February, 2011 Dear Friends, Supporters & Donors, The Endometriosis Foundation of America , in its young years, is already at a pivotal place influencing the public and those working in reproductive health about a disease that has not received its due attention for hundreds of years. Our mission is to fight against the devastating effects of a disease that affects some 176 million women globally, 8.5 million in North America alone. Our goal is to generate awareness, promote early diagnosis, educate the medical community, and advocate for research and legislative changes. This mysterious disease is frequently under-diagnosed; the treatments are controversial and the suffering endured by women afflicted with this disease can last over 10 years before they see a break-through. In 2010, we made a decision to seed a fund for a repository tissue bank initiative with Lenox Hill Hospital to study the science of the causes and effects of this complicated disease. We expect this research to have a significant impact on those practitioners within the medical community, changing how prognoses are made and what treatments are prescribed. Our awareness campaigns just last year generated over 320 million media impressions through our public relations efforts to encourage women to get tested early; important media outlets that were supportive of our story included the Today Show, Nightline, Glamour Magazine and the New York Post. We also hosted a landmark scientific symposium in late May 2010 highlighting groundbreaking research on the disease. “Advancing the Art & Science of Endometriosis: Stem Cells to Radical Excision Surgery” was the Foundation’s inaugural medical conference, and the first symposium of its kind specifically dedicated to the disease to be held in the United States. In 2011, another expert consortium of faculty will come to the NY Academy of Sciences in New York City to hear lectures from the world’s leading researchers, scientists and surgeons. With our new Executive Director, Deborah Castillero, we have ambitious plans for 2011 including a high school/college outreach campaign, more seminars for health practitioners, collaborative initiatives with prestigious universities, and a more stealth and interactive new media campaign to promote early diagnosis. Our Blossom Ball fundraising dinner will be on March 18, 2011 at the New York Public Library during Endometriosis Awareness Month. We encourage you to make a commitment to purchase tickets to support the important work being done by the foundation. Ticket options start at $120, please visit the website www.endofound.org for all ticket and table options. We thank you for your continued support in helping us make history to heal women afflicted by this debilitating disease. Sincerely, Ms. Padma Lakshmi Tamer Seckin, MD 872 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10065 THE ENDOMETRIOSIS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA www.endofound.org/blossomball 212.988.4160 Present The Third Annual Black Tie Optional / Response Card Enclosed THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY STEPHEN A. SCHWARZMAN BUILDING FIFTH AVENUE & FORTY-SECOND STREET, NYC FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2011 - 7PM FOUNDERS PADMA LAKSHMI & TAMER SECKIN, MD WITH CO-CHAIRS, SUSAN SARANDON, CINDI LEIVE AND EILEEN GUGGENHEIM BLOSSOM BALL Co-Chairs SUSAN SARANDON · EILEEN GUGGENHEIM · CINDI LEIVE Honorary Committee MARIA BARTIROMO · ANDY COHEN · DONNA D’CRUZ · LUCA ORLANDI · DR. MEHMET OZ & LISA OZ AMY SACCO · ANDREW SAFFIR · GAIL SIMMONS MARY ALICE STEPHENSON · NICOLE TRUNFIO · DITA VON TEESE Host Committee KIM BENDHEIM · TED FORSTMANN · MARY GIULIANI · NINA KÖPRÜLÜ · THE HIEBER FAMILY · FRANCES REGAN PETER LEWIS · JANET ROSEL · THE TOMASSETTI FAMILY · FAREED & PAULA ZAKARIA Steward Committee JESSICA R. BROWN, MD · ADITI DEEG · ANDREA DOWD · TUCKER GURLEY MARINA MALCHIN · CRISTINA MATERA, MD · MAUREEN MOOMJY, MD · TERESA RANDOLPH · RONALD PRIMAS, MD SHEILA PRIMAS · ANDREA SCOPPETTA · MINA SECKIN Bid on fantastic auction items at www.charitybuzz.com/endofound design: b’cause / photo: ioulex THE 2011 BLOSSOM BALL
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February, 2011
Dear Friends, Supporters & Donors,
The Endometriosis Foundation of America, in its young years, is already at a pivotal place influencing the public and those working in reproductive health about a disease that has not received its due attention for hundreds of years.
Our mission is to fight against the devastating effects of a disease that affects some 176 million women globally, 8.5 million in North America alone. Our goal is to generate awareness, promote early diagnosis, educate the medical community, and advocate for research and legislative changes.
This mysterious disease is frequently under-diagnosed; the treatments are controversial and the suffering endured by women afflicted with this disease can last over 10 years before they see a break-through. In 2010, we made a decision to seed a fund for a repository tissue bank initiative with Lenox Hill Hospital to study the science of the causes and effects of this complicated disease. We expect this research to have a significant impact on those practitioners within the medical community, changing how prognoses are made and what treatments are prescribed.
Our awareness campaigns just last year generated over 320 million media impressions through our public relations efforts to encourage women to get tested early; important media outlets that were supportive of our story included the Today Show, Nightline, Glamour Magazine and the New York Post. We also hosted a landmark scientific symposium in late May 2010 highlighting groundbreaking research on the disease. “Advancing the Art & Science of Endometriosis: Stem Cells to Radical Excision Surgery” was the Foundation’s inaugural medical conference, and the first symposium of its kind specifically dedicated to the disease to be held in the United States. In 2011, another expert consortium of faculty will come to the NY Academy of Sciences in New York City to hear lectures from the world’s leading researchers, scientists and surgeons.
With our new Executive Director, Deborah Castillero, we have ambitious plans for 2011 including a high school/college outreach campaign, more seminars for health practitioners, collaborative initiatives with prestigious universities, and a more stealth and interactive new media campaign to promote early diagnosis.
Our Blossom Ball fundraising dinner will be on March 18, 2011 at the New York Public Library during Endometriosis Awareness Month. We encourage you to make a commitment to purchase tickets to support the important work being done by the foundation. Ticket options start at $120, please visit the website www.endofound.org for all ticket and table options.
We thank you for your continued support in helping us make history to heal women afflicted by this debilitating disease.
Sincerely,
Ms. Padma Lakshmi Tamer Seckin, MD
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T H E E N D O M E T R I O S I S F O U N D AT I O N O F A M E R I C A
www.endofound.org/blossomball 212.988.4160
Present The Third Annual
Black Tie Optional / Response Card Enclosed
THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARYSTEPHEN A. SCHWARZMAN BUILDING
FIFTH AVENUE & FORTY-SECOND STREET, NYC
FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2011 - 7PM
FOUNDERS PADMA LAKSHMI & TAMER SECKIN, MD WITH CO-CHAIRS, SUSAN SARANDON, CINDI LEIVE
AND EILEEN GUGGENHEIM
BLOSSOM BALL
Co-ChairsSUSAN SARANDON · EILEEN GUGGENHEIM · CINDI LEIVE
Honorary CommitteeMARIA BARTIROMO · ANDY COHEN · DONNA D’CRUZ · LUCA ORLANDI · DR. MEHMET OZ & LISA OZ
AMY SACCO · ANDREW SAFFIR · GAIL SIMMONSMARY ALICE STEPHENSON · NICOLE TRUNFIO · DITA VON TEESE
Host CommitteeKIM BENDHEIM · TED FORSTMANN · MARY GIULIANI · NINA KÖPRÜLÜ · THE HIEBER FAMILY · FRANCES REGAN
PETER LEWIS · JANET ROSEL · THE TOMASSETTI FAMILY · FAREED & PAULA ZAKARIA
Steward CommitteeJESSICA R. BROWN, MD · ADITI DEEG · ANDREA DOWD · TUCKER GURLEY
MARINA MALCHIN · CRISTINA MATERA, MD · MAUREEN MOOMJY, MD · TERESA RANDOLPH · RONALD PRIMAS, MDSHEILA PRIMAS · ANDREA SCOPPETTA · MINA SECKIN
Bid on fantastic auction items at www.charitybuzz.com/endofound
design: b’cause / photo: ioulex
THE 2011 BLOSSOM BALL
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