December 12th Program | About the Program | Auction Items

For fifteen years, the Prostate Cancer Foundation has been applying generous contributions and support, like yours, toward finding better treatments - and a cure - for recurrent prostate cancer. Today, with the help of researchers, physicians, biopharmaceutical companies, survivors, supporters and thoughtful donors like you, there are more treatment options, more drugs in development and more men with prostate cancer living longer, better lives.

The past fifteen years have been fruitful. PCF has raised more than $320 million and provided funding to more than 1,400 researchers at more than 100 institutions worldwide. We have attracted talented and dedicated researchers to the field, helped increase government support for research and developed programs to accelerate the progress of that research.

On behalf of the 2 million men battling prostate cancer, their loved ones who deal with its burden every day, and the 3 million more who will be compelled to join this fight in the next decade, please accept our deepest appreciation. Because of your help, we can look forward to soon meeting our goal of eliminating prostate cancer as a cause of death and suffering.

 
 
Program


December 12, 2007

Welcome
Whoopi Goldberg

Michael Milken
Founder and Chairman
Prostate Cancer Foundation

Jonathan W. Simons, MD
Ceo & President
Prostate Cancer Foundation

Auction – Part I
PCF – 15 years of progress
Michael Milken

Dinner
Auction – Part II

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Special Guests:
Cheap Trick
Joan Osborne
Aimee Mann
Ian Ball
Rob Laufer

Musical Arranger: George Martin
Musical Engineer: Geoff Emerick
(Note: George Martin produced and provided the arrangements and Geoff Emerick was the engineer on the original Beatles Sgt. Pepper album)

New York Dinner Benefit Co-Chairs

Chip and Chrissy Baird
Leon and Debbie Black
Jim and Susan Blair
Todd and Katie Boehly
Steve and Chris Burd
William l. Edwards
David and Julia Koch
Tom and Ann Tenenbaum Lee
Earle and Carol Mack
Jeffrey Marcus
Lowell Milken
Michael and Lori Milken
Rupert and Wendi Murdoch
Nelson and Claudia Peltz
Stewart and Lynda Resnick
Cliff and Debbie Robbins
Terry and Jane Semel
Marvin and Hazel Shanken
Lynne Tarnopol
Wade and Angela Thompson
Joe and Ali Torre
Ted and Dani Virtue
Steve and Elaine Wynn
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Auction Items
 
 
Advantage You: Andre Agassi/Steffi Graf at Tamarack Resort
(up to 6 people)

Five days and four nights at the magnificent Tamarack Resort in Idaho. There in the heart of the spectacular Payette River Mountains, you will join Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf for dinner and a game of tennis during your stay. If you are more a winter sports fan, you can join the first couple of tennis for quiet dinner after hitting the slopes all day.

Package includes round trip first class air transportation to the Boise Airport, ground transportation and dinner one night at Morels. If you choose the Winter Option, you also receive alpine lift tickets for up to 6 people for 4 days and a full or half-day snowmobile tour for up to 6 people. The Summer Option includes 4 days of golf for up to 6 people at Osprey Meadows Golf Course and a full-day guided Zipline Tour for up to 6.

Dates to be mutually agreed upon during 2008.

California Dreamin': California Baseball Stadiums

Batter up for the best of the "boys" of summer! Be a part of the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join Mike on his plane and attend several Major League Baseball’s best match-ups during the 2008 season.

Travel, dine and view the games with baseballs stars that could include Tommy Lasorda, Joe Torre, Reggie Jackson, Robin Ventura, Dennis Eckersley and friends. This incredible experience will have you watching battling practice up close, meeting owners, coaches, managers and players - all while enjoying VIP treatment at baseball stadiums around the country!

2008 Beijing Olympics: The Quest for the Gold

Maridome: A Voyager's Dream
(up to 10 people)

Hit the high seas in high style. You and up to nine of your close friends can have an adventure of a lifetime on the Maridome – Solomon Lew's 175-foot queen of the sea. Maridome, which means "Mansion of the Sea," is lavishly appointed with a crew of 14 that will take care of all your needs while you choose to explore either the Mediterranean or the Caribbean in grand style and luxury. Lucky winner can book for one of four available weeks.

 

Home Run Challenge
(up to 4 people)

A once-in-a-lifetime experience that will have you and three of your friends traveling up and down the California coast experiencing the best that California baseball has to offer. You'll have premium seats to games, pre-game on-field batting practice and have the opportunity to meet and greet players, talk strategy with each team manager, get private behind-the-scene tours, autographed baseballs and other special surprises. Teams include:

The ultimate in entertainment, the package includes:
   
Oakland Athletics with the A's GM Billy Beane
   
San Francisco Giants with Giants' Manager Bruce Bochy
   
Los Angeles Angels with Angels' Manager Mike Scioscia
   
Los Angeles Dodgers with Dodgers' Manager Joe Torre
   
San Diego Padres with Padres' Manager Bud Black
   
All dates and games are to be mutually agreed upon. Autographed merchandise and player/manager introductions are to be determined by PCF. Package includes 4 first class round trip airfares (not to exceed $10,000).

 

That's Entertainment: Guest Role in "24"; dine with Academy Award Winners; and more

The ultimate in entertainment, the package includes:
   
Lights, Camera, Action – a Walk-On part on "24" - help save the world with Jack Bauer and CTU.
   
Lunch or Dinner with Sumner Redstone
   
A night of entertainment with Mandy Patinkin in your home
   
Dates to be mutually agreed upon during 2008.

 

Young Investigators: Change the World  
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Prostate Cancer Foundation Executive Management

Jonathan W. Simons
Chief Executive Officer & President

David H. Koch Chair

Ralph Finerman
Secretary, Treasurer & CFO

Howard Soule
Executive Vice President
Discovery & Translation

Stuart Holden, MD
Medical Director

Karen Stone
Senior Vice President
Development

Stephen M. Wilson
Executive Vice President

Jan Haber
Vice President
Events & Donor Relations

Helen Hsieh
Vice President
Finance & Administration