Help spread the word that hope can go hand-in-hand

with a cancer diagnosis.

A group of cancer survivors from throughout New Castle County gathered for a group photo on June 7 in support of the Advocates of Hope: Raising Cancer Awareness in the Business Community Lecture Series. Standingfrom left: Betsy Rawls of the McDonald’s LPGA; former Verizon CEO Carolyn Burger; Maria Matos of the Latin American Community Center; Cynthia Dwyer of the Wellness Community – Delaware; Art Bernardon ofBernardon Haber Holloway Architects, PC; Don DeWeese of Wachovia Securities; James Randall of Caldwell Staffing Services; Jay Headley formerly of Wilmington Trust; Leonard Quill, formerly of Wilmington Trust; DonPelosa formerly of MBNA; B. Gary Scott former Gubernatorial candidate and founder of B. Gary Scott Realtors; Rev. Anna Cottom; Carol Hiller of Wellness Community – Delaware. (Photo by Luigi Ciuffetelli)

Wednesday, June 20, 2007Delaware National Country Club ��Wilmington, Delaware

ADVOCATES OF HOPE IS PRESENTED BY THE DELAWARE STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

The State Chamber’s new lecture series will deliver key information and available

resources to employers about how cancer treatment and prevention issues can impact the workplace.

We’re taking our cancer awareness message on the road.

June 20, 2007, 11:30 a.m.– 2:00 p.m.Guest Speaker: Vince Papale, former Philadelphia Eagle Sponsored by the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center at Christiana CareDelaware National Country Club400 Hercules Road, Wilmington

September 18, 2007, 11:30 a.m.– 2:00 p.m.Guest Speaker: Dr. Susan Love, breast cancer advocacy pioneerRuddertowne113 Dickinson Street on the Bay, Dewey Beach

Each event will also include a panel discussion on risk reduction and survivorship moderated by Patricia Hoge of the American CancerSociety. Registration for each event: $40 for Chamber members; $50 for nonmembers. Click here to register online. For more information, call (302) 655-7221.

The 2007 Advocates of Hope Lecture Series is dedicated to the memory of Brad Hublein ofWilmington Trust, who passed away in 2007 after a three-year battle with leukemia.

October 31, 2007, 11:30 a.m.– 2:00 p.m.Guest Speaker: Hamilton Jordan, former Chief of Staff to Pres. Jimmy CarterSheraton Dover Hotel1570 N. DuPont Highway, Dover

Sponsors (as of 6/4/07): Platinum Ribbon: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware; Delaware Cancer Consortium; Peninsula Capital Advisors

Gold Ribbon: WSFS Bank Silver Ribbon: George & Lynch Bronze Ribbon: Aloysius, Butler & Clark; American Cancer Society; AstraZeneca;

Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition; Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment, Inc.; ING DIRECT; JJID, Inc.; TCIM Services; University of

Delaware Pink Ribbon: Caldwell Staffing Services; Discover Bank; Hercules; MediGuide America; Nanticoke Memorial Hospital; Ortho

Biotech Supporters: Janet Davis Consulting; St. Francis Hospital; United Electric; Valero Delaware City Refinery; Verizon Delaware; W.L.

Gore & Associates Friends: Delaware Community Foundation; Delaware Sterling Bank; Guardian Companies; Law Offices of G. Kevin Fasic;

Sam Waltz & Associates Counsel; The Flowers Counsel Group; Wheeler, Wolfenden & Dwares Kent County: Bayhealth Medical Center;

Sussex County: LLuminari, Inc.; Tunnell Cancer Center at Beebe Medical Center; Special thanks to Clear Channel Radio.

Media Sponsor: The News Journal Communications sponsored by Wilmington Trust Company.

The Advocates of Hope Lecture Series is also supported by Cancer Care Connection

The State Chamber is taking its cancer awarenessmessage on the road.

October 31, 2007Guest Speaker: Vince Papale,former Philadelphia Eagle11:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m.Sheraton Dover Hotel

“Invincible” Autograph Session begins at 10:30 a.m. (open to registrants only).

Registration:$40/Chamber members; $50/nonmembers. Register online at www.dscc.com. For more information, call (302) 655-7221.For a complete list of sponsors visit www.dscc.com.The event will also include a panel discussion on risk reduction and survivorshipmoderated by Patricia Hoge of the American Cancer Society.

“Great down-home energetic speaker! Perfect for Delaware!”

This Advocates of Hope session has been approved for 1.75

recertification general credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR

recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute.

The 2007 Advocates of Hope Lecture Series is dedicated to the memory ofBrad Hublein of Wilmington Trust, who passed away in 2007 after a three-year battle with leukemia.

The State Chamber is taking itscancer awareness message on the road.

September 18, 2007Guest Speaker: Dr. Susan Love,breast cancer advocacy pioneer 11:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m.Ruddertowne, Dewey Beach

The 2007 Advocates of Hope Lecture Series is dedicated to the memory of Brad Hublein of

Wilmington Trust, who passed away in 2007 after a three-year battle with Leukemia.

Registration: $40/Chamber members; $50/nonmembers Register online at www.dscc.com. For more information, call (800) 292-9507 or (302)

655-7221. The event will also include a panel discussion on risk reduction and survivorship moderated by Patricia Hoge of the American Cancer Society.

Each Advocates of Hope session has been approved for 1.75 recertification

general credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through

the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI).

r. Susan Love will be the keynote speaker when the 2007 Advocates of Hope: Raising

Cancer Awareness in the Business Community Lecture Series comes to Ruddertowne in Dewey Beach on Sept. 18. Love has devoted her career to women’s health. A clinical professor of surgery at UCLA and the founder of the Delaware-based LLuminari, she authored Dr. Susan Love’s Breast Book, which has been called “the bible for women with breast cancer” by the New York Times. Love, one of the pioneers of the breast cancer advocacy movement, speaks with Delaware Business about diagnosis, treatment and where she thinks cancer research should be heading. Q: What is your advice for

women who are newly diagnosed

with breast cancer?

A: The first thing I would say is to take a deep breath. The mistake that women who are newly diagnosed with breast cancer make is to panic and feel like it’s an emergency, and they need to do an immediate treatment. Breast cancer is not an emergency. You have time to read and figure out what is the best approach for you. Do not rush into a treatment.Q: What is the biggest challenge facing working

women who have breast cancer?

A: I think one of the things that worries working women is “am I going to be able to work while I’m getting the treatment?” This causes women to make

unwise decisions, like having a mastectomy because they think radiation will interfere with work. So I think the important message is that most women can continue to work without any problems while receiving treatments for breast cancer. Sometimes schedules might need to be modified a little, but it generally should be OK to work.Q: What can employers do to help employees who are

cancer patients?

A: I think it’s important [for employers to] let the employees know that they’re supportive and that they realize treatment is a temporary period of time. Work with the employee to accommodate their medical schedule. For example, if they are getting chemotherapy, they are not going to feel well a day or two later. If the employer knows that, they can accommodate.Q: How have treatment changes

helped or hindered women who

want to keep working through

their disease and treatment?

A: Not only have chemo and drugs [improved], in addition, the drugs we use to help with side effects have improved. Some types of chemo cause nausea and vomiting. There are good drugs now to take care of those symptoms. Chemotherapy will lower the white cell blood count making you more susceptible to infections. To avoid getting infections, someone may stay home from the workplace. Now we have drugs keeping blood counts

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up so that doesn’t happen.Q: What is the biggest obstacle we face in curing breast

cancer?

A: Right now, we’ve gotten just as far as we can get in our current mode. Our efforts have been focused too much on doing the same thing, only slightly better. We need to figure out what causes breast cancer and how to prevent it. There’s been very little effort to find the cause. The efforts have been to find what’s already there and then how to treat them. What would be better is to figure out what causes it and how to prevent it. We need a shift in our approach.Q: The Chamber’s lecture series is called Advocates

of Hope because we wanted to show that hope can go

hand in hand with a cancer diagnosis. How important

do you think attitude is to coping with cancer?

A: There’s no question that attitude has a major affect on how you cope with it – how you deal with your treatments and recovery. A good attitude is probably more beneficial, but you have to be careful – how much can you really change your attitude? If you’re the type of person who is more pessimistic, then can you suddenly become positive and optimistic? I don’t think so. I think people deal with it in their own way.

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PlATinum Ribbon

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware

Delaware Cancer Consortium

Peninsula Capital Advisors

bRonze Ribbon

Aloysius, Butler & Clark

American Cancer Society

AstraZeneca

Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition

Dover Downs Gaming & entertainment, Inc.

JJID, Inc.

ING DIReCT

TCIm Services

University of Delaware

SuPPoRTeRS

ellen & Alan Levin Family Foundation

Glenn Kenton

St. Francis Hospital

United electric

valero Delaware City Refinery

verizon Delaware

W.L. Gore & Associates

Gold Ribbon

WSFS Bank

SilveR Ribbon

George & LynchNemours/Alfred I. duPont

Hospital for Children

Pink Ribbon

AT&T

Caldwell Staffing Services

Delmarva Power

Discover Bank

Hercules

mediGuide America

Nanticoke memorial Hospital

Ortho Biotech

FRiendS

Delaware Community Foundation

Delaware Sterling BankGuardian Companies

Janet Davis ConsultingLaw Offices of G. Kevin FasicThe Flowers Counsel Group

Sam Waltz & Associates CounselWheeler, Wolfenden & Dwares

John Worrell

Presented by the Delaware State Chamber of CommerceevenT SPonSoRS (as of 8/14)

CommuniCATionS SPonSoRed by WilminGTon TRuST

mediA SPonSoRThe News Journal

SuSSex CounTy evenT SPonSoRSLLuminari, Inc.

The Tunnell Cancer Center at Beebe medical Center

kenT CounTy evenT SPonSoRBayhealth medical Center

in-kind ReSouRCe develoPmenT SPonSoRCancer Care Connection

Special thanks to Clear Channel Radio and the Delaware Society of Human Resource Managers.

Register online for the Advocates of Hope event with Dr.

Love at www.dscc.com or call (302) 655-7221 to request

a faxable registration flyer. Advocates of Hope concludes on

October 31 in Dover with Hamilton Jordan, three-time

cancer survivor and former chief of staff to President Jimmy

Carter. Each Advocates of Hope session has been approved for

1.75 recertification general credit hours toward PHR, SPHR

and GPHR recertification through the Human Resource

Certification Institute (HRCI).

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IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Jeanne Mell Delaware State Chamber of Commerce (302) 576-6571

FORMER PHILADELPHIA EAGLE VINCE PAPALE

TO SPEAK AT CANCER AWARENESS EVENT

WILMINGTON, DE (June 8, 2007) – Making it onto the Philadelphia Eagles as a walk on was a huge accomplishment for Vince Papale. But it pales in comparison to his later challenge: battling colon cancer. Papale will be the keynote speaker as the 2007 Advocates of Hope Lecture Series kicks off on June 20 at Delaware National Country Club in Wilmington. Advocates of Hope, which is presented by the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce, is designed to deliver information about cancer, prevention and available resources to Delaware employers and their employees. Vince Papale was a Philadelphia Eagles season ticket holder when he tried out for the Eagles and was offered a contract on the spot by Coach Dick Vermeil. But he still had to make the team. He did – and at age 30 became the oldest rookie in NFL history. Papale eventually became a team captain and played in the NFL for four years. His remarkable story is the subject of the recent movie “Invincible.” Papale transferred his determination on the football field to his fight with cancer when he was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2001. Papale’s Advocates of Hope appearance is sponsored by the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center at Christiana Care.

Papale’s remarks will be followed by a panel discussion on risk reduction and survivorship moderated by Patricia Hoge of the American Cancer Society. Panelists include: William Bowser, a partner in the Employment Law Section of Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP and the Chairman of the Delaware Cancer Consortium; Tom Cloud, CEO & Chairman of United Electric Supply Company; Cynthia Dwyer, Executive Director of the Wellness Community – Delaware; and Dr. Paul Kaplan, Associate Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware.

The program runs from 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. and includes lunch. Registration is $40 for Chamber members and $50 for non-members. Seating is limited. Online registration is available at www.dscc.com or at www.delcf.org/events.php.

The Advocates of Hope 2007 Lecture Series is dedicated to the memory of Brad Hublein of Wilmington Trust, who passed away in 2007 after a three-year battle with leukemia.

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Delaware State Chamber of Commerce 1201 N. Orange Street, Suite 200 ● Wilmington, Delaware 19801

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Advocates of Hope continues on September 18 at Ruddertowne in Dewey Beach with Dr. Susan Love, one of the founders of the breast cancer advocacy movement. The series concludes on October 31 at the Dover Sheraton with Hamilton Jordan. A three-time cancer survivor, Jordan was former President Jimmy Carter’s Chief of Staff.

2007 Advocates of Hope Lecture Series Sponsors (as of 6/8/07): Platinum Ribbon: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware; Delaware Cancer Consortium, Peninsula Capital Advisors

Gold Ribbon: WSFS Bank

Silver Ribbon: George & Lynch

Bronze Ribbon: Aloysius, Butler & Clark; American Cancer Society; AstraZeneca; Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition; Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment, Inc.; ING DIRECT; JJID, Inc.; TCIM Services; University of Delaware

Pink Ribbon: Caldwell Staffing Services; Discover Bank; Hercules; MediGuide America; Nanticoke Memorial Hospital; Ortho Biotech

Supporters: Janet Davis Consulting; St. Francis Hospital; United Electric; Valero Delaware City Refinery; Verizon Delaware; W.L. Gore & Associates

Friends: Delaware Community Foundation; Delaware Sterling Bank; Guardian Companies; Law Offices of G. Kevin Fasic; Sam Waltz & Associates Counsel; The Flowers Counsel Group; Wheeler, Wolfenden & Dwares

Media Sponsor: The News Journal Communications Sponsored by Wilmington Trust Company 2007 New Castle County Event Sponsor: The Helen F. Graham Center at Christiana Care 2007 Sussex County Event Sponsors LLuminari, Inc.; Tunnell Cancer Center at Beebe Medical Center 2007 Kent County Event Sponsor Bayhealth Medical Center Special thanks to Clear Channel Radio

The Advocates of Hope Lecture Series is also supported by Cancer Care Connection.

Sponsorships are available. Donations can be made to The Advocates of Hope Fund, c/o The Delaware Community Foundation, PO Box 1636, Wilmington, DE 19899-1636. Depending on the level of contribution, donors will be recognized in Advocates of Hope promotional material.

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Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Sheraton Hotel, Dover

Thank you to our SponsorsPlatinum RibbonBlue Cross Blue Shield of

Delaware

Delaware Cancer Consortium

Peninsula Capital Advisors

Gold RibbonWSFS Bank

Silver RibbonGeorge & Lynch

Nemours/Alfred I. duPont

Hospital for Children

Bronze Ribbon Aloysius, Butler & Clark

American Cancer Society

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals

Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition

Dover Downs Gaming &

Entertainment, Inc.

ING DIRECT

JJID, Inc.

TCIM Services

University of Delaware

Pink RibbonAT&T

Caldwell Staffing Services

Delmarva Power

Discover Bank

Hercules

MediGuide America

Nanticoke Memorial Hospital

Ortho Biotech

SupportersEllen & Alan Levin Family Foundation

Glenn Kenton

St. Francis Hospital

United Electric

Valero Delaware City Refinery

Verizon Delaware

W.L. Gore & Associates

FriendsDelaware Community Foundation

Delaware Sterling Bank

The Flowers Counsel Group

Guardian Companies

Janet Davis Consulting

John Worrell

Law Offices of G. Kevin Fasic

Roche Pharmaceuticals

Sam Waltz & Associates Counsel

Wheeler, Wolfenden & Dwares

Media Sponsor: The News JournalIn-kind Resource Development Sponsor: Cancer Care Connection

Special thanks to Clear Channel Radio and the Delaware Society of

Human Resource Managers

Communications sponsored by Wilmington Trust Company

DELAWARE STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 1201 N. Orange St., Suite 200 � P.O. Box 671 � Wilmington, DE 19899

(302) 655-7221 � Kent & Sussex counties � (800) 292-9507

Kent County SponsorBayhealth Medical Center

Keynote Remarks by Vince Papale

Keynote SpeakerVince Papale

Papale was working as a schoolteacher and a part-time bartender when he tried

out for the Eagles and was offered a contract on the spot by Coach Dick

Vermeil. But he still had to make the team. He did – and at age 30 became the

oldest rookie in NFL history. Papale transferred his determination on the football

field to his fight with cancer when he was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in

2001. His remarkable story is the subject of the recent movie “Invincible.”

PanelistsWilliam Bowser

Chair, Delaware Cancer Consortium

Partner, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor

Bill Bowser is a partner in the Employment Law Section of the Wilmington,

Delaware law firm of Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP. Bowser has repre-

sented both private and public employers on a full range of labor and employ-

ment matters for over 20 years and is ranked as a top employment lawyer in

Delaware by Chambers USA and The Best Lawyers in America.

Cheryl Doucette

Salon Manager, The Upper Cut

Cheryl Doucette was diagnosed with breast cancer - specifically Stage Two lobu-

lar carcinoma - in August 2004 at the age of 39. Doucette, the salon manager for

The Upper Cut, a busy salon and spa in Dover, chose to work throughout her

treatments and credits her boss and co-workers as great sources of strength.

Paul Kaplan, MD, MBA, FAAFP, CPE

VP, Network and Medical Management and Chief Medical Officer,

BlueCross BlueShield of Delaware

Dr. Kaplan received his M.B., Ch.B (MD equivalent) degree in 1984 and worked

in private practice in South Africa prior to enrolling in a family practice residency.

Upon completion of his residency training, Kaplan worked in private practice for

seven years before joining BlueCross BlueShield of Delaware.

David McGuigan

Vice President, Business Development, George & Lynch, Inc.

Dave McGuigan directs and coordinates activities as they relate to business

development for George & Lynch, a Dover-based heavy and highway construc-

tion company. McGuigan has coped with cancer in the workplace both profes-

sionally as a manager and personally as the father of a pediatric cancer survivor.

ModeratorPatricia Hoge, RN, PH.D.

Chief Mission Officer, American Cancer Society South Atlantic Division

Appointed in 2003 to the position of Chief Mission Officer for the South Atlantic

Division, Inc. of the American Cancer Society, Hoge is responsible for the

Government Relations, Patient Navigation, Hope Lodge, Access to Care, Health

Disparity Reduction, the Prevention and Early Detection efforts throughout the

South Atlantic Division, Inc.

DELAWARE STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Advocates of Hope

AGENDA

10:30 a.m. “Invincible” Autograph Session

11:30 a.m. Registration and networking

12:00 p.m. Welcoming remarks James A. Wolfe, President & CEODelaware State Chamber of Commerce

12:15 p.m. Keynote remarksVince Papale

1:00 p.m. Panel discussion

2:00 p.m. Closing remarks

The 2007 Advocates of Hope Lecture Series is dedicated to the memory ofBrad Hublein of Wilmington Trust, who passed away in 2007 after a three-year battle with leukemia.

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Ruddertowne, Dewey Beach

Thank you to our SponsorsPlatinum RibbonBlueCross BlueShield of

Delaware

Delaware Cancer Consortium

Peninsula Capital Advisors

Gold RibbonWSFS Bank

Silver RibbonGeorge & Lynch

Nemours/Alfred I. duPont

Hospital for Children

Bronze Ribbon Aloysius, Butler & Clark

American Cancer Society

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals

Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition

Dover Downs Gaming &

Entertainment, Inc.

ING DIRECT

JJID, Inc.

TCIM Services

University of Delaware

Pink RibbonAT&T

Caldwell Staffing Services

Delmarva Power

Discover Bank

Hercules

MediGuide America

Nanticoke Memorial Hospital

Ortho Biotech

SupportersEllen & Alan Levin Family Foundation

Glenn Kenton

St. Francis Hospital

United Electric

Valero Delaware City Refinery

Verizon Delaware

W.L. Gore & Associates

FriendsDelaware Community Foundation

Delaware Sterling Bank

The Flowers Counsel Group

Guardian Companies

Janet Davis Consulting

John Worrell

Law Offices of G. Kevin Fasic

Roche Pharmaceuticals

Sam Waltz & Associates Counsel

Wheeler, Wolfenden & Dwares

Media Sponsor: The News JournalIn-kind Resource Development Sponsor: Cancer Care Connection

Special thanks to Clear Channel Radio and the Delaware Society of

Human Resource Managers

Communications sponsored by Wilmington Trust Company

DELAWARE STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 1201 N. Orange St., Suite 200 � P.O. Box 671 � Wilmington, DE 19899

(302) 655-7221 � Kent & Sussex counties � (800) 292-9507

Sussex County SponsorsLLuminari

Tunnell Cancer Center at

Beebe Medical Center

Keynote Remarks by Dr. Susan Love

Keynote SpeakerDr. Susan Love

One of the founders of the breast cancer advocacy movement, Dr. Susan Love

continues her work by serving on the boards of the National Breast Cancer

Coalition and the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation, a nonprofit organization

dedicated to the eradication of breast cancer. Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book has

been termed a "bible for women with breast cancer" by The New York Times.

Dr. Love is co-founder of LLuminari, a Delaware-based health and media

company and serves on the company’s board of directors.

PanelistsWilliam Bowser

Chair, Delaware Cancer Consortium

Partner, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor

Bill Bowser is a partner in the Employment Law Section of the Wilmington,

Delaware law firm of Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP. Bowser has repre-

sented both private and public employers on a full range of labor and employ-

ment matters for over 20 years and is ranked as a top employment lawyer in

Delaware by Chambers USA and The Best Lawyers in America.

Victoria Cooke

Executive Director, Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition

Vicky Cooke has been Executive Director of the Delaware Breast Cancer

Coalition (DBCC) since 2000. Cooke is a 14-year breast cancer survivor and

has used the experiences of her breast cancer journey to make positive contri-

butions to the fight against breast cancer.

Paul Kaplan, MD, MBA, FAAFP, CPE

VP and Chief Medical Officer, BlueCross BlueShield of Delaware

Dr. Kaplan received his M.B., Ch.B (MD equivalent) degree in 1984 and worked

in private practice in South Africa prior to enrolling in a family practice residency.

Upon completion of his residency training, Dr. Kaplan worked in private practice

for seven years before joining BlueCross BlueShield of Delaware.

Jo Wilkins

Sussex County Director, The Wellness Community - Delaware

Jo Wilkins is the Sussex County Director for The Wellness Community –

Delaware, a statewide nonprofit agency that provides free emotional support

and educational services to people with cancer and their families. Having lost

her mother recently to lung cancer, Wilkins is eager to offer resources and hope

to people affected by cancer and their loved ones.

ModeratorPatricia Hoge, RN, PH.D.

Chief Mission Officer, American Cancer Society South Atlantic Division

Appointed in 2003 to the position of Chief Mission Officer for the South Atlantic

Division, Inc. of the American Cancer Society, Dr. Hoge is responsible for the

Government Relations, Patient Navigation, Hope Lodge, Access to Care, Health

Disparity Reduction and the Prevention and Early Detection efforts throughout

the South Atlantic Division, Inc.

DELAWARE STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Advocates of Hope

AGENDA

11:30 a.m. Registration and networking

12:00 p.m. Welcoming remarks James A. Wolfe, President & CEODelaware State Chamber of Commerce

12:15 p.m. Keynote remarksDr. Susan Love

1:00 p.m. Panel discussion

2:00 p.m. Closing remarks

The 2007 Advocates of Hope Lecture Series is dedicated to the memory ofBrad Hublein of Wilmington Trust, who passed away in 2007 after a three-year battle with leukemia.

In response to Delaware’s

cancer rates and their

impact on employers, the

Delaware State Chamber

of Commerce launched a

Cancer Awareness

Initiative in 2005 with the

goal of educating

employers about cancer

resources, news and

breakthroughs and asking

them to share the

information with their

employees.

The Initiative culminated in

April 2006 with a statewide

cancer awareness summit,

Advocates of Hope:

Raising Cancer Awareness

in the Corporate

Community.

This year Advocates of

Hope is taking its cancer

awareness message on

the road with a three-part

speaker series that is

designed to deliver

information about cancer,

prevention and available

resources to Delaware

employers and their

employees. To learn more

visit Advocates of Hope on

the Web at www.dscc.com.

Advocates of Hope

media contact:

Jeanne Mell

Delaware State Chamber

of Commerce

(302) 576-6571

jmell@dscc.com

Press Kit Contents

A Speaker Biography

B Panelist Biographies

C Program Agenda

D Sponsors

E Advocates of Hope Planning Committee

DELAWARE STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE1201 N. Orange Street, Ste. 200, P.O. Box 671, Wilmington, DE 19899-0671

Phone: (302) 655-7221 � Fax: (302) 654-0691

Dr. Susan Love Keynote Speaker, Sussex County Event September 18, 2007 One of the founders of the breast cancer advocacy movement, Dr. Susan Love continues her work by serving on the boards of the National Breast Cancer Coalition and the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the eradication of breast cancer. She is also a clinical professor of surgery at UCLA.

Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book has been termed a "bible for women with breast cancer" by The New York Times. Dr. Love is often called upon by the national media to comment on cancer and is a frequent quest on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Dr. Love received her MBA from UCLA’s Anderson School of Business and her MD from SUNY Medical Center. She is co-founder of LLuminari, a Delaware-based health and media company and serves on the company’s board of directors. Dr. Love has also started several other health-related businesses.

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WILLIAM W. BOWSER Chair, Delaware Cancer Consortium Partner, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor William Bowser is a partner in the Employment Law Section of the Wilmington, Delaware law firm of Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP. Bowser has represented both private and public employers on a full range of labor and employment matters for more than 20 years and is ranked as a top employment lawyer in Delaware by Chambers USA and The Best Lawyers in America. Bowser is very active in the community, especially in the areas of lead poisoning and cancer control and prevention. He drafted and helped secure passage of the Delaware Childhood Lead Poisoning Act, which is credited with drastically reducing the incidence of lead poisoning in Delaware. Governor Ruth Ann Minner appointed him as Chair of the Delaware Cancer Consortium. He is a founder of the Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of Delaware. For his work on behalf of children with cancer and their families, Bowser received the Governor's Volunteer of the Year Award in 2000, the Roxana Arsht Beacon Award, and the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center Community Service Award in 2002. VICTORIA G. COOKE Executive Director, Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition Vicky Cooke has been Executive Director of the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition (DBCC) since 2000. Under her leadership, DBCC has transformed from a totally volunteer organization to an effective statewide organization with innovative, successful programs on breast health issues and programs of early detection, awareness, education and resources for those newly diagnosed and re-diagnosed. Cooke is a 14-year breast cancer survivor. She has used the experiences of her breast cancer “journey” to make positive contributions to the fight against breast cancer. Determined that she would not be a victim to breast cancer, Vicky continued to work while undergoing radiation and chemotherapy. Receiving her radiation treatment before work and her chemotherapy during her lunch period, Vicky continued to work fulltime despite side effects from the treatment. Cooke is a board member of the National Breast Cancer Coalition, the Biden Breast Health Initiative, and Cancer Care Connection. She is currently a member of the Wilmington Health Planning Council and the Delaware Cancer Consortium. Vicky Cooke has a vision of the day when breast cancer will be eradicated, but knows that, today, the best weapons available are early detection, awareness and education.

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PAUL KAPLAN, MD, MBA, FAAFP, CPE Vice President, Network and Medical Management and Chief Medical Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware Dr. Paul Kaplan received his M.B., Ch.B (MD equivalent) degree in 1984 and worked in private practice in South Africa prior to enrolling in a family practice residency. Upon completion of his residency training, Kaplan worked in private practice for seven years before joining Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware, where he now works as their Chief Medical Officer. Kaplan is a board-certified family physician, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians. He received his MBA from Regis University in 2003. Kaplan is active in community initiatives and served as a member of the Board of the Disease Management Association of America, and the Delaware Academy of Family Physicians. He currently serves on the Board of the Blood Bank of Delmarva. He is the past president of the Delaware Academy of Family Physicians. Kaplan lectures both regionally and nationally on quality improvement, patient safety, predictive modeling and disease management. JO WILKINS Sussex County Director, The Wellness Community-Delaware Jo Wilkins is the Sussex County Director for The Wellness Community – Delaware (TWC-D), a statewide nonprofit agency that provides free emotional support and educational services to people with cancer and their families. The Wellness Community-Delaware in Sussex County recently relocated to the Medical Arts Building on the Beebe Health Campus off Route 24 in Rehoboth Beach. The new facility will allow them to increase program availability and better serve people in Sussex County who need vital cancer support services. Prior to becoming the Sussex County Director, Jo was with TWC-D in Wilmington for three years as their Marketing and Outreach Director. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Delaware and holds a M.S. in Organizational Management from Capella University. Having lost her mother recently to lung cancer, Jo is eager to offer resources and hope to people affected by cancer and their loved ones.

Tuesday, September 18, 2007 Ruddertowne, Dewey Beach

AGENDA 11:30 a.m. Registration and networking 12:00 p.m. Welcoming remarks James A. Wolfe, President & CEO Delaware State Chamber of Commerce 12:15 p.m. Dr. Love Introduction Cherrie Rich, Director Oncology Services, Tunnell Cancer Center, Beebe Medical Center 12:20 p.m. Keynote remarks Dr. Susan Love 1:00 p.m. Panel discussion 2:00 p.m. Closing remarks

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Delaware State Chamber of Commerce 1201 N. Orange Street, Suite 200 ● Wilmington, Delaware 19801

(302) 655-7221 ● Fax: (302) 654-0691 ● www.dscc.com

2007 LECTURE SERIES SPONSORS

PLATINUM RIBBON: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware Delaware Cancer Consortium Peninsula Capital Advisors GOLD RIBBON: WSFS Bank SILVER RIBBON: George & Lynch Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children BRONZE RIBBON: Aloysius Butler & Clark American Cancer Society AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition Dover Downs Gaming Entertainment, Inc. ING DIRECT JJID, Inc. TCIM Services University of Delaware PINK RIBBON: AT&T Caldwell Staffing Services Delmarva Power Discover Bank Hercules MediGuide America Nanticoke Memorial Hospital Ortho Biotech KENT COUNTY: Bayhealth Medical Center NEW CASTLE COUNTY: The Helen F. Graham Cancer Center at Christiana Care SUSSEX COUNTY: LLuminari, Inc. Tunnell Cancer Center at Beebe Medical Center

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Delaware State Chamber of Commerce 1201 N. Orange Street, Suite 200 ● Wilmington, Delaware 19801

(302) 655-7221 ● Fax: (302) 654-0691 ● www.dscc.com

SUPPORTERS: Ellen & Alan Levin Family Foundation Glenn Kenton St. Francis Hospital United Electric Valero Delaware City Refinery Verizon Delaware W.L. Gore & Associates FRIENDS: Delaware Community Foundation Delaware Sterling Bank Guardian Companies Janet Davis Consulting John Worrell Law Offices of G. Kevin Fasic Roche Pharmaceuticals Sam Waltz & Associates Counsel The Flowers Counsel Group Wheeler, Wolfenden & Dwares IN-KIND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT SPONSOR: Cancer Care Connection MEDIA SPONSOR: The News Journal COMMUNICATIONS SPONSORED BY: Wilmington Trust Special thanks to Clear Channel Radio and the Delaware Society of Human Resource Managers As of 10.18.07

2007 LECTURE SERIES PLANNING COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Janet Davis, Wellness Community - Delaware (Co-Chair) Hugh Leahy, Delaware Community Foundation (Co-Chair) Bill Bowser, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor Jeff Dayton, Office of Congressman Michael N. Castle Craig Deppert, committee member Linda Drake, TCIM Services Cindy Dwyer, Wellness Community - Delaware Bob Elder, Delaware Sterling Bank Cindy Farach-Carson, University of Delaware Center for Translational Cancer Research Chris Grundner, Kelly Heinz-Grundner Brain Tumor Foundation Cheryl Heiks, LLuminari Cathy Scott Holloway, Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition Nora Katurakes, Christiana Care Bill Leitzinger, Division of Public Health Susan Lloyd, Delaware Hospice Pam Marecki, Bayhealth Medical Center Mary Kate McLaughlin, Office of Governor Ruth Ann Minner Dave McGuigan, George & Lynch Jeanne Mell, Delaware State Chamber of Commerce Latisha Omeruah, Office of Senator Thomas R. Carper Valerie Pletcher, Cancer Care Connection Priscilla Rakestraw, Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition Jim Randall, Caldwell Staffing Services Darelle Riabov, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware Shari Short, Aloysius Butler & Clark Michelle Sobczyk, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Donna Stinson, Bayhealth Medical Center Mark Thompson, Beebe Medical Center Ann Tyndall, American Cancer Society Sam Waltz, Sam Waltz & Associates Sandra Zorn, Nanticoke Health Services

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