EVENT PHOTOS

M. Patricia Cronin Foundation
to Fight Ovarian Cancer, Inc.

Third Anniversary Celebration

The Foundation celebrated its third anniversary on Wednesday, May 12, 2004 at a cocktail reception and auction at Scollay Square restaurant in Boston. More than one hundred members of the legislative, lobbying, and healthcare communities joined the Board of Directors and Pat’s friends and family at the event. Ticket sales and auction proceeds went toward the Foundation's work to increase awareness of ovarian cancer and support for women who are diagnosed with the disease and their loved ones.

The event was emceed by Foundation Advisory Board Chairman and Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Thomas Finneran. The speaking program included award and grant presentations, as well as the official announcement of Charlie Baker, President and CEO of Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare, and Paul Stewart, Director of the Boston Bruins Foundation, as additions to the Foundation Advisory Board. The speaking program was followed by a live auction conducted by Massachusetts State Representative and Foundation friend Sal DiMasi.

The 2003 M. Patricia Cronin Prevention Award was presented to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), by Advisory Board member and Massachusetts State Senator Joan Menard. On hand to accept on the authority’s behalf was General Manager Michael Mulhern; and the 2003 Pat's Friend Award was presented to Hester Hill, Chief of Oncology Social Work at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center by Foundation Advisory Board member and Massachusetts State Senator Therese Murray.

Doctor Ursula Matulonis, Director of Medical Gynecologic Oncology at Dana Farber Medical Center was awarded a $5,000 grant to research older patients’ decision-making processes as it relates to treatment options. The Cancer Connection in Western Mass. was awarded $3,000 to continue its work to help people with cancer and those who care about them, and the Ovarian Cancer Network was awarded $2,000 for its third annual three-day workshop for women with cancer and their friends and families.