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This Is Susan G. Komen® Michigan2014-2015 Annual Report

Ashlyn Luke and friends, West Michigan Share Your Story Photography Session

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KOMEN MICHIGAN

WELCOME

2015 Pink Tie Ball, The Inn at Harbor Shores2

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Dear Friends of Komen Michigan,I’m excited to share a summary of our fiscal year 2015, in which we funded over $720,000 in breast health outreach, educa-tion, screening and diagnostic services not covered by any insurance carrier, non-prof-it or government program in Michigan. Thanks to your support we’re delivering on our promise to end breast cancer forever:

· Through our own outreach, education and programs,

· By granting money to health organizations that are addressing specific disparities in our state,

· And by collaborating with other non-profits to find and fill gaps.

I’m so grateful and yet so frustrated... We have the health systems and coverage right now to save many lives, yet 30% of breast cancer diag-nosis in our state are still considered “late stage”. Because of this, over 1,400 women will be killed by breast cancer in Michigan this year, with 420 of them living in the 20 counties we cover. This is not acceptable.

Read on to find out how you can get involved and save lives. From our global research efforts to our local events that need volunteers and support, you can make a difference. Because everyone, regardless of where they live, the color of their skin or their income deserves the same chance I had to find breast cancer early and beat it.

With gratitude and with hope for a future without breast cancer,

Jennifer Jurgens, Executive Director,Breast Cancer Survivor

Komen Michigan is in the process of completing an in-depth assessment of the breast health needs in our community, with a tentative release date of March 1, 2016. Through this work, we have identified target communities using analysis of popula-tion-based breast cancer data including incidence rates, how many breast cancers are diagnosed at an advanced stage, and mortality rates by region and ethnicity.

To ensure that we always address the most pressing needs, the following 3 priorities were communicated in our annual Re-quest for Application for a Komen Michigan large grant:

1) SCREENING ACCESS - Increase access to breast cancer screening and diagnostics by reducing financial, individual, and other barriers to timely and complete access to the Continuum of Care. Priority populations include: low-income, uninsured and underinsured, African American, Hispanic/Latino, rural, high-risk women under 40.

2) CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY NAVIGATION - Support strong comm-unity education, outreach, and navigation programs focused on dispelling myths, reducing fears, and providing support services related to breast cancer, including navigation and barrier-reduction programs (e.g. co-pays, deductibles, transportation, child care etc.) to connect clients to screening services. Priority populations include: African American, His-panic/Latino, and rural.

3) SURVIVORSHIP PROGRAMS - Increase availability of programs serving survivors with a focus on social and emotional wellbeing, wellness programs, and lifestyle intervention strategies.

For more information on our funding priorities and community profile, visit http://bit.ly/FundingPriorities.

Community Needs Assessment

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Susan G. Komen Michigan Board of Directors & Staff

Board of Directors

BOARD PRESIDENTChuck ChristmasExecutive Vice President & CFO,Mercantile Bank of Michigan

VICE PRESIDENTShawn TaylorFinancial Advisor, Raymond James & Associates

SECRETARYBeverly WallSurvivor; CEO, LanguagesInternational Inc.

TREASURERSusan Schanski, CPAPrincipal, Maner Costerisan

Raul AlvarezChief Communicator, Storyteller & Synergist,GTSD Group

Daniel Barnas, MD, FACSClinical Assistant Professor ofSurgery, WMU School of Med-icine; Breast Surgeon, Borgess Surgical Specialities

Erica BillsAssistant Financial CenterManager, Fifth Third Bank

Arlene “Arnie” CookRadiology Supervisor, PACSAdministrator & BreastNavigator, Allegan GeneralHospital

Robert Jongeward, Jr., MD, PhDDiagnostic Radiologist, Advanced Radiology Services; PC Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology, WMU School of Medicine

Ashley MitchellSurvivorship Coordinator, NursePractitioner at Cancer &Hematology Centers of West MI

Kristin SauerhoffSurvivor; Sr. Director of ProcessOptimization, Kellogg Company

Judy Smith, MD, MS, CPE, FACSChief, Spectrum Health RegionalCancer Center

Kristin St. MarieAssistant Director, Executive Development Programs, Broad College of Business, MSU

Yolanda Ross, MBA

Ann Verhey-HenkeAssociate Director, Innovationand Social Entrepreneurship,UM School of Public Health

Affiliate Staff

Melissa BisahaFinance Assistant

Denise Bohn-StewartDevelopment Director,Southwest Michigan Service Area

Jen HenkelSpecial Events Director

Tanya HoranVice President of Development

Jennifer JurgensExecutive Director

Nakia KylerCommunity Events Coordinator,West Michigan Service Area

Nicole MillimanGrants Coordinator

Angie MoralesOutreach and EducationCoordinator

Ashley PearsonMarketing Manager

Michelle RobinsonFinance Director

Rhianna RussellCommunity Events Coordinator & Office Administrator, Southwest Michigan Service Area

Megan SmithMission Director

Courtney SormanDigital Marketing Specialist

Claire Van RaaphorstCommunity Events Coordinator, Mid-Michigan Service Area

KOMEN MICHIGAN STAFFAT POWERFULLY PINK

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SUPPORTING CURES

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FUNDING THE GAPS (75%)Michigan’s health care landscape has evolved with the launch of the Af-fordable Care Act and the Healthy Michigan Plan. Throughout these changes, Susan G. Komen Michigan remains a trusted funding resource for undeserved individuals. Federal and state-funded programs will now be able to assist uninsured or under-insured women between the ages of 40 and 64 who have an income at or below 250 percent of the federal poverty level.

While this represents a large population, women with incomes above the stated guideline, but still considered impoverished, or women under 40, will not have access to these funds. Symptomatic women additionally often forego expensive diagnostic services like biopsies, preventing the opportunity to seek treatment and increasing the risk of a later stage, life-threatening diagnosis. To better serve this popu-lation of women, Komen Michigan partners with local organizations to provide quality breast health education and services.

Each year, an independent review committee comprised of local pub-lic health constituents, selects the most promising applications for funding. The fiscal year 2015 along with a grant through a Komen National-Walgreens partnership*, enabled Komen Michigan to invest $710,455 towards the following community grants and an additional $13,500 in small grants:

ALLEGIANCE WOMEN’S HEALTH CENTER...........................................ALLEN NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER.............................................................CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY OF GREATER ANN ARBOR...CATHERINE’S HEALTH CENTER..................................................................CITY ON A HILL.......................................................................................................GILDA’S CLUB.......................................................................................................GRASS LAKE SANCTUARY............................................................................HACKLEY COMMUNITY CARE CENTER..................................................HOLLAND HOSPITAL........................................................................................KALAMAZOO COUNTY HEALTH & COMMUNITY SERVICES......LAKELAND HEALTH FOUNDATION.........................................................MERCY HEALTH SAINT MARY’S.................................................................WEST MICHIGAN CANCER CENTER, Survivorship.........................WEST MICHIGAN CANCER CENTER, Education & Screening....SPECTRUM HEALTH BETTY FORD, Screening...................................SPECTRUM HEALTH HIGH RISK NAVIGATION................................SAINT JOSEPH MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM.............................................YMCA OF LANSING............................................................................................

$18,730$21,366$16,043$18,984

$5,831 $26,652 $32,360$31,030$47,583$22,750$30,300$44,377 $25,000$31,000$48,875

$195,030$36,667$57,877

EDUCATION DIAGNOSTICS

SURVIVORSHIPSCREENING

Continuum of CareThe continuum of care helps us determine how an individual moves through the health system. Komen Michigan uses this guide to assess areas of need in our community and to ensure that patients are helped through every step of their journey.

The BreakdownKomen Michigan works to provide ourcommunity with the necessary support to live ahappy and healthy life. The following are components of the programs we provide for support:

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SUPPORTING RESEARCH (25%)Susan G. Komen is the largest non-government source of breast cancer research in the world. Komen is focused on efforts to stem metastatic and aggressive disease, find scien-tifically sound preventative strategies, and investigate envi-ronmental links to breast cancer.

A minimum of 25 percent of our Affiliate’s net income goes toward breast cancer research, much of which is happening in our community. In Michigan, there have been 79 research grants totaling $23,252,533. Currently there are 5 active grants totaling $5,238,146.

In 2015, Susan G. Komen funded four research grants award-ed to scientists in our service area:

Michele Cote, Ph.D. and Manohar Ratman, Ph.D., of Wayne State University, to identify and understand risk factors for disease in individuals, and to end breast cancer disparities.

Daniel Hayes, M.D., of the University of Michigan, to gain a better understanding of the metastatic process through developing a device that captures circulating tumor cells to further characterize them and grow them for study.

Mo Li, Ph.D. and Xiaochun Yu, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Michigan, to examine which BRCA1 mutations are sensitive to PARPs inhibitors treatment to improve the survival rates of breast cancer patients. Specifically, they are researching whether PARP inhibitors will kill all breast cancer tumors or just selectively kill a set of breast tumor cells with BRCA1 mutations.

Lori Pierce, M.D., of the University of Michigan, to study breast cancer cell sensitivity to radiotherapy in the presence of PARP inhibitors used to treat cancer. Dr. Pierce aims to develop approaches of combining targeted drugs with radia-tion therapy for patients with aggressive tumors that have a high chance of local recurrence.

For more information on Susan G. Komen breast cancer re-search, visit http://bit.ly/KomenMIResearch.

UNTIL THERE IS A CURE, KOMEN WILL WORK TO HELP WOMEN FIND BREAST CANCER EARLY BECAUSE WHEN FOUND EARLY, THE FIVE-YEAR SURVIVAL RATE IS NOW 99 PERCENT.

Community Grants

Global Research

WHERE DO OUR PROCEEDS GO?

- Jennifer Jurgens

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KOMEN MICHIGAN

CELEBRATING SURVIVORS

Yvette McClain and daughter Mykela;Racing for Our Daughters Photoshoot, Ah-Nab-Awen Park

Yvette received funds from Komen that helped her find breast cancer through a mammogram.8

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SURVIVORSAt the heart of Komen Michigan’s mission is a desire to honor and celebrate breast cancer survivors, and to be a source of support, strength and guidance from the moment of diagnosis.

Racing for Our DaughtersIn addition to celebrating survivors at the annual Race for the Cure events, Komen Michigan hosted a Racing for Our Daughters photography session spe-cially arranged for breast cancer survivors and their families.

Mid-Michigan Race for the CureSunday, April 27, 2014Lansing State Capitol

Southwest Michigan Race for the CureSunday, May 17, 2014Arcadia Creek Festival Place

West Michigan Race for the CureSaturday, September 6, 2014Ah-Nab-Awen Park

Panera Bread Survivor BreakfastEach year, the Panera Bread in Grandville hosts a free breakfast for West Michigan breast can-cer survivors. This year, Komen Michigan chose one “Super Survivor of the Day” to award at the event: Angie Hartley! Angie has shown outstand-ing bravery, courage and strength throughout her breast cancer journey. 9

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POWERFULLY PINK2014 Powerfully Pink, Watermark Country Club

Featuring keynote speaker: Michigan’s First Lady, Sue Snyder10

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Powerfully PinkTuesday, December 9, 2014

Komen Michigan benefactors and friends gathered at the Watermark Country Club to celebrate the Fiscal Year 2015 Community Grant

Recipients and honor individuals and organizations that are making an impact in the fight against breast cancer. To make the event truly

special, Komen invited Craig Gray of the Ronin Empowerment Group and Mike Benson of The Counquerors International. Mike daringly

showed off his talent by breaking bricks, distorting a frying pan and bending a metal rod into a ribbon in his teeth.

Mrs. Sue Snyder, Michigan’s First Lady and 11-year breast cancer survivor, also joined Komen to share her journey of strength and courage

throughout her own battle. Not only has Mrs. Snyder battled cancer herself, it has also affected her personally through her mother and

grandmother as well. To fit with the theme of the event, Mrs. Snyder remarked that “without moments of weakness, we would not realize

how truly strong we are.”

Komen Michigan recognized two individuals who have supported the Affiliate by raising awareness and helping in the fight against the

terrible disease: Jim Conner of Triangle Associates, and Carol Gentry of Mercy Health. In addition to awards presented by Komen, Denise

Blunk presented the Young Survivor Award to Angie Hartley-Peters for her outstanding strength and courage when faced with adversity.

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LUNCHEON

2014 You are the Cure, JW Marriott International Ballroom;Breast cancer survivor, Shanon Wieber, Ingrid Johnson, Erin Murray, Yvette McClain12

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You are the Cure LuncheonTuesday, March 18, 2014

In an effort to increase community knowledge on how donations are used, Susan G. Komen Michigan held their very first “You are the Cure” luncheon in March of 2014. The quick, one-hour luncheon aimed to educate individuals in the community on the work that Komen does on a local and global basis; 75% of net proceeds were used to fund local breast health programs to provide education, screening and diagnostic testing and survivorship programs, while the remaining 25% funded ground-breaking research to find cures for breast cancer.

In addition to being a fundraiser, this was also a big friend-raiser as people came to better understand Komen’s mission and local work. Other similar events are planned in Muskegon, Ann Arbor, Holland and Kalamazoo.

During the free, one hour luncheon, Komen Michigan invited individuals to donate if they felt compelled by the mission. At the end of the event, Komen Michigan raised over $20,000 to fight breast cancer globally and locally!

To find out about other You are the Cure luncheons, or to schedule one in your area, contact Tanya Horan at thoran@komenmichigan.org or call (616) 752-8262 x2014.

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KOMEN MICHIGAN

THANK YOU

Racing for Our Daughters Photo Shoot, Gerald R. Ford Presidential MuseumGail Willis, Danylyn Redwine, Angie Hartley-Peters, Yvette McClain, Tami Groothuis14

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Community PartnersThank you to the generous businesses and organizations that have supported Susan G. Komen Michigan through contributions of their time, products, services and dollars.

PLATINUM PARTNERS $5,000 - $9,999

AdtegrityAdvantage Roofing & Exteriors, Inc.Blue Cross Blue Shield of MichiganCrystal FlashDouglas J. Aveda InstituteEaton CorporationExperience Grand RapidsGreenleaf Hospitality Group & the

Kalamazoo WingsJason AldeanKent County Lodging AssociationKitchenAid / Whirlpool CorporationLansing State JournalLa-Z-Boy of West MichiganM3 Group & Capital Area Women’s

LifeStyle MagazineMeijerMercantile Bank of MichiganMercy Health

Mid-Michigan Ride for the CureWest Michigan Woman Wine and WigCrystal Flash Race for the Cure

DIAMOND PARTNERS $10,000 +

Metro Elevator Co., Inc. MPI ResearchNiles USBC Bowl for the CurePink Tie Guys of West MichiganPlaymakersPremier RadiologySpectrum HealthTownsquare Media Grand RapidsTownsquare Media LansingWest Michigan Woman Magazine & Serendipity Media, LLCWLNS 6 NewsWVFM 106.5WZZM 13

Mercy Health Metro Health Michigan Farm BureauMousetrap MobileNorman CameraOB-GYN P.C.Paint Our Towns Pink KalamazooPanera, LLCPerrigo CompanyPlay Fore Pink Golf OutingRecovery Allies of West MichiganRothbury FarmsSouth Kent Sportsman’s ClubSparrow HospitalSpartans for the CureSport Latino MagazineStates Golf CourseSunbelt BakeryThe Coast 98.3Trumpie PhotographyWalsworth Publishing CompanyWFMK 99.1Women’s Council of Realtors - Lakeshore ChapterWWMT 3

618 South MainAbsopureAdams Outdoor AdvertisingAdvanced Radiology ServicesBerlin RacewayBikers Against Breast Cancer, Steve

& Terry MeltonCancer & Hematology Centers of

West MichiganCity Plumbing, Heating, and Air

ConditioningCMIT SolutionsDematic CorporationGerald R. Ford Presidential MuseumHard Rock Cafe Four Winds, New

BuffaloHolland HospitalIHOP - CascadeJohn’s Stereo, Inc.Kraft FoodsLaFontaine Ford of LansingLake Trust Credit UnionLarry Cushion TrophiesLeprino FoodsLowe’s of Grand RapidsManpower of West Michigan

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Major DonorsJoin us in saying thank you to the individuals below for their generosity in donating $250 or more. Thank you for making a difference!

Christy AllenMichelle AndersenMary AndersonDennis AntoszewskiClaudia BairdGretchen BarnasJoseph BarnwellMichelle BartkovichRosalie BetzlerMelinda BissmanSharon BlizzardKim BlouinSondra BobroffDavid BoikeJohn BoomScott BrewRobert BrownShellie BuddCarmen BurgessSusannah BurkeJamie CaughranNoelle ClarkR. ClintonErika ClishHeather CollinTracy CookMargaret CoutchieLoralyn CusterPeggy DearAshley den DelkRalph DenhartighKathy DeVriesRobert DomeierJames DouglasGary DrakeJoshua FishMary Fogwell

Alene FranklinJennifer FrederickRebecca FredericksJames FreiburgerDavid FryJose GarciaJohn GardnerIsaac GertmanNathaniel GoodKathleen GrossSteve HalvorsonDenise HamburgerLoren HamelJeff HansenSuzanne HansesLee HarkawayCynthia Harman-JonesTracey HarrisGlen HastingsKimberly HenkeJohn HerlocherLinda HermenittEdward HernandezMary Lou HofmanJudith HooyengaDarlene HusbandJeffery IrwinJoseph JamesRosalie JasiakThomas JeffersTimothy JohnsonRobert JongewardJudith KalpinJack KeatingPatty KellerJulie KelleyGina Kelly-Vis

John KendrickKimberly KennedyGary KingTheresa KingChristi KoshebaTammy KossRobert KrasowskiPaul KratochwillKaren Kurnat-BeyerDina KutinskyMelanie LandryPaul LeggDacia LeRouxCatherine LippertCindy LovettHeidi LyonsNeil ManleyTricia ManningRuth MarksMonique MathiesonNick MatthewsJane MattySarah McClureDennis McDonaldTimothy McDonnellTodd McNeillyTracy McNeillySteve MeltonAndrew MessengerBrad MessengerKatharine MichalakDeedee MichauxSteve MilesJason MillerStephenie MooreDavid MorleyTom Morley

Todd MushovicJoe NakfoorJacob NickersonRichard NoelkeMichael NowickiMae Lee NykerkMary OgleJose OviedoKathleen PaloyanTracy PavloffSally PerrinAnna PerroneLori PickardLori PierceCindy PizunskiDianne PorterMelody PymanLaura RappleyeKathleen RaudenbushEdward RebmanMaureen RiordanJoyce RobertsDarlene RootMark RowleyCharles SamfilippoDenise SarverSusan SchalonSusan SchanskiSusan SchemberSusie SchulzLynn SeegravesKevin SelfHeather Shawa-DeCookAndrea SikkemaCynthia SmaleJoann SmithMichael Smith

Ben SpitzleySamuel Staples Robert SteenstraLynn StellaDenise StewartJillian TaciaClare TannerRobert TaylorShawn TaylorStephanie TeasleyBrian ThrasherJoe ToigoJohn ToigoPaul TrimmerRobert TurleyMary TylerTandy UllegJoanna Van RaaphorstVicky Varlotta ChungJoyce VeenstraTeresa VicaryCurlee VickersElizabeth WaltersKay WalvoordSusan Wellman-SmithBetsy WestoverRobert WezemanMarcella WingGary WinkelRoy WinslowBetsy WollneyPam WrightMartha YonkersKathleen ZaguroliDennis ZoetEmily Zug

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Dedication Together we will win the fight against breast cancer.

PHOTO CREDITS

87 Orange Photography: Pages 6, 7 (Racing for Our Daughters), 12

Ben Pancoast Photography: Page 2

Crystal Flash: Page 13 (Pink Crystal Flash Truck)

Scott de Jonge, Freepik Icons: Pages 3, 4

Jennifer Leigh Photography: Page 13 (Ride for the Cure Photos)

Megan VanDort Photography: Cover, page 17

Serendipity Media, LLC: Page 13 (Wine and Wig)

Stellafly: Page 7 (West Michigan Race for the Cure), pages 8, 9, 14

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Our CommitmentTo save lives and end breast cancerforever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and investing in science to find the cures.

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