Annual report2010

Contents

P.1 Foreword by the President

P.2 José Carreras and the fight against leukaemia

P.3 Fighting against leukaemia since 1988

P.3 The José Carreras Research Institute against Leukaemia

P.4 Support for scientific research

P.4 Financial aid for hospital infrastructures

P.5 The Bone Marrow Donor’s Registry

P.7 Social services for patients and their families

P.9 Our social support

P.10 Awareness campaign 2010

P.11 Press, communication and social networks

P 12 Activities of the PresidentP.12 Activities of the President

P.19 Charitable activities; above and beyond

P.22 Partners in business

This year we found 768 compatible bone

1. Foreword by the President

This year, we found 768 compatible bonemarrow and umbilical cord blood donors forpatients that require a stem cell transplant but do nothave a compatible family member. Thanks to thework of the REDMO, it has been possible to carry out404 bone marrow and umbilical cord bloodtransplants in Spain, during 2010.

During our annual awareness campaign, we were able to display the future plans of a huge number of patients. The issue of cancer, which is often a taboo in our society, was brought to people’s attention simply by placing a piece of tape on a wall. On each piece of tape, a patient had written their plans, their hopes or their fears. In this way, and through reams

This year, 2010, the José Carreras Foundationagainst Leukaemia has taken one of its mostimportant steps in recent years: together with theCatalan government, it has successfully establishedthe José Carreras Research Institute againstLeukaemia.

and reams of cotton, we were able to express HOPE.

Although we are convinced that physical information is fundamental to fully understand haematological diseases and their treatments, this year we have also created a range of digital informative materials which have allowed the public to conveniently access serious and technical information in a practical way.

Thank you very much

The centre will be without precedent and willcombine the work and drive of researchers from allover the world with the latest technologies to win thebattle against leukaemia. We have created it toimprove the quality of life of the patients butabove all it was created in the hope of findinga 100% definitive cure for leukaemia. TheFoundation has set about the process of turning theseambitions into reality. We have established the firstresearch centre in Spain and one of only a few in the Thank you very much.research centre in Spain, and one of only a few in theworld, to be exclusively focused on leukaemia andother haematological malignancies.

I would also like to highlight, the REDMOprogramme, which is another service we provide forpatients.

1José Carreras

2. José Carreras and the fight against leukaemia

Kammersänger and Lifetime Honorary Member ofthe Vienna Staatsoper; Honorary Member of theLondon Royal Academy of Music; he received theGold Medal of the New York Spanish Institute; theGold Medal of the City of Vienna ; the Gold Medal ofFine Arts bestowed by His Majesty the King of Spain;the Gold Medal of the City of Barcelona; the GoldMedal of the Catalan government; the Gold Medal ofthe Gran Teatre del Liceu; The Honorary Medal ofthe City of Leipzig; Prince of Asturias Award 1991;The Albert Schweitzer Music Award 1996 and theThe Albert Schweitzer Music Award 1996 and theClassical Brit Award 2009

He is Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettresand Chevalier dans l'Ordre de la Légion d’Honneurde la République Française; Gran Croce di Cavaliereand Grande Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana;Honour Medal of the Bavarian Government, GrandHonour Award of the Austrian Republic, Komandor’sCross of the Order of Merit of the Polish Republic,Commandeur de la Médaille du Sahametrei of theRoyal Cambodian Government and GoodwillAmbassador of UNESCO. In 2004 he received theCivil Order Golden Cross of the Social Solidaritybestowed by Her Majesty the Queen of Spain, DoñaSofía; the National Order Steaua Romaniei (Etoile dela Roumanie) of Romania in the degree of GrandOfficer and the Big Cross of the Order of Merit of theFederal Republic of Germany. He has also beenawarded the title Doctor Honoris Causa by the

“I always thought that if

José Carreras occupies a prestigious place in theworld of music. However, in 1987, away from hisprofessional career, José Carreras began the personalbattle against leukaemia, which developed into a

awarded the title Doctor Honoris Causa by theUniversity of Barcelona (Spain), the Universities ofLoughborough and Sheffield (United Kingdom), theUniversity Mendeleyev of Moscow (Russia), theUniversity of Camerino (Italy), the Napier Universityin Edinburgh (Scotland), the Rutgers University(United States), the Miguel Hernández University ofElche (Spain), the University of Coimbra (Portugal),the National University of Music in Bucharest(Romania), the University of Marburg (Germany),

there was one chance in a million, it was mine”

battle against leukaemia, which developed into aworldwide crusade a year later with theestablishment of José Carreras Foundationagainst Leukaemia. José describes histhoughts in his own words: “ I began thisproject 22 years ago based on pure gratitude.When I was ill , society rallied to my side. Iwanted to repay both science and people forall these displays of affection.

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the University of Pécs (Hungary), the University ofPorto (Portugal) and, most recently, Honorary Rectorby the Hyunghee University in Korea.

He is an honorary member of the European Societyfor Medicine, of the Leukaemia Support Group, of theEuropean Haematology Association, and of theGerman Oncology and paediatric HaematologySociety. In addition, he is the honorary patron of theEuropean Society for Medical Oncology. He received

He has been honoured with numerous awards anddistinctions both nationally and internationally,including the Grand Prix du Disque from theAcademy of Paris; the Luigi Illica Award, a 1991Grammy Award; the Sir Lawrence Olivier Award forhis performance in “Stiffelio” at the Royal OperaHouse, Covent Garden.

the gold medal from the Catalan Society ofTransplants, the Diamond Tulip Award from theStichting Day by Day Foundation in Holland and the1996 St. Boniface General Hospital ResearchFoundation International Award.

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3. Fighting against leukaemia since 1988

Since 1988 the José Carreras Foundation against The tenor and president of the José CarrerasSince 1988, the José Carreras Foundation againstLeukaemia has been fighting against this terribleillness across many different lines.

The tenor and president of the José CarrerasFoundation has stressed that this centre is “anew avenue of hope in the battle againstleukaemia. As a grateful patient, I can seethat we are now opening an extraordinarydoor, which would not have been possible 22years ago”.

The new institute will comprise of twofacilities: one campus is located in the

1. Scientific Research

1.1 The José Carreras Research Institute Hospital Clínic, and is part of a project involvingthe expansion and improvement of the research areasof the haematology Department; the other campus isa new construction in the campus of theUniversitario Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital,in Badalona, on land donated by the local council.

The superb location of both campus will facilitateresearch and enhance the quantity of new knowledgewe can obtain regarding improvements in clinical

1.1 The José Carreras Research Institute against Leukaemia

we can obtain regarding improvements in clinicalpractice, and the prevention, diagnosis and treatmentof haematological malignancies.

The José Carreras Research Institute againstLeukaemia was founded on the 30th

N b i h h i f lliNovember 2010 with the aim of propellingbiomedical research and the development ofpreventative and personal medication forhaematological malignancies and, especially,leukaemia.

The centre is a joint initiative between the Catalangovernment and the José Carreras InternationalFoundation. The ambition for this project is tobecome a global centre of reference forbi di l h i th fi ld f

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biomedical research in the field ofhaematological malignancies and specifically,leukaemia. The hope is to make anotheradvance in high quality biomedical research,including the fight against cancer and otherhaematological malignancies which are among thegroup of diseases with the highest causes of death.

1. 2 The promotion of young researchers

2 Financial aid for hospital

Our main objective is to reach the day whenleukaemia is a 100% curable disease. As wework each day towards this goal, we cannotlose sight of the quality of life of the patients

2. Financial aid for hospital infrastructures

lose sight of the quality of life of the patients,who are often weakened by the side effects oftheir treatment.

It is essential to help accelerate theintroduction of more advanced therapeuticapproaches in health care and to contributeto the improvement of researchinfrastructures. Therefore, as far as we can wesupport accredited centres which are open to the

Scientific research is the cornerstone in the fight against leukaemia.

public, in order to the conditions of care for thepatients and working conditions for the healthcareteams.

Examples of these projects include the creation of theIntensive Haematological Treatment Unit in theHospital Clínic in Barcelona and the creation of theTransplant Unit at the Germans Trias i PujolUniversity Hospital in Badalona (Barcelona). OtherSpanish recipients of aid have been the Hospital del

The José Carreras Foundation againstLeukaemia has invested over 7.5 millionEuros on research, financing more than 150research projects. The President of the Scientificcouncil of the Foundation, Professor Ciril Rozman,argues that the best way to find a definitive cure forleukaemia is to promote research among youngscientists. To this end, the Foundation awardsannual fellowships to young researchers.

Spanish recipients of aid have been the Hospital delMar and Duran y Reynals Hospital in Barcelona, theRegional Transfusion Centre in Madrid, theBiomedical Research Foundation of Vall d’HebronHospital, the Umbilical Cord Blood Bank in Malaga,the Transfusion Centre in Alicante, and the GroupAssociation of Neonatal Studies of Barakaldo, in theBasque Country.

Occasionally, in order to raise awareness or celebrate

This year, the winner of the European HaematologyAssociation/José Carreras Foundation fellowshipwas Robert S. Welner Ph.D with the project entitled“β-catenin maintains leukemic stem cells bysuppressing transcription factors required fordifferentiation”. The research will be carried out inBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center of Boston. Thisfellowship is provided each year (2 years) with42,000€. El winner of the International E. D Thomas

a benefit concert of event, the Foundation and itspresident lend their support in countrieswhich have less developed healthcaresystems. Some of the healthcare centres which havereceived such support are the Croatian Lymphomaand Leukaemia Foundation, the OncologyDepartment at the Maternity Hospital in Zagreb, theUniversity Medical Centre in Ljubljana, and thePaediatric Department ad the University of Medicinein Budapest

fellowship was Dr. Adlen Foudi of the HarvardMedical School, Stem Cell Institute (Boston, USA)with the project entitled“Role of Gfi-1 family oftranscriptional repressors in normal hematopoiesisand leukaemia.” This fellowship is provided eachyear (3 years ) with 50,000 dollars.

The Foundation also finances a clinical researchbranch through its US headquarters. This researchis based at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research

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Center in Seattle in the name of José Carreras and E.Donnall Thomas and is supported with a grant of1,000,000 dollars. Professor Thomas was the firstscientist to carry out a bone marrow transplant on aglobal level. Today, this treatment saves the lives ofthousands each year, of people who are sufferingfrom leukaemia. In 1990, his commendable workearned him the Nobel prize in physiology andmedicine .

In 1991 The Foundation created the official Bone

3. The Bone Marrow Donor Registry

E l i f h b f b d In 1991, The Foundation created the official BoneMarrow Donor Registry in Spain (REDMO). TheRegistry was established to ensure that noleukaemia patient would be without thepossibility of finding a transplant, even if theydid not have a compatible family member.For 3 out of 4 that require a transplant, thedonation of bone marrow from an unrelateddonor offers the only possibility of a cure.

Until the creation of the Registry by the Foundation

Evolution of the number of bone marrow donors in Spain since 1992

Until the creation of the Registry by the Foundation,Spanish patients could not even access the donorregistries that had been created in other westerncountries.

The complete development of the Registry and itsintegration with the public network of the Nationalhealth system came with the signing of the firstframework agreement in 1994 between theFoundation and the Ministry of Health. TheFoundation has signed collaborationFoundation has signed collaborationagreements with all the AutonomousCommunities in order to coordinate thepromotion of the donation and to ensure thecorrect functioning of the donor searchprocess.

The Registry collaborates with more than 30 Spanishtransplant hospitals. In addition, the Registryreceives search applications from international

During 2010, 8,175 people have become bone marrow donors in Spain. In total 768 donor searches for a patient who does not have a compatible family member.

registries for foreign patients.

The REDMO is connected with the internationalnetwork of registries, which means that it can access15 million voluntary donors and more than 500,000units of umbilical cord blood from all around theworld.

There are 63 independent registries in theworld in 44 different countries

Evolution of the number of donor searches,since 1991, for Spanish patients who do not havea compatible family member.

world, in 44 different countries.

During 2010, there were 768 haematopoieticstem cell searches (bone marrow, umbilical cordand peripheral blood) for Spanish patients, whichwas 81 more than 2009.

In total, 404 transplants from unrelateddonors have been carried throughout the lastyear (83 bone marrow, 179 peripheral blood,

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Umbilical Cord Blood Units aroundthe world for every 1,000 inhabitants

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transplants (83 bone marrow, 179 peripheral blood and 142 umbilical cord blood).

Countries of origin of the donors of umbilical cord blood for Spanish

the world for every 1,000 inhabitants

The José Carreras Foundation offers the Spanishtransplant hospitals a new system, which is includedin the Social Policy of the Ministry of Health’sNational Umbilical Cord Blood plan. The servicethat is now offered is the newly established UmbilicalCord Blood Office, which aims to improve theselection process of the haematopoietic stem cells.With this pioneering initiative, the REDMO hasbecome one of the only registries in the worldto offer this service.

umbilical cord blood for Spanish patients in 2010.

Evolution of the Umbilical CordBl d U i il bl i S i ito offer this service.

Umbilical cord blood transplants areincreasingly more frequent in children andadults suffering from leukaemia. Around70% of the searches for a compatible donorthat are carried out by REDMO, include thesearch for umbilical cord blood as well asbone marrow. Until the creation of the UmbilicalCord Blood Office, the José Carreras Foundation

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47,324Units increase in2010: 5,767

Blood Units available in Spain since1997

offered the hospitals with a list of different cordblood available and the specific hospitals wererequired to select the most appropriate unit available.This new system has made the process much moreefficient and streamlined for the hospitals.

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Since 1994, over 120 families have benefitted

4. Social services for patients and their families

Th lf fl t f ti t from this service from all corners of Spain(Mallorca, Burgos, Vigo Albacete, ZaragozaPontevedra, Girona, León, Santa Cruz de Tenerife,Lleida, Málaga, Tarragona, Las Palmas de GranCanaria, Pamplona, Orense, Asturias, Menorca, Jaén,Murcia, Cádiz, Badajoz, Castellón and Teruel) andfrom Romania, Andorra, Morocco,Argentina, Paraguay, Peru and Mexico.

Often, a patient is required to undergo a bonemarrow or umbilical cord blood transplant. As aconsequence, patients are hospitalized forprolonged periods. In many cases, thehospital is far from their home and in such

4. 1 The welfare flats for patients

pcases it is very important for them to be ableto count on the support and company of theirfamily.

The Foundation provides 6 welfare flats which meetthe needs of those patients and families who have loweconomic means or have to travel a long distancefrom their home (based on the report of a socialworker at the hospital in which the patient isreceiving treatment). The flats are located close togthe main transplant centres in Barcelona,Hospital Clinic; Sant Pau Hospital; Vall d’HebronHospital; Bellvitge Hospital; and Germans Trias iPujol Hospital (Badalona).

During 2010, we have provided a temporaryhome for 25 patients and their families in ourwelfare flats. These families have come from arange of places including Las Palmas, Asturias,Orense, Andorra, Mexico, and several regions ingCatalunya (Torredembarra, Sabadell, Montornés delVallés, Centelles, Cerviá de Ter, Vic, Mollet delVallés, Palamós and Malgrat de Mar).

Many patients who undergo an ambulatorytransplant reside in the same city as the location ofthe transplant or an adjacent town However it is

Transplant Residencies

the transplant, or an adjacent town. However, it isoften the case that patients live too far from thehospital to reach it in a case of emergency. For thisreason, patients frequently stay for an extra period oftime in the Foundation’s flats, despite being wellenough to go home, in order to keep the hospitalwithin range.

Since 2009, the José Carreras Foundation hasprovided patients in Barcelona with the first flat in

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Spain devoted exclusively to transplant patients.Under this system, patients can recover in amore comfortable environment than thehospital and be accompanied by a familymember and a nursing team. In 2010, thisflat has catered for 8 families.

During 2010, the José Carreras Foundation has beenable to provide the welfare flats with new

4. 2 Other projects in the flats for patients

4. 3 Service of free medical consultations

The Foundation provides patients of haematalogicalmalignancies with a free medical consultationservice. Patients are able to resolve any doubts thatthey may have regarding their disease andtreatments.

During 2010 has attended 1 565 medical

able to provide the welfare flats with newexercise bikes, thanks to the donations of itsFacebook supporters. Patients who have beenweakened by chemotherapy treatment or atransplant, will benefit immensely from this newresource, which will allow them to realize somesmooth exercise each day.

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During 2010, has attended 1,565 medicalconsultations. The service is administered by Dr.Enric Carreras, Medical Director of the Foundationand Director of the Bone Marrow Donors Registry.

Since 2009, the José Carreras Foundation has

This project was supported by the DiR Foundationwho developed an exercise programme to help thepatients recover, at both a physical and an emotionall l h h h b l h f

5. “Farreras Valenti” Teaching Programme

included a new programme among its activites; the“Farreras Valenti” programme. This is based in thepromoting and support of teaching in the field ofhaematology. This programme follows the merger ofour Foundation with the Foundation of the FarrerasValentí Haematology Foundation, which is situatedin the Hosptal Clínic of Barcelona.

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level. Together with each bicycle there is a copy ofthis programme.

Thank you to Editorial Beta too, who have helpedus to provide the welfare flats with a range ofdifferent books.

We ended 2010 with 23,662 members.

4. Our social support

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Throughout the year there have been 4,023members of the public who have wanted tocontribute periodically in our fight againstleukaemia. For the José Carreras Foundation theyrepresent much more than a disinterested monthly orannual donation. They are our social base, andallow us to develop our activities and plan forthe long term, they are the reason we cansustain the fight against leukaemia.

Distribution of resources

Fellowships and scientific research

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Communication

Thank you to them all.Distribution of resources of the José Carreras

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Distribution of the members of the José Carreras Foundation according to their place of residence in the Autonomous Communities of Spain

Evolution of the number of member of the José Carreras Foundation between 1996 and 2010.

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5. Awareness Campaign 2010

The Sant Pau Hospital entrance housed aninstallation which presented the plans of manypatients on small pieces of tape. Symbolically theyrepresented a message of hope for each patient.People who passed by were encouraged to write theirown message of support and place it on the wall.

The campaigns of the Foundation represent anopportunity to mobilise public opinion with regardsto the fight against leukaemia. In addition, theyserve to inform society of the importance ofcollaboration. They aim to promote activeparticipation and encourage public solidarity.

In 2010, the José Carreras Foundation’s annualcampaign was launched in the Sant Pau Hospital inBarcelona where the objectives were explainedBarcelona, where the objectives were explainedpublically by the Foundation’s president. He wassupported at the event by footballer Rafa Márquezand FC Barcelona coach Txiki Begiristáin who bothdemonstrated a lot of sensitivity with the patients.

The sponsors who collaborated in 2010 in thiscampaign were:

Through this campaign the Foundation was able topresent the plans of many people battling againstleukaemia, in order to encourage society to supportthem by helping us to continue our investment inscientific research.

We thank them from the bottom of our heartfor their help and support with our campaign

We are also grateful for the collaboration ofPromedios and the Municipal Transport Company ofMadrid who helped to spread the campaign; theMadrid who helped to spread the campaign; themedia company, Carat, who helped us, free of charge,to plan the distribution of the campaign ontelevision; and the publicity agencies SCPF andSeisgrados who assisted with the production of theadvert and other materials.

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6. Press, Communication and Social Networks

The Foundation’s communication departmentregularly informs the different media channels aboutthe activities of the Foundation and its president.The Press and Communication office also aims toraise awareness of the disease within society and toexpress the need for involvement and help in thefight, etc. During 2010:

The Foundation’s ad ert has been sent to 90

The José Carreras Foundation is also maintains anactive presence throughout an array of socialnetworks and blogs.

During 2010, more than 16,000 people havej i d F b k W h i

Four times a year, the Foundation sends a magazinei b i h ll h l i f i

-The Foundation’s advert has been sent to 90magazines and newspapers-The radio advert has been sent to 78 radiostations.-The Foundation’s banners have been sent to 300websites and blogs.- 8 Press releases have been published.

joined our Facebook page. We have written 227entries in our corporate blog which has receivedmore than 32,500 visitors.

The “Cuentanos tu plan” blog has explained theplans of more than 110 patients who are sufferingor have suffered from leukaemia and otherhaemotological malignancies. This blog has receviedmore than 34,500 visitors during 2010. Inaddition, the Foundation can also be found onT i d Y b

to its contacts base with all the latest informationregarding the fight against leukaemia. To receive itdigitally you just have to send us an email tocomunicacio@fcarreras.es.

The Foundation also produces a website whichcontains information regarding the disease, thedonation of hematopoietic stem cells, the differentmethods of collaboration, the forums, etc. Thispage received more than 225,000 visitorsd i Twitter and Youtube.during 2010.

www.cuentanostuplancontralaleucemia.blogspot.com

www.fundacionjosepcarreras.blogspot.com

During 2010, we also launched the solidarity textservice in collaboration with Vodafone (only forSpain).

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José Carreras and Kiri Te Kanawa

7. Activities of the President

Once again, the German public has demonstrated itsimmense generosity and sensitivity in the fightagainst leukaemia. The 16th charity Gala of the

The 8th of December, José Carreras presented ashow in the Royal Albert Hall in London to benefitthe leukaemia foundation that took his name.In addition, the concert raised funds forAsthma UK, which is a British non-profit

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José Carreras raised more than 6.6million Euros in the XVI television Galaagainst Leukaemia in Germany

José Carreras and Kiri Te Kanawa, together in London against Leukaemia

against leukaemia. The 16th charity Gala of theJosé Carreras International Foundationagainst Leukaemia raised over 6.6 millionEuros in donations. This television marathon wascelebrated last night in Leipzig and was broadcast bythe German television network ARD.

In order to reach this success, José Carreras enjoyedthe support of many renowned artists who performedduring the Gala, such as Sting and Michael Bolton

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organization.

José Carreras, together with the renowned NewZealander soprano Kiri Te Kanawa, interpreted themelodies of the operas, Manon and El Cid, amongothers. The British Royal PhilharmonicOrchestra, conducted by Maestro DavidGiménez, students of the Accademia Solti TeKanawa, the violinist Ikuko Kawai, and theCatalan tenor Sergi Gimenez, among others,

among others.

The sixteen charity Galas to be organized by the JoséCarreras International Foundation againstLeukaemia have raised more than 89 million Eurosto benefit the fight against leukaemia.

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José Carreras receives the "Save theChildren" Award for his humanitarianwork against cancer.

September saw the 15th celebration of the Save theChildren Awards in Madrid. The people honoured atthe event were; Shirin Ebadi, an Iranian humanrights activist and Nobel Peace prize winner; MiraSorvino, an actress and UN ambassador againsthuman trafficking; Danielle Mitterran, president ofthe France-Libertés Foundation, Sebastiao Salgado,President of the Terra Institute; and José Carreras,President of the José Carreras Foundation againstLeukaemia.

During his speech José Carreras said, "I want toshare this award with the unknown protagonists inthe fight against leukaemia: with the scientists, thedoctors, and the health workers, who makeimprovements in diagnosis and treatmentprocedures possible with their vocation and dailycommitment and who continually improve the livescommitment, and who continually improve the livesof patients; with all the voluntary bone marrowdonors that altruistically give another human beingthe opportunity to continue living; and of coursewith the patients and their families, because theyface the disease head on and they give meaning tothe collective fight to eradicate this disease and thesuffering“.

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In February, José Carreras began a small tour with 3

José Carreras promotes the fight against leukaemia to the rhythm of Spanish, Catalan and Italian melodies.

Charity concert in the United Kingdomy g 3charity concerts in Pesaro (Italy). The PedrottiAuditorium in Pesaro successfully hosted the tenor,who was accompanied by renowned pianist LorenzoBavai.

In the Italian city of Brescia he presented the“Carreras for Children” concert. This concertwas in aid of the Foundation that took his name andthe Italian NGO Essere Bambino, which is dedicatedto helping hospitalized children and their families.

Last June, José Carreras was the principalprotagonist at a charity event in Hereford (UK). Theevent also included a performance of Johann Straussjunior’s “Die Fledermaus” by the chamber operagroup Diva Opera.p g p

On this occasion Mr. Carreras was not onlyaccompanied by Lorenzo Bavai; the renowned groupNuovo Quartetto Italiano also joined him to performthe melodies of Francesco Paolo Tosti, GaetanoLama, and Pietro Mascagni.

Returning to Spain, the Girona Auditoriumhosted another charity concert by José Carreras. Theevent was sponsored by the Girona Chamber ofCommerce who were celebrating their 100thAnniversary. Mr. Carreras once again performed arange of Spanish, Catalan and Italian songs.

The tenor performed to a distinguished audiencewhich included their Majesties the Prince andPrincess of Asturias and the President of the Catalangovernment, Mr. José Montilla. The concert waspresented to benefit the José Carreras Foundationagainst Leukaemia.

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8. Charitable activities: aboveand beyond

REDMO received the first prize in the Farmaindustria Foundation awards

The jury of the Farmaindustria Foundation awards,which recognise “The Best Initiatives in Patient Care2010” , awarded the José Carreras Foundation withfirst prize in December. The Foundation had been

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The Catholic University of Valencia “San VicenteMártir” as awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa

Prof. Ciril Rozman, Vice-President of the José Carreras Foundation, is named Doctor Honoris Causa by the Catholic University of Valencia.

selected as a group of 10 finalists in the Patientscategory of the NGO’s and other collectiveorganisations section. The REDMO (Bone MarrowDonors Registry) project was the cause for the reasonfor the nomination.

Dr. Enric Carreras, Director of REDMO,personally received the award which camewith a 30,000 Euro prize fee.

Mártir as awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causato Prof.Ciril Rozman. Dr. Rozman is considered to beone of the most esteemed international contributorsto the field of medicine and especially haematoligicaldiseases.

The Polish contralto Ewa Podles

Prof. Emili Montserrat receives the Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Athens

Prof. Emili Montserrat, an esteemed member of the

On the 10th of December, the contralto Ewa Podles,and pianist Ania Marchwinska, performed a concertat the José Carreras Auditorium in Vila-Seca

The Polish contralto Ewa Podlesperformed benefit concert in the José Carreras Auditorium in Vila-Seca to benefit the fight against leukaemia.

,haematology team at Hospital Clínic in Barcelonaand a board member of the José CarrerasFoundation, was named Doctor Honoris causa by theUniversity of Athens.

(Tarragona), to the benefit of the José CarrerasFoundation against Leukaemia. The music venue hasseen 404 concerts with since its inauguration inNovember 2002, with 119,000 people attendingdifferent performances. During 2010, the JoséCarreras Auditorium Foundation donated 12,000€ toour Foundation, money raised through previousgalas.

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The Catalan jeweller Sorigué Joiers unitswith the fight against leukaemia

The Catalan jeweller Sorigué Joiers unites with thefight against leukaemia by donating 5% of each piece

The winning jersey from The Tour of Spain 2010, was auctioned for the benefit

Vincenzo Nabali’s winners ‘jersey’ from the Tour ofSpain 2010, was auctioned by the José CarrerasFoundation against Leukaemia. The auction wasadministered through Socialbid, which is anorganisation dedicated to the auction of items whichraise money for non-profit organisations. With this

of its silver collection, under the José CarrerasFoundation-Sorigué 925 initiative.

of the fight against leukaemia

y p gparticular bid we were able to raise 202.5€.

We want to thank the Rodriguez family for theirSolidarity weddings

Awareness in San Sebastián de los Reyes

The wedding of Lia and Pau was not exactlyconventional. He is a Chronic Myeloid Leukaemiapatient, and together they decided that their unionwould have extra significance: they encouraged theirfamily and friends to make a small contribution tothe José Carreras Foundation. And their loved onesresponded well.

dedication and energy in their daily quest to raiseawareness of the fight against leukaemia. Carlos andRosa are the parents four year old Alejandro, whosuffers from leukaemia. As a family they tookadvantage of the town festival in San Sebastián de losReyes to collaborate with the José CarrerasFoundation. They set up an information stand tohelp us raise awareness of the donation of bonemarrow and the importance of collaboration in orderfor us to continue our investment in scientific

Solidarity weddings

Lia and Pau donated 1,300 Euros to the JoséCarreras Foundation against Leukaemia.

This year, mr. Jaume Rius Mas and mrs. MercéGuilera Mayol celebrated their golden weddinganniversary in the Sant Llorenç Cathedral in SantFeliu de Llobregat (Barcelona). These supporters ofthe Foundation also decided to make their day a littlemore special by inviting their guests to make adonation towards the fight against Leukaemia They

for us to continue our investment in scientificresearch.

donation towards the fight against Leukaemia. Theymanaged to raise an amazing 3,300 €.

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Solidarity birthdays

María, from Manresa (Barcelona) celebrated her80th birthday in style and with solidarity in mind.She received over 4,000€ for this specialoccasion, and she donated all of it to the José

Solidarity in the Ebro Delta

Last July, La Musclera del Delta organised the IIIedition of the popular Mussels festival of Amposta.On this occasion the famous Ebro mussel tastingevent was a charity affair. All the money raisedfrom the sale of Musclera hats and portionsserved was donated to the José CarrerasFoundation against Leukaemia. In total, theyraised more that 2,500€.

occasion, and she donated all of it to the JoséCarreras Foundation against Leukaemia.

In December 2009, we set a testing challenge: tocollect 5,000 hearts against leukaemia andthereby symbolically obtain one heart foreach person that is diagnosed with leukaemiain Spain each year More than 26 000 became On the 10th of July the city of Tarragona hosted a

5,000 hearts against Leukaemia

Capoeira charity event

in Spain each year. More than 26,000 becamefans of this initiative on Facebook. Throughout thiscampaign we have received a wide range of hearts; ofchildren; of animals; of cartoons; of patients; oforigami; any many more. However, the greatestsuccess of this campaign was the hugenumber of people that have been made awareof the fight against this disease.

To show our appreciation, we rewarded the first 250collaborators to respond with a unique T shirt to

On the 10th of July the city of Tarragona hosted acharity Capoeira event, in which over 300 peopleparticipated, through the group, ABADÁ CAPOEIRATARRAGONA. The event was presented with theslogan DONATE LIFE, DONATE BONE MARROWand had the objective of raising awareness about thedonation of bone marrow.

For each km, 1€ against leukaemiacollaborators to respond with a unique T-shirt tocommemorate the success of the campaign. Last August Paco Portero, husband of an ex-

leukaemia patient, participated in the Ironmancompetition, in Regensburg (Germany). The eventconsisted of a 3.8km swim, 180km on bike, and42.2km running. In total: 226 charitablekilometres.

Solidarity at the Madrid Tennis open

In 2010, the Madrid Tennis Open consisted of a littlemore than just tennis. The event helped usenormously to raise awareness of the fight againstleukaemia. During the tournament, leaflets,information packs, and posters were distributed, aswell as a donation pot for spectators to make acontribution to our Foundation.

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Charity lollipops

Sueño de Hadas have demonstrated their desire toadd their grain of sand to the fight against leukaemiaby producing and selling some very special items.

Charity meal against leukaemia

For each “Children’s game” soap lollipop that theysell, they donate a euro to our cause. In April, another of the now traditional charity meals

against leukaemia was celebrated in Figueres. Afterthe death of the organizer Alfons Gómez and hispartner, Jaume Compte, this years event wasarranged by his wife and son, Fina Capel and AlfonsGómez Capel.

Francesc, ex-leukaemia patient, completed the Santiago way whilst raising awareness about the donation of bone marrow.

In April, Francesc completed the final 4 kilometres ofhis solidarity walk on the Santiago Way. Throughouthis journey he informed many pilgrims about theimportance of donating bone marrow.

Charity “Falleros”

The fight against leukaemia arrived in Antarctica

On the 12th of March the Falla Teodoro Llorente (ElCano) organised a charity dinner. The event raised atotal of 2,180€.

On the 3rd of April, the IV Rocío Mendoza Memorial

José Luis is a family man and veterinary member ofthe Army’s Antarctica Campaign 2009/2010.Following the illness of 4 year old Raul, and out offriendship with the family, José Luis decided tos mbolicall take the fight against le kaemia to the

Charity Golf Tournament

Golf Tournament was held. This competition is nowa constant fixture on the calendar each year. Thisyears event raised more than 15,000 € for theJosé Carreras Foundation againstLeukaemia.

symbolically take the fight against leukaemia to theedge of the world!

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Charity dinner in the Méridien Hotel in Barcelona

The 1st July saw the first charity dinner to benefit thefight against leukaemia. The event was organised

Víctor Valdés auctioned his boots from the Champions league final in Paris to g g g

by Foundation members, Sara Codina andSylia Obach in the Méridien Hotel inBarcelona.

The event was a success and helped to raise over3,500€ for the José Carreras Foundation againstLeukaemia.

Víctor Valdés, the FC Barcelona goalkeeper and oneof the goalkeepers of the national team, gifted hisfootball boots to the fight against leukaemia andmultiple sclerosis. The boots he donated were theones he wore in the 2006 Champions league final inP i (B A l)

benefit the fight against leukaemia and multiple sclerosis

Paris (Barça – Arsenal).

This charitable action sponsored by Canal +, raiseda total of 1,400€.

The sports club Manteka from Jerez de la Frontera isan example of solidarity and humanity. They actively

The authentic “Manteka” spirit against leukaemia

collaborated with the José Carreras Foundationagainst Leukaemia in July by organising anothercharity event: the I Manteka Bike SolidarityRace against Leukaemia. The event was fromJerez to Cádiz.

This event adopted the colour orange as its themeand Manteka Bike, released the orange event jerseyfor sale, with profits going to the José CarrerasFoundation.

The jewellery designer Lucía Canabal has establisheda collaboration with the José Carreras Foundation

Charity bracelets by Lucía Canabal tobenefit the fight against Leukaemia

To take advantage of the European week againstLeukaemia, the Domena Association (EduardoDomezáin Association) from Navarra organisedseveral conferences to help raise awareness about the

Raising awareness about the donation of bone marrow

against Leukaemia. Her contribution comes in theform of a charity bracelet which she has designed andmarketed to benefit the fight against Leukaemia. TheJose Carreras Foundation charity bracelet by LucíaCanabal is available in two versions. Both modelsinclude a plaque with the inscription “NOLEUCEMIA”. 15% of the sales of the bracelets goestowards projects of the José Carreras Foundationagainst Leukaemia. The bracelets can be found on thedesigner’s webpagep

disease and the donation of bone marrow. the slogan“YOU CAN PREVENT THE FURTHER LOSS OFLIFE” was the theme of the events. The coordinatorof the Bone Marrow Donors Registry (REDMO),Núria Marieges, participated in the conferenceentitles “The José Carreras Foundation, 20 yearsworking for the patients of leukaemia”.

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designer s webpage.

With this resource, patients weakend by

11. Corporate Partners

Since 2006, BonPreu customers ha shown theirsolidarity and trust through the donation of the

, p ychemotherapy or a transplant, can enjoy a little lightexercise each day.

For their part the DIR Foundation have prepared anexercise programme with varying levels of difficulty.The programme is specifically designed for thepatients of leukaemia and other haemotologicaldiseases who are recuperating in our welfare flats.

BonPreu customers contribute more than 21,000€ to the fight against leukaemia

solidarity and trust through the donation of thepoints accumulated on the BonPreu/Esclat customercards. The Foundation has invested this kindgenerosity in the scientific research of leukaemia.

During 2010, these points reached a figure of21,448€. In total, since 2006, BonPreu customershave managed to raise more than 72,000€ forthe fight against leukaemia.

The objective is to incorporate sport into the processof recuperation and establish a healthy habit andbetter quality of life. To realise some lightexercise during the recuperation process of ahaematological or cancerous disease is both aphysical and emotional benefit for thepatient.

O th 24th f N b I d i d

Information about the donation of bone marrow in Indra

On the 24th of November, Indra organised aninformation session for their employees aboutvarious social projects, including our Foundation.Carlos, an Indra employee and father of 5 year oldAlejandro who suffers from leukaemia, volunteeredto explain the projects of our organisation. Jorge, afellow Indra worker and bone marrow donor,explained the importance of donation.

MANGO presented a conference regarding the donation of bone marrow

MANGO has been corporate partner of theFoundation since 2007 and on the 5th of Novemberthey organised an informative talk regarding thedonation of bone marrow and umbilical cordblood. The talk. Which took place in the Palu Solitài Plegamans branch of Mango, ended with employeesbeing given the opportunity to register themselves asdonors. They were able to register there and then

The DIR Foundation collaborated in the 2010 Foundation’s Christmas Campaign

The DIR Foundation collaborated in the 2010Christmas Campaign of the José Carreras Foundation

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y gdue to a pioneering new test which takes a salivasample. However, this method is currently still at thepilot stage.

In this way MANGO has shown how fully committedthey are to our cause. They have opened their doorsto raise awareness about the importance of donationamong their employees.

Christmas Campaign of the José Carreras Foundationagainst Leukaemia by offering sportingsuggestions for the patients staying in theFoundation’s welfare flats.

Through the Christmas Campaign “With 5 and onWheels” the José Carreras Foundation providedexercise bikes to the 6 welfare flats under its control.The flats help those patients suffering fromhaemotogical diseases and their families.

The professional training firm Global System became

Global System raises awareness among its students

Celgene collaborates in h i f b The professional training firm Global System became

a member of the José Carreras Foundation bymaking regular contributions. In addition to adonation of 6,000€ they also help to raiseawareness among their new students aboutthe fight against leukaemia. They provide newstudents with the opportunity to register theircontact detail with the Foundation in order for us toremain in contact regarding our activities. GlobalSystem currently sixteen training centres all overS i

the promotion of bone marrow donation

The pharmaceutical company Celgene hosted thedirector of the Bone Marrow donors registry, Dr.Enric Carreras, at their offices on the 1st ofSeptember. The doctor was invited the give atalk to the employees of the company on thedonation of bone marrow. Courtesy of Celgene

Spain.

In September Leroy Merlin in Puerto Real (Cádiz)

LEROY MERLIN, a very charitable company

y git was possible to offer those who attended with thepossibility of inscribing on the registry using apioneering new technique to define donorcompatibility. The new method involves takinga sample of the saliva of the possible donorand thus avoiding the need to take a bloodsample.

Celgene has collaborated with the José CarrerasFoundation since 2010.In September Leroy Merlin in Puerto Real (Cádiz)

launched an awareness campaign in favour of theJosé Carreras Foundation against Leukaemia.

During the campaign all the check out and customerservice staff wore Foundation T-shirts anddistributed leaflets to raise awareness about the fightagainst leukaemia.

The pharmaceutical firm Sanofi Aventis marked themeeting of the European Director Generals on the

Sanofi Aventis collaborates in scientific research

meeting of the European Director Generals on the2nd of July by making a donation of 5000€ to theJosé Carreras Foundation against Leukaemia.

This donation was invested in the scientific researchof leukaemia, which affects 5000 people in Spain,each year and accounts for 70% of childhood cancers.

With their donation, Sanofi Aventis reaffirmed theircommitment to the improvement of healthcare andthe quality of life of patients especially young

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The Bancaja Social performance offers more resources for leukaemia patients

In July 2010, the Bancaja social performance waspresented at the Palau de la Música Catalana in

patients.Barcelona. Under the banner of “ Help for public andsocial institutions” Bancaja raised 4,000€ forthe José Carreras Foundation againstLeukaemia. The money was invested in themaintenance of the Foundation’s welfare flatsfor patients of low economic resources andtheir families.

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Lots of collaborations during the European week against Leukaemia 2010 (21st-28th of June) Charitable contributions from

Enagás, Fundación Renta, L b t i E t M L

Many businesses supported us one way or anotherduring the European week against Leukaemia. Theyall helped us to add extra significance to our message.

The Casa del Libro added a José CarrerasFoundation bookmark to all the shipments of ordersmade online during the week.

Also with the goal of raising awareness of the fight

Laboratorios Esteve, Mango, La Caixa, Banc Sabadell, Caja Navarra, Gas Natural and Fundación Caja Madrid.

Many businesses collaborate economically each year,with donations that we invest in all areas of ouractivity. During 2010, the following businesses have

against leukaemia, we were joined in the campaignby Yell Publicity, who are responsible for the onlineyellow pages. Yell helped to publicise the Europeanweek against Leukaemia through their popularwebsite.

Other businesses opted to raise awareness of ourcause through their customers and employees. Weparticularly encourage you to read about the effortsof DiR and Hewlett Packard.

demonstrated their solidarity in the fight againstleukaemia: Enagás (6,000€), Fundación Renta(10,000€ for the welfare flat programme),Laboratorios Esteve (6,000€ for the welfare flatprogramme), Mango (6,000€), La Caixa star points(10,103€), Banc Sabadell points (2,665€), “Youchoose, you decide” programme of CajaNavarra (9,761.40€ for REDMO and the welfareflats), Gas Natural points (9,032€) andFundación Caja Madrid (30 000€ for the Spanishof DiR and Hewlett Packard.

EurekaKids offer presents to the smallest leukaemia patients

Fundación Caja Madrid (30,000€ for the Spanishscientific research fellowship). To all of them wewant to express our huge gratitude for all theirsupport.

Other business have been very active in theircampaigning amongst their employees, regarding theimportance of the fight against leukaemia. This

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The games company EurekaKids offered presents tochildren hospitalized in the Paediatric ward of SantPau Hospital during a visit by Foundation president,José Carreras, and FC Barcelona player, RafaMarquez, in March 2010.

importance of the fight against leukaemia. Thisdisease affects more than 5,000 people every year inour country. Employees of the following businesseshave been informed through emails, intranets, andposters: Banesto, Zeltia Pharmamar, Inibsa,Arbora Ausonia, Indra, Becton Dickinson,Global System, Sony, Wurth, Janssen Cilag,Carat, Bayer Healthcare, Bon Preu, DeutscheBank, Laboratorios Esteve, Fundación RentaCorporación, Mango, LaboratoriosA Zé E á d P C i

This year, the José Carreras Foundation signed acollaboration accord with Deutsche Bank. The

h h l f h DB OS

Deutsche Bank’s solidarity call centre

AstraZéneca, Enagás, and PromoCaixa.

Canal Català Tv, Grupo Godó, Radio teletaxi,Radio Marina, Cadena Dial, M80, Onda Jerez,Ona Valls, Diari de Sant Cugat, El Mundo,Diario de Navarra, ADN, and La PrensaHoy opened their respective media channels asmeans of communication.

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agreement states that the employees of the DB OSinteractive division in Barcelona, voluntarily offertheir services through a solidarity call centre. Thiscollaboration is an enormous help to the Foundation.

During the awareness campaign and other momentsof the year we often need to make a large quantity ofcalls but usually it is necessary to contract an outsidecompany to do this.

The José Carreras Foundation has many informative

8. Materials to raise awareness

The José Carreras Foundation has many informativematerials available which serve to raise awarenesssuch as the web, the informative dossier, magazinesand much more. Throughout 2010, we have madean even greater effort to inform more people aboutleukaemia and other haematological malignancies tothe highest possible degree. With this in mind wehave been more active than ever on our socialnetworks and blogs. We have made a large amountof material available throughout the year.

Materials to download

On the José Carreras Foundation webpage(www.fcarreras.org) you can find a diverse range ofmaterials to download (banners, dossiers, posters,wallpapers, etc.) to help raise awareness of the fightagainst leukaemia

Medulín’s family

With the aim of entertaining the smaller patients, theJ é C F d i d k i lf

against leukaemia.

Monday’s ABC

Every Monday, you can find a report or article relatedto the treatment of leukaemia and otherhaematological malignancies, on our corporate blog.

José Carreras Foundation created a make-it-yourselfgame called “The Medulín family”. It is a tool forhospitalized children and was sent to all the publicpaediatric hospitals in Spain.

www.fundacionjosepcarreras.blogspot.com

Fundraising kit

Mini infos

We often get asked by members of the pubilic forsuggestions about how to collaborate in addition tomaking a regular donation. With this in mind weproduced a document which proposes ideas abouthow to raise funds in an original and fun way. Youcan find the “fundraising kit” on our webpage.

Since the beginning of 2010 we have offered a seriesof documents called “mini infos” on our web page(Media section). These documents serve to informepeople about different blood diseases in a clear andeducational way. We also make available several“mini infos” related to books, films informativemanuals which tackle the issue of cancer orleukaemia.

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If you would like to receive the annual accounts of the Foundation, for the fiscal year 2010, or any other information, please do not hesitate to contact us at:

Contact

José Carreras Foundation against Leukaemia

C/Muntaner, 383 2º

08021 Barcelona - SPAIN

T. (+34) 93 414 55 66 F. (+34) 93 201 05 88

Email: info@fcarreras.es

Web: www.fcarreras.org g