 2014 Mike Patterson InvitationalThomson Country Club-North Reading, Massachusetts |  Kids Clubs ChallengeEric Tinkler and Mike Amato |  Tim Patterson and his foursome 2014Tim is joined by Mike Amato, Mike Ibrahim and Mike Andre at the 2014 Mike Patterson Invitational |
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 MPF BoardsMade by Richie Spagnuolo |  Mini-Golf TournamentLeft to Right - Matt Anderson, Tim Grogan, Anthony Durkee, and Jen Grogan |  The PattersonsJackie, Georgia, Tim, Amy and Lynne |
 RAFFLES! |  The girls beat the guys!Mike Ibrahim, Holly Jackson, Kristen Prudden, and Andre'a Ciano |  Georgia with the LeaderboardGeorgia Patterson points out The Mike Patterson Invitational on the leader board at The Jimmy Fund Golf Appreciation Night |
Why We Do It
The Mike Patterson Foundation was founded in 2012 with our first event, a mini-golf tournament. After a huge success, we decided to make it a continuous, year-round effort, instead of a once per year event. It is our hope that we can count on your commitment to helping us attain our goal of reaching $1,00,000 donated to Dana-Farber, in support of breast cancer research. Our promise is to always raise money for breast cancer research in memory of Mike Patterson and Nicole Heck
To date, we have raised $240,000. Check out our blog for more personal stories from people who have helped us along the way.
Where Your Money Goes
"Cancer is complicated. While we have achieved remarkable successes in treating many forms of the disease, we lack effective treatments for other subtypes. Drug resistance is a vexing problem, some therapies show terrific initial response only to lose effectiveness as the cancer mutates. The pace of discovery is slow because cancer is complex and our work is meticulous. Your support is crucial to turn promising research into effective treatments.
Private support is essential for conducting innovative basic research, which is not eligible for federal funding until well along in successful testing. Philanthropy provides seed funding to test our hypotheses and bring promising studies far enough along to attract federal support. "
-Dana-Farber Cancer Institute