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Volume 4 Number 1
| January 2011
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 2011 Party in the Park! Already?!
Thinking about the next event, YES.
Our 2011 Party in the Park will be held Monday night, July 25, 2011. Plan now to protect this date!
Also please consider how you can help make this event a big success. Many opportunities are available, for all talents and time commitments.
Our Party in the Park kick-off meeting is scheduled for Thursday evening, March 10, above the University of Minnesota's Orthopedic Clinic. Come to talk with your RIS community, learn more about RIS-funded work and join our plans for 2011. Also see our beautiful new image, offered again by photographer Greg Murphy. Stay tuned and register by following this page.
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Fascinated by Science
It can be really hard to love sarcoma cells when you're a cancer patient. Yet your future may depend on scientists finding them fascinating. Meet University of Minnesota Professor and tumor biologist Amy Skubitz, who finds cancer cells the most interesting in the body. We can embrace this interest, as she focuses her talents on discovering better ways for doctors to find, predict and stop cancer cells. Often working with others at the University, including her husband oncologist Keith Skubitz, Amy Skubitz has received more than one RIS grant award. What is it about cancer cells? And how can your tumor cells improve cancer treatment? Visit here to find out. |
RIS Gathering - Sunday, January 23
Patients, survivors, families and those who have lost someone to sarcoma are invited to join us for an afternoon of laughter, strength and grace. Sustain yourself with fine community and delicious refreshments. Allow Triple Espresso founder Bill Arnold to entertain you with his magical humor. Allow sarcoma survivor Ruth Bachman to encourage you with her grit and grace. See program details and register here. |
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Volunteer Needs
On Saturday, February 19, RIS needs you to help staff a table at the Twin Cities Volunteer Expo at the Mall of America. Shifts are two hours, running from 9 am - 4 pm. Please contact Nancy Hendrickson if you will be there! Learn more and Email Nancy.
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3rd Annual Mud Dogs Ride! In February 2011, the Minnesota Snowmobile Association will host another Annual Rendevous near Alexandria, MN. And again this year, Eric Skogman and his fellow "Mud Dogs" are seeking pledges for RIS in connection with the 3rd Annual RIS Mud Dog Ride. Eric was diagnosed with sarcoma in March 2008. His energy in creating the RIS Mud Dog Ride has been a real inspiration. Eric continues to undergo cancer treatments, so we ask that you send some inspirational thoughts his way. To see photos of last year's ride, find out what a "Mud Dog" is, and support the Ride, please click here. |
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Mini Medical School Commences on February 5
All who donated at least $100 to RIS in 2010 will be invited to join University of Minnesota doctors to learn about sarcoma on Saturday, February 5, 2011. This day provides abundant fun and laughter, which is a really nice irony given the cells encased on those pathology slides. Your life has been touched by sarcoma. Why not see its face? To learn more, click here. |
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 Inspiration...
The night was cold, the moon a sliver. The sky suggested mystery; chalky deep violet extending out forever.
Have you learned to listen, to the sky?
-Christin
To view past Inspiration entries, you may visit here. |
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The Karen Wyckoff Rein in Sarcoma Foundation is the primary sarcoma cancer foundation in the upper Midwest. Our goals are to fund research that may find a cure for sarcoma cancers, to provide education for medical personnel and the public, and to support patients and their loved ones. We are an all-volunteer non-profit organization, which allows over 97% of our revenues to directly support our mission!
Sincerely,
Peter Wyckoff, President
Karen Wyckoff Rein in Sarcoma Foundation |
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