Women's Cancer Resource Center News
February 2008
Thanks to a generous gift from the Bud and Joan Coleman Foundation, the Women's CancerResourceCenter has retained the services of Connie Holmes, Ed.D. As our Clinical Consultant, Dr. Holmes will support the center through the following services:
- Facilitating the Metastatic Cancer Support Group and another group to be determined
- Providing clinical supervision to WCRC staff and support group volunteer -counseling and support regarding
- the emotional impact of the work, client screening and assessment and dealing with complex client issues
- Participating in the Board of Director's Program Quality Committee
- Assessing competencies required by staff and support group volunteers
- Recommending strategies to address staff and volunteer skill development
During the past year, Dr. Holmes has facilitated the Metastatic Cancer Support Group for WCRC and in the coming year will help us to identify new groups to be formed.
Most recently, Dr. Holmes served as the Clinical/Education Director of the East Bay Cancer Support Group. She also served on the faculty of the Women's TherapyCenter in El Cerrito, the American Cancer Society's Leadership Council and as Editor of the California Psychologist, a publication of the California Psychological Association.
She earned her EdD. in Human Development and Organization at BostonUniversity, her M.Ed. in Counseling Psychology at LesleyCollegeGraduateSchool and her B.A. at TuftsUniversity.
Dr. Holmes completed the two-year Supervision Study Program at the Psychotherapy Institute in Berkeley and interned at Massachusetts GeneralHospital where she received specialized training in pediatric oncology.
Connie can be reached by email at holmestead01@comcast.net or by phone at 510.898.0548.
During the next month she will arrange meetings with program staff and support group facilitators to introduce herself and to assess needs.
Her work at WCRC was made possible by a gift from the Bud and Joan Coleman Foundation, in memory of their daughter, Barbara Frey.
Peggy McGuire
Executive Director
Women's Cancer Resource Center
IN THE GALLERY
Painting by
Nannette Harris "All That Jazz" Visual Art with a Music Theme
A Satellite Show of The Art of Living Black
With artists James Gayles, Nannette Harris, Leroy Parker & TheArthur Wright.
Reception with the artists with refreshments & live music Friday, February 22, 7-9 PM
Naming of the art gallery for Rae Louise Hayward & Jan Hart-Schuyers, the co-founders of The Art of Living Black, who both passed away from cancer.
WORKSHOPS, CLASSES AND EVENTS
In addition to on-going groups: Writing for Wellness, Gentle Yoga, T'ai Chi Chih, Yarn Divas, etc., we offer a variety of other workshops and classes. Please check the calendar on our website or send your contact information (mailing address and email) to margo@wcrc.org ensure that you receive a current schedule.
Cooking Club - It's About Soul!
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 ~ 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Join us for evening of "soul food."
We honor Black History Month with good food and fellowship.
For more information and to register please contact Dolores @ x112.
These two events are sponsored by the African American Outreach Group.
Cooking Club
3rd Wednesdays 6-8 PM
Feb. 20 - It's About Soul (see above)
March 19 - Quick & Easy Meals with Sandy Der
April 16 - Mediterranean Dishes with Sandy Der
Friday Night Dancing
with dance teacher Maya Bergman
All skill levels welcome
Ist hour = lesson, 2nd hour = practice
Feb 1 & 15 - Salsa Dancing - 7-9 PM
March 7 & 21 - Swing Dancing - 7-9 PM
April 4 & 18 - Two Step Dancing - 7-9 PM
Nutrition Classes
- Controlling Inflammation with Nutrition
March 6, 6:30 - 8 PM
- Food Allergies & Sensitivities
March 13, 6:30 - 8 PM
- Therapeutic Diets - Macrobiotics, Acid/Alkaline, Raw, Juicing & Gerson
March 20, 6:30 - 8 PM
- All About Anti-Oxidants
March 27, 6:30 - 8 PM
With Sandy Der
Chef and Certified Nutrition Consultant
Register margo@wcrc.org or 510-601-4040 x111
Watercolor Workshop
With Margo Rivera-Weiss
No experience necessary, all materials provided
Saturday, March 22nd, 10 AM - 2 PM
Register margo@wcrc.org or 510-601-4040 x111
Latina Program Events (Please see website for support group info)
Februrary 21st/el 21 de febrero: Calls for Testimonials for the National Latino Cancer Health Summit/ Llamadas para los testimonios personales por La Cumbre Nacional de Latinos y el Cáncer
WCRC, 5741 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94609
4:00pm-6:00pm
Contact/Llame: Joanna Cuevas Ingram @ 510.697.7954
Feb. 29th/ el 29 de febrero: WCRC/ACMC Grupo de Apoyo Especial para Latinas con Cáncer y sus Familiares y Amigos
HighlandHospital: SoulCollage
2:00pm-4:00pm
Contact: Joanna Cuevas Ingram at 510.697.7954 and Jean Weiss @ 925.363.4421
March 14th /14 de marzo
ACLCC Monthly Meeting/Reunion Mensual de ACLCC
WCRC
5741 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA94609
10:00 am -11:30 am
Contact/Llame a: Carlos Londoño @ 510.471.5907
ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION ITEM
Aerial pesticide spraying for the light brown apple moth is coming to the Bay Area
this spring. To get more information, sign a petition, and work to stop the spraying,
please visit Stop the Spray.
VOLUNTEER
Do you have experience with Microsoft Access?
Are you a whiz at Facebook, MySpace,
change.org, etc? If so, we are looking for you! Please contact Sarah at sarah@wcrc.org or 510.601.4040 x105 for more information regarding our
administrative volunteer opportunities.
Come to our Volunteer and Intern Orientation
When: Wednesday, March 5, 6 to 7:30 pm
Where: WCRC office, 5741 Telegraph Ave. (at the corner of 58th St. in North Oakland.)
Transportation: AC Transit 1 and 1R buses. 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.
Volunteer Opportunities
We need volunteers to staff the WCRC table at the following two events. Please contact Sarah at sarah@wcrc.org or 510/601-4040 x 105 if you are available to volunteer for a four-hour shift at one of these events.
7th Annual Allison Taylor Holbrook Breast Cancer Conference
The Presidio of California
8:00 - 4:00 (set up for the table is 7:30)
Saturday, March 1
3rd Annual Town Hall Meeting: Translating Breast Cancer & Environmental Research into Action
PreservationPark - Nile Hall, Oakland
9:30 - 2:00 (8:30 registration starts so set up would be 8:00)
Saturday, March 1
Fundraising
Supporting WCRC's Work
Last year, I set a personal fundraising goal of expanding our monthly donor group to 60 people. Well, I got one-third of the way there - not too bad for a novice fundraiser.
WCRC is dependent on our individual supporters to do things like pay the rent, offer support groups, provide information and referrals, honor our volunteers, buy dish soap and computers...you get the idea. We rely on you for pretty much everything.
And you are good to WCRC. Individual donors provide 50% of our operating budget. Can you imagine all that we could not do without you?
My goal for this year, too, is to convince another 40 supporters to sign up to make regular monthly donations. 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; see the donation page. However, we can send a monthly invoice to anyone who doesn't want to use a credit card.
My sincere thanks,
Merle Weiner
Board President
Supporting WCRC's Work
Please read our December letter (doc)
Wish List
- Locksmith services
- Unopened boxes of tea bags or gift cards to Berkeley Bowl, Trader Joe's or Whole Foods to use to purchase tea and goodies for WCRC clients
- Gift cards to local furniture/design stores or IKEA to off-set the cost of our redesign project
- Graphic design service
- Printing services
- Houseplants, especially orchids
- Energy-efficient space heater
- Newer laptop computers
- Cordless microphone, amplifier speakers, stands and cables, a mixer and turntables (for the Swim a Mile)
For Bart Riders
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 Ave
Oakland, CA 94609
If you're in the area you may also drop them off Monday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm.
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!
SIMPLE TIPS FOR A HEALTHIER NEW YEAR
by LauraLynn Jansen
Strenghten your love muscle!
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.
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