March is both Kidney Cancer Awareness Month and NationalColorectal Cancer Awareness Month. The CancerCare Co-Payment Assistance Foundationprovides up to $10,000 per year in co-payment assistance to eligible individuals facing either diagnosis.
CancerCare has responded to the needs of people facing kidney cancer by hosting Connect Education Workshops that offer information about research and treatment in kidney cancer.
Support CancerCare by attending the 2nd Annual Sweet Charity: Candy for a Cause event, hosted by CancerCare’s Junior Committee.
Join us for an evening of hors d’oeuvres, drinks, cupcakes, candy and psychic readings at Dylan’s Candy Bar, with proceeds to benefit CancerCare.
Date & Time:
Thursday, February 11, 2010
7:00 – 10:00 PM
Tickets: $50 per person (advance purchase)
$60 (at the door)
Location: Dylan’s Candy Bar
1011 Third Avenue (3rd Ave & 60th St)
New York, NY
Directions:
Subway: N, R, W, 4, 5, 6 to Lexington Avenue/59th Street
How can I be “strong” and supportive with my spouse while continuing to cope with my own reactions to his diagnosis?…What if my child asks: “Is Mommy going to die?”…What is a healthcare proxy and living will?…How can we protect our family financially while being faced with expensive treatments for cancer?
Get answers to these and other questions in 100 Questions & Answers About Caring for Family or Friends with Cancer (2nd Ed., 2009). The book offers practical guidance for caregivers, family members and friends on how to deal with common concerns arising from a cancer diagnosis.
Co-authored by Richard T. Hara, Ph.D., MSSW, CancerCare’s director of online services, and Susannah L. Rose, MS, MSSW, the book is available from Barnes & Noble, which will donate a portion of the book sale to CancerCare when you link from our website and purchase it online.
CancerCare's Jane Levy (center) with Avon's Carol Kurzig and financial expert Suze Orman, accepting a $1.125 million grant award, made possible by participants in Avon's annual Walk for Breast Cancer.
CancerCare was among 8 non-profit organizations receiving substantial grants this past weekend from the Avon Foundation for Women to support direct services and care for women facing breast cancer.
The grant funds were made possible by the more than 4,000 men and women, including hundreds of breast cancer survivors, who walked in the seventh annual Avon Walk for Breast Cancer on Oct. 10 and 11 in New York City and raised a record $8.7 million to support a variety of health care non-profits that assist women facing breast cancer.
The Walk is a noncompetitive event, in which participants collect pledges for completing either a walking marathon (26.2 miles) or a marathon and a half (39.3 miles), split over 2 days.
The Avon Foundation is a long-time supporter of CancerCare’s free counseling, education and financial assistance programs for underserved women with breast cancer who live in New York City and the tri-state area.
CancerCare received nearly $1.13 million — the second largest grant award presented — during the celebratory Closing Ceremony of the Walk. Suze Orman, financial expert and Special Ambassador for the Avon Foundation for Women, and Carol Kurzig, President of the Avon Foundation, were on hand to present the ceremonial check to CancerCare Director of Patient Services Jane Levy.
To date, Avon’s support has allowed CancerCare to provide its free, professional services to more than 39,000 low-income women facing breast cancer.
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Let your inner rock star free and support a good cause at this special event. A portion of the proceeds benefits the CancerCare Young Adult Program, which provides free professional support services to young adults affected by cancer. When: Monday, Oct. 19th,
6:30 pm – Midnight Where:The Red Lion
151 Bleecker Street
New York, NY
Event Lineup
6:30 – 8:00 pm: Pre-show acoustic karaoke and raffles. Open bar and food (for V.I.P. Pass holders only). 8:00 – 11:00 pm: Live band karaoke* 11:00 – Midnight: Post-show acoustic karaoke party bliss
*There are a limited number of song slots during this event. To guarantee a song slot, please reserve a V.I.P. Entourage Pass, or arrive early the day of the event. To check out the song menu, visit www.crashcoursekaraoke.com.
At Studio 9G in the West Chelsea Arts Building
Wednesday, September 30th and Thursday, October 1st
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Words alone cannot begin to explain how disconnected young adults with cancer often feel from so-called “normal” life. During the annual 12-week Visual Diaries workshop held at the Creative Center and CancerCare in 2008 and 2009, participants came together to learn about photography and share their personal cancer stories. On display at Studio 9G in the West Chelsea Arts Building, this collection of images and video installations illustrates the wide spectrum of experiences and emotions felt by these photographers and their peers through diagnosis, treatment and survivorship.
Cupcakes for a Cause™ Week starts today and runs through Sunday, Sept. 27!
Find a participating bakery near you and purchase delicious cupcakes – a portion of the proceeds will benefit CancerCare for Kids!
Looking for a calorie-free way to participate? Purchase a playful and pretty Cupcake in Bloom™floral arrangement at a participating florist near you and 10% of net proceeds will be donated to CancerCare. Or, shop online from the 1-800-FLOWERS.COM® Cupcakes for a Cause collection, offering a variety of beautiful arrangements that benefit CancerCare for Kids.
You can also support CancerCare for Kids this week when you:
send a virtual e-Cupcake to friends and family ; 1-800-FLOWERS.COM® will donate $1 (up to $5,000)
Become a fan of 1800Flowers on Facebook ; $1 will be donated for each new fan (up to $2,000 if the total fan count reaches 6,000!)
CancerCare for Kids provides free, professional support services, including counseling, education, and financial assistance, to children and families affected by cancer. To find out more, call us at 1-800-813-HOPE (4673) or visit the CancerCare for Kids website.
When: Saturday, September 19
Time: 10 a.m. -5 p.m.
Where: The Brooklyn Flea, 176 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Directions: A/C to Lafayette Ave.
G to Clinton/Washington Ave.
2/3, 4/5, B/D/Q, M/N/R to Atlantic Ave.-Pacific St (use Hanson Place exit, walk up Hanson Place to Greene Ave., then follow Greene Ave. 4 blocks and turn left on Clermont Ave.)
Special Guest Appearances by Matt Lewis of Baked in Brooklyn and Julie Mulligan, 1-800-Flowers.com’s Floral Lifestyle Expert.
Not in the area? Host your own bake sale and donate the proceeds to CancerCare for Kids. Download a free toolkit to get started! The kit, sponsored by Reynolds® Baking Cups, includes a bake sale sign, helpful tips, and a special Red Velvet cupcake recipefrom Matt Lewis! Watch Matt’s video here.
You can brighten someone’s day with flowers — and at the same time support our free, professional counseling services for kids and families facing cancer.
All through September, 1-800-Flowers.com is offering an exclusive floral collection as a part of our Cupcakes for a Cause fundraiser, which supports the CancerCare for Kids program. 1-800-Flowers.com will donate 10% of net proceeds from its collection of beautiful floral arrangements, including the signature Cupcake in Bloom&tradel, to CancerCare. Check out the entire collection!
Teens and young adults diagnosed with leukemia or lymphoma are living longer lives, according to a recent analysis of data from the National Cancer Institute that shows improvements in 5- and 10-year survival rates. This is welcome news. Yet, many young people living with cancer continue to face issues that are different from older people, such as whether or when to go back to school, pursue a career, start a relationship or have children.
These are among the concerns the oncology social workers in our Young Adult Program at CancerCareaddress on a daily basis. Our professional staff provides free counseling, support groups, education, financial assistance and workshops especially tailored to the issues young adults with cancer face.
You can help support our services for young adults. If you live in or are visiting the New York City area in September or October, please join us at these special events:
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