Catwalk for BMC Cancer Care

June 28th, 2012 located at the State Room, 33rd oor Boston, MA from 7 p.m.-11 p.m.

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CHECK out the BMC EMPLOYEES and SURVIVORS strutting their stuff on the RUNWAY!

Dear Friend, Thank you for joining us at Boston Medical Centers first-ever fundraising event to support our cancer programs. The fact that you are here means that you are passionate about BMCs delivery of exceptional cancer care without exception. I have the privilege each spring of attending BMCs annual Cancer Survivor Celebration. As a cancer survivor myself, the sight of hundreds of patients and caregivers gathered together always has a profound impact on me. No other hospital in Boston has such a diverse group of patients, representing nearly every neighborhood in the city. For many of our patients, who include the citys most vulnerable, this may be the only party they will attend all year. And because of who we serve, I would argue that no other hospital so routinely goes the extra mile to ensure that patients are getting the care they need, from providing rides to treatment, arranging for interpreters or child care, or scheduling appointments and coordinating treatment plans so that patients miss as little work (and wages) as possible. For many of our patients, the caregivers at BMC are family. For our caregivers, the feeling is mutual. Please know that your involvement in Catwalk for BMC Cancer Care means a great deal to us, our staff, and, most importantly, our patients. Delivering superb cancer care to the residents of Boston who are most at risk and least likely to receive the care that all cancer patients deserve can be complicated, but thanks to you and donors like you, our mission is achievable. If you are interested in learning more, please visit www.bmc.org and search for Cancer Care Center. With much appreciation,

Kate Walsh President & CEO

Designers
Chris&na K. Pierce
ChrisCna Pierce, a Boston naCve, is an ever present member of the fashion community. As a fashion stylist with a background in business, she launched ChrisCna K. Pierce BouCque Fashion Agency, a luxury styling company which also provides fashion-related business services to designers, bouCques, and brands. She works with and covers local as well as internaConal fashion happenings and is an IMG accredited Stylist for Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in NYC. AUer graduaCng from Boston University's School of Management, ChrisCna worked in Fashion Merchandising where she culCvated strong industry relaConships before launching her self-Ctled company. Her styling porYolio ranges from prominent individuals in and around New England and the Tri-State area to luxury brands such as Tiany & Co. She has styled numerous runway shows, editorials, photo shoots, and elite a^endees for red carpet galas. She has been featured on Fox for various appearances as well as hosted fashion shows for designers such as Betsey Johnson and Boston's notable Sparkle Show to benet Rosies Place.

Sara Campbell

Sara Campbell creates, designs, and manufacturers the Sara Campbell collecCon. The line is made right here in the USA and features sophisCcated pieces consisCng of dresses and suits as well as sportswear for the more playful contemporary air. The Sara Campbell line possesses Cmeless, classic pieces with a modern mood for the everyday wardrobe. Unique trimmings and novelty bu^ons top o her disCncCve creaCons. Using imported fabrics of exclusive weave and textures along with incredible surprise details and embellishments, her goal is to design with a genuine feeling of integrity in every garment. As of March 2012, Campbell has 7 retail locaCons under her belt with more on the horizon. In addiCon, Campbell is the constant supporter and advocate of working for the common good. Even with the changing Cmes, she conCnues to give-back.

Julie Kontos

Julie Kontos, the 2011 Designer of the Year for RAW: Boston, currently designs her fashion-forward pieces for friends and charity events. Her signature style is Classic with an Edge and she loves playingwith volume, textures, and dierent silhoue^es. Julies designs have been presented during Boston Fashion Week, Providence Fashion Week, and Vitaminwater Uncapped Live. She has designed pieces for local singers and pageant winners. Her designs have been published in Linger Magazine, Original Living Magazine, and in adverCsements for Persona Jewelry, Boston. Besides fashion, Julies other interests include dancing, music, and art; all of w h i c h c o n s t a n t l y i n s p i r e h e r . " L i k e " h e r a t facebook.com/juliekontos

to benefit Catwalk for BMC Cancer Care which supports Boston Medical Centers Cancer Care Center May 30th, 2012

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Avni Trivedi

Born and raised in India, Avnis designer Avni Trivedi spent her formaCve years immersed in the rich history, vibrant fashion, and beauCful art of Indian culture. From a young age, the craUs of local arCsans fascinated Trivedi, who fell in love with the handmade fabrics she scouted out at arCsan fairs in the villages of Gujarat and began designing clothes from local handmade fabrics as a hobby. The designer conCnued pursuing that hobby as she studied business, relocated to the United States, and spent ve years working for large corporaCons. In 2010, the Boston-based Trivedi decided to abandon the corporate world in order to bring forth her dream, the Avni fashion brand. With Avni, Trivedi blends her Eastern heritage with her Western urban aestheCc to create a contemporary cultural connecCon for women. Each collecCon is marked by the designers signature elegant, wearable silhoue^es craUed from those unique, luscious fabrics that are all hand-made by arCsans in the small villages of India.

June Monteiro

Upon graduaCng from Maryland InsCtute College of Art with a degree in Fine Arts, June Monteiro interned as an assistant stylist for Kate OConnor at L.A. Fashion Week, which inspired her to pursue a career in design. AUer featuring her fun and edgy designs in Boston, BalCmore, Washington D.C. and Cape Cod, she co-founded Montucia Clothing, acCng as Principal Designer for a period of Cme while a^aining her design degree from the Massachuse^s College of Art and Design. At the end of 2010, June created ENAMOUR. She was featured in the 2010 Rising Design Fashion Show during Boston Fashion Week. The debut of her preview collecCon, Monarch made quite an impression, garnering posiCve reviews in publicaCons such as the Boston Globe, Stu Boston, and mulCple fashion blogs. In 2011, June conCnued her success with ENAMOUR, being featured in mulCple fashion shows both in Boston,Washington D.C. and BalCmore. She conCnued to create capCvaCng collecCons, some of which were seen in BalCmore and Boston Fashion Weeks.

Designers

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Candice Wu was born in Hong Kong and discovered her love for fashion as a child. With encouragement from her family, she moved to the United States at 17 to pursue her dream. Candice graduated from the Boston School of Fashion Design. Her designs are greatly inspired by a mixture of cultural inuences, especially her tradiConal Chinese parents and her BriCsh educated grandparents. She loves to blend tradiConal elements with modern ideas when creaCng her funcConal and arCsCc pieces. When it comes to fashion design, Candice does it all. She sketches, creates pa^erns, sews, drapes, beads and fabricates all of her one-of-a- kind pieces. Several fashion events have featured Candices work including Boston Fashion Week, StyleWeek Providence, Rhode Island. Miss Mongolia USA at Chicago, Project Beethoven at the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the OvaCons for the Cure fashion charity event, and the Catwalk for a Cure charity event. In addiCon, her work has graced the pages of Upscale Living magazine and other publicaCons. www.candicewucouture.com

Candice Wu

BMC Employees and Survivors

Laurence Shah Laurence, originally from France, is an Oncology/Hematology Pharmacist at Boston Medical Center. Her husband, Bhavesh, is also parCcipaCng in the Catwalk. Laurence chose to be a model for Catwalk for BMC Cancer Care because she is passionate about her work and her desire to cure cancer!

Bhavesh Shah I was born and raised in India, but people in my community sCll call me an ABCD (which stands for American Born Confused Desi). I moved to Boston in 1998 and have worked at BMC ever since then, slowly working my way up to a pharmacist who specializes in oncology. In the past few years I have developed a hobby for Crosst, (No Not Crossdressing and there is nothing wrong with that), which everyone should try once (again I am talking about crosst), which I feel has helped me grow physically and mentally. BMC Catwalk for Cancer Care is near and dear to me, not only because I get to walk the catwalk at the State Room but because I get to be part of something bigger, which ulCmately will help my paCents get the care that they need. Grace Oise Grace is a mother of three and a counselor for people with special needs. Originally from Nigeria, she enjoys reading, traveling, and meeCng new people. Grace was diagnosed with an aggressive form or early Breast Cancer that had grown fast and suddenly. Instead of ignoring the life-threatening problem, Grace was a strong advocate for her own health and pursued a lumpectomy and clinical trial program at BMC. She is now disease free with an excellent prognosis and she oUen returns to BMC to parCcipate in survivorship programs.

ShakeCa Kuforlor When her mother Lore^a was unable to parCcipate in Catwalk for BMC Cancer Care due to health reasons, Shake^a proudly stepped up to strut her stu in honor of her mom. Lore^a was diagnosed with lung cancer and received treatments at BMC. Shake^a praised the care her mom received and said she was most impressed with how supporCve the enCre cancer care team was.

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Jane Mendez Jane, originally from Puerto Rico, has worked as a breast cancer surgeon at BMC for the past eight years. She parCcipated in a similar catwalk event last year and wanted to show her support of BMC by walking in the Catwalk for BMC Cancer Care. She is very excited to be reunited with designer Candice Wu.

Bob Gadbois (no current photo) Bob, a BMC employee in the nance department, was diagnosed with Stage IV colorectal cancer in 2009. With a ve-year survival rate under 10%, Bob considered the likelihood that his four boys (ages 10, 9, 7, and 5) would grow up fatherless. But the doctors at Boston Medical Center had other plans in mind. Over the next three years, Bob received mulCple surgeries, chemo- therapy and radiaCon therapy treatments. Most recently, Drs. McAneny and Wang teamed up to perform a complicated surgery to remove recurrent cancer related to Bobs original diagnosis. At present, Bob is undergoing post-operaCve chemo-therapy but feels fantasCc most of the Cme. Bob cherishes each day he has been giUed with and looks forward to many ConrmaCons, high school graduaCons, and (hopefully) marriages to come!

The 2012 BMC Gala was held on May 5, 2012 at the Seaport World Trade Center. Thank you to all of our sponsors and friends, whose support resulted in over $2.2 million raised in support of our mission to provide excep<onal care, without excep<on!

 Jane Keilty Jane is a breast cancer survivor and BMC Nurse Manager from Sudbury. She has two grown daughters and enjoys cooking and reading in her spare Cme. Jane worked at University Hospital and then BMC (1996) from 1976-1998, including two years on a medical oncology unit. She returned to BMC in 2009 as the Nurse Manager for the inpaCent oncology unit. She says, 7 East NP is the most sensiCve and dedicated group of professionals Ive ever worked with.

Kim McNeil Kim is a mother of three grown children who loves babysirng her grandchildren, crocheCng and puzzles! She was diagnosed with Stage 3B lung cancer and received all of her treatment at BMC. Kim says she would not be here today if it were not for the devoCon of her cancer care team.

Deborah Sullivan Debbie, from Hampton, NH, is a mother and grandmother of three. She is reCred from Sales and now enjoys golf, tennis, babysirng her grandchildren, and skiing. Debbie was diagnosed with a rare kind of ovarian cancer nine years ago. IniCally her prognosis was not good, but Debbie persevered and has been out of treatment now for over six years. She is a huge advocate of BMC and played a key role in creaCng the BMC ovarian cancer support group to provide hope and encouragement to others going through treatment. She is grateful to the wonderful, caring sta at BMC.

Jacki Anthony Jacki is a reCred nurse from East Boston who enjoys gardening and spending Cme with her grandchildren. Jacki has undergone treatment at BMC for both an aggressive form of breast cancer and more recently bone cancer. Six years ago, she decided she wanted to give back to BMC, so she co- founded the annual breast cancer charity event Deep Freeze Hockey Tournament at East Boston High School. To date, they have raised over $25,000 for BMC support services for paCents with breast cancer.

Open HeARTS LAUNCH Event May 9th, 2012 at the W Boston Hotel

Seana McGrath Seana, originally from Hawaii, is a medical assistant in BMCs Cancer Care Center. She has two sons and enjoys listening to music. She wanted to parCcipate in Catwalk for BMC Cancer Care to support the amazing cancer paCents she works with every day. Shelley Blanchard Shelley, from Rochester, MA, has two grown children with her husband, Tony, of thirty-three years. She is a reCred special educaCon teacher and now spends her Cme reading, golng, skiing, and shopping! Shelley was diagnosed with Amyloidosis in 2006. Amyloidosis is an extremely rare bone marrow disease and the Amyloid Treatment Research Center at BMC is known all over the world as leading experts on the disease. Shelley underwent a stem cell transplant in 2006 and parCcipated in a clinical trial in 2011-12. She feels very lucky to have been only an hour drive away from BMC and to have received the level of personalized care, treatment, and experCse at BMC.

Patricia Berthiaume Patricia, originally from Illinois, is an AdministraCve Assistant for the InpaCent Pharmacy at BMC. In her spare Cme, she likes to walk her dog, read, entertain, and cantor at church. Patricia was diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, the most common form of breast cancer, and received mul<ple treatments at BMC, including a radia<on therapy clinical trial that was successful in shrinking the size of her lesion. She says that conCnuing to work in the pharmacy with a professional and caring sta during her treatments played a big role in her recovery.

JulieCe Meade Julie^e, originally from Montserrat, is a seamstress and mother of two who enjoys singing. Julie^e was diagnosed with breast cancer twice in 2005 and 2010 and has received radiaCon and chemotherapy treatments at BMC. She says that being diagnosed with cancer has made her and her family stronger and does not regret the experience. ParCcipaCng in Catwalk for BMC Cancer Care is Julie^es way of giving back to BMC, who she says did so much for her.

Thank you to all of our sponsors, businesses, and volunteers, who have helped make Boston Medical Centers inaugural Cancer Care Center event possible. If we missed you, we are sorry and very grateful for your services!

Boston Day Book

Dirty Water News Boston Event Guide Lelite Magazine Kelly Gray Megan Hall Megan Flynn Moira Flynn Michelle Heath KaCe Boyd Farrah Lester RevoluConary Organics Handstands Hint Water Popchips

Boston Medical Center BMC Cancer Care Center State Room Macys Mix 104.1 Oldies 103.3 Salon Acote CSL Behring Millenium Takeda Oncology Gammagard Sam Alter STYLE Vapur: The AnC Bo^le ZICO: Pure Coconut Water PopCorners Ricola Simply Naked Svedka

Maggie Kirk Diane K. Sayers Seyi Ademulegan Chef David Blessing Chris Andry, MD Peggy Koenig Craig Davis Heidi Gambino Kris MacDonald ChrisCna Pavlina Monica Pietrzak Robyn Rosenberg High Output Rentals Unlimited CurCs Salt

Boston Medical Center ExecuCve Director for Cancer Care Service: Chris Andry, MPhil, PhD Oce of Development Associate: Ashley Hogan Director, Cause & Event MarkeCng: Joanna MacDonald Corporate Partnership Manager: Holt Murray Director of OperaCons, Cancer Care Services: Robyn Souza, RN, MPH Vice President of Development: Norman Stein

Open HeARTS, Inc. President and Founder: Bryan Finocchio ExecuCve Assistant: Iliana Galvez Talent Management: ChrisCna Ruggeri Director of Public RelaCons: Nick Mandella MarkeCng Coordinator: Salvatore Forte Event Specialist at State Room: Maggie Kirk Senior Sales Manager at State Room: Diane K. Sayers Event DJ: Seyi Ademulegen Audio & Visual ProducCon: High Output Staging: Rentals Unlimited PrinCng: Trace CommunicaCons

An Open HeARTS, Inc. and Boston Medical Center partnered event for Boston Medical Centers Cancer Care Center.

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