Celebrating the 33rd Annual
Prouty
2014
Greetings
Norris Cotton
from
On Saturday, July 12, 2014, more than five thousand people
thrumming with energy and proud of their accomplishments
celebrated their Prouty events. For they had done everything from
walking 15K, to golfing 18 holes, to rowing 20 miles, to cycling
200 miles, all in the service of raising money for cancer research
and patient services at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer
Center. For the second year in a row, the weather gods smiled, and
we basked in sunshine and temperatures in the 70s. And to top it
off, participants and businesses put their passion into fundraising
bringing in an incredible $3 million! WOW!
Every Prouty tends to have its own personality, sometimes based on
weather, sometimes on events. In this, the 33rd year, we were struck
by the array of faces The Prouty brought together. They came from
every walk of life and every age group, including a surprising number
of septuagenarians, octogenarians, and even nonagenarians for
whom The Prouty becomes an ever more important symbol of health
and good service. All in all, there are more than 275 people who do
The Prouty who are over the age of 70.
There were new faces as we welcomed into The Prouty fold Dartmouth president
Phil Hanlon, and his wife, Gail Gentes. We were honored by their participation in
cycling 35 miles! Old friends Jim Weinstein, the president and CEO of DartmouthHitchcock Health, and his wife, Mimi, cheerfully greeted Prouty participants on Friday,
and New Hampshire Congresswoman Annie McLane Kuster cycled the 50-mile route
on Saturday! Mark Israel, director of the Cancer Center, spent both days shaking
hands, greeting participants, bringing coffee to volunteers, walking Audrey’s 3K walk
AND visiting with in-patients at the amazing One West Prouty at the hospital. It was a
wonderful two days of thanks and service!
For the first time, we selected a researcher to be our 2014 Prouty
Honorary Chair. Yolanda Sanchez, PhD, associate director of basic
research, is a wonderful representative of all that is Prouty. She
and her family walk the 5K, they volunteer, and Yolanda has been a
recipient of Prouty Pilot grants, which, in turn, have made possible
larger federal grants. And that’s one of the goals of this event: to
use Prouty donations to help our scientists develop data to then
earn larger grants that result in research that brings us closer to
a cure.
(L-R) Dartmouth-Hitchcock CEO & President
Jim Weinstein, Congresswoman Annie
Kuster, Dartmouth’s First Lady Gail
Gentes, and President Phil Hanlon applaud
the 2014 Prouty Award Ceremony.
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Inside these pages we hope you find inspiration, information, facts,
figures, photos, and memories. Our mission of raising money to
end cancer is a long-term goal, so we look forward to you joining
us again on Saturday, July 11, 2015, for the 34th Annual Prouty!
Prouty Event Director
Jean Brown
Cancer Center
Each year The Prouty brings together a community of people connected only
by their commitment to fighting cancer. On Prouty day young families
walk with their grandparents; spandex-clad athletes share the road with oncea-year cyclists on borrowed bikes; practiced crews race along the river with
scullers who spend a leisurely day completing their course; duffers walk the
links with scratch golfers; and virtual Prouty-ers contribute from around
the globe. Each participant brings a unique and creative spirit to his or her
fundraising. Collectively, their efforts during The Prouty’s 33-year history have
raised more than $23 million to support the work of the Norris Cotton Cancer
Center (NCCC), northern New England's only Comprehensive Cancer Center
as designated by the National Cancer Institute. The energy of a diverse group
of people united by a common cause is certainly a powerful force.
Cancer Center Director Mark Israel
A similar spirit guides research being conducted at NCCC: specialists in cancer-related sciences
and various aspects of clinical oncology care come together to work as a team whose single goal
is to fight cancer. The Cancer Center’s building was designed to bring basic scientists, clinicians,
and clinical scientists together in ways that would stimulate new ideas and approaches to cancer
research, and to translate that research into better care. Eighty-seven percent of the money raised
by The Prouty supports this work and patient support services.
Prouty Pilot Project grants are an especially important opportunity provided by The Prouty because
they allow researchers to explore innovative approaches and encourage unusual cross-disciplinary
partnerships. A recent pilot award supported collaboration between NCCC radiation oncologists and
engineers and physicists at Dartmouth. Together they created an imaging system that identifies and
displays the faint blue light (Cherenkov emissions) given off by therapeutic irradiation beams. Using
this new tool, radiologists can see the “Cherenkov glow” and track radiation beams as they enter
the body, allowing for safer and more precise radiation treatment. Cherenkov imaging may soon be
integrated into routine clinical care to help prevent painful skin reactions since radiation dosage
can be monitored more precisely during treatment.
A Prouty award supported early research that Dartmouth engineers, biologists, and cancer doctors
used to win a $12.5 million federal grant that now supports their collaborative work in nanotechnology.
They found that iron nanoparticles (very small metal particles that can slip into cancer cells), when
induced to vibrate by an alternating magnetic field, can produce sufficient heat to selectively target
and fight cancer without damaging adjacent healthy cells. An ongoing experimental trial has already
shown that this approach can cure oral melanoma tumors in dogs.
Like the many fundraisers who bring their own unique energy to Prouty events, our scientists work
across disciplines to find creative new ways to fight cancer. Encouraging scientific curiosity and insight
—an incentive to take a chance on the unknown—Prouty funds move important new research forward in
powerful ways. This support continues to energize our work at the Cancer Center throughout the year,
affirming every day our commitment to finding better ways to diagnose, treat—and one day to cure—
cancer. And we couldn’t do it without you. Thank you.
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Prouty Cycling
Prouty cyclists can choose from a 20-, 35-,
50-, 77- or a 100-mile route on the day of
The Prouty. They can also choose to ride
200 miles over two days in the Prouty Ultimate.
Regardless of which route they choose, it’s
becoming apparent that the physical prowess
of Prouty participants is on the rise. Young, and
old, and in between, thousands of people get on
a bike, yet we are always amazed when we hear
about someone like Betty Ward, who cycled the
50-mile route at the age of—wait for it—90!
“I first cycled The Prouty in 1987. I’ve done the
20, the 25, the 35, and the 50,” says Betty.
“This year, my friends said to me, ‘We’re going
to do the 50, unless you want to do the 77!’
Guess what? We did the 50!”
Ninety-year-old Betty Ward with her proud Prouty teammates: (L- R) Julia Anderson,
Jeff Knetzner, Diane Knetzner, Al Anderson, Betty Ward, Evelynn Ellis, and Pip Richens
Betty, who lives in Hanover, NH,
comes by her cycling ways naturally.
As a biomedical lab worker, she
used to bike to work at the hospital
when it was in Hanover. When
Dartmouth-Hitchcock moved to
Lebanon, she biked there. Having
retired in her 80s, Betty now gets
most of her exercise in the gym, but
she loves doing The Prouty. “It’s
always a lot of fun,” she explains.
“There’s something about getting
out there with all those people that
gives you the momentum to keep
going. There’s a real purpose to it.
I think it keeps me young!”
We think so, too, Betty!
“I first did The Prouty when I
was about one year old,” says
Kate about the time she rode in
a stroller in front of her walking
mom. Then there was the time
she rode behind her cycling
mom in a tag along; but this
year she cycled herself! “The
35-mile route was pretty long,
but it was fun to stop at the
SAGs. I didn’t really train, so
my legs were a little sore the
next day,” says Kate, who also
admitted to being pretty proud
of her 35-mile accomplishment.
“It’s good exercise and it’s fun!
And it’s for a good cause.”
And we are thrilled when we meet
someone like Kate Levy—age 8
years old—who cycled the 35 mile
route with her family.
Eight-year-old Kate Levy is all grins
after her 35-mile bike ride.
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What the
Ultimate
means
to me
Septuagenarian and oldest Prouty
Ultimate, Andy Olanoff, as he’s about
to start his day-one ride up to Hanover.
For those of you inspired by long rides,
we’d like you to meet Andy Olanoff, who
at the age of 72, became the oldest rider
to complete the Prouty Ultimate–and he’s
already making plans for next year!
In his own words: “My first Prouty
Century was in 1999, two years after
my prostate cancer surgery. In my early
Prouty years the thrills of the 100-mile
rides with my friends was drawing me to
the event, and it was easy enough
to pledge the required amount to ride
a well-supported and fun event.
"It wasn’t until I underwent a course of
radiation and chemo treatment because
my PSA was rising, again, that I started
thinking seriously about the importance
of supporting cancer research. In
2009, I entered a clinical trial created
to determine if a drug being used for
women with breast cancer would benefit
men with prostate cancer.
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"Through the many treatments and trials,
I experienced the urgency and importance
of supporting cancer researchers. I
started asking friends and family for
supportive donations and once raised
enough donations to earn a Prouty jersey.
"When the Prouty Ultimate was added as
an option, it looked interesting, but I didn’t
think I could do it. Two hundred miles on
two consecutive days would be too hard.
Raising $2,500 in donations didn’t seem
possible. Three years ago, when I learned
one friend was an Ultimate support rider
and another friend had determined she
would complete the Ultimate, I decided to
give it a try.
"My training goal was to do longer and
longer rides. When I wasn’t riding I was
fundraising. Or was it the other way
around? People in the Prouty office were
supportive with fundraising ideas. About
two weeks before the Ultimate my riding
buddies proclaimed me ready. Along with
having surprised myself by exceeding my
fundraising goal, I felt confident.
"At the completion of my first Ultimate,
I was thrilled by the experience, and
actually felt fresher and less tired than at
the end of previous centuries. The event
was spiritually and emotionally rewarding
and I gained a greater understanding of
the research being conducted at NCCC.
I felt I was now a part of a special group
of caring people dedicated to the cause
of finding cures for cancer. And it remains
true today.
"I cannot conduct the research that will
ultimately produce the cures for cancers,
but I can ride my bike to raise donations in
support of those who can. And that is why
I am a Prouty Ultimate rider.”
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A runner, a trekker, a climber
... and now they walk with new purpose
Here's why:
Maribel Souther became involved in The Prouty more
than 10 years ago, initially biking the 50-mile route.
Then in 2006, when the wooded walks needed to be redesigned, we turned for help to Maribel (the Dartmouth
Women's Cross Country and Track Coach at the time).
In 2008, she did the 10K wooded walk with her first
son, Jackson, in a backpack. After her second son,
Paco, was born she switched to the residential walk so
a stroller could be incorporated. This year’s plan was
for the boys to cycle with their dad, John, while Maribel
walked with three-month-old Christine. But a big bump
in the road made this year’s walk with the new baby
significantly different. In June, Maribel was diagnosed
with metastatic breast cancer and immediately started
treatment. Maribel said, “I walked the 5K, carrying
Christine, with my teammates and it had so much more
meaning for me.” Previously Maribel walked to honor
others. Now, “This one is for Maribel” (the mantra of her
40 teammates) triggered Maribel’s joyous astonishment,
“They all were walking for me!”
When Fred and Granthia Preston moved to Kendal they
had a trekking and hiking pedigree like few can claim: Not
only had Fred been president of the Appalachian Mountain
Club but the couple had spent their life on trails, from
hiking the Canadian Rockies to the Sierra Nevada, to the
Himalayas, Patagonia, and beyond. But age and disease
began to make hiking for Fred impossible so they figured
(L-R) Paco Souther in his mother Maribel’s arms,
John Souther with baby Christine, and Jackson
keeping a careful eye on his sister.
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out a way to keep walking: The Prestons rallied other
octogenarians and some nonagenarians to join them on
Team Kendal as Walkers On Walkers. “The more you walk
the healthier you’ll be,” said Granthia, “and all the while
doing it for a good cause.” And so they did!
Diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma just before her 15th
birthday, Elizabeth Kilmarx was cancer-free for more than
30 years before her 2013 diagnosis of aggressive breast
cancer. As she remarked on her Prouty fundraising page,
“2014 will be the eighth year for me participating and
asking for donations for NCCC . . . but my first year as a
recipient of its amazing resources.”
This year Elizabeth walked the 10K residential route
with Team TGIF walkers and then with one other TGIF-er,
walked the 5K wooded route. But that was not enough.
An accomplished climber, Elizabeth signed up to
participate in the Reach for the Peaks - Moosilauke climb
in September, also benefiting the Cancer Center. “It’s a
real challenge for me,” she said, “since I’ll be not quite
five months out of chemo and just building back up.”
But with two cancer treatments 30 years apart Kilmarx
understands what research has accomplished and says
of the events that benefit NCCC, “They speak to my
passion to fuel research. I feel a great deal of gratitude
for the Cancer Center that saved my life and provided a
really supportive atmosphere.”
Members of Team TGIF: Front (L–R); Karen Kayen, Betty Pizzuti, PJ Hamel,
Pam Gile, Elizabeth Kilmarx; Back (L – R): Melanie Podolec, Ginny Reed, Patty
Armstrong, Dani Ligett, Sybil Buell, Jane Mathison, and Sandy Chivers
Leeli Bonney with son Andrew and
daughter-in-law Christina (husband,
Jim, is the photographer) ‘Proutied’
during their five-day bicycle ride
through Holland during April’s
annual tulip festival.
Karen Thorndike rowed Lake
Winnipesaukee, NH, on Sept. 8,
reaching her goal of 22
miles, and bettering
the 17 miles she
completed three
years prior on the
Connecticut River.
Virtual participant, Heather
Mooney (center), rode the
entire circumference of Lake
Tahoe, 73 miles, on July 8th
with friends Hallie Grossman
and Patrick Johnson.
Brad Taylor, Team Three
Generations, hiked all of NH’s
48 4K mountains from full moon
to full moon - June 12 to July
12. He summited the last of his
48 peaks, Mt. Moosilauke, on
Prouty day.
Fly-fishing guide Greg Sayles
takes a busman’s holiday to
Prouty virtually with sister Amy
in Homer, Alaska, on July 12.
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You can
Prouty
VIRTUALLY
anytime,
anywhere,
and
anyway!
This year the Prouty Virtuals were very
creative when it came to how, where, and
when they ‘Proutied.’ They did their Prouty
biking in Holland; walking a wooded trail in
Utah; hiking and fly-fishing in Alaska; sculling
on Lake Winnipesauke; and running on a
track at Lebanon High School. One climbed
mountains—48 of them! They ‘Proutied’
before, or after, July 12th—even on Prouty
day but far away! They went with siblings, coworkers, friends, flying geese, as a family,
or did it solo. Here are the smiling faces of
several Prouty Virtuals as they raised money
for cancer research and patient services at
Norris Cotton Cancer Center.
Co-workers Penny Ashey, Tammy
Henderson and Barb Broderick did
5K walk on Saturday, June 21st at
Lebanon High School by doing the
¼ mile track 13 times around.
The Wright Stuff teammates and
3rd generation ‘proutiers’, Zane
and Keely Fisher, walked three miles
on Johns Trail in Park City, Utah,
with mom, Emily Boyle Fisher.
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Pulling together to
Row The Prouty
BY CARIN REYNOLDS
This year’s rowing event at The Prouty
featured more boats on the river, even
better SAG stops, and a surprise entry
by the U.S. Women’s Olympic rowing
team. The weather couldn’t have been
better and the event continues to grow
and attract strong support from the
local rowing community as well as from
those farther away.
This year marking the inauguration of a
better situated and more accommodating
SAG stop at the new rowing dock at
Wilson's Landing, donated to the town
by the Friends of Hanover Crew. Located
at the four-mile mark on the river, with
easy access for SAG workers from the
public boat launch, it was the perfect
venue to host rowers looking for their
first—and last—opportunity to rest
and refresh themselves on the 20mile (10 miles out and 10 miles back)
course. Decorated with Prouty balloons
and enthusiastic volunteers, this stop
instantly became a popular place and
convenient break for rowers. Event
organizers also loved its ease of access
and the elimination of two other SAG
stops that were no longer necessary.
Coaches Carin Reynolds, Rowan Carroll, and Laura Gillespie: Front row; (3rd, 4th and 5th
from left) celebrate with their Lebanon Crew team on Prouty day.
Although popular, the Wilson’s Landing
SAG could not outshine its competitor
up the river, the Lyme SAG stop at the
halfway point of the 20-mile route, which
has become the highlight of the event for
many rowers. Located at Jane and Peter
McLaughlin’s house on the Connecticut
River, with food donated, prepared, and
served by Hanover town manager Julia
Griffin and her devoted staff, this SAG
has become THE destination of the event
for rowers. In addition to a wide variety of
fruit and other salads and baked goods,
Julia and her team prepare hot food,
including eggs to order. A 50+ foot dock
Members of the
U.S. Women’s
Olympic rowing
team can’t wait
to do their first
Row The Prouty.
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is assembled and towed upriver for the
event, and a team of dock masters is kept
busy helping rowers on and off the river.
The lawn is strewn with up to twenty boats
at a time, and the hard part is often getting
the fully fed but sore and tired rowers back
in their boats and heading downstream.
Another highlight of this year’s event was
the participation of U.S. Women’s Olympic
rowing team, which was in Hanover
for two weeks training for the World
Championships. A generous local rowing
supporter sponsored the women, and their
warmth, enthusiasm and presence on the
river and at the SAG stop was an exciting
aspect of this year’s event, both to the
many high school rowers who participated,
as well as more seasoned veterans.
Row The Prouty 2014 embodied
everything that makes The Prouty such a
fun, successful, and meaningful event for
so many. At heart, it is a volunteer-driven
effort by those whose lives have been
touched by cancer and who are always
looking for a way to dig deeper in their
support of this event. And just like a crew
team, we find that pulling together for
The Prouty creates magical results!
Golf The Prouty:
a “host’s” perspective...
BY JEFF O’BRIEN
It’s 5:30 am on the misty morning of July 12. A few of us
arrive at the Hanover Country Club (HCC) to begin
preparations for what would be the second annual Golf The
Prouty event. Already there, the club Pro and his
fine team of helpers are putting out signs,
prepping the carts, checking the tee
times and standing ready for more. A
large box-truck arrives and delivers
20, 20-pound bags of ice, balloon
arches, cups, drinks, tables,
tents, and chairs. We scramble
to distribute these with precision.
Water at the first tee? Check. Food
tent set up? Check. Balloon arches
set? Check. Registration table, shirts
and hats ready? Check. Coffee and
donuts? Check. Missing ingredient for
complete success? Golfers. It wasn’t long
before that, too, was “check.”
As the sun strains to clear the fog, our first golfers of the
day tee-off at 6 am and what follows is a day-long round
of enthusiasm to support the tremendous cause that
has become an Upper Valley institution, The Prouty. Each
golfer—some are cancer survivors—has a story to share
about playing for a loved one, a friend, a parent, a sibling, or
a relative affected by cancer. After their rounds, many
(L to R) Virginia McCleery, Eileen Samor, Marian Ulrich, and
Mary Ann Lewis are all thumbs up on Golf The Prouty.
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golfers participate in other events at Prouty Central located
at the Richmond Middle School in Hanover.
By the numbers: No, not the golf scores, the
“real” numbers . . .
In all, there were 193 golfers, 34% more than the
inaugural year of Golf The Prouty. Each played
his or her own round in the traditional format.
This was not a competition but rather an
“event” designed to change lives. Golfers
raised $79,128 for cancer research, which
was $30,139 more than last year. Quite
an accomplishment. Throughout the event,
golfers enjoyed food prepared and donated
by Moe’s Southwest Grill.
As the co-host of the event, I was touched by the
stories, the friendship and the gentle “golf ribbing” that
occurred throughout the day. I have to say each participant
was thrilled by the event and vowed to return again next year.
Thank you to so many who made this possible, including the
amazing volunteer Golf The Prouty committee, and especially
to the golfers. Without you, this would have been just another
cloudy, misty golf day. As it was, it was so much more. See
you all next year and be sure to sign up early!
Center photo: Who could resist the good spirits of Golf The Prouty
host, Jeff O’Brien, with golf co-coordinator, Pam Langlois!
HCC summer staffer Colette Schmidt and friend enjoy a
beautiful day at Golf The Prouty.
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Prouty
Anthem
makes its
debut
Dartmouth College Gospel Choir Director Walt Cunningham
leads a performance of the new Prouty Anthem that he wrote
called "I Am More," during The Prouty.
We were delighted that Walt Cunningham, director
of the Dartmouth College Gospel Choir, agreed to
compose a Prouty Anthem—and what a job he did!
He delved into the hearts and minds of cancer
patients and found that although some are
survivors, some are conquerors, and some are
victors, all are more than their cancer. Appropriately,
the title of the song is, “I Am More.”
The song debuted as a flash mob at the Prouty
Kick-off party in May, at the Hanover Inn, and was
performed by the newly formed—soon to be famous—
Prouty Singers, supported by members of the Gospel
Choir! To see the video of that occasion, go to this link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= gYM8Lc-ZlFU
Prouty
Volunteers
step up
With a staff of six and participants numbering
more than 5000, you can imagine how important
volunteers are to The Prouty. This year, we found
ourselves needing new Area Captains for several
important arenas. What did we do?
We asked and found wonderful people willing to
step up to leadership positions – some of whom
were even new to The Prouty! Thank you, Deb Keane,
Kate Martel, and Brad Blitstein for making the food
tent hum. Thank you Carrie Brown, Carol Suich, and
Susie Weaver for succeeding at the enormous task
of running the ProutyGear area; and thank you
Heidi Reynolds and Sara Trimmer for running the
snazzy Prouty Commerce Tent! You truly made
The Prouty possible!
Lucky for us, some people have been helping us for
years, like Dave Colter, communications coordinator,
who organizes the ham radio operators. Dave started
almost 28 years ago (give or take a couple of years)
and now recruits, organizes, manages and helps
oversee 35 or more ham radio operators as they drive
hundreds of miles of roads and trails, keeping our
participants safe and cared for throughout the day.
“I get a great sense of satisfaction,” says Dave,
“knowing that with a wonderful team in place we
can keep thousands of Prouty participants safe!”
We couldn’t agree more, Dave, and we couldn’t do
it without people like you!
"To be involved, albeit in a small way, around the great
work of the Prouty has been a joy and a pleasure,” said
Walt, “and for this I must say thank you for allowing me
to share my gift in this life changing work!"
And the song will live on. Walt has produced a spiritsoaring, three-minute recording of the song that is
available to everyone (just email info@TheProuty.org
and we’ll get it to you).
On July 12, The Prouty Singers and Gospel Choir
singers made another live appearance, this time
at The Prouty awards ceremony, bringing the crowd
to their feet. It was an emotional way to culminate
an emotional day— remembering, honoring, and
supporting people touched by cancer.
Katie Lee with daughter, Maeve, discuss gear options with
ProutyGear volunteer Carol Suich.
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Corporate Sponsors rise
to the occasion
(L to R) Owner of Moe’s Southwest Grill, Wally Vucich,
with Katie Millot, & Asst. Manager Charlene Moots after
a long day of serving hungry Prouty golfers.
Corporate sponsors are a big part of the Prouty
support system. They provide needed supplies, in-kind
products and services, advice and counsel, and – of
course – money. This year 222 regional and local
businesses stepped up to help make Prouty 2014
possible. Altogether they contributed $435,000 and
more than $200,000 in in-kind products and services.
We are pleased to welcome new sponsors Binnie TV;
Gilberte Interiors; Life Transition Services; Nathan
Wechsler & Co., PA; Southern Vermont Health Care
Foundation; Turner Construction; and Wohl Family
Dentistry. We loved having Gifford’s Ice Cream, Red
Kite Candy and Dazzle Cup Cakes join us, too – they
really sweetened the day!
This year, the Jack & Dorothy Byrne Foundation
offered The Prouty an additional $100,000 if we
could top last year’s total of $2.78 million. And
we made it! So many businesses stepped up to
help us get there, including Concord Coach Lines/
Dartmouth Coach, who responded with a big
‘yes!’ when we asked for help. By October, with
the additional Byrne gift, our Prouty total had
reached $2.98 million. When they heard how
close we were to the next round number another
corporate sponsor -- ImmuNext -- took us all the
way to $3 million in a surprise donation. Every
business that donated just a little more made a
difference in our ability to meet the challenge,
and we thank you, all!
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Not every company gives money or a product. Moe’s Southwest
Grill outdid themselves this year, serving their delicious food to
the Ultimate riders as they finished their first hundred miles, and
to the golfers, all day long. Chippers, owned by Mundy Wilson Piper,
donated many employees and many trucks to service the many
bike routes. Like Chippers, Simple Energy—owned by Kinson Craft
and Rob Stenger—stepped up to serve the walk routes. Starting on
Friday, July 11, they began gathering supplies to deliver to the walk
SAGs on Saturday. They worked tirelessly through the end of day
on Saturday, making a huge difference in our ability to smoothly
support walkers.
“Rob and I have both been touched by cancer,” says Kinson. “Simple
Energy is really a start-up company, and we are very community-minded.
We love being part of The Prouty because The Prouty is an enormous
part of our community. This way we can give back and feel good about
doing something that touches all of us.”
We are honored to have such support from our business community.
We always say our participants are very loyal customers. When shopping
or doing business with a company that sponsors The Prouty, we hope
you say ‘thank you’ from the Prouty community!
Roving vehicles are key to the success of The Prouty, so we were
delighted to have Simple Energy (co-owner Rob Stenger driving) donate
several trucks for the day. His passenger is a willing Mike Thibideau,
Simple Energy Operations Manager.
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Team
Heroes
make the
difference
Teams are such an important
part of The Prouty. We had
400 teams this year and they
raised a combined total of
about $1.9 million! The
money is important but what’s
especially great about teams
is they provide the opportunity
to bring people together with
the purpose of honoring and
supporting a person, a family,
and the cause. Just look around
on Prouty day and you’ll see
all sorts of colorful, personallydesigned tee-shirts and bike
jerseys calling out support for
team heroes.
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Left: Members of Team Cura for a Cure: Front row (L – R); Melissa Gove, Sandy Kingsbury,
Doug Josler, Sawyer Josler, Boo (the dog), and Savanna Josler; Back row (L – R):
Lisa Thibideau, Donna Jondro, Rebecca Water (w/ Sadie), Brenda Clukey, Brooke Falzarano,
Deborah Gray, Mionia (George) Peterson, Kevin Jondro, Hayley Falzarano, Cynthia Falzarano,
Connie Wolfson and Bill Moore. Not pictured: Tony Gove and Andy Kebalka; plus Virtuals Jean,
Judy, and Jim Gove
Right: Team Cardigan Noel Strong: Andy Noel III with his son AJ and
daughter Lucy celebrate at the end of the day.
Team CURA for a Cure
Teams had anywhere from two to 282
members. On some teams all of the
members take part in the same event
while, for other teams, their teammates
do different events. For example, Team
CURA for a Cure, had 22 teammates.
Some of them walked (3K to 15K),
some cycled (35 miles to 200 miles),
and some were virtual participants who
did their events in Georgia and South
Carolina. Team CURA for a Cure was
started in 2013 to honor team captain
Tony Gove’s father, who had passed away
from pancreatic cancer. This year, they
honored and paid tribute to three other
teammates who are cancer survivors:
Tony Gove, Cynthia Falzarano, and Kevin
Jondro. Team CURA has found The Prouty
to be a truly rewarding experience and
looks forward to what they can accomplish
in the coming year.
Cardigan’s Noel Strong
Two years ago Marshall Wallach and Carl
Lovejoy (a former faculty member and
past Cardigan parent) started their Prouty
Cardigan Mountain School (CMS) team with
31 participants and raised $7,780. This
year they found themselves, along with
the entire Cardigan team, much more
intimately connected to the annual
fundraiser’s purpose.
One of their own, a current Cardigan
parent and former faculty member and
coach, Andy Noel III, was waging a fierce
battle with cancer. A regular long-distance
rider in the Prouty, Andy was unable to
participate in this year’s ride, but his
inspiration drove fellow team members
to historic success. The group’s twofold
2014 goal of supporting the Noel family
and ongoing research for a cure made
this the best Prouty ever for the school’s
team, aptly renamed “Cardigan’s Noel
Strong.” The team’s roster included
several of his former CMS colleagues
and much of the team’s donor support
came from his former CMS students
and parents. At the end of the day, the
96-member team raised $44,368 to
support cancer research and patient
services and Andy was there to welcome
them back at the finish line wearing his
signature smile.
Teams come together to tell a story—
some of joy, some of sadness, some of
remembrance, some of courage. And each
and every team has a hero. A Prouty hero.
Farewell thoughts
from long-time SAG captains
Larry and Carolyn Coffin
The hope for a cure, the enthusiasm of the
riders, and the desire to show a sincere
“Bradford welcome” are the reasons residents
of Bradford, Vermont, have hosted a SAG stop
since the first years of the Prouty. Carolyn and
Larry Coffin became Bradford SAG Captains
the second year and have continued every year
since. Now with thoughts of retiring as SAG
Captains, we asked the Coffins to share their
thoughts about their lengthy—the longest of
any SAG Captains—period of service.
“We took on the Bradford SAG stop
the second year of the Prouty. It was a
commitment of a couple of hours, a card table,
water and oranges. Our two young daughters,
Anne and Sarah, helped to keep track of the
bib numbers on the backs of perhaps a few
dozen riders.
"Thirty years have passed. We are now retired
from teaching and dental assisting. Our
daughters are grown and have children of their
own. Sarah and her children, Abby and Trever,
have come back to help from time to time.
Organizing the annual SAG stop is a significantly
greater effort than in the first years!
"The private home of John and Faith Grady
on Route 5 was the site of the first SAG
stop. Over the years, the needs of the riders
outstripped the Grady’s septic system and
the SAG site was moved to the Orange County
Mental Health Office lawn. In 1990, the
Bradford Community Club joined our family’s
effort as the number of riders continued to
increase. In 1994, the site was moved again,
across Route 5 to the lawn of a private home.
Walk
Bradford SAG Captains Carolyn
and Larry Coffin are ready
to serve one last time before
they retire from their SAG
duties after 32 years!
"In 2013, the site moved to the
yet larger lawn of the new Orange
County Mental Health office at
The Farmhouse. This past year
over 40 volunteers manned the
SAG under a tent provided by the
Under Cover Tent Company. Two
bands entertained over 1200
bikers resting on the expansive
lawn. As with other sites, there
is a wide menu of refreshments,
a bike repair service, first aid
coverage, ham radio volunteers,
and numerous bike racks.
SAG Captains
Dartmouth KDE
Dorisann Ross
Marsha Spear
Cate Stratton
Simple Energy
volunteers
Ed Ballam
Carolyn & Larry Coffin
Paul Dalton
Jennifer Fisher
Roger Fournier
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"The Norris Cotton Cancer Center has used the
proceeds from The Prouty for research and patient
services. This makes a difference in the lives of
many people. And that is why we volunteer.”
Bike racks never looked so good;
figuring out how to set them up is
another story in Bradford!
Bike
SAG Captains
"Not being cyclists, organizing the SAG stop is our
way of contributing to the overall success of this
important effort. Volunteering is easy, we believe.
Finding a project that really makes a difference
in the lives of people is special. Volunteering
repeatedly, over time, creates a connection with
the event and the others involved.
Ultimate
Golf
SAG Captains
SAG Captains
Deb Aldrich
Mary Hall
Bruce Lingelbach
Dave Mengle
Janet Moe
Mike Smith
Bill Lewis
Bob Kingman
Nancy Carter
Kathleen Doyle
Norm George
Karen Sluzenski
SAG Captains
Deb Kure
Linda Nordman
Dave Pruitt
Janice Sackett
Jeff & Cindy Valence
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Prouty Award Winners
This year we had awards for the top ten fundraisers
in the following categories ($$ as of Wednesday,
July 9, 2014, at 5 pm):
Top Three Overall Fundraisers
Allan Waters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $65,489
Susan Wright. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $33,651
David Bradley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,564
Top Event Fundraisers:
Walker
Josie Harper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,279
Prouty Ultimate Cyclist
Richard Weissmann. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,789
Cyclist
Judy Csatari. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,378
Individual Child
Isla Cotter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,259
Golfer
Timothy Cooney. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,078
Virtual Participant
Dennis O’Connor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,200
Rower
Bartlett Leber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,653
Other Award Winners:
Top Fundraising Team
Friends of Hanover Crew. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $122,030
Team with Most Members
Friends of Hanover Crew. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Team with Most New Members
SEAD (Summer Enrichment at Dartmouth). . . . . . 44
Dartmouth/Prouty Cup Team with most Dartmouth/
DHMC employees raising the most money
Team Victory. . . . . . . . . . . . 47 members, $16,111
J. Brian Quinn Tuck/Prouty Corporate Cup
Team Borealis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,579
Heart of The Prouty – For someone who embodies
the spirit of The Prouty through their volunteerism,
teamwork, devotion to community, and commitment
to actively enhancing The Prouty experience:
Jan Sackett
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For the third year in a row Team Victory has won the DartmouthProuty Cup. Teammates pictured here: Back row (L – R): Matthew
Houde, Steve Bjerklie, Rick Adams; middle row (L – R): Bethany
Kent, Marcia Masland, Jean Avery; front row (L – R): Victoria
McCandless, Hope Rush, and Kim Carboneau
Greek Letter Organizations (G.L.O.) and
Societies Competition
22 houses, 455 students. . . . . . . . . . . . $108,775+
Dartmouth Class of ‘77 Fundraising Award
Theta Delta Chi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30, 887
Dartmouth Class of ’77 “Iron Butt” Award
Kappa Delta Epsilon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 riders
Theta Delta Chi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 riders
Dartmouth Class of ‘77 Participation Award
Phi Delta Alpha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100+%
New in 2014 - Prouty Prestige Awards – These
are team fundraising awards based on the size of the
team and how much money it raised.
Small (1-10 team members)
Bull-Mule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $67,493
Medium (20-49 team members)
The Wright Stuff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $87,886
Large (50-99 team members)
Cardigan’s Noel Strong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $33,851
X Large (100-200 team members)
Team Hoss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $78,258
XXL (200+ team members)
Friends of Hanover Crew. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $122,030
5,350 participants
3,174 cyclists pedaled 210,692 miles
400 teams
1,617 walkers stepped 7,617 miles
Participants from 38 states,
the District of Columbia, and
10 foreign countries
207 rowers
Donors from all 50 states, 4 US
territories, and 34 foreign countries
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193 golfers
159 virtual participants
1,350 volunteers
Prouty Leaders, Advisors & Organizers
Special thanks go to the following people who donate much time and talent to making The Prouty a success.
The Prouty would not exist without them and we are grateful for all their work in support of Norris Cotton
PROUTY HONORARY CHAIR
Yolanda Sanchez, PhD
PROUTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS
Judy Csatari
Carolyn Frye
FRIENDS OF NORRIS COTTON CANCER CENTER
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Prouty Executive Committee Co-chairs Carolyn Frye (left) and
Judy Csatari (right) celebrate with Jan Sackett at the Prouty
Award Ceremony.
AREA
CAPTAINS
PROUTY
ORGANIZERS
BIKE SAFETY
COMMITTEE
Keely Ayres
Steve Bird
Brad Blitstein
Bill Brown
Carrie Brown
Bill Burden
Eva Christensen
Dave Colter
Judy Csatari
Judy Elliott
Tony Ercole
Carolyn Frye
Mike Gaudette
Shelley Gilbert
Jeanie Gorski
Robin Henry
Star Johnson
Jeff Katchen
Deb Keane
Alex Kirk
Warren Klecan
Kate Martel
Erin Masteller
Ted Mortimer
Kevin Peterson
Philip Rentz
Heidi Reynolds
Deb Steele
Steve Allen
Patty Armstrong
Jim Bonney
Susan Boyle
Bill Brown
Sheri Buchanan
Sherri Burchman
Scott Carpenter
Karen Carter
Hope Charkins
Milton Frye
Bob Gerlach
Theresa Gilbane
Ed Gray
Dave Hewitt
Linda Kennedy
Alex Kane
Bill Lewis
Larry Litten
Michael Marcroft
Judy McKeown
Mischelle Paton
Loretta Pickett
Sue Prasch
Dustin Ribolini
Sara Trimmer
Ginger Wallis
Frederic Washer
Carolyn Frye
Milton Frye
Bill Brown
Byron Haynes
Sam Colbeck
Brian Highhouse
Nik Fiore
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PROUTY
ULTIMATE
COMMITTEE
Jay Farris
John Galluzzo
Byron Haynes
Bob Horne
Jack Lee
Doug Lewis
Kimberly Lohr
Jane McLaughlin
Brian Nolan
Sam Rowse
Joel Smith
John Souther
David Watts
Mary Allen
Jim Bonney, Chair
Susan Boyle, Secretary
Colin Campbell
Judy Csatari
Phil Desmond
Mary Dowse
Judy Elliott
Shelley Gilbert, Vice Chair
PROUTY
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
Keely Ayres
Jim Bonney
Bill & Dot Burden
Bob Gerlach
Star Johnson
Warren Klecan
Daniella Ligett
Deb Nelson
Mischelle Paton
Carin Reynolds
Dorisann Ross
Eileen Samor
Mike Seiler
Martha Weston
Tom Zuttermeister
Darrell Hotchkiss
Ann Root Keith
Jack Lee
Kim Levlocke
Brian Nolan
Polly Richard
John Seaver
John Souther
Allan Waters
GOLF
COMMITTEE
ROW THE
PROUTY
Mary Allen
Phil Desmond
Mary Dowse
Alex Kirk
Pamela Langlois
Kim Levlocke
Frank McDougall
Virginia McLeery
Jeff O’Brien
Scott Peters
Ned Redpath
Polly Richard
Eileen Samor
John Seaver
Jack Skewes
Marian Ulrich
Jim Wilson
Rowan Carroll
Nancy Carter
Julia Griffin
Peter Kermond
Heidi Lange
Liz Marshall
Carin Reynolds
Dan Ruml
Karen Sluzenski
Cindy Winberry
FRIENDS OF NORRIS COTTON CANCER CENTER STAFF
Jean Brown, Event Director, Friends Executive Director
Rebecca Gray, Friends Senior Program Manager
Bruce Bouchard, Prouty Operations Manager
Catherine Rentz, Friends Financial & Administrative Coordinator
Christine Pariseau-Telge, Friends South Coordinator
Don Cutter, Prouty Ultimate Event Coordinator
Hannah Paul, Prouty Volunteer Coordinator
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Your dollars help our research
branch out into new areas
of discovery and application
This year, The Prouty raised more than $3 million through participant-raised dollars and
corporate sponsorship. Your support has made possible advanced cancer research that
has improved patient diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes around the world. You’ve helped
provide support services to our patients and their families, easing their cancer journey.
Nanotechnology
Cancer
Research –
Patient
& Family
Support
Services –
having supported novel
laboratory research
since 2005, we are now
ready for the next step,
a clinical trial
maintaining and expanding
massage therapy, phone
and in-person support
groups, transportation
assistance, and art and
writing programs
Immunotherapy–
we are now conducting
clinical trials to develop
vaccines that prime the
immune system to
fight off cancer
Beating
Drug Resistant
Tumors–
Prouty
Pilot Grants –
Personalized
medicine–
giving early support to
researchers with creative
ideas. Over 5 years,
we invested $1.2 MM
and received $20MM+
in federal dollars
in return
using cutting edge genomic
and proteomic diagnostic
strategies to determine which
person will respond to which
treatment, making cancer
drugs ever more effective
and eliminating unnecessary
side effects
supporting research to inhibit
the emergence of tumor
cells that are resistant
to therapeutic
interventions
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CE
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PROUTY $$ -
OT
RO
GRAND TOTAL
$3,003,550
Corporate
sponsorship
$435,000
Total
participant
raised $$
$2,568,550
Upper Valley - NH/VT
combined
$772,680 (30%)
NE minus Upper Valley
$1,001,240 (39%)
Rest of United States
$769,057 (30%)
33 foreign countries
$25,5730 (.01%)
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Have you
ever wondered
where all those
donations
come from?
Take a look!
Donations
Donation
fromtotals
Military$222
AK$921
AL$869
AR$279
AZ$3,737
CA$57,337
CO$19,132
CT$74,817
DC$6,657
DE$1,749
FL$38,469
GA$7,166
HI$1,368
IA$8,816
ID$1,415
IL$17,811
IN$3,195
KS$1,099
KY$840
LA$943
MA$292,058
MD$23,268
ME$33,841
MI$7,582
MN$8,308
MO$3,291
MS$1,369
MT$956
NC$12,287
ND$101
NE$11,002
NH$973,365
NJ$38,828
NM$2,607
NV$2,261
NY$362,277
OH$12,335
OK$1,206
OR$3,280
PA$32,989
RI$13,899
SC$3,452
SD$200
TN$2,825
TX$16,428
UT$4,944
VA$25,456
VT$385,940
WA$10,727
WI$5,501
WV$425
WY$3,127
Foreign$25,573
Total
$2,568,550
We Thank You!
Presenting Sponsor:
Jack & Dorothy Byrne Foundation
24K Sponsor:
Gold Wheel Sponsors:
Palladium Wheel Sponsors:
Media Sponsors:
Silver Wheel Sponsor:
Titanium Wheel Sponsors:
MSP
el Sacca
uctions
Bronze Wheel Sponsors:
Copper Wheel Sponsors:
Valley Center for Animal Referral
and Emergency Services
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Dresden
School
District
DESIGN STUDIO
Big Wheel Sponsors:
Adimab • Alicia Willette, DDS • Big Hed Design • Boar’s Head Brand Mountain View Provisions • C&S Wholesale Grocers • Canoe
Club • Clin-EPR, LLC • Co-op Food Stores • Dan Grossman • Downs Rachlin Martin • Evergreen Capital Partners, LLC • Everything
But Anchovies • Fields of Vision Eyecare • FUJIFILM Dimatix • Golf & Ski Warehouse • Ibex • Hanover Country Club • Lebanon Paint &
Decorating • Ledyard National Bank • Life Transition Services • Louis Garneau USA • Nathan Wechsler & Co. • Northeast Delta
Dental • Omer & Bob’s Sportshop • The Point • Pro-Cut International • Puffer Broadcasting • River Valley Club • Sheehan Graphic
Design • Six South Street Hotel • Stateline Sports • Strong House Spa • Susie Hastings • TK Sportswear • Therapy Designed
for You • Tom McNeill Photography • Top Stitch • Vermont Village Organic Applesauce • Von Bargen’s Jewelry • Wayne Flanagan
Photograghy • Wells River Savings Bank • WFRD - Radio • WGIR - Radio • WNTK - Radio • WZID - Radio
Prouty Spokes:
Associated Grocers of NE • The Bike Hub • Black River Produce • Caldwell Law • Cape Air • Computac • Concept 2 • Courtyard by Marriott • D’Angelo
Grilled Sandwiches • Dave’s Septic • Discovery Bicycle Tours • Drummond Custom Cycles, LLC • Echo Communications • Fireside Inn & Suites • Fit Werx •
Gallagher, Flynn, & Co., LLC • HHP Incorporated • Hanover Transfer and Storage • Here in Hanover • Jake’s Market • King Arthur Flour • Kinney Pike
Insurance • McNamara Dairy • Miller Auto Group • Otto & Associates • PCM/Image-Tek • Pike Industries • Price Chopper • Ramunto’s Brick & Brew
in Hanover • Resource Systems Group • The Richards Group • Simple Energy • sound:still • Stave Puzzles • Sulloway & Hollis • Systems Plus
Computers • Upper Valley Ambulance • Upper Valley Produce • Young’s Propane
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The Friends of Norris Cotton Cancer Center: The Prouty is the signature event of the
Friends of Norris Cotton Cancer Center, a group dedicated to raising money and awareness
for Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center.
Photography: Wayne Flanagan, Dan Grossman, Tom McNeill, Jim Mauchly, Rich Perry,
Robert Plante and courtesy of Steve Bjerklie, Jim Bonney, Barb Broderick, Emily Boyle Fisher,
Chelsea Geoffrey, David Jenne, Peter Kimball, Heather Mooney, Jan Sayles, Chuck Thorndike.
Photo of Walt Cunningham (p.12) by Jennifer Hauck with permission from the Valley News.
Authors: Articles were written by Friends of Norris Cotton Cancer Center staff unless
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