Swim A Mile for Women with Cancer
This year marks the Swim A Mile’s 10th anniversary.
In honor of our 10th anniversary we are inviting ALL past
swimmers to participate in this year’s Swim A Mile which
will take place on October 1 and 2, 2005 at the beautiful
Mills College in Oakland, California.
Interested in participating again? Awesome! You can register
online at www.wcrc.org.
If you have questions or need more brochures/pledge forms
please feel free to call Ali at 510.527.1918 or email ali@wcrc.org.
If you would like to volunteer at this year’s Swim
A Mile for Women with Cancer, please contact Sarah at 510.601.4040
x 105 or sarah@wcrc.org.
WCRC Gallery Presents Dream Life: Art by Alexandra Blum
and Mariana Garibay R
Through August 31; join us for a reception with the
artists on Friday, August 5th from 7-9 pm. Live music, refreshments;
free, donations welcome. More
information...
Out and About in Rockridge
As many of you know, the WCRC is participating in the College
Avenue Street fair – Out and About – on Sunday,
September 25. The merchants association has invited us to
have a table in a prominent location at which we will share
information about our services and sell raffle tickets.
Thanks to donations by College Avenue merchants we will
be able to offer raffle winners a variety of different gifts.
The real success of this raffle is contingent on the number
of tickets we can sell before the event – by YOU to
your circle of friends, family and fans. We would like to
invite you to purchase however many tickets you think you
can sell. Tickets come in booklets of thirty and cost $50/booklet.
We recommend selling them at $5 for 3 tickets, but you can
also sell them $2/ticket. Unfortunately, board members and
staff are not eligible to win, but you can make this event
wildly successful by encouraging your loved ones to purchase
tickets.
Would you let us know how many tickets you would like to
purchase and sell? We understand that you need to consider
upcoming asks for swim pledges or other asks you have or
will make. Here’s how it works:
- Set a realistic number
- Give Sarah a check in exchange for booklets
- Sell, sell, sell up until September 25th
Thanks for helping to make this fundraising event a success!
Raffle Update
We want to share the latest good news about our raffle
donations from merchants along College Avenue. The owner
of Tootsies has donated a private pedicure party for nine
of the winner's friends. She will provide free pedicures
(gratuities for the pedicurists not included). This is a
$315 value package.
In addition, the owner of FIT, a women's clothing store,
is donating a $250 gift certificate.
Women’s Cancer Initiative (WCI) will sponsor the
following health fairs:
- 7th Annual Women’s Health Fair 2005
When: Saturday, September 24
Where: The Women’s Center - Walnut Creek
- Monument Community Health Fair 2005
When: Saturday, October 8
Time: 11 am to 4 pm
Where: Meadow Homes Park, Detroit Ave & Sunshine Dr
- Concord
- The Second Annual Hispanic Heritage Discovery Festival
When: TBD (October)
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
If you, or someone you know, does not have insurance,
contact us for information about
FREE BREAST EXAMS AND MAMMOGRAMS
The dates are to be determined, but in the past, free breast
exams and mammograms have been offered during the second,
third and fourth week of October.
These exams are generally offered in the following three places:
- Contra Costa Regional Medical Center - Martinez
- Pittsburg Clinic
- Richmond Clinic
2005 Philanthropy Series | North, South, and East Bay
LGBT Estate Planning: Taking Care of Yourself and Your Community
LGBT people sometimes have particular needs and opportunities
when it comes to estate planning. This session will be an
in-depth workshop looking at estate planning techniques
for LGBT individuals, couples, and families wanting to maximize
their charitable interests. Couples and families have additional
complications because of the lack of recognition of same-sex
marriages. This session will discuss straightforward gifting
techniques, more advanced estate planning and tax strategies,
as well as the current situation with domestic partnership
laws in California (AB205). Options for legacy gifting at
Horizons Foundation will also be presented. RSVP required.
Contact Henry Pacheco at 415.398.2333 x350 or hpacheco@horizonsfoundation.org.
This event is solicitation free and free of charge.
Location: East Bay Community Foundation
200 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
Oakland, CA 94612
Date: August 17, 2005
Time: 12 – 2 pm
Presenters: Deb Kinney, Boutiette + Von Herrmann, LLP &
Diane Cash, Law Offices of Diane Cash.
Co-sponsored by Women’s Cancer Resource Center, NIA
Collective, Pacific Center for Human Growth, and the Horizons
Foundation.
New Program Helps Cancer Patients in Novel Way
Acclaimed authors and patients gather for mutual gain
Oakland — A study published in the Journal of Oncology
showed that early stage breast cancer patients who wrote
about their feelings under the guidance of a psychologist
experienced one-third fewer cancer-related physical problems.
Yet many people do not feel comfortable writing on their
own. A new program, "Cancer in So Many Words,"
will kick off September 22, with an event featuring acclaimed
authors from across the nation who will empower cancer survivors
to use the written word to express their thoughts and feelings.
Sponsored by the Women’s Cancer Resource Center (WCRC)
of Oakland, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center's Markstein
Cancer Education and Prevention Center, and the Carol Ann
Read Breast Center, Cancer in So Many Words will feature
authors including: journalist, filmmaker, and cancer survivor
Lori Hope, author of the new book, Help Me Live: 20 Things
People with Cancer Want You to Know; former 20/20 producer
and breast cancer survivor, Geralyn Lucas, author of Why
I wore Lipstick to my Mastectomy; U.S. News & World
Reports editor Marc Silver, breast cancer husband, and author
of Breast Cancer Husband: How to Help Your Wife (and Yourself)
during Diagnosis, Treatment and Beyond; Jeff Kane, MD, veteran
cancer support group leader and author of How to Heal: A
Guide for Caregivers; and Marsha Tomassi, co-author of One
Bite at a Time, a cookbook of dishes that appeal to people
undergoing cancer treatment.
The kick off event for Cancer in So Many Words will be
held from 6-8:30pm on September 22nd in the Fontaine Auditorium
at Summit's Health Education Center, 400 Hawthorne Avenue,
Oakland, 94609.
The authors, all of whom have been impacted by cancer,
will talk about how and why they started writing, as well
as read from their books. Questions from the audience and
a discussion will follow.
A donation of $10.00 is requested at the door. No one will
be refused admittance. Proceeds will be used to fund writing
programs for cancer survivors. Raffle tickets will be available
at the door, with prizes featuring packs of the authors’
books and other items, including gift certificates for spas.
WCRC Support Groups
See a list of the support groups
at WCRC. If you or a loved one is struggling with cancer,
we encourage you to participate in a support group here
at WCRC. If you are interested in a support group that is
not listed, please call Dolores at 510.420.7900 x112.
~JOYFUL BODY~
Movement/Meditation/Menopause
Women of color, lesbians and friends: access the energetic
potential of this new phase of your life. Whether you are
facing menopause, feeling it, or floundering through its
after-effects, you can access your own body¹s wisdom
as you experience this profound change. Purple Moon Dance
Project¹s Artistic Director Jill Togawa, an experienced
dancer/ choreographer and certified teacher of the Alexander
Technique, combines gentle and fun movement, stretching,
breath-work, meditation and yoga grounded in a safe, sensitive
and culturally-diverse perspective.
August 16 September 20 focus on: Balance
$30 covers the six-class session *
November 15 - December 13 focus on: Loss & Liberation
$25 covers the five-class session *
* Sliding scale is available.
Class meets Tuesdays, 5:30-7:00, with optional tea conversation
and resource sharing from 7:00-7:30
Purple Moon Dance Project Studio
465 10th Street, #302, SF, CA 94103
For registration/information, please call 415.552.1105
or email project@purplemoondance.org.
Class size/registration is limited.
Made possible by funding from Horizons Foundation, The
California Wellness Foundation, The California Endowment,
San Francisco Department of Public Health, Latino Commission,
Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice, and Grants for the
Arts/San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund, with support from the
Purple Moon Dance Project’s Galaxy members and Circle
of Directors.
