants from Swim AcrossAmerica and New York State. Join us for this free day of education aboutbreast cancer prevention and treatment. Bring your mother, your daugh-ter, your aunt, your grandmother, your friend… and yourself! For moreinformation call 516-365-7277, or 516-365-SASS.

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Sass Foundation Welcomes Drs. Reed and Klein to theInternational Scientific Advisory Board

The Sass Foundation has added two new members to its International Scientific Advisory Board:Drs. John Reed and George Klein.

Dr. Reed earned his M.D. and Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.In 1989 he was appointed assistant professor of pathology and laboratory medicine, and assistantdirector, laboratory of molecular diagnosis at the hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. In1992 he founded and directed the apoptosis and cell death research program at the BurnhamInstitute. He served as scientific director for six years, then was appointed president and CEO in2002. He is author of 600 papers, has published more articles on apoptosis and cell death in the pastdecade than any other scientist worldwide, and during 1996-1998 ranked first among biomedicalresearchers for the impact of his research.

George Klein, M.D, Ph.D. is a Professor Emeritus and Research Group Leader at theMicrobiology and Tumor Biology Center, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. He is a recip-ient of Honorary Doctor of Science from the Osaka University. He is credited for his discovery oflink between Epstein Barr Virus and B cell lymphoma. He is a member of the Royal SwedishAcademies of Sciences, Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences, United States,Honorary member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts andSciences. In the 1970s, he was a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He was a member of the Nobel Assembly of Karolinska Institute.

Dr. Klein has received numerous awards including the Behring Prize, Sloan Prize from theGeneral Motors Cancer Research Foundation, Chester Stock Award, Paracelsus medal, RobertKoch gold medal, and Culture Prize of the Swedish publisher “Nature and Culture”. He has written several non-medical best sellers.

New Executive Board MembersThe Sass Foundation is pleased and honored to announce the appointment of Lara

Sass Sivin, Philip Sivin, Ari Sass, and Noel Spiegel to the Executive Advisory Board.Lara and Phil will serve as chairmen of the foundation's Young Leadership Committee(YLC), recently formed to help the foundation expand its mission and fundraising effortswhile at the same time recruiting involvement by the “next generation.”

Ari Sass is the founder of the new Sass Foundation/Insound Concert Series – tobe held at the Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street in PortWashington – and is an active member of the Young Leadership Committee.

Noel Spiegel, who has long been involved in fundraising efforts for Sass, sharesthe foundation’s goal of eradicating cancer and joins the board to further reinforcehis commitment to research and education.

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Nobel Prize Winner Joins Sass Advisory BoardThe Sass Foundation is pleased to announce that Nobel Prize winner J. Michael

Bishop, M.D., has joined the foundation’s International Scientific AdvisoryBoard. Dr. Bishop, along with Dr. Harold Varmus, received the Nobel Prize inPhysiology or Medicine for 1989 for their discovery of oncogenes.

Dr. Bishop is Chancellor, Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock DistinguishedProfessor, University Professor, and Professor of Microbiology and Immunology

at the University of California, San Francisco. He has served as a non-resident fellow and member of the Board of Trustees at The Salk Institute; as member and chair of theNational Cancer Advisory Board; as member of the Advisory Committee to the Director of the NIH,the Medical Advisory Board for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and the Board of Overseersfor Harvard University; as scientific advisor to the Leukemia Society of America, the AmericanCancer Society, the Burroughs Wellcome Foundation, St. Jude's Hospital, the Roche Institute ofMolecular Biology, the European Institute of Oncology, the DNAX Research Institute, the Instituteof Molecular Pathology in Vienna, the Basel Institute for Immunology, the Swiss Institute forExperimental Cancer Research, the San Francisco Exploratorium, and a number of pharmaceuticaland biotechnology firms; and as president of the American Society for Cell Biology.

A recognized authority on the molecular mechanisms of cancer, he shared numerous awards withhis colleague Harold Varmus, including the 1982 Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research,the 1984 Alfred P. Sloan Jr. Prize from the General Motors Cancer Research Foundation, the 1984Gairdner Foundation International Award, and the 1989 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

FROM THE PRESIDENT

After twenty years ofdoing anything, somepeople might considerslowing down or tak-ing the easy road. This is not the case withthe Sass Foundation.We've only just begun

our fight...and the best is yet to come! Asnoted in Marty Sass's article, this spring thefoundation has once again drawn a line in thesand. We've renewed our pledge to keeppushing, to get more money for research, toallow more patients to get support, and toeducate both doctors and nurses to providethe cutting edge of medical care in the com-munities they service.

In this newsletter you will sample the com-mitment and purpose that truly sets this foun-dation apart from others: the efforts of ourexecutive board to raise funds, the golf out-ing, the fall gala, the fellowship awardresearch program, education programs forhealth care providers, and patient educationevents like breast education day, which nowwill be "from the tip of Montauk to the tip ofManhattan". You will see the efforts of adiverse group of people all committed to asingle goal…to find a cure for cancer.

One of the most promising and upliftingmoments of the year thus far came one chillyThursday night at the inaugural meeting ofthe Young Leadership Committee. There, Isaw the faces of young, passionate people –Lara Sass Sivin, Phil Sivin, Ari Sass, JoAnaDowd, and their friends and supporters –ready to pick up the baton and start their legof the race. It made my heart skip a beat.There in front of me was the next wave, thenext battalion of believers who know the fightis here to be won. I knew I was looking at thefuture, one that holds hope for our childrenand their children, a hope that carries with itthe dream that someday soon the curse ofcancer will be a distant memory, like polio. AsSusan Sontag once wrote, “Cancer is but adisease. . . it can be conquered.”

So to all of you who have had a loved one,a friend, or a relative affected by this awfulscourge – or if you personally have beenaffected – help is on the way. Join us in what-ever capacity you can, because as our mottohas always stated, “Together we will make adifference!”

Francis P. Arena, M.D.

Ari Sass

Noel Spiegel

Dr. J. Michael Bishop

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Health in America isimproving. The annualnumber of deaths isshowing its largest decline in over 60 years, withsignificant declines for cancer, heart disease, andstroke. Life expectancy continues to increase, to arecord high of 77.9 years. More and more peopleare benefiting from medical advances in cancerdetection, early diagnosis, and successful treat-ment. These advances are improving quality of life,length of survival, and cure rates, giving cancersurvivors a chance for full and productive lives.

Death rates for the four most common can-cers – prostate, lung, breast, and colorectal – con-tinue to decline. Over 10 million Americans arecancer survivors, more than triple the estimated 2million in 1971. The benefits of significantprogress in cancer prevention, early detection,and treatment are clear.

While the nation is making progress in thecancer fight, the National Cancer Institute reportsthat ground has been lost in some importantareas, such as female breast cancer, prostate andtesticular cancer, leukemia, non-Hodgkin lym-phoma, myeloma, melanoma, and cancers of thethyroid, kidney, and esophagus, where rates areon the rise. It is estimated that this year alone 1.4million new cases will be diagnosed and 570,000people will die from cancer.

Because cancer remains the second leadingcause of death in the U.S., the Sass Foundationcontinues its fight, and it seems the news aboutthe foundation’s efforts has been spreading. Thisyear a young leadership group was formed withmore than 55 young adults participating at thefounding meeting, and we had record contribu-tions and turnout at our annual golf and bridgefundraiser in May. We hope you will join us at ourmajor fundraiser, the annual gala at the WaldorfAstoria’s Starlight Roof. The proceeds of theseevents will be used to fund our annual activities:medical research grants, breast cancer educationday, oncology updates, the international confer-ence, and our visiting professorship programs.

Many people are responsible for our progress:Dr. Arena, Dr. Gupta, our world-class medicalboard, and our executive advisory board; our new executive director, Lois Lerner; JodyNewman, our education administrator; my wife,Barbara; and our dedicated volunteers, headedby Georgianna Barakat and Denise Capponi.

We are all excited about the growing interestfrom friends and supporters about the foundation’sefforts to eradicate cancer. Thanks to all of you foryour generous and enduring contributions andcommitment to helping eliminate human suffering,prolong life, and prevent death from cancer.

FROM THE CHAIRMANMartin D. Sass

The Sass Foundation, on its 20th anniversary, remains focused on its fight against cancer. Leaders of Sass, however, know that it is equally important to keep the organiza-tion moving forward by getting the “nextgeneration” involved.

With this goal in mind, the foundation hasformed the Young Leadership Committee(YLC), comprising a select group of men andwomen under the age of 45 who will help thefoundation expand its mission and fundrais-ing efforts.

On Thursday evening, March 23, more than55 young people attended a cocktail receptionat the De Seversky Center in Old Westbury tokick off the YLC. After cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, the enthusiastic crowd headed into the

library for a short program on the foundation.

The YLC is already hard at work. In addi-tion to its efforts on the 14th Annual GolfOuting held May 8 at the Mill River Club, itwill also be working on the 10th Annual Galato be held at the Waldorf Astoria onSeptember 8, 2006 and planning its ownevents to help raise funds for cancer research,patient care, and education. The first fundrais-ing event planned and hosted by the YLC isthe new Insound/Sass Foundation ConcertSeries, beginning in early November 2006 at

the Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street in Port Washington.

The YLC, chaired by Lara Sass Sivin and Philip Sivin, hopes to take the foundation tothe next level in order to eradicate cancer and related diseases. Together, they will helpmake a difference!

Lara Sass Sivin, Karen Diamond, and Sheryl Zimmer Schorr

Mira Bernstein, Kate and Jeff Whyte

Dr. Frank Arena Martin Sass Lara Sass Sivin Ari Sass

Ari Sass, Jamie Sass, Phil Sivin, Lara Sass Sivin, Barbara Sass, Marty Sass, and Frank Arena

Young Leadership Committee – Looking to the Future

ing to rewrite the books on the field of cancercare. You will meet the four fellowshipawardees, who are the future for change in thisfight. You will also meet other survivors of thisdreaded disease, who give testimony that thereis hope.”

The 2005 Gala – the ninth annual – alsoincluded cocktails, casino, silent auction, and adinner and dance reception. All proceeds of theevent go directly to funding grants for medicalresearch and education programs that helpunlock the mysteries in the onset and progres-sion of cancer. The fundraiser brings together

local and nationalbusiness people,medical profession-als, and benefactorsto pay tribute to andcelebrate the founda-tion’s dedicated sup-porters, and to laudthe honorees.

On Friday, September 8, 2006 the tenthannual Gala will be held at the Starlight Roof.Honored in 2006 will be Angela Susan Anton,CEO and publisher of Anton CommunityNewspapers. Angela, who has been a loyalsupporter of the Sass Foundation and a cham-pion in fundraising causes, will be the recipientof the Sylvia Goldstein Humanitarian Award.Accepting the Business Leadership Award willbe William J. Catacosinos, former CEO ofLILCO and current managing partner of LaurelHill Capital Partners. Also to be honored, withthe Cecilia Benevisto Courage Award, will beElyssa Slutzky, a member of the SassFoundation Young Leadership Committee.Elyssa, a cancer survivor and a community rolemodel, has exemplified courage in the face ofadversity and is a participant in the Iron ManTriathlon competition.

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In the 1950s, celebrities like singers RosemaryClooney, Dolores Gray, and bandleaderXavier Cugat graced the Starlight Roof of

the Waldorf Astoria. In those days, it was amajor nightclub in Manhattan, and the toast ofthe town.

More than half a century later, the StarlightRoof is still the toast of the town. It is also thesetting for The Annual Sass Foundation Gala.

On Friday, September 9, the 2005 black-tiedinner dance and casino fundraising eventdrew more than 250 guests and raised morethan $350,000 to help benefit cancer researchand education.

The event featuredpresentations to threeheroes recognized bythe Sass Foundationfor their commitmentto eradicating cancerand their belief in thehuman spirit –Honoree John Starks, one of the most popularand tenacious players for the New York Knicks;Honoree Andrea Jaeger, world-renowned tennispro and executive director and co-founder ofThe Silver Lining Foundation, a non-profit orga-nization that provides lifetime opportunities tochildren with cancer; and Honoree KarenO’Neil, an ovarian cancer survivor who is livingproof that medical research, education, andawareness are vital in the fight against cancer.

“Tonight we are in the presence of threeheroes…a basketball star, a tennis champion,and a survivor of ovarian cancer,” said Dr.Frank Arena, president and director of researchfor the foundation. “What do they have in com-mon? The answer is simple: they teach us thateveryone can make a difference.”

He went on to say: “Tonight you will meetmembers of our medical board, who are work-

Business Leaders, Benefactors, and Honorees Make 2005 Gala Sparkle

Marty Sass, Dr. Sudhir Gupta, and Dr. Frank Arena “Tonight we are in the presence

of three heroes…a basketball

star, a tennis champion, and a

survivor of ovarian cancer”

Gala attendees enjoying the black tie cocktail party and dinnerRev. and Mrs. Patrick O’Connor

John Starks and Marty Sass

Mrs. Joseph Amella and friends

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Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Amella, John Starks, Kasey and Frank Arena, Sudhir Gupta

Harvey Lerner, Barbara Sass, and Lois Lerner

John Starks and Dr. Frank Arena

Howard and Jody Newman

Marty Sass, Andrea Jaeger, Dr. Frank Arena

Barbara and Marty Sass, Lara Sass Sivin and husband Phil SivinDr. Frank Arena and Honoree Karen O’Neil

Marty Sass, Barbara Sass, and Frank Arena welcome the volunteers at this year’s gala

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Concerts to Benefit Sass Kick Off in November“I wanted to match my love of music with my experience at the Sass Foundation.”This is how Ari Sass, recently-appointed executive advisory board member, explains the

new Sass Foundation Concert Series. Having founded a music and media company calledInsound, Ari felt he could combine music with his desire to work toward finding a cure forcancer: hence the launching of the concert series.

The Friday night series will begin in November 2006 at the Landmark On Main Streetin Port Washington and will feature independent label rock, punk, electronic, and otherartists. There will be six shows on a bi-monthly basis to start, with the first show onNovember 3, a date chosen to coincide with a multi-day music festival in Manhattan spon-sored by the College Music Journal (CMJ).

“We’re hoping to pull some talent from there,” Ari said, adding “it’ll be interesting, Ithink, to bring bands to Port Washington that don’t normally play in this area.”

Insound will promote the concerts on its website (insound.com), which has several hun-dred thousand “unique” visitors. Cost for tickets will range from between ten and thirty dol-lars, depending on the talent, and proceeds will go to the foundation.

“The Landmark has 425 seats,” Ari says, “and our goal is to sell them all.”

Guest Chefs Featured in “Cooking for Health”We all know that eating right is one of many factors in staying healthy. However, main-

taining proper nutrition habits is especially important for those undergoing cancer treat-ment, such as chemotherapy.

This fall, the Sass Foundation will take a step further ineducating patients about nutrition in its Cooking for Healthseries, being kicked off on the West End of Long Island atthe Captain Jedediah Hawkins House in South Jamesport.A fundraising dinner – open to the public – will be held atthe mansion featuring a special menu by a guest chef. Thechef will be joined by Dr. Frank Arena, radio DJ and can-cer survivor Valerie Smaldone, and Dr. Mitchell Gaynor,

an oncologist specializing in nutrition. Along with fine food will be interactive discussionbetween panel members and diners.

The Victorian mansion was built by Captain Jedediah Hawkins in the 1860s, and was pur-chased three years ago by Dr. Arena and South Jamesport builder Jeff Hallock. It has beenrestored by New York City area designers, is a bed and breakfast, and is open for dinner.

Proceeds of the dinner will be donated to the Sass Foundation. For more information andto book a reservation, please contact the Sass Foundation office or check the website atwww.sassfoundation.org.

First Oncology Nurse Symposium Held in New YorkThis year, April 26 was a great day for New York area

oncology nurses… that’s because it was the first time theSass Foundation has sponsored an educational seminarfor nurses in Manhattan. While in the past the foundationhas held seminars on Long Island, none so far has beenheld in New York City.

More than 50 nurses attended the symposium at theMarriott Marquis, which featured guest speakers RobertWendel Naumann, MD, and Candace Schiffer, NP. Dr.Frank Arena moderated the evening session, the topic ofwhich was “Reducing Neurotoxicity Associated withCancer Chemotherapeutic Agents”.

The Sass Foundation is, of course, dedicated to educating all health care providers on can-cer and related illnesses. However, it is especially focused on educating oncology nurses.

The session was underwritten through a grant from MedImmune Oncology, was CEUaccredited, and was free of charge. This was the first of what organizers hope will be manyfree seminars for oncology nurses, the “soldiers” on the front line of patient care.

F U N D R A I S I N G E V E N T S

Barbara Feltkamp, Sass ExecutiveAssistant and Jody Newman,Education Administrator

I feel privileged to write my first columnas executive director of the SassFoundation. When I was hired sixmonths ago, I was astounded to hearabout the foundation’s wonderfulaccomplishments. Although I had been

in the non-profit sector for many years, I had not heard ofthe foundation, which puzzled me. The Sass Foundation’scommitment to eradicating cancer is so impressive that itshould be known far and wide! I remember thinking, “thisis the best kept secret on Long Island.” I was so impressed,in fact, that I took up the gauntlet to ensure that the foun-dation will not only continue to thrive, but soar to new andeven greater heights.

Since my arrival I have been planting seeds that I hopewill grow into lucrative pathways. I’m forging new relation-ships, cultivating prospects, and renewing old friends of thefoundation, working with a wonderful and a committedgroup of executive advisory board members. I will assist ingrowing the executive advisory board by implementingnew guidelines, welcoming new members, and working onfundraising projects.

In order to get the word out about the foundation, Ihave designed new and appealing literature. I’ve also per-severed to get free newspaper publicity, and attendedimportant events to give the foundation higher visibility.I am planning an all out year-end annual appeal and amworking with a jewelry designer on a Sass Foundationbracelet to be part of the fundraising campaign. Finally,we hope our tenth gala will be the impetus to move us into the Grand Ballroom at the Waldorf! My goal forthe gala is to reach $500,000 in our quest to end the epidemic of cancer once and for all!

Our 20th year is a most exciting time. I look forward toa survivors’ week celebration in June, and to implement-ing a children of survivors workshop, a financial work-shop, e-mail correspondence updates, and other new andexciting programs and events.

With a wonderful group of hard-working volunteers,led by Georgianna Barakat and Denise Capponi; a loyaland supportive growing Executive Board; our hardwork-ing Education Administrator, Jody Newman; new YoungLeadership Committee headed by committed chairs,Lara and Phil Sivin; a new concert series implemented byinnovator, Ari Sass; our Gala looming on the horizon;and a very competent executive assistant, Bo Feltkamp,we are destined to reach new heights. I hope you willbe on board as we take this journey. Please look for thebusiness reply envelope inside this newsletter. Your tax-deductible gift will help us make strides in our fight toeradicate cancer and will go directly to fund research,education, and patient care. For further informationabout the foundation and how you can help to make adifference, please contact me at (516) 365-7277, oremail llernersassfdn@gmail.com.The Sass Foundation for Medical Research, “the BestKept Secret on Long Island” – NO MORE!

FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORLois Lerner

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F U N D R A I S I N G E V E N T S

Sass Foundation’s Golf Outing and Duplicate BridgeTournament Raises over $100,000

One hundred golfers and 50 bridge players par-ticipated in the Sass Foundation’s 14th AnnualGolf Outing and 1st Duplicate Bridge Tournamentat the Mill River Club in Upper Brookville onMonday, May 8. The record-breaking amount of

more than $100,000 raised will go directly intofunding grants for medical research, and educationprograms for patients and physicians.

The day’s schedule included a buffet brunch andgreetings from Marty Sass and Dr. Frank Arena.A12-noon shotgun tee-off time for golf, barbequelunch, 12:30 duplicate bridge tournament directed

by Harry Steppenbeck, and an all-day vendor gal-leria were also part of the day’s activities. Theevents culminated in an elegant evening cocktailhour, buffet awards dinner, silent auction, and fab-ulous raffle prize drawings.

Golf Chair Dorothy Allen, a longtime member ofthe Mill River Club, and duplicate bridge chair andSass Foundation Executive Advisory BoardMember, Mollie Grossman, along with the hard-working committee members, were instrumental inmaking this the foundation’s most successful golfevent in its 20-year history

Also in attendance were Barbara Sass, co-founder of the Sass Foundation, and Lara and PhilSivin, Sass Foundation Executive Advisory Boardmembers and Young Leadership Committee co-chairs.

Some of the golf committee members who par-ticipated were executive advisory board members,

Tom Constance, Kramer Levin; Al Bernikow,Deloitte & Touche; Richard Schwartz, NorthAmerican Enclosures, and Phil Sivin, ResurgenceAsset Management.

Major sponsors of this outstanding event included North American Enclosures, RichardSchwartz; Mayer, Brown, Rowe, & Maw, JeffWhyte; Kramer, Levin, Tom Constance; NorthFork Bank; Accretive Solutions, Joseph Amella;Deloitte & Touche, LLP, Al Bernikow; OmlandBuilding Corp, Josef Omland; Christian &Timbers, Adam Prager; and Jimlar Corp., LarryTarica. The generous underwriting of portions ofthis event enabled the foundation to far surpass thegoals for this outing.

For information on how you can help make a dif-ference, please contact Lois Lerner, ExecutiveDirector, The Sass Foundation, (516) 365-Sass, or llernersassfdn@gmail.com. Visit our websitewww.sassfoundation.org.

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Mollie Grossman, Bridge Chair (r) and fellow player

Joe Graziani, Charlie Forte, Richard Schwartz and JosefOmland

Josh Sivin, Phil Sivin, Todd Marvel, and Adam Prager

Tom Constance, Michael Hyatt, Barry Schwartz andAl Bernikow

Volunteers with Barbara Sass and Golf Chair Dottie Allen

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Starlight Roof at the Waldorf Astoria New York City

Friday, September 8, 2006, 7:00 p.m.

On Friday, September 8, at 7:00 p.m., the Sass Foundationwill hold its 10th Annual Black Tie Gala Dinner Dance andCasino at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel’s Starlight Roof inManhattan. The foundation is especially proud of its three hon-orees this year. The recipient of the Sylvia GoldsteinHumanitarian Award is Angela Susan Anton, CEO and publisherof Anton Community Newspapers. Angela has been a loyal sup-porter of the Sass Foundation and takes time out of her busyschedule to champion those causes in which she truly believes.Accepting the Business Leadership Award is William J.Catacosinos, former CEO of LILCO and current managing part-ner, Laurel Hill Capital Partners. Both Angela and William arerespected individuals in the Long Island business community.Our third honoree is Elyssa Slutzky, a member of our YoungLeadership Committee, who will be the recipient of the CeceliaBenevisto Courage Award. Elyssa, a cancer survivor, has exem-plified courage in the face of adversity and is a participant in theIron Man Triathlon competition. She is a role model in the com-munity at large.

Join us in the Starlight Roof at the Waldorf to help celebrate adecade of galas, two decades of research and education, and ourtireless quest to eradicate to cancer once and for all!

W e at the Sass Foundationknow how lucky we are to

work with such renowned physi-cians as Dr. Frank Arena and Dr. Sudhir Gupta, but it’s alwaysnice to see that others also recog-nize how special they are.

Last year, Dr. Gupta, director of scientific development for the founda-tion, was honored at the FairmontNewport Beach Hotel in California. On November 14, a fundraiser washeld in honor of the Endowed Chair for Dr. Gupta (Sudhir Gupta Chair in Molecular Immunology) at theUniversity of California, Irvine.

Dr. Arena, MD, FACP, and presidentand director of the Sass Foundation,was honored in January at the FifthAnnual David Awards Breakfast at the Crest Hollow Country Club inWoodbury. The David Awards arebestowed upon “Long Island’s Best” –extraordinary men of achievement. Dr. Arena was one of eight honoreesrecognized for excelling in business oracademics and accomplishing heroicand humanitarian acts.

Please join us in congratulatingboth Dr. Gupta and Dr. Arena.

CasinoAngela Susan AntonSYLVIA GOLDSTEINHUMANITARIAN AWARD

William J.CatacosinosBUSINESS LEADERSHIP AWARD

Elyssa SlutzkyCECILIA BENEVISTOCOURAGE AWARD

HONOREES2006SASS PHYSICIANS HONORED

Black Tie Gala10th Annual

Dinner,Dance,&

Lois Lerner, Executive DirectorJody Newman, Education Administrator, Executive Editor

Kathleen Yasas, EditorBarbara Feltkamp, Executive Assistant