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November 2007-March 2008
	Institutional Advancement Donor Gifts Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz, longtime Benefactors of Einstein, donated $7 million to establish the Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Comprehensive Cancer Prevention and Control Program, which will bring together Einstein scientists to design new methods for promoting the health of Bronx residents. The Program also will help launch major studies to identify lifestyle and environmental factors that cause cancer, and will implement cancer prevention initiatives focusing on smoking cessation, exercise, healthy nutrition and obesity prevention. The Alpern Family Foundation has generously pledged $1.5 million in support of a new Core Facility for Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine. This facility will be housed at the Michael F. Price Center for Genetic and Translational Medicine/Harold and Muriel Block Research Pavilion. Sylvia Olnick, a member of Einstein’s Board of Overseers, has pledged $1 million to establish the Sylvia and Robert S. Olnick Faculty Scholar in Cancer Research. Associate Dean Emanuel Genn has pledged $100,000 to establish an endowment to support professional staff development. Manny Genn has been with Einstein for 36 years. Donor News The Palm Beach Daily News, Chronicle of Philanthropy and New York Daily News each reported on the Katz’s $7-million gift, which the couple announced at a special luncheon held to honor both Mrs. Katz and Ambassador Nancy Brinker, founder of the Susan G. Komen Foundation. (Chronicle of Philanthropy, click on “$7.0-million” under “Gift Amount”) (February 20, 2008; February 21, 2008; February 26, 2008) Donor Events A luncheon entitled, “Thinking Pink: Great Minds & Hearts Partnering for the Cure,” co-sponsored by the Albert Einstein Cancer Center and Susan G. Komen for the Cure, was held on Tuesday, February 5, 2008, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, FL. The co-honorees for this event, which raised money for breast cancer research, were Marilyn Resnick Katz, founding chairperson of the Cancer Research Advisory Board, and the Honorable Nancy G. Brinker, founder of the Komen organization. This project represents a first-time partnership between Einstein and Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Winter Carnival Family Day—an annual fundraiser sponsored by the Westchester/Fairfield Chapter of the Women’s Division, was held on January 13, 2008, at Old Oaks Country Club in Purchase. NY. Over 300 people attended the event, which raised more than $40,000. Upcoming... This spring, the Department of Institutional Advancement will host four major fundraising events, two sponsored by the Women’s Division and two sponsored by the Men’s Division. These include: Einstein & The Yankees: Two Winning Teams, Two Fields of Dreams, which will feature presentations by Dean Allen M. Spiegel and New York Yankees President Randy Levine. Both men will discuss the return on investment anticipated from their respective state-of-the-art facilities, the new Yankee Stadium and the Price Center/Block Research Pavilion, representing two of the premier building projects to take place in the Bronx in more than 50 years. The event will be hosted by the Men's Division on Thursday, April 10, 2008 at Einstein’s Lubin Dining Hall. The Spirit of Achievement Luncheon , which for 54 years has honored women of achievement from fields as varied as the arts, science, architecture, and politics. This year, the Women’s Division will honor Pamela Fiori, Whoopi Goldberg, Zaha Hadid, Dylan Lauren, Sydell Miller, and Suzanne Wright, with CNBC’s Donny Deutsch serving as emcee. Monday, May 5, 2008 at the Pierre Hotel. The Annual Dinner & Golf and Tennis Tournament will take place on Monday, June 30, 2008 at the Westchester Country Club. In addition to good eating and sporting fun, the Men’s Division will be honoring Paul J. Konigsberg, who serves on the executive board of the Men’s Division and is a member of Einstein’s Board of Overseers. The 19th Annual Family Day Wild, Wild West Carnival in the Hamptons, hosted by the Women's Division, will take place Sunday, August 3, 2008, at the Diamond Ranch in Watermill, NY. HOME

November 2007-March 2008

Institutional Advancement

Donor Gifts

Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz, longtime Benefactors of Einstein, donated $7 million to establish the Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Comprehensive Cancer Prevention and Control Program, which will bring together Einstein scientists to design new methods for promoting the health of Bronx residents. The Program also will help launch major studies to identify lifestyle and environmental factors that cause cancer, and will implement cancer prevention initiatives focusing on smoking cessation, exercise, healthy nutrition and obesity prevention.

The Alpern Family Foundation has generously pledged $1.5 million in support of a new Core Facility for Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine. This facility will be housed at the Michael F. Price Center for Genetic and Translational Medicine/Harold and Muriel Block Research Pavilion.

Sylvia Olnick, a member of Einstein’s Board of Overseers, has pledged $1 million to establish the Sylvia and Robert S. Olnick Faculty Scholar in Cancer Research.

Associate Dean Emanuel Genn has pledged $100,000 to establish an endowment to support professional staff development. Manny Genn has been with Einstein for 36 years.

Donor News

The Palm Beach Daily News, Chronicle of Philanthropy and New York Daily News each reported on the Katz’s $7-million gift, which the couple announced at a special luncheon held to honor both Mrs. Katz and Ambassador Nancy Brinker, founder of the Susan G. Komen Foundation. (Chronicle of Philanthropy, click on “$7.0-million” under “Gift Amount”)
(February 20, 2008; February 21, 2008; February 26, 2008)

Donor Events

A luncheon entitled, “Thinking Pink: Great Minds & Hearts Partnering for the Cure,” co-sponsored by the Albert Einstein Cancer Center and Susan G. Komen for the Cure, was held on Tuesday, February 5, 2008, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, FL. The co-honorees for this event, which raised money for breast cancer research, were Marilyn Resnick Katz, founding chairperson of the Cancer Research Advisory Board, and the Honorable Nancy G. Brinker, founder of the Komen organization. This project represents a first-time partnership between Einstein and Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

Winter Carnival Family Day—an annual fundraiser sponsored by the Westchester/Fairfield Chapter of the Women’s Division, was held on January 13, 2008, at Old Oaks Country Club in Purchase. NY. Over 300 people attended the event, which raised more than $40,000.

Upcoming...

This spring, the Department of Institutional Advancement will host four major fundraising events, two sponsored by the Women’s Division and two sponsored by the Men’s Division. These include:

Einstein & The Yankees: Two Winning Teams, Two Fields of Dreams, which will feature presentations by Dean Allen M. Spiegel and New York Yankees President Randy Levine. Both men will discuss the return on investment anticipated from their respective state-of-the-art facilities, the new Yankee Stadium and the Price Center/Block Research Pavilion, representing two of the premier building projects to take place in the Bronx in more than 50 years. The event will be hosted by the Men's Division on Thursday, April 10, 2008 at Einstein’s Lubin Dining Hall.
The Spirit of Achievement Luncheon , which for 54 years has honored women of achievement from fields as varied as the arts, science, architecture, and politics. This year, the Women’s Division will honor Pamela Fiori, Whoopi Goldberg, Zaha Hadid, Dylan Lauren, Sydell Miller, and Suzanne Wright, with CNBC’s Donny Deutsch serving as emcee. Monday, May 5, 2008 at the Pierre Hotel.
The Annual Dinner & Golf and Tennis Tournament will take place on Monday, June 30, 2008 at the Westchester Country Club. In addition to good eating and sporting fun, the Men’s Division will be honoring Paul J. Konigsberg, who serves on the executive board of the Men’s Division and is a member of Einstein’s Board of Overseers.
The 19th Annual Family Day Wild, Wild West Carnival in the Hamptons, hosted by the Women's Division, will take place Sunday, August 3, 2008, at the Diamond Ranch in Watermill, NY.

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