The Daymon Difference - Winter 2008/2009 - (Page 8) acting nobly Straight from the Heart Dr. Kurt Isselbacher addresses the 2008 Daymon Shareholders’ Meeting Race for the Cure Daymon has always participated in charitable endeavors, and in June of 2008 we received news of a very concrete result of these efforts in the form of a major medical accomplishment by RICBAC (Research in Cell Biology and Cancer) at Massachusetts General Hospital—an organization to which Daymon has been a major contributor since its early days in the late seventies. According to Dr. Kurt Isselbacher, Director of the Cancer Center in the Medical Services at Massachusetts General Hospital, significant strides are being made in the area of cancer research, and Daymon plays a major part in making funding for the expensive projects possible. Even better, RICBAC is set up so that “there are virtually no administrative costs,” explains Dr. Isselbacher, “so that virtually everything we do can go for results.” And those results are making headlines. In its current edition, The New England Journal of Medicine featured a major RICBAC breakthrough that was also discussed on the national television show Good Morning America. Dr. Isselbacher and his team have developed a noninvasive test that will revolutionize the way physicians approach cancer detection and monitoring. “All of you at Daymon have contributed to something that is going to make a big difference to everybody down the road,” Dr. Isselbacher says. The financing from Daymon allowed RICBAC to hire 22 people. Research first focused on prostate cancer and is now turning a lens to breast cancer, to see how the procedure can be applied there. “You might be silent partners, but behind the scenes, your role is truly an active one,” In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness month, in October Kathy Hall, Office Manager at WinnDixie, participated in the Kathy Hall Susan G. Komen Race for Office Manager the Cure in Jacksonville, FL Winn Dixie with her daughter-in-law, who lost her grandmother to breast cancer. Kathy’s mother has also survived two battles with colon cancer. The Daymon Winn-Dixie team was behind Kathy whole-heartedly by helping her raise almost $1,100 by wearing pink all month long. Three associates in the Daymon Resource Center are forming a team to participate in Spin Odyssey in 2009, a fundraiser for breast cancer research through the American Cancer Society. Chris Chait of Human Resources, Nancy Glatt of Finance and Cliff Hans of Information Systems are co-captains for Team Daymon. This will be Daymon’s fifth year participating in this fundraiser. In 2008 17 Team Daymon members raised more than $23,000 while spinning over 58 combined hours. The team’s goal for 2009 will be to raise $25,000. To learn more about Spin Odyssey and what spinning is, go to www.spinodyssey.org. If you would like support fellow Daymon associates in reaching their 2009 goal, make an on-line donation at TEAM DAYMON 2009. Cycles of Life Daymon’s 2008 cyclists 8 http://www.spinodyssey.org
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