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Sponsors & Exhibitors

Exhibitors

Corporate Sponsors

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• Annual Meeting

-Highlights of 2018

-2019: A Look Ahead

• Research Update

• A Story of Hope

• Awards Celebration

Agenda

Our mission is to save lives and provide support to those affected by lung cancer

through research, education, awareness and access programs across North Carolina.

Mission

Organizational Vision

Our vision is to improve life for those affected

by lung cancer

Three-Year Strategic Vision

To reach and impact every county in the state of NC by 2019

Vision

Paige Humble Executive Director

Our Staff

Lynne Hicks

Director of Finance

Sandy Oehler

Director of Special Events

Jenni Danai Director of Programs

Courtney Freeman Programs Coordinator

Megan Snowdowne

Manager of Marketing

Michelle McLean

Operations

Administrator

Our Board of Directors

Amy Cipau, MBA,

President

Advocate

Jennifer Garst, MD, Board

Chairman

Duke Cancer Institute at

Duke Raleigh Cancer Center

Jeremy Holden, Advocate

Chief Strategy Officer,

Clean Design

Liz Hynson, Advocate

Edward S. Kim, MD

Levine Cancer Institute

Carolinas Healthcare System

Hiren Mehta, MD

UNC REX Pulmonary

Specialists

Justin Brian Nicholson,

Survivor

Sterling Capital

Emily Parks, Advocate

Organize for Success,

LLC

Jared Weiss, MD

UNC Lineberger

Comprehensive

Cancer Center

Shirley Sulick,

Survivor

Jim Sheegog, Advocate

Rowhill Consulting

Group

Chris Rallis, JD

Pappas Ventures

Chad Pecot, MD

UNC Lineberger

ComprehensiveCancer Center

Amy Cipau

Founder & President,

Lung Cancer Initiative

A Celebration of

Survivorship!

Since 2008 we have funded

$1.7 Millionin lung cancer research with

over half of that in North Carolina!

2018 Highlights

Research:

Fueling Medical Discovery

The amount secured in lung cancer research for North Carolina in 2018.

The number of researchers being funded in 2018 at five leading cancer centers across NC.

The total amount we have raised in lung cancer research.

$450,000

$1.7 Million

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“For the first time in my career as an

oncologist, somebody has entrusted me to

carry out my own ideas to advance our

knowledge of lung cancer.”

--Mike Soike, MD, Wake Forest Baptist

Health, 2018 LCI Fellow

Access:

Easing the Burden

Number of $50 gas cards given in 2018 to patients in 58 counties in 2018.

Amount funded in Access Grants in 2018.

460 $30,000

“The gas card program lets patients know that there are good people that do not

know them personally attempting to lessen their burden in some small

way. The gas cards are appreciated as much as a huge hospital bill being paid as it

is a form of sincere, thoughtful, and intentional support. Showing compassion is

what helps many patients continue to survive day to day. It is received with much

gratitude.”

- Hospital Patient Advocate

Estimated miles traveled through the gas card program in 2018.

309,000+

2018 Access Grants

Awareness

Individuals reached across North Carolina through fundraising and awareness events

The number of survivors at 2018 LUNGe Forward 5K races.

The total number of health fairs and community presentations in 2018.

3,000+ 85 43

Education:

Changing the Conversation

The number of providers and oncologists educated through ASCO Update dinners.

The number of people educated at our 2018 Expert Speaker Series with six cancer centers.

47 243 151

Stories of Hope

2018 Development

For more than ten years, LCI has benefitted from the generous support of our donors who also share our mission to save lives and provide support to those affected by lung cancer across NC. In recognition of many of our sustaining donors, LCI launched The Giving Hope Society:• Members contribute a minimum of $1,000 annually• Donations can be in memory or in honor of a loved one, made

toward a specific LCI event or specifically directed to LCI• VIP reception at the 2019 EOH Gala

LCI Events:

Hope in Action

Charlotte LUNGe Forward Raleigh LUNGe Forward Triad LUNGe Forward

Evening of Hope

Collectively raised almost

$567,000

Grassroots Events

Grassroots Events

2018 UnitedHealth Group Golf Tournament Beneficiary• $304,000• Annual Campaign Mailer• Video Production

In memory of Vicky Amidon

-2019-

A Look Ahead

We have reached individuals in 90 out of 100 Counties since 2017.

Only 10 more to go…

• We heard you! Thank you for your input and for being a part the process:

– Enhanced communications about programs and events happening in local communities

– More opportunities for survivors to connect

– Continued expansion of existing programs

– More ways to connect virtually

2018 Programs Audit

Celebrating 5 years of programs!

Community Education &

Survivor Programs

• Advanced Care Planning• Annual Lung Cancer Research Update• Lung Cancer in Women• ASCO Updates for Patients• Integrative Medicine

New online library of PowerUp Series programs!

• Greenville• Asheville• Durham – Annual Survivor’s Day• Greensboro• Charlotte

• Fund minimum of $300,000 in lung cancer research in NC

– 5 $25,000 Fellows awards

– $150,000 Young Investigator/Mid-Level Career

– $25,000 Innovation Grant

2019 Research Funding

Building Connections

Join our pilot program to connect with others in

the lung cancer community, engage in chat

conversations, learn more about clinical trials and

hear updates about LCI.

LUNGe Forward

CharlotteSaturday, March 30McAlpine Creek ParkCharlotte.LUNGeForward.org

RaleighSunday, September 29North HillsRaleigh.LUNGeForward.org

GreensboroNovember - TBDCenter City ParkTriad.LUNGeForward.org

Once Upon a Time

Saturday, April 27

North Ridge Country ClubSilent Auction Live Auction

Music by “That Nation Band”

Dinner Drinks Dancing

Evening of Hope

2019 Keynote Speaker

Adam Klein

Winner 2016 CBS Survivor

A Magical Adventure Awaits

Purchase a raffle ticket for a 1 in 100 estimated chance to win one of the following magical adventures:

Walt Disney World Family Adventure Fairmont's in Banff, Calgary & Lake Louise

Napa Valley Epicurean Adventure

Raffle tickets cost $100 each. Proceeds go toward the Evening of Hope!

one.bidpal.net/eveningofhope2019

Hickory Golf Tournament

Catawba Springs Country Club

Friday, September 27

Triangle Golf Classic

Washington Duke

Monday, October 14

Any Golfers Out There?!

• Volunteer– Event committees

– Health fairs and education booths

– Office volunteer

– Development, marketing and program committees

• Internships

• LCI ambassadors across NC

Get Involved!

Jennifer Garst, MD

Board Chair,

Lung Cancer Initiative

Research Updates

Jeff Petty, MD

Chair, Scientific Advisory Committee

V Foundation,

Co-Funded Research

“Research has made only very minor advances in the past several

decades, and a cure is very rare. Clearly, new approaches are

needed. These new approaches must seek not small improvements,

but rather, dramatic ones, with the ultimate goal of curing a

previously incurable disease.” –Dr. Weiss

Jared Weiss, MDUNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

Targeting GD2 Ganglioside in Small Cell Lung Cancer

Vicky Amidon Innovation in

Lung Cancer Research Award

“Detecting lung cancer signatures in exhaled

breath would greatly impact a clinician’s ability

to detect cancer earlier and with minimally

invasive tests, thereby impacting patient

treatment and outcomes.” –Dr. Bishop

Andrew C. Bishop, PhDAssistant Professor, Department of Internal MedicineWake Forest Baptist School of Medicine

Project: Identification and characterization of novel exhaled breath metabolic signatures of lung cancer

Research Fellows

Abdul Rafeh Naqash, MDBrody School of Medicine at East Carolina University

Project: A pilot study aimed at assessing the role of adenosine A2A receptor in modulating the immune response in non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint blockade

Jacob M. Kaufman, MD, PhDDuke University Medical Center

Project: Systematic characterization of pathway dependencies in LKB1 deficient lung cancer

Research Fellows

Zachary L. Farmer, MDLevine Cancer Institute

Project: A randomized trial of a mobile application to track symptoms reported by patients with lung cancer

Emily Ray, MD, MPHUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Project: Patterns and predictors of unplanned emergency department visits and readmissions in patients with newly diagnosed lung cancer

Research Fellows

Michael H. Soike, MDWake Forest Baptist Medical Center

Project: Single Cell RNA Sequencing of lung cancer brain metastases

Ashley Corn

Advocate & Volunteer

A Story of Hope

To those we have lost this year,

we continue the fight against lung cancer for you!

In Memory

G.H. Andis

Alton Altman

Robert Barry

Abbott Bowman Kelly

Victor Plati

Nicole Russell

Ronald W. Tindall

In Memory

A Celebration of

Hope & Action

Scientific Advisory

Access Grant

Healthcare Provider Education

Marketing

Fundraising & Development

Evening of Hope

LUNGe Forward Raleigh

LUNGe Forward Greensboro

LUNGe Forward Charlotte

Hickory Golf Tournament

Triangle Golf Classic

Thank you to our Committees

Almost 100volunteers who lead our efforts!

Amazing Volunteers!

Annual AwardsEmily Parks, Board Secretary, Chair Greensboro

LUNGe Forward 5K, Chair LCI Development &

Fundraising Committee

• Graham Self

• Jennifer Kiger

• Dr. Jennifer Ersek

• Tomma Hargraves

• Kimberly Lynch

• Kelli Liles

• Ken Jones

• Madeline Hosking

• Angela Nicholson

• Jerry Walton

• Melanee Bennett

Celebrating our 2018 Nominees

Survivor of the Year

Jerry Walton

Melanee Bennett

Volunteer of the Year

Caregiver of the Year

Angela Nicholson

With your support, we are improving life for those affected by lung cancer.

Those who can, do. Those who can do more, volunteer.

-Author Unknown

Thank you all for

everything you do!