BAYS
September 2008 Fundraising Event :
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"Inyo Face! The Mammoth Challenge"
Support a special event that will raise funds for local organizations that fight breast cancer and support breast cancer survivors.
Each year, BAYS organizes a “Challenge Event” for its members, all young women living with breast cancer. These events have included hikes to the top of Half Dome in Yosemite (in 2005 and 2007) and to the bottom of the Grand Canyon (in 2006). In addition to providing a significant physical challenge for the participants, these events are fundraisers.
This year’s event, called “Inyo Face! The Mammoth Challenge,” is a backpacking trip to the alpine lakes in the Inyo National Forest. A number of women from BAYS planned and organized the event, and will lead the hiking and camping trip along the John Muir and Pacific Crest Trails to several alpine lakes at the base of Mount Ritter in the Inyo National Forrest. The event, on September 5-6, 2008, will involve hiking 15 miles at high elevation, with a 2,000-foot elevation gain.
Proceeds from this year’s event will support all BAYS programs for its members, including facilitator and childcare expenses for support group meetings.Up to $15,000 from this year's event will go to BAYS; any additional funds raised will be distributed to Círculo de Vida and the Charlotte Maxwell Complementary Clinic, in amounts to be determined by the BAYS Board of Directors after all funds are received. Círculo de Vida and the Charlotte Maxwell Complementary Clinic arelocal organizations that provide services or support to underserved individuals with cancer.
BAYS,Círculo de Vida and the Charlotte Maxwell Complementary Clinic are all qualified 501(c)(3) organizations:
1. Bay Area Young Survivors (BAYS), www.baysnet.org
BAYS is a support and action group for women age 45 and under who are living with breast cancer. BAYS is a diverse group united by its members’ passion to survive this disease and to end the epidemic, especially as it affects young women. BAYS provides support group meetings to its members, fitness and wellness events and other support services to survivors -- from the newly diagnosed to those battling recurrent or metastatic disease to long time survivors.
2. Charlotte Maxwell Complementary Clinic (CMCC), www.charlottemaxwell.org
CMCC provides alternative medicine treatments -- including acupuncture and Chinese herbs -- to poor and low income women living with cancer. Many BAYS members have relied on alternative treatments to complement the chemotherapy and other traditional medical care they have received, and know how important such treatment can be to a patient's well-being.
3. Círculo de Vida,www.circulodevida.org
Círculo de Vida provides an invaluable and unparalleled service to Latinos living with cancer and their loved ones-- most of them immigrants, low-income, and without health insurance -- as they navigate a frightening illness and an increasingly complex medical system. Círculo's experienced staff help translate for the patient and physician at the time of diagnosis, offer in-hospital and in-home support during surgery and treatment, provide a wide range of Spanish-language support groups for the patients and their children, as well as case management, resource referrals and in-home support for the terminally ill.
To Make Your Tax-Deductible Contribution to Bay Area Young Survivors:
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It’s fast, easy and secure. Your gift will be processed through our nonprofit online donations processing partner, Network for Good. If you are supporting a specific participant in the Challenge, please enter her name in the notes section of the online form.
Send a Check:
Make your check payable “Bay Area Young Survivors.” If you are supporting a specific participant in the Challenge, please enter her name in the memo line on the check.
Mail to:
Bay Area Young Survivors
Inyo Face! The Mammoth Challenge
105 Mesa Avenue
Piedmont, CA 94611
For More Information About This Event:
Please contact event coordinators, Trish Bonheyo (415-310-6077; bonheyo@yahoo.com ), Ruth Borenstein (415-268-7348; rborenstein@mofo.com ) or Ann Kim (415-221-2142; ahkim27@gmail.com ).
Thank you for your support! |
