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| News From The Women's Cancer Resource Center May 2010 |
Greetings!
 A couple of weeks ago the WCRC staff met to work on our goals and objectives for the coming fiscal year. It's a really left brain exercise to map out our ambitions against the revenues we predict we can raise and develop measures of the services we plan to provide.
Our ambitions always exceed projected revenues.
Gradually our conversation became more energized and animated as practicality was overtaken by the dreams we have for the center.
Despite the economic downturn, our programs are stable and we will continue to offer information and referral, care planning, support groups, practical in-home support, pro bono psychotherapy, targeted outreach, emotional support, cancer education and navigation by Community Health Advocates to Latinas and African American women, multicultural library, art gallery and cultural and healing arts programs.
We want to do more.
Please take a look at the wish list that emerged during our staff meeting and let me know if you can help make our dreams come true!
- Secure satellite office space in Richmond, Fruitvale district in Oakland and Hayward to support outreach to African American women and Latinas
- Engage individual(s) with information technology expertise to assist in ongoing technology assessment and planning
- Secure financial support to certify the center as a green business
- Launch an oral history/storytelling project to capture the life stories of women with cancer, especially in Spanish
- Engage Spanish speaking psychotherapists in WCRC's pro bono psychotherapy program
- Create a WCRC lifestyle cookbook - incorporating art and poetry/written word and messages about, nutrition, exercise, stress management and environment/greening
- Funding for annual Sister to Sister Retreat
- Offer a Caregivers Support Group for Spanish speaking people
- Partner with local law firm for referrals
- Renovate the kitchen and add a dishwasher and new refrigerator
- Incorporate a labyrinth, picnic tables and garden sculptures
Peggy McGuire
Executive Director
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WCRC Events
We offer a wide variety of events to offer you comfort, community and information. Join us for creativity, feeling good in your body and so much more. For the full description of classes and presenters, please visit WCRC's website. You can see all the events currently scheduled for 2010. All classes and workshops are free of charge and you must register to attend.
Please join us for these important events:
MAY
 Nutrition Movie Night - "Food, Inc."
5/6 (Thu), 6:30 - 8 pm Please join us for a screening of this important film by Robert Kenner. Food, Inc. explores the real story behind chicken "farming," insecticide resistant soybean seeds and tomatoes that don't spoil. Appearances from Michael Pollan (The Omnivore's Dilemna) and other food and nutrition experts. Discussion with nutrition consultant and local chef Sandy Der afterward. REGISTRATION REQUIRED :: please contact margo@wcrc.org Cooking Club: Using Spices & Herbs
 5/19 (Wed) 6 - 8 pm :: Sandy Der Many herbs and spices have potent healing properties. Learn how to spice up your everyday dishes to boost your health. REGISTRATION REQUIRED :: please contact margo@wcrc.org
 Novel Herbal Compounds in Cancer Therapy: Recent Findings for Health 5/25 (Tue) 6:30 - 8 pm :: Debra Sue Kelvin, LAc. In recent years, research has been pouring in on the benefits of turmeric and green tea in the battle against cancer. These are but two botanical powerhouses in the cancer spotlight that have played a significant role in maintaining human health and improving quality of life for thousands of years. Come learn specifics about how these and many other natural compounds are scientifically proving themselves in restoring gene expression and repairing cellular damage. REGISTRATION REQUIRED :: please contact margo@wcrc.org
For events beyond May, please visit WCRC's website.
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Support WCRC
Community Golf Tournament: A Benefit for WCRC
Sunday May 23, 2010 Tilden Park Golf Course 12:00 pm Shotgun $420 Foursomes/$125 Singles 10:30 am Registration 11 am Professional Clinics & Demonstrations Lunch - Raffle - Celebration To register, please visit www.wcrc.org. Community Thrift Store
Clean out your garage and help 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. You can also find them on the web here.
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Environmental Info
Check out all of the fantastic resources on The Ecology Center's website. There is a great video about bottled water -- it is fun and informative while teaching us how to make a difference by not "buying" into the hype about this. They also have a great ecodirectory with local resources from asbestos to worms. Of course there is info about local farmers' markets and CSAs and everything in-between. They even have an EcoCalendar of great local and mostly free events. Keep Grease out of your drainHelp keep our creeks and bay clean. Pour cooled cooking fats, oils and grease that will harden into a sturdy paper container and dispose of in your green recycling bin. For liquid vegetable oils drop off at Biofuel Oasis Cooperative 1441 Ashby Avenue, Berkeley or visit www.ebmud.com/cleanbay for other locations and more details. Report Smoking VehiclesCall 1-800-EXHAUST and have the following info ready: Vehicle Type License Plate Number Date, Time, and Location of the Incident Make and Model of the Vehicle |
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Volunteer
Volunteering at WCRC is the perfect way to give back to others, while at the same time providing nourishment for your spirit. Attend the Volunteer Orientation on the first Wednesday of the month and find out about who we are, what volunteers and interns do and some basic information about cancer. We look forward to seeing you!
To sign up for an orientation, e-mail or call Peggy, peggy@wcrc.org, 510/601-4040 x 101. | |
In the Community
Stories of Grief and Loss Sought
Cheryl Jones, a volunteer therapist in WCRC's Psychotherapy Program, is beginning work on a book about change and growth during the process of grief. She is currently conducting interviews for the book, entitled Can Spring be Far Behind?: The Transformative Potential of Grief.
The book explores the profound life changes that sometimes come after experiencing a significant loss. Through the telling of griever's stories, the book gives comfort and permission to those who are learning how to re-form themselves through the grief process. Although we as human beings don't always learn from our experiences, the promise exists in each moment to go beyond our most difficult times and find their positive potential. By telling the intimate stories of human beings living with loss, this book inspires our awareness of grief's power to teach.
Taking Charge of Pain
Sunday, May 16, 11:30 am SF County Fair Building 1199 9th Avenue, SF Light meal. RSVP requested: 415-932-0949 More information at www.ghlf.org/takingchargeofpain |
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Friend or Foe?
How does it feel to be out numbered 10 to 1? We all are every day. . . .We live with 100 trillion microbes residing in our digestive tract - that's 10 times more than the cells in our body!
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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.
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