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Save the Date!
Tee It Up
To Celebrate Life
June 10, 2013
Marin Country Club
Novato
Stepping Out
To Celebrate Life
September 28, 2013
Marin Center Exhibit Hall
San Rafael
Stepping Out
Committee Meetings
We welcome everyone to be a part of our largest gala fundraiser!
April 15
June 4
July 17
August 26
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Hospice by the Bay
17 E Sir Francis Drake Blvd., #100 (2nd floor)
Larkspur
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To Celebrate Life Breast Cancer Foundation Awards $238,125 to 14 Bay Area Organizations
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The Foundation's Grants Review Committee, made up of community health and medical leaders, breast cancer survivors and Foundation directors, has awarded $238,125 to 14 Bay Area nonprofit organizations. On April 1 checks were presented by Board Grants Chair, Jane Pallas, together with major Foundation donors. Attending the uplifting and inspirational reception were donors, event sponsors and the very important volunteers who worked during 2012 to raise funding for this evening. These awards bring the total granted since the organization's inception in 1996 to over $3.75 million. 2013 GRANT RECIPIENTS
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| Get Ready to TEE IT UP at our 10th Annual "Mixed" Golf Tournament - June10 |
Presented by:
Our 10th annual golf tournament is off to a great start with R.A.B.
Motors / Mercedes Benz as our premier Tee It Up presenter. Join us at the Marin Country Club in Novato for a fabulous day of golf. Two players of the winning foursome will be going to play in the Mercedes-Benz Dealer Championships Western Sectional in Hawaii, staying at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort in Lahaina, guests of Mercedes Benz! Members of the winning foursome will face off in a putting contest to determine which two go to Hawaii. FIND OUT MOREWe've planned a full day of activities, including boxed lunch, 18-hole scramble format golf tournament (open to men and women and all levels of golfers), followed by a cocktail reception and award ceremony. Shop at a silent auction chock full of interesting items.Try for this Mercedes SUV (base model GLK 350) on the hole-in-one!  Fun for non-golfers, too. You don't have to be a golfer to have a great time at Tee It Up. Spouses and significant others are invited to join us after the round of golf. Arrive in time for the reception and you'll get to share in the great golf stories, enjoy cocktails and tasty food, and join in on the silent auction bidding.  Tickets, $275 per golfer, (include all activities for the entire day and evening) Cocktails and dinner only, $75 REGISTRATION opens April 15 |
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Meet our NEW Board President and Members
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To Celebrate Life is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeanne Capurro as the new President of the Board of Directors, and Rebecca Spencer and Gerard Bourguignon as new Board Members.
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New Year, NEW Website
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To Celebrate Life Breast Cancer Foundation website has a new look and a more user-friendly format!
We invite you to visit the site often to find the latest Foundation information. You can also secure reservations for our events and make donations online.
The new website follows the updating of our logo, branding and mission statement, all accomplished in 2012.
A special thank you to web designer, Lillie Dignan (The Bright Studio), Lanny Udell (CopyWhiz) and the Communications Committee for their efforts in bringing this final phase of our new look to fruition.
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Volunteers Said YES! at Annual Kickoff
| In January, Acqua Hotel in Mill Valley said YES to hosting our Volunteer Kickoff event. Volunteer Kathy Lemke and board member Yvonne Robinson planned a fun evening highlighting our exciting events for 2013. We can always use more volunteer energy to fulfill our mission, so if you would like to make a difference, and have a great time in the process, we welcome you to JOIN OUR VOLUNTEER FAMILY or call 415-455-5882.
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Face of the Foundation - Bridget Moore
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 Bridget first volunteered with To Celebrate Life in 2011. A professional graphic designer (Bridget Moore Design), she donated her talents to help us create the invitation, program and signage for Stepping Out. Bridget also worked with the Foundation's Communications Committee to develop a brochure and individual inserts highlighting our three events.Why does she volunteer? "In these difficult economic times, combined with the challenges women and men go through with breast cancer, I learned how valuable To Celebrate Life Breast Cancer Foundation is," says Bridget. "I wanted to put my graphic design skills to work to help others and work with people from different backgrounds." This year Bridget looks forward to volunteering her services for Tee It Up and Stepping Out. We're so grateful for her dedication and wonderful work on behalf of To Celebrate Life.
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Just Say YES! and become a To Celebrate Life Volunteer
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Volunteers are the core of our organization and we're always looking for people to join our Foundation family. Whatever your talent, skills and interests, there are so many opportunities and ways you can help make a difference. Volunteering is fun, and so rewarding! Our Wish List
Do you have skills in these areas?
- Event planning/production
- Fundraising
- Silent auction soliciting
- Videography/video-editing
- General Foundation administration assistance
- Database skills
- Writing - proof reading
- Photography
- Graphic design
- Social Media
Read more about how you can make a difference and Just say YES! Sign up to VOLUNTEER  | |
2012 Tee It Up volunteers Mike Belling, Laurie O'Mara, Kate Hamiltion, Jocelyn Cronin and Rich DeMartini
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How YOUR DONATIONS Help
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Charlotte Maxwell Complementary Clinic - a 2013 Grantee
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To Celebrate Life funded Program: Unmet Basic Needs of Low-Income Women with Advanced Breast Cancer
The Integrated Advanced Cancer Program of CMCC's combined model of care provides comprehensive multi-lingual social services, benefits advocacy and navigation along with complementary alternative medicine proven to reduce the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation. This protocol effectively addresses the basic and physical needs of women battling breast cancer and poverty.
Help To Celebrate Life continue to make a difference in someone's life.
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Tidbits
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Ceres Community Project founder  recognized in Bay Area Proud Series
Catheryn Couch, founder of Ceres, a To Celebrate Life grantee, was recently recognized as "Doing the Right Thing" in the community. Watch this inspiring VIDEO
Man to Man helps men whose partners have breast cancer
Woody Weingarten's wife has been clear of breast cancer for some 17 years. But that hasn't stopped the San Anselmo reseident from heading to Denny's in Corte Madera every Wednesday morning to be present and available for men whose partners are dealing with challenges he knows all too well.
"Men play the macho game all the time. They think they can fix everything. Breast cancer is not something they can fix, and the emotional impact both on the partner and the male is also something that's not fixable", says Weingarten of the need for Man to Man, a drop-in men's support group now it its 20th year.
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Woman with breast cancer a model of beauty in Paris photo shoot
Watch this inspirational video
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Help ensure that future patients struggling with breast cancer receive the help they need.
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Join our Celebration Circle and help fulfill our vision that no one faces breast cancer alone...now, and in the future.
By including a planned gift to the Foundation as part of your estate plan you'll help ensure the continuation of To Celebrate Life's work for many years to come. As an all-volunteer organization we put your dollars to work in the community, not in our overhead.
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If you have Foundation updates or meeting information to submit for consideration for the next issue, send to: in the LOOP
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