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Longtime staffer continues to give patients their best chance for overcoming cancer

After a 40-year career with Dana-Farber, Marion Case has found a win-win way to continue supporting patients during her retirement. A deferred charitable gift annuity allows her to make a gift to support cancer treatment now and gives her a sense of security knowing she’ll get income back when she needs it.

Honoring his brother’s dream of a cancer-free future

When Richard Yost was a kid, he and his brother Jay were inseparable and always stood up for each other. “I remember when I was eleven and he was nine,” Richard says. “One day we walked down to my uncle’s house to see his new color TV. Walking back on the road some bigger kid knocked my brother over. Little as I was, I stood up for him. Jay sprung up next to me. I’ll never forget that feeling of the two Yost boys standing up to something bigger, together.”

Paying tribute to her mother’s spirit with a gift to support other patients

In 1995, Melissa Fajardo’s mother Victoria was diagnosed with cancer in one breast at just 30 years old. After receiving successful treatment, which resulted in remission, she was again diagnosed with breast cancer only five years later—this time in the other breast. She underwent a double mastectomy, a treatment which she hoped would mean that she had finally seen the last of cancer. However, her family was shocked when, in 2016, what she thought was a broken hip turned out to be cancer that had metastasized.

A home run for The Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber: Benefactor makes the right call with a Charitable Gift Annuity (CGA)

Over the past 30 years, Bill Pullan, the New England commissioner for Babe Ruth Baseball, has been going to bat for the Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber in a big way. Under his leadership, the tournament directors, coaches, and players have raised nearly $1 million for cancer research and care at Dana-Farber through a number of baseball tournaments.

Tireless volunteer Baila Janock ensures a lasting legacy

To explore the new Yawkey Center for Cancer Care from every angle, you would be hard-pressed to find a better tour guide than Baila Janock, a founding member of the Dana-Farber Society. For Janock, Dana-Farber provides something even more impressive than the state-of-the-art facilities.

Breast cancer survivor creates a meaningful gift through a Charitable Remainder Trust

Dorothea Feffer is a real estate expert—she not only makes a living buying, selling, and renovating properties, she also considers it a personal passion. So when it came to battling breast cancer, Feffer looked for the experts—and found them at Dana-Farber.

Inspired by her daughter, Kneen gift makes a difference at Dana-Farber and benefits family

Establishing a Charitable Lead Trust is a powerful way to make a planned gift to Dana-Farber now while also providing financial support to your family into the future. A Charitable Lead Trust (CLT) can be used to transfer assets such as cash or stocks to loved ones at a significantly reduced gift and estate tax liability.

A "social investment" in the future of cancer research and patient care

Giving back is important to Patti Keenan and her family. For Patti, it is an "honor and a privilege" to give to a cause close to her heart, and she and her husband, Matt, want their three children to feel the same way about making an impact through giving.

Bequest creates legacy to conquer cancer for active supporter

Fred Reagan is a strong supporter of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's mission to conquer cancer. He is a dedicated walker in the Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk presented by Hyundai, and a volunteer for the Pan-Mass Challenge bike-a-thon. And, with a gift to Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund in his will, Fred's legacy will continue his support of the fight against cancer.

Thoughtful gift of real estate recognizes exemplary care and research

As a nurse practitioner and passionate patient advocate, Judy Murray, RN, MSN, NP, spent much of her career helping others get the care they needed. She was inquisitive, committed, and tireless in seeking the highest standard of health care possible—whether it was through her job or for family and friends.

Beneficiary designation is a smart financial decision that helps fight cancer

For Roger Paschke, naming Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund as a beneficiary of his retirement fund was an easy way to support an organization deeply important to him, and to honor his older sister and stem-cell donor, Riley McMahon. Roger was successfully treated for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and received Riley’s donated stem-cells through a transplant at Dana-Farber in 2005.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Trustees plan for their families and the future

Like many other financially savvy donors who want to make a difference far into the future, some Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Trustees are embracing the opportunity to establish charitable gift annuities (CGAs). Given that payout rates are higher than they have been in a decade, and with Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund's ambitious goal to grow the Dana-Farber Society to 2,000 members, they recognize that this is a great time to create a CGA.

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