November 17, 2005

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The Founders' Vision Realized
Over the last three weeks, we have witnessed great progress in the building of SKCC's new research center. There has been a massive and very successful excavation of the basement and underground parking for the new SKCC Research Center. Approximately 1,500 cubic yards of earth were moved from the construction site across the street to the adjacent lot. We expect to see the completion of excavation before Friday of this week.

Next, the crews will take the heavy equipment back into the basement level to begin digging trenches that will become the foundation of the building. Placement of the concrete foundation will be followed in February and March by the erection of the steel superstructure of the building.

Dinner with the Scientists
The Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center presents Dinner with the Scientists on February 27, 2006 to be held at the Hotel Del Coronado. This is the first night of our SKCC Conference, Proteogenomics for Diagnosis, Imaging and Therapy of Cancer. The Key Note Speaker is Dr. Mary-Claire King, a world renowned Geneticist. She is an American Cancer Society Research Professor of Genetics and Medicine at the University of Washington. Dr. King was the first to prove that breast cancer is inherited in some families. She discovered the gene for familial breast cancer and she has been using the techniques that enabled her to discover the gene for familial breast cancer to work on projects for the United Nations and International tribunals in Kosovo and South America for forensic genetics.

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Topping Off Ceremony
The Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center will be holding a Topping Off Ceremony in March. The ceremony will occur as construction workers place the final truss in the roof structure of the new building. Board members, Foundation Directors and Major Donors will have an opportunity to sign this steel support and be historically noted as instrumental in the history of SKCC.

Golf for Life 2006- FAIRBANKS RANCH
The Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center will host its 10th Annual Golf for Life Charity Classic on Monday, May 22, 2006. Fairbanks Ranch Country Club will be the new venue, with a Shotgun Start at 12:00. Funds generated by Golf for Life give our scientists the opportunity to pursue the cures and treatments of tomorrow. Entry includes green fees, golf clinic, Titleist tee prizes, professional warm-ups, lunch, cocktail reception, and awards banquet.

For registration and sponsorship opportunities please contact Natalie Royston, Event Coordinator at (858) 410-4211 or nroyston@skccfoundation.org.

Brian Schultz Memorial Golf Classic
The Eleventh Annual Brian Schultz Memorial Golf Classic will be held on August 12, 2006 at the Lake San Marcos Resort and will benefit the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center. The annual golf tournament and banquet features a silent auction and an opportunity drawing.

Brian Schultz passed away after a brief and sudden battle with cancer at the age of 27. This tournament was created by Brian's friends to use the game he loved to memorialize him and contribute to the fight against cancer.

For more information please contact Natalie Royston, Event Coordinator at (858) 410-4211 or nroyston@skccfoundation.org.