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Celebrating Women Working and Living with Cancer a Success! Over 200 guests gathered at The New York Palace Hotel on May 8th, 2008 for Gilda's Club New York City's First Annual Benefit Luncheon "Celebrating Women Working and Living with Cancer". |
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The event provided funds to help GCNYC further our mission of bringing our FREE support community to every New Yorker who has been touched by cancer. GCNYC presented awards to two outstanding individuals
who embody the Gilda's Club spirit, ABC's Good Morning America co-anchor
Robin Roberts and Glamour Magazine Editor-in-Chief Cynthia Leive.
Robin Roberts received the It's Always Something Award, named
after Gilda Radner's autobiography, and Cindy Leive received the Red
Door Award, named after Gilda's Club's signature red door. Radio
personality Valerie Smaldone served as host. Thank you to all our luncheon sponsors! Please be sure to join us again May 7th at the Plaza Hotel for another fabulous event! |
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Another Hot Event hosted by The Concerned Women of Cherry Grove On Saturday, August 9, 2008 The Concerned Women of Cherry Grove (CWOG) held their 13th Annual Breast Cancer Benefit on Fire Island, raising funds for Gilda's Club New York City (GCNYC) and the Stony Brook Center for Breast Cancer Research. Over 400 attendees helped raise more than $24,000 for GCNYC while having a wonderful time soaking up the rays, dancing, eating delicious homemade food and bidding on fabulous auction items. Benefit organizers asked GCNYC Program Director Migdalia Torres to speak at the event and she shared with the group how we offer emotional and social support to men, women and children with any type of cancer and their family and friends. Migdalia thanked CWOG for their ongoing support and how important it is to keep the program free of charge for our members. |
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Volunteer Profile: Jonathan
Pearlroth
Ten years earlier, while finishing law school, Jonathan had been diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. He responded well to treatment initially, but a year later suffered a very serious relapse, from which it took much longer to recover. During this time, there was no resource or community to help him learn to live with the emotional impact of his diagnosis and treatment. "Inside, I was incredibly angry to be 25 years old and have cancer. I was very alone and very sad." The memory of this experience, along with his desire to give back to the community, led Jonathan to Gilda's Club New York City, where he was quickly put to work facilitating New Member Meetings. Jonathan provides new members with an orientation to the Gilda's Club community. At Gilda's Club, our members are our experts, who through their shared wisdom help each other learn to live with cancer. Jonathan brings life to this philosophy from the first moment new members arrive by telling his own story. New members share their stories in turn, often realizing for the first time that they won't have to face cancer alone. The experience has been rewarding enough to keep Jonathan coming back every week for thirteen years: "I've gotten so much out of it, being able to participate in people's lives at such a difficult and intimate time. It's the most valuable thing I do with my life, without a doubt, other than being at home with my kids." |
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An Evening with the Eyebrow King, Damone Roberts
On Friday, September 26th, Damone Roberts, the renowned "Eyebrow King" to the stars, hosted Gilda's Club members at his recently opened New York City salon. Damone and his "Brow Divas" treated all members who attended to a complimentary eyebrow sculpting. Damone generously provided each member with eyebrow products from his exclusive line so that they would be able to recreate their personalized looks. Members enjoyed watching beauty technique demonstrations and had a wonderful time socializing in the luxurious setting of Damone's posh salon. |
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Happy 14th Birthday Gilda's Club
NYC!!
Members, volunteers, staff, family and friends celebrated the 14h birthday of Gilda's Club New York City on Friday, June 26th. This year's birthday celebration incluced a dance performance by Ballet Hispanico, a custom sheet cake with our signature red door and great food from Great Performances as well as gallons of sorbet and gelato from Ciao Bella. A special award was presented by GCNYC's CEO Lily Safani to 15 year old Steven Smolyn (one of our youngest donors) for his 5 years of continued support, selling luminaries and providing the proceeds to GCNYC. An added bonus was a matching gift by his mother, Colleen McKenna for a total cumulative donation of over $16,500. Read more about his story on the giving page of our website. |
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