Women's Cancer Resource Center News
February 2007
Merle Weiner, the Board President of the Women’s Cancer
Resource Center since 2003, has contributed to the success
of the center in countless ways. She leads, guides and
inspires all of us to take on new challenges on behalf of the
women we serve.
Merle has set a personal
fundraising goal for herself in 2007– to convince 60
individuals to become monthly online donors to the Women’s
Cancer Resource Center. She issued this challenge to our
Board:
Our board has been a 100% giving board
for a couple of years now. I ask you to join with me in being
a 100% monthly giving board by signing up to make a regular
monthly donation. Giving in this way is painless. Add $10,
$25, $50 a month to your credit card and you probably won't
even notice the difference. But to the Center, that difference
will mean $120, $300, $600 a year that goes to general
support.
Using the website to sign up for monthly
credit card donations is very easy. But, for anyone who
doesn't want to use a credit card, monthly checks are fine.
And please think about anyone you know who
might be willing to sign up for a small donation every month.
I'm now officially obsessed with growing this important
source of funds for the Center.
Within hours
nearly every Board member responded and agreed to
join our monthly donors program.
Please help the
Women’s Cancer Resource Center (and help Merle meet her
goal) by accepting the challenge and joining our monthly
donors program.
Peggy McGuire
Executive Director
peggy@wcrc.org
510.601.4040 x101
Take Six: A Satellite Show of the Art of Living Black
The Women’s Cancer Resource Center Gallery presents:
Take Six:
A Satellite Show of The Art of Living Black
The Women’s Cancer Resource Center Gallery
presents:
Take Six: A Satellite Show of
The Art of Living Black
Featuring:
- Jason Austin
- Latisha Baker
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- Raymond Haywood
- Tomyé
- Karin Turner
The show runs February 2 to March 16, 2007. Preview
the show!
The WCRC Gallery is located at 5741 Telegraph Avenue
in Oakland. The gallery is wheelchair accessible. There
is no charge for the show or the reception. Regular
gallery hours are Monday - Friday from 9AM - 5 PM.
For more information: (510) 601-4040 x 111 or margo@wcrc.org.
Workshops and Classes
In addition to weekly T’ai chi chih and yoga classes
we will be offering a variety of other workshops and
classes this winter. Please check the calendar on our website or send your contact information mailing address and
email to margo@wcrc.org to make sure that you receive a current
schedule.
Watercolor Painting
This is a class
suitable for beginning painters as well as those with
some watercolor painting experience. Each class will
begin with warm-up exercises and demonstrations of
basic watercolor techniques. In-class assignments
will practice those techniques and explore each
student’s creativity.
The class will be taught
by Margo Rivera-Weiss. All basic materials will be
supplied.
9 Thursdays: February 1st – March
29th, 2 – 4 PM.
Class size is limited - please
register to reserve your space - Margo 510-601-
4040 x111 or margo@wcrc.org
WCRC Cooking Club
This
new group will meet the 3rd Wednesdays of each
month beginning in March. The dates will be: March
21, April 18, May 16, June 20, July
18. . .
Part of each meeting will address
education about food and nutrition including topics
such as: stocking your kitchen, organics on a
budget, and nutrition 101. Another part of each
meeting will be a cooking demonstration on topics
such as soups and stocks, eating well during cancer
treatment, vegetarian delights and much
more.
Come join us to learn more about
healthy cooking and nutrition and to share a light
meal together.
Register: margo@wcrc.orgo
r 510-601-4040 x111
The Art of Jin Shin Jyutsu
with Elizabeth
Forrest
Wednesday, February 21, 6:30 – 8
PM
To register please contact Margo 510-
601-4040 x111, margo@wcrc.org
Fundraisers
Head Designs Presents:
Tito y su Son de Cuba
A Hot Cuban Group Celebrating
Life and Movement
March 17, 2007
9 pm -
1am (no-host bar and Caribbean food)
8:00 pm to 9:00 pm
(Dance lessons & Mojitos)
Local 192, 8460 Enterprise
Way | Oakland, CA 94621
This celebration will benefit
the Women’s Cancer Resource Center, Sister to Sister, and
Latina Services.
$25 Donation – Make
checks payable to Head Designs, 4220 Market St., Oakland,
CA 94608.
For more info, contact Sheila at 510-658-
8226 or sheilaheaddesigns@yahoo.com.
IFMA 7th Annual Golf Tournament
Then check out the International Facility
Management Association (IFMA) - East Bay Chapter’s 7th
Annual Golf Tournament on June 4th, 2007. With proceeds
benefiting the Women’s Cancer Resource Center (WCRC) of
Oakland, you get the opportunity to play at one of the East
Bay’s finest golf clubs – Round Hill Country Club in Alamo –
while helping the WCRC continue its mission to empower
women with cancer to be active and informed consumers
and survivors.
Participants will enjoy the following
activities:
- Outgun The Gorilla
- Long Drive Champ Assistance
- Closest to the Pin, Putting, Hole-in-One, and Long Drive Contests
- BBQ Lunch and Banquet Dinner
- Free Beverages and Snacks
- Spouse Pampering by the Pool
- Live EntertainmentRaffle with Great Prizes and Silent Auction
- Golf Awards
- Resources On Sustainability
For more information and to register either as a player or as a
sponsor, please visit http://ebifmagolf.golfregistrations.com.
ALTERnation
is simply a group of people or nation if
you will, celebrating their "non-normal" lifestyles and choices
in dance, music and performances. Come one come
all...Bring your KINK and dance!!!
What: ALTERnation / IBR 13
When: Friday, February 16th, 2007, 10 pm – 4 am
Where: 525 Harrison, San Francisco (The Sound Factory)
Price:
- $10 in advance (and info) @ www.ALTERnationDance.com
- $15 @ the door before midnight
- $20 @ the door after
- $5 discount with IBR badge
Support our Work
WCRC Wish List
- Locksmith servicesTeas or gift cards to Berkeley Bowl, Trader Joe’s
or Whole Foods to use to purchase tea and goodies
for our clientsGift cards to local furniture/design stores or IKEA
to off-set the cost of our redesign project Graphic design servicesNewer laptop computers
- Cordless microphone, amplifier speakers, stands
and cables, a mixer and turntables (for the Swim a
Mile)
For Bart Ticket Holders
BART tickets with tiny bits of value on them that you find
in your wallet, pockets and drawers have just
become far more valuable to the Bay Area's
community organizations. As part of the Tiny Tickets
Program, BART ticket holders may donate these
tickets to the Women’s Cancer Resource Center.
Connecting local resources and community needs is
what the Tiny Tickets Program is all about. Please
send your "tiny tickets" directly to WCRC at 5741
Telegraph Avenue Oakland, CA 94609. If you’re in the
area you may also drop them off Monday – Friday 9
AM – 5 PM
Clutter-Clearing
Is one of your New
Year’s resolutions to get rid of all that stuff that is
taking up space in your garage and closets?
If so, those items can be donated to the Community
Thrift Store and in turn they will make a donation to
WCRC.
Donate your items to Community
Thrift Store and designate the Women's Cancer
Resource Center as your beneficiary.
Visit the Community Thrift Store at 625 Valencia
Street, San Francisco or call them at 415.861.4910
for more information.
Volunteer
Come to our Volunteer and Intern Orientation!
When: Wednesday, March 7th, 6:00 to 7:30
pm
Where: WCRC office, 5741 Telegraph
Ave. (at the corner with 58th St. in N. Oakland).
Transportation: AC Transit 40 and 40L
buses stop right in front. There is also plenty of
parking if you are driving.
Find out about
who we are, what volunteers and interns do, and
basic information about cancer.
To sign up
for an orientation, e-mail or call Sarah, sarah@wcrc.org, 510.601.4040 x105
WCRC Support Groups
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.
See a list of the support groups at WCRC!
Seasonal Eating
by LauraLynn Jansen
Each season brings with it new fresh food options straight
from the earth. Rarely are these seasonal treasures
acknowledged in local stores instead vegetables from Mexico
and fruits from the other side of the world are ours for the
choosing when the cold winter has hit us in the northern
areas. These modern day conveniences contribute to a
detachment from the sustainable qualities associated with of
these cyclical foods. . . Read Entire Article. . .
LauraLynn Jansen can be contacted through her
website, www.ihcoach.com
Our Mission
To empower women with cancer to be active and informed
consumers and survivors; to provide community for women
with cancer and their supporters; to educate the general
community about cancer; and to be actively involved
in the struggle for a life-affirming, cancer-free society.
email: news@wcrc.org
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