Having retired as Vice Chairman and CEO of Chiltignton International Inc as of December 31 2007, I can now devote more time to our Esophageal Cancer Education Foundation.
Having been diagnosed with a stage 3 adenocarcinoma in December of 1999 my journey has taken me through Chemo Therapy, Radiation Therapy and Surgery all at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York.
With my wife Ginny of 44 years at my side, we created this Foundation to educate the public and medical community about this disease and to walk the journey with patients who have been diagnosed with this disease.
Although our web site has gone through changes, the initial web site was the brain child of Dominic A. Carone a fellow patient who has subsequently died from this disease. In his memory and in our dedication to making a mark we have taken on this monster and hopefully we can make a difference.
I have been married to Bart since October of 1963 and
we have two daughters and seven grandchildren. We have taken on the
challenge of this dreaded disease and as a team we have worked together to
get through this disease. Being a caregiver is a challenge unto itself and
we have journeyed through the years of recovery from Bart’s initial
diagnosis in December of 1999.
Our
goal is to help make the public become aware of this disease. In addition we
have been available to respond to questions that patients pose as quality of
life issues as their journey continues through this disease. I have co
chaired our fund raising event Day at the Races. It has been the backbone of
our fund raising efforts since our first event in 2003.
Graduating from St. John’s University, with a major in Sports Management and a double minor in Business and Law, Jennifer went on to work for United Sports Management, a company who owned and operated minor league sports teams. There she was Director of Business Affairs in which she was responsible for leading the business managers of each individual team. After several years there, her and her husband, Michael, decided to start a family and in 2001, they welcomed their first daughter on Christmas Day! Wanting to stay home with their child, Jennifer decided to start her own company to utilize her creativeness and formed elleon designs, llc. elleon designs donates all of the Foundation’s invitations, announcements, stationery and web design.
Jennifer’s dedication to the Foundation has stemmed from her father’s survivorship of this dreaded disease.
Jennifer currently resides in New Jersey with her husband Michael of 9 years and their 2 daughters.
RESPONSIBILITIES
This committee will be responsible for the
day-to-day activities of the Foundation. It will record all contributions made
to the Foundation and acknowledge those contributions with a confirming letter
to the donor. A letter will also be sent to the family for whom the donation was
made to inform them that their loved one has been remembered.
This committee will be responsible for approving
all fundraising events and signing all contracts the Foundation needs to enter
into to allow the event to go forward.
It will coordinate with
elleon designs llc. (www.elleondesigns.com)
to design all invitation and printing material as well as all web site and
computer access requirements.
Disclaimer: This information is for educational purposes only, It
is not to diagnose or treat your disease. If you do use the information
contained on this web site without the approval of a health professional, you
are prescribing for yourself, which is your constitutional right, but the
author(s) and webmaster assume no responsibility
