BAYS
September 2007 Fundraising Event : 
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"The Climb of Our Lives 2007"
Support a special event that will raise
funds for local organizations that fight breast
cancer and support breast cancer survivors.
BAYS is returning to Yosemite to tackle Half Dome
as part of a special event that will raise funds
for local organizations that fight breast cancer
and support breast cancer survivors. The event,
called The Climb of Our Lives 2007, is a hike of
Half Dome in Yosemite by a group of young women
living with breast cancer. Those who cannot make
the extensive hike of 17 miles over 10 to 12 hours
up 4800 feet of elevation to the top of Half Dome,
will take a less taxing 3 mile hike to and from
Vernal Falls. A number of women from Bay Area Young
Survivors, one of the beneficiary organizations
described below, have conceived and organized the
event and will be leading the hikes up the Dome
on September 15, 2007.
The event will support four local non-profit
organizations. They are:
1. Charlotte Maxwell Complementary Clinic, http://www.charlottemaxwell.org . CMCC provides alternative medicine treatments--
including acupuncture and Chinese herbs -- to poor
and low income women living with cancer. I have
relied on alternative treatments to complement the
chemotherapy and other traditional medical care
I have received, and know how important such treatment
can be to a patient's well-being. CMCC has also
agreed to act as the fiscal sponsor of the event.
2. Breast Cancer Action, www.bcaction.org . BCA is a grass roots organization that seeks
to inspire and compel the changes necessary to end
the breast cancer epidemic. Among other things,
BCA advocates to increase research into the causes
of breast cancer.
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. C í rculo'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.
4. Bay Area Young Survivors. BAYS is a support
and action group for all women under age 45 who
are surviving breast cancer. It is a diverse group
united by a passion to survive this disease and
to end the epidemic, especially as it affects young
women. The group is open to all survivors -- from
the newly diagnosed to those battling recurrent
or metastatic disease to long time survivors. The
group was formed in February, 2004 and has grown
to include more than 100 Bay Area members.
Tax-Deductible Contributions should be
made payable to:
Charlotte Maxwell Complementary Clinic
c/o "The Climb of Our Lives 2007"
5691 Telegraph Avenue
Oakland, CA 94609
or you can donate online at:
http://www.charlottemaxwell.org
Please note "The Climb of Our Lives 2007"
in the message field
For more information about this event,
please contact event coordinator, Julie Moll ( jmoll105@sbcglobal.net )
Thank you for your support! |
