The mission of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is to provide expert, compassionate care to children and adults with cancer while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases. As an affiliate of Harvard Medical School and a Comprehensive Cancer Center designated by the National Cancer Institute, the Institute also provides training for new generations of physicians and scientists, designs programs that promote public health particularly among high-risk and underserved populations, and disseminates innovative patient therapies and scientific discoveries to our target community across the United States and throughout the world.

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We will be honoring four islanders who are true heroes in the fight against cancer. This year’s honorees come from diverse backgrounds and have either survived cancer, are currently battling the disease, or are part of a support system for those afflicted with cancer. Please join us in celebrating their lives and efforts.

Irma Anapol has summered on Nantucket with her husband Joel and their family since 1959. After surviving three occasions of recurring breast cancer with experimental medical procedures, she made it her calling to counsel and educate. In Washington DC, she informed the Food and Drug Administration and the National Resources Defense Council of changes necessary to protect against harmful pesticides.

Charlene Chadwick, an Oncology nurse, has worked at Nantucket Cottage Hospital since 1986 and started the hospital’s chemotherapy program in 1991. Married to Brian and a mother of two, Charlene was recently inducted into Sigma Theta Tau International – the honor society of nursing.

Mark Heartfield, the Head Golf Professional at Siasconset’s Sankaty Head Golf Club for 19 summer seasons, was diagnosed with facial melanoma in December 2005. He underwent treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and is currently winning his quest to beat melanoma. He and his wife Marybeth have two daughters.

Carl Jelleme is the owner and founder of Toscana Corp on Nantucket. Eleven years ago Carl was first diagnosed with melanoma. After undergoing a vaccine trial and aggressive alternative treatments, Carl is cancer free today. He is married to Barbara and has two children.

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George Cloutier &
Tiffany Spadafora

George Cloutier and Tiffany Spadafora conceived, organized and hosted “Boogie on Low Beach” in 2004. George is a trustee at Dana-Farber and a member of the Board of Directors of The Wellness Community. Tiffany and George are active in philanthropy in Boston and Nantucket.

George is Founder, Chairman and CEO of American Management Services Inc., and Chairman of PartnerAmerica™, a unique, small business growth program developed by American Management Services and The United States Conference of Mayors.

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Natalie Jacobson,
Master of Ceremonies

Natalie Jacobson is an anchor and reporter for WCVB-TV's award-winning NewsCenter 5. Jacobson joined WCVB in 1972 as a reporter and became the first woman to anchor an evening newscast in Boston. NewsCenter 5 has won nearly every top broadcasting honor with Jacobson as an anchor. Jacobson has been honored over the years by dozens of Boston-area charitable institutions and is involved in numerous community organizations. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Genesis Fund and on the Board of the Scleroderma Research Fund. In 1992, she was honored by the National Conference of Christians and Jews as the recipient of the Institute of Human Relations Community Service Award.