Support Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund this holiday season by buying cards and gifts

For Immediate Release

October 11, 2016

Contact:

Colleen Brown

617-632-5655

colleen_brown@dfci.harvard.edu

BOSTON — This season, celebrate the holidays with gifts designed to fight cancer. Dana-Farber Holiday Cards & Gifts presented by Amica Insurance includes exclusive Luca and Danni bracelets, original cards designed by New England artists and Dana-Farber patients, locally-made candles, ornaments, gift baskets, and children’s plush toys, among other gifts. 100% of proceeds from sales go to the Jimmy Fund, which benefits adult and pediatric patient care and cancer research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

The 2016 collection is available online and offers an array of gifts including:

· Exclusive Luca and Danni bracelets with either a butterfly or teddy bear charm, offered in oxidized brass and silver plated

· More than 12 holiday cards designed by local artists, photographers and Dana-Farber patients

· Variety of beautifully intricate pop-up holiday cards from Lovepop

· Exclusive Aunt Sadie’s candles

· New England Patriots and Boston Red Sox themed ChemArt holiday ornaments

· Cape Cod Colors cultured, fresh-water pearl necklace

· Dune Jewelry golf travel divot repair tools and keychains offered with three different sands to choose from

· Serenade Chocolatier almond bark and classic handmade milk or dark chocolate gift box

· Dancing Deer gingerbread cookie house kit and bakery gift assortment

· Two Only in Rhode Island gift baskets, including:

o New England Breakfast – Stonewall Kitchen Pancake & Waffle Mix, Mad River Farm Pure Maple Syrup, Whitehill Farms Jams & Preserves, Almond Biscotti Bites from the Bites Company, Boston’s Best Gourmet Coffee, Gunter’s Pure Honey, and Favorite Recipes of Newport Bed & Breakfasts

o Taste of New England – 2017 Old Farmer’s Almanac, Maple Grove Farms Vermont Candy, Mystic KnotWork Coasters, Seaside Taffy Works New England Saltwater Taffy, two Kringle Candles, Black Pearl Clam Chowder, and Westminster Bakers Co. Oyster Crackers

· Boston Coffee Cake cinnamon walnut, 12 miniature & tower coffee cakes

· Douglas Cuddle Toy Bella golden retriever cuddle toy

· Scout Crown Jewels cosmetic bag

· Kidzooz ergonomic Chester The Dog, Bei The Giant Panda, and Chubby The Tiger pillows

“Amica Insurance is excited to team up with Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund once again for 2016 Dana-Farber Holiday Cards & Gifts,” said Patti Genovese, sponsorship coordinator at Amica. “We are honored to be a part of this campaign to support the fight against cancer while at the same time showcasing local vendors and spreading holiday cheer.”

Luca and Danni designed two special bracelets exclusively for Dana-Farber, including a handcrafted butterfly charm bangle and a teddy bear charm bangle, in oxidized brass and silver plated, for $28. The bracelets can be purchased online and will be available at select retail locations.

“Dana-Farber Holiday Cards & Gifts allows shoppers to support local businesses while also giving back to a great cause,” said David Giagrando, assistant vice president, corporate partnerships, Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund. “All of the cards and gifts in our collection raise funds for the Jimmy Fund, which benefits adult and pediatric patient care and cancer research at Dana-Farber.”

The collection’s holiday cards are available in packages of 20 for $20 and depict festive New England scenes and traditional holiday designs. Both cards and envelopes can be imprinted with personal messages or company logos.

Also, beginning in October, several New England retailers will sell Dana-Farber Holiday Cards and Gifts in-store, including The Paper Store, Stop and Shop, The Crafty Yankee, Terrazza, and The Christmas Dove. The products can also be purchased online and at Dana-Farber’s Friends’ Corner Gift Shop. Additionally, products will be sold daily from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., beginning November 1, on floors 2 and 3 in Dana-Farber’s Yawkey Center for Cancer Care and the Charles A. Dana Building lobby.

Dana-Farber Holiday Cards & Gifts have raised more than $7 million since 2003. For more information, or to view the entire collection, please visit: www.dana-farberholiday.org.

About Amica Insurance

Amica Mutual Insurance Co., the nation’s oldest mutual insurer of automobiles, was founded in 1907. The company, based in Lincoln, Rhode Island, is a national writer of auto, home, marine and umbrella insurance. Life coverage is available through Amica Life Insurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary. Amica employs more than 3,500 people in 44 offices across the country. For more information, visit Amica.com.

About the Jimmy Fund

The Jimmy Fund (www.JimmyFund.org) solely supports Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, raising funds for adult and pediatric cancer care and research to improve the chances of survival for cancer patients around the world. It is an official charity of the Boston Red Sox, as well as the official charity of the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association, the Pan-Mass Challenge, and the Variety Children's Charity of New England. Since 1948, the generosity of millions of people has helped the Jimmy Fund save countless lives and reduce the burden of cancer for patients and families worldwide. Follow the Jimmy Fund on Facebook: www.facebook.com/thejimmyfund and on Twitter: @TheJimmyFund.

About Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

From achieving the first remissions in cancer with chemotherapy in 1948, to developing the very latest new therapies, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is one of the world’s leading centers of cancer research and treatment. It is the only center ranked in the top 4 of U.S. News and World Report’s Best Hospitals for both adult and pediatric cancer care.

Dana-Farber sits at the center of a wide range of collaborative efforts to reduce the burden of cancer through scientific inquiry, clinical care, education, community engagement, and advocacy. Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center provides the latest in cancer care for adults; Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center for children. The Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center unites the cancer research efforts of five Harvard academic medical centers and two graduate schools, while Dana-Farber Community Cancer Care provides high quality cancer treatment in communities outside Boston’s Longwood Medical Area.

Dana-Farber is dedicated to a unique 50/50 balance between cancer research and care, and much of the Institute’s work is dedicated to translating the results of its discovery into new treatments for patients locally, and around the world.

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