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2012 ANNUAL REPORT

Leadership

Jeffrey Keith • President, CEO, and Co-Founder

Bob Mazzone • Chief Operating Officer

Board of Directors

Jeffrey Keith George Richards Jonathan Slavin Evan Vosburgh, MD

John Ragland • Co-Founder Daniel Rose, MD Michael J. Smith Matthew Vossler

Program Staff

Tamara Deyle • Program Director, Center for Survivorship

Julia Pemberton • Director, Communications & Public Affairs

Sharyn Taymor • Director, Survivorship Network & Outreach

Honorary Board of Advisors

Jonathan Bass • Managing Director, Mizuho Bank

Mark Brostowski • Partner at Regiment Capital

Winston Holt • Partner at Maverick Capital

John G. Macfarlane III • Chairman, Zafferano Capital LP

James E. Walker III • Managing Partner at Fir Tree Partners

Michael Wamp • Managing Partner at Lake Water Capital

David “Tiger” Williams • Founder and Managing member of Williams Trading

Medical Advisory Board

Keith Bellizzi, PhD, MPH • University of Connecticut

D. Barry Boyd, MD • Greenwich Hospital

Mitch Golant, PhD • Cancer Support Community

Melinda Irwin, PhD, MPH • Yale School of Medicine

Nina Kadan-Lottick, MD • HEROS Clinic, Yale University

Susan Mayne, PhD, FACE • Yale School of Public Health

Mary McCabe, RN, MA • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Kenneth Miller, MD • Sinai Hospital

Carrie Stricker, PhD, RN, AOCN • Abramson Cancer Center, UPENN

Doug Ulman • Livestrong Foundation

Evan Vosburgh, MD • Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation

250 Pequot Avenue • Southport, CT 06890 • 203-292-8722 • www.ctchallenge.org

OUR MISSIONThe CT Challenge empowers cancer survivors to live longer, happier

and healthier lives by creating and funding programs, offering credible

resources, and building a community of support.

OUR IMPACTThis year, with your support, we were able to help more cancer survivors

than ever before.

21,500 cancer survivors were impacted directly by CT Challenge programs.

34,140 visitors to CTChallenge.org sought information and resources.

54,000 cancer survivors were helped by our hospital partners in the

CT Challenge Survivorship Network.

3 Letter from the President

4 Programs

4 Center for Survivorship

7 CTChallenge.org

8 Survivorship Network

9 Survivorship Summit

10 Grants

11 Funding our Programs

11 Bike Ride

12 Stand Up Paddle

13 Spinathon

Band Together

14 Financial Summary

Kate, Breast Cancer

Survivor, and family

CONTENTS

Kate, breast cancer

survivor and family

On the Cover: Lobby of the new Center for Survivorship.

2012 Annual Report 3

Dear Friends,

2012 was an exciting year at the CT Challenge! We are extremely proud of many of our collective accomplish-ments this year but I want to highlight our biggest. First, we opened the Cen-ter for Survivorship in October! This facility is unlike any other in the coun-try – where cancer survivors can receive personalized instruction and guidance in the areas of exercise, nutrition and psychosocial support. The Center is beautiful, inspirational and life altering and what we learn there will help can-cer survivors everywhere.

The second accomplishment that I wanted to celebrate is the expan-sion of our Survivorship Network to sixteen hospitals across the state. It is the only cooperative network for cancer survivorship care in the country and it reaches survivors no matter where they live in the state.

Our commitment to providing services to cancer sur-vivors, their loved ones and caregivers remains as strong as ever and we want you to know that our growing impact is possible only through the dedi-cation of our volunteers, donors and corporate and community partners. Thank you for your ongoing support of our mission.

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

Jeff Keith addressing cyclists prior to the 2012 ride.

Jeffrey Keith President & CEO

The Center is beautiful, inspirational and life altering and what we learn there will help cancer survivors everywhere.”

– Jeff Keith

Best,

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SURVIVORSHIP PROGRAMS

CENTER FOR SURVIVORSHIP

We opened the CT Challenge Center for Survivor-ship in October. It is the first standalone survivorship program in the country, offering fitness, nutrition and psychosocial support programming to cancer survivors and their caregivers. The cornerstone of Center pro-gramming is the 12-week wellness program that will form the basis of a study on healthy behaviors and outcomes. This study is designed to advance what is known about the impact of these activities on the health and wellness of cancer survivors so we can im-prove survivorship care for everyone.

PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT FOR UNDERSERVED WOMEN

Helping Survivors in Need: Support Groups Expand to Meet a Growing NeedYour generous support has made it possible for us to continue to expand psychosocial support for cancer survivors. The CT Challenge offers support groups to survivors in Fairfield & surrounding towns.

New Groups for Post Treatment SurvivorsTwo new support groups began this spring, facilitat-ed by Nina Marino, a licensed clinical social worker and Director of the Breast Cancer Survival Center.

One group is designed specifically to address the psychosocial needs of post treatment survivors of breast cancer. A second “Survive & Thrive” group is designed to address the needs of post treatment sur-vivors of all cancers.

Both groups met once a month at the Fairfield Public Library until they were relocated to our new facility in October!

The Center is my safe haven for survivor-ship. I love that its focus is on programs for a healthy mind, body and spririt that keeps me on the path of wellness, so I can focus on living life!” –Aleda Warren, breast cancer survivor

A PROGRAM OF THE CT CHALLENGE


SURVIVORSHIP PROGRAMS: CENTER FOR SURVIVORSHIP

I think the CT Challenge has opened a universe of hope to survivors when we were unclear what our path may be. It can be very dark at times, and

the CT Challenge has offered me sunshine for the rest of my life!”

– Anne, cancer survivor

The Martinez Family

Weekly Intensive GroupIn partnership with Norma Pfriem Urban Outreach ini-tiatives, the CT Challenge continued a series of sup-port groups for under-resourced cancer survivors in Bridgeport, CT at the United Congregational Church. The groups provide much needed ongoing support for women living with cancer and their children.

Monthly Graduate GroupUpon completion of the initial 12-week program, the women can transition into a graduate program de-signed to ease them from the intensive weekly pro-gram to meeting once a month. This gives them the opportunity to continue to provide support for one an-other as they manage their ongoing survivorship issues.

Mobile Mammography ServicesThe CT Challenge funds Mobile Mammography screenings through a grant to St. Vincent’s. The mobile mammography van reaches people who would otherwise not have access to life-saving mam-mography services. In 2012, 639 mammograms were provided by the van. Of those, 399 were insured and 240 were uninsured and subsidized. This is an increase of 49 women screened this year over 2011.

EXERCISE

A growing body of research suggests that cancer sur-vivors benefit from certain types of exercise. Benefits include reduction in risk of recurrence, second cancers, fatigue and anxiety.

Last year we began a regular schedule of free yoga, Pilates and mindful meditation classes for cancer survi-vors and caregivers which are now offered at our Cen-ter in Southport!

Please visit our website at CTChallenge.org for a com-plete schedule of classes..

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SURVIVOR EDUCATION & RESOURCES

Website & Video Library The CT Challenge online video library provides a com-prehensive educational resource on a wide range of key survivorship issues. This year, new additions to the library included the topics of:

Nutrition

Pilates

Cancer rehab

Physical therapy

We have also begun to share personal stories of survi-vorship as a resource and inspiration for others.

Speaker Series

In April, the CT Challenge hosted Sean Swarner: “We all have our own Everest to climb.”

Sean Swarmer: founder of the CancerClimber Association

Sean Swarner, two-time can-cer survivor, author and found-er of the CancerClimber Asso-ciation, visited Fairfield’s Roger Ludlowe Middle School and inspired hundreds.

(left) Rita Trieger presents yoga for cancer survivors on CTChallenge.org.

Rita is a popular instructor at the Center for Survivorship. (below) Sean

Swarner at the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro with the CT Challenge flag.

SURVIVORSHIP PROGRAMS: CENTER FOR SURVIVORSHIP

Sean is the first cancer survivor to summit Mt. Everest with one functioning lung. Sean announced his plans to scale Mt. Kilimanjaro in July, and he invited can-cer survivors in attendance to sign a flag that will be brought to the summit to celebrate the empowerment of cancer survivors.

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CT Challenge is an organization I truly wish was around and available for myself and my family when I was battling my cancers. What they’re doing is incredible and it was quite an honor to be a part of this event.” – Sean Swarner


The CT Challenge provides a compre-hensive online resource for survivors and their families at CTChallenge.org, where they can learn about the issues cancer survivors face and find resourc-es that can help.


CTCHALLENGE.ORG

SITE STATISTICS

19, 817 (+14%)Unique Visits (9 Countries)

34,140 (+20%)Visits

87,310 (+20%)Page Views


Members of the Network served the needs of 54,000 cancer survivors in 2012.

In 2009 the Survivorship Network was formed with a mission to improve the lives of the estimated 171,850 cancer survivors in Connecticut, by making quality sur-vivorship care accessible to all. Just four years later, the CT Challenge Survivorship Network has grown from a handful of programs into a robust network of survi-vorship programs at 16 hospitals! That is over 50% of the leading hospitals and cancer centers in the state.


SURVIVORSHIP NETWORK

Network Members Connecticut Challenge Survivorship Clinic at Yale Cancer Center

Danbury Hospital’s Praxair Cancer Center

HEROS Clinic at Yale University

Stamford Hospital’s Bennett Cancer Center

REACH For the STARS Clinic at CT Children’s Medical Center

Hartford Hospital’s Helen & Harry Gray Cancer Center

Bridgeport Hospital’s Norma F. Pfreim Cancer Institute

MidState Medical Center: New Beginnings at the Palladino Family Cancer Care Center

Middlesex Hospital Cancer Center

New Milford Hospital Regional Cancer Center’s PEACE Survivorship Program

Whittingham Cancer Center at Norwalk Hospital

Eastern Connecticut Cancer Institute at Eastern CT Health Network

Harold Leever Regional Cancer Center – Stepping Forward

Charlotte Hungerford Hospital and the Center for Cancer Care

Day Kimball Healthcare

SWIM Integrative Survivorship Center at St. Vincent’s Medical Center

Jenn Lewis, above, a survivor of

appendicial cancer, got involved

with the CTC after taking part in

a wellness seminar at Stamford

Hospital, sponsored by the CTC.

“The camaraderie of being with

other cancer survivors is very

comforting because makes you

realize you are not alone. I realize

the CT Challenge had such a

huge impact on my recovery.”

See more of Jenn’s survivor story

on our website.


The third annual CT Challenge Survivorship Summit took place on November 13 at the New Haven Lawn Club. The Summit is an accredited conference for med-ical professionals, bringing together leaders in survivor-ship to build better programs for cancer survivors.

This year, over 100 members of the survivorship com-munity were in attendance, including nurses, doctors,

Jeff Keith (l) at the Summit with

Dr. Karen Syrjala, Dr. Melinda

Irwin and Dr. Evan Vosburgh.


SURVIVORSHIP SUMMIT social workers, nutritionists, physical therapists, person-al trainers and cancer survivors from community-based hospitals and cancer organizations.

Speakers this year included experts in survivorship from Yale Cancer Center, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, WA, Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, MD and The Cancer Support Community, Los Angeles, CA.


2012 was a groundbreaking year for the CT Challenge in many ways. What began with a single grant to cre-ate the first clinic in Connecticut for adult survivors of cancer in 2006, the CT Challenge Survivorship Clinic at Yale Cancer Center, has developed into a grant pro-gram that now provides support to unique survivorship programs throughout Connecticut, benefiting thou-sands of cancer survivors.

This year’s grant recipients are a diverse group, includ-ing many of Connecticut’s leading healthcare institu-tions, an organization providing college scholarships to cancer survivors, and one that provides emergency financial assistance to the families of childhood cancer patients. Each grant awarded will result in a measur-able impact on the lives of cancer survivors in our state.


GRANTS

Grant Recipients Connecticut Children’s Medical Center

Harold Leever Regional Cancer Center

Norma F. Pfriem Cancer Institute at Bridgeport Hospital

The Susan Fund: 28 college scholarships for young cancer survivors

St. Vincent’s Medical Center

The Tommy Fund

Norwalk Hospital Foundation

Ridgefield Fitness Club: Om For Life Yoga Program

Praxair Cancer Center at Danbury Hospital

Dr. Keith Belizzi, UCONN, Pilot Research, 12-Week Wellness Program at the CT Challenge Center for Survivorship

This past year, programs directly funded by the CT Challenge impacted the lives of 54,000 cancer survivors.

Center for Survivorship members enjoying the peaceful

meditation garden.

A CT Challenge grant to the Susan Fund will send 32 cancer survivors to college.


July 28, 2012This was our second year at the Fairfield County Hunt Club in Westport, CT and it has turned out to be the perfect venue. We have been embraced by the mem-bership and it looks like a long-term partnership has been formed.

The bike ride is the engine that fuels our mission and thanks to the overwhelming support of riders, volun-teers and donors, it was another record setting year! Cancer survivors throughout New England will benefit from programs funded by the bike ride.

FUNDING OUR PROGRAMS

8th ANNUAL CT CHALLENGE BIKE RIDE

A record $1.6 million raised!

BIKE RIDE FACTS

1,069Riders

98Teams

328Volunteers

139Cancer Survivors

11,795Donors

$1,300Avg. Raised/Rider



3rd ANNUAL CT CHALLENGE STAND UP PADDLE

$23,590 raised!

September 15, 2012In its third year, the CT Challenge Stand Up Paddle event has really come into its own as a successful fun-draiser for cancer survivors.

This year’s event was sanctioned by the World Paddle Association for the first time since its inception. 59 stand up paddlers in two divisions, one for racers and one for recreational paddlers, shoved off from Penfield Pavilion on Fairfield Beach. Racers paddled a 6.5-mile loop while the recreational group paddled 3.5 miles.


December 2, 201293 Spinners took part in the 2nd Annual Spit CT Chal-lenge event, hosted again by THE EDGE Fitness Club of Fairfield. Together the spinners raised $19,778 to benefit the CT Challenge Center for Survivorship.

December 7, 2012Band Together really revved things up at the Fairfield Theatre Company with their “Connecticut Country” concert! It was their third benefit concert for the CT Challenge and we remain proud and humbled to be the beneficiary of this extremely tal-ented and philanthropic group! Joining Rob Fried, Jerry Vig-orito and Band Together were guitar legend Debbie Davies, up-and-comer Nicole Frechette, singer-songwriter PJ Pacifico, Tim DeHuff, Tyger MacNeal and Roy Rodrigues.


2nd ANNUAL SPIN CT CHALLENGE

3rd ANNUAL BAND TOGETHER CONCERT

$19,778 raised!

Over $10,000 raised!


88 cents of every dollar spent was allocated to program services and grants.

CT CHALLENGE 2012

SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATIONTotal Expenses$1,670,674

5% Fundraising$78,880

7% General & Administrative$120,809

88% Program Services

& Grants$1,470,985EX

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Total Program Services & Grants$1,470,985

6% Program & Policy$91,144

36% Education & Program Development$524,187

58% Programs & Grants$855,654

2% Foundation Contributions & Corporate Sponsorships$85,000

Total Revenue$2,197,224

3% Other Revenue

$76,636

11% In Kind Donations

$234,915

7% Donor Restricted Contributions$155,700 70%

Riders & General

Donations$1,544,973


Muskus & Wilemski, LLC performed the 2010 and 2011 audits for the Connecticut Challenge. Audited financial statements are available on request.

The CT Challenge is committed to making a real difference in the lives of cancer sur-vivors. As a part of our commitment, we continue to monitor costs, dedicating as much money as we can to program servic-es. By relying on a team of volunteers and keeping administrative and fundraising expenses low, the CT Challenge invested in grants and program services related to cancer survivorship through public health, education and research.

Our marquee program is the Center for Survivorship, which opened its doors in 2012!

For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012 the CT Challenge recognized $2,197,224 in revenues to support cancer survivors! This could not have been possible without the un-believable dedication of riders, volunteers and staff who helped raise these funds through our marquee bike event, other fundraisers and the numerous individual donors who sup-port us.

.Because of the hard work of all our friends

and family, 88 cents of every dollar spent was

allocated to program services and grants.

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION As of December 31, 2011 and 2012 2011 2012

Current Assets Cash and Cash Equivalents $ 1,019,248 $ 685,869Contributions Receivable 30,396 116,801Pre-paid Expenses 4,774 15,526Security Deposit 13,750 14,250Other Receivables – 791

Total Current Assets 1,068,168 833,237

Intangible Assets, Net 13,710 6,760Capital Leases – 26,934Construction In Progress 574,091 –Computer Equipment, Net 5,178 15,164Leasehold Improvements – 1,640,396Machinery & Equipment – 86,452Furniture & Fixtures – 50,924

Total Assets 1,661,147 2,659,867

Current LiabilitiesAccounts Payable and Accrued Expenses 60,316 113,373Grants Payable 168,265 88,179Line of Credit – 99,591Current Portion of Note Payable – 46,929Note Payable – 184,158Deferred Rent Liability – 143,509Capital Lease Obligations – 15,925Current Portion of Capital Lease Obligations – 9,087 Total Liabilities 228,581 700,751

Total Net Assets 1,432,566 1,959,116

Total Liabilities and Net Assets 1,661,147 2,659,867

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIESAs of December 31, 2011 and 2012 2011 2012

Public Support and RevenueContributionsRiders and General Donations $ 1,570,428 1,544,973Foundation Contributions – 15,000Corporate Sponsorships 33,495 70,000Donor Restricted Contributions 254,000 155,700In-Kind Donations 164,390 234,915State Grant – 100,000

Total Contributions 2,022,313 2,120,588

OtherRider Registration Fees 83,792 76,115Interest Income 1,988 563Loss on Investments (14) (42)

Total Other Revenue 85,766 76,636

Total Public Support and Revenue 2,108,079 2,197,224

ExpensesProgram Services & Grants 1,322,731 1,470,985Fundraising 85,862 78,880General & Administrative 83,847 120,809

Total Expenses 1,492,440 1,670,674

Change in Unrestricted Net Assets 615,639 526,550Unrestricted Net Assets, Beginning of Year 816,927 1,432,566Unrestricted Net Assets, End of Year 1,432,566 1,959,116

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