Utah Breast Cancer Support Group for young women under the age of 45

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Monday, October 12, 2009

October Social

I just wanted to remind everyone about our group get together this Thursday, October 15th. I have good news for those of you who want to make a beaded watch band. I found a supplier that is letting me bring a selection of watch faces in case you still need one. They will be $10 each. The watch bands will be $10 each also. I have a large variety of beads from small to very chunky.

We will be meeting at 6:00 p.m. at The Best Western Cottontree Inn at 1030 N 400 E, North Salt Lake, UT‎ - (801) 292-7666‎. Take exit 315 (by Kmart in North Salt Lake/Bountiful). I have attached a map. Please come even if you do not want to make anything. Hope to see you there.
Call me if you have any questions.

Candace Tatton
801-732-2707
801-628-8091 cell

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Race for the Cure

It was wonderful to see so many of you at the Race for the Cure today! Being that it was my first race ever, I've got to say how impressed I was with the amount of support from locals and even people from out-of-state. They estimated that around 18,000 people showed up today for the race - and I believe them. I have never been surrounded by that many people before today and it's not something that I will soon forget. I teared up a couple of times as I thought of the significance of the race and of my gratitude for all the people there supporting us - the Survivors.

It was fun to see the sayings on the custom made shirts of different teams as they walked by. If you didn't get a chance to see the guys dressed in black shorts and tights - wearing pink underwear over them with words written on their bums - stay tuned. I'll post pictues soon! LOL! The support was overwhelming and I'm so grateful that we were able to be a part of it all.

Most importantly I was grateful to participate in the Survivor March with all of you! I hope you all know how important you are in my life and how important you are to so many others in our group. Your advice and friendship means so much to me and I know that my breast cancer journey would of been completely different without all of you!

Today we were able to pass out some YSS contact cards to other young survivors we passed as we walked. I hope they all take the opportunity to become part of the group. I know their lives will be blessed if they do - just as mine has been.

Thanks for everything Sisters - You are all WONDERFUL!

:) Ginger

Thursday, April 16, 2009

2009 Race for the Cure

Hi Everyone! I hope you will join with the Young Survivor Sisters on May 9th for the Komen Race for the Cure! The Young Survivor Sisters have created a Team for everyone to join. Visit our group page at http://race.komenslc.org/goto/youngsurvivorsisters and click Join Team!.

Mark your calendars for the Komen luncheon on May 2nd and plan on meeting early so we can all sit together!

See you there!

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

KOMEN LUNCHEON ~ EVERYONES INVITED!

2009 Salute to Survivors Luncheon

Saturday, May 2, 2009
Little America Hotel
500 S Main, SLC, Utah

Registration begins at 11:00am Luncheon and Program begin at Noon.

Featured Speaker: Anna C. Beck, MD, Survivor and Oncologist
Emcee: Rebecca Cressman, FM100 Morning Show Host

Free for Survivors --$30.00 per Guest
Cash Bar -- Seating is Limited

Invitations from Komen will be sent out soon

Please RSVP no later than April 30, 2009
You can RSVP by emailing tkelley@komenslc.org or by calling 801-446-2980 option 6
Checks can be made payable to Komen SLC and sent to PO Box 522320, SLC, UT 84152

To download a printable copy of the invitation please click here

To download a printable version of the RSVP please click here

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Upcoming Cancer Events

This message was emailed to the group to inform us of upcoming Relay for Life activities:

Hello Survivor Sisters!

My name is Melissa Brown, and I was recently in Roberts Crafts talking to a woman named Deanne who is a member of your group. I told her that my mother works for the American Cancer Society and is in charge of Relay for Life and Making Strides fundraising events.

Deanne wanted more information about participating in these events. The website is: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp?level=0

Click on Join in the Fight and then participate, and you will find a way to look up events in your area. This year there are relay's in Kaysville, Weber State, Roy, Layton, Bountiful, U of U, and several in the Salt Lake Valley. The making strides event is in October this year and my personal team is called Conciseness for Cans. These events start about April and go till September and October. American Cancer Society also does golf tournaments, although I don't know much about those, as I usually participate in relay's and strides.

ACS events are a great way to connect with others, have a great time, and promote the name and cause of your website. You can join a group already doing an event or even better, make your own group! People show up for Relay Events with team names, decorations, and lots of family and friends. I am always trying to recruit new members for my team, and I am currently working on my website. My email is bmelissa@xmission.com

Like I mentioned before, my mother is in charge of the events, and I have been to A LOT of them, so if you have questions that are not answered by the website, feel free to email me!

Thank you, and I hope to see youngsurvivorsisters at an event very soon!

Friday, April 3, 2009

The Ice cream social was great!

Thanks to all of you who came and participated in our social at Leatherby's. For those who came we had a great time chatting and getting to know each other. I love to come to these because I feel so at home when we all start talking about life experiences. It is always nice to talk to someone who has been there. Thanks again if you came, you made it a success.

Laurie

p.s. Brittany pulsipher took some pictures so I hope we can post them on the blog or something like that.

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Here are the pictures! Sorry it took me so long. That was a fun social! Thanks for planning it, Laurie!

-Brittany

Friday, March 6, 2009

Sister Social ~ South Group

March 18th @ 7pm - The South group will be meeting at Leatherby's to get some icecream and chat for a while. Everyone is invited to attend - no matter where you live. :)

The address is:
Leatherby's Family Creamery (801) 967-2566
Address: 1872 W 5400 South, Kearns, UT 84118
MAP: http://www.dexknows.com/business_profiles/leatherby_s_family_creamery-b985685

We're hoping that since we're meeting at night and not on the weekend, more will be able to come.

We have some new girls to introduce and who will have lots of questions to answer, so we'll see you there!

Thursday, February 19, 2009

March Get Together

North group is planning a get together on Saturday, March 7, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. at Mimi's, 874 west Antelope Drive, (North of Target) in Layton. Of course, kids are welcome. Please call Teri at 801-593-8953 or email her at gemskids@comcast.net to RSVP so she can get an appropriate table reserved. See you there.

P.S. Make sure that all the new girls know about this.

Saturday, January 10, 2009

The 2nd Annual Celebration of Life Dinner

Our new President for 2009...drum roll please....

GINGER JOHNSON!!!

Woo hoo! We are SO excited to have Ginger as our new President. Thank you so much for help putting this entire dinner together! We are looking forward to an awesome 2009!!

A few of you weren't camera shy...YAY!!! Cutest couples EVER!!!

THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING TO CELEBRATE WITH US!!!

HERE'S TO A HAPPY AND HEALTHY 2009!!!!!

Sunday, January 4, 2009

2nd Annual Celebration of Life Dinner was a success!

Thanks so much to all who came to the largest gathering of Young Survivor Sisters yet. There were over 60 people in attendance at last nights event, and we were so happy to see you all there! We need to send a big Thank You to those who helped make last night a success! Ginny worked very hard to obtain all the donations given out. Laurie arranged for the speaker, Rick Bojak to speak to us and inspire us to think positively. Erin set up the musical number performed by Lara Garner (Wasn't she amazing?!) And Jan put together the information sheet that will be used to match new sisters to those currently in the group.

The thank you cards you signed have been delivered to some and will be mailed this week to those who were on the program or who paid for everything. Thank you to Dr. Marga Massey who paid for the food (www.diepflap.com, or www.drmarga.com) and Niel Wilkinson, Temple Square hospitality Corp. who arranged for the location.

We will be posting the list of businesses who donated as well so you can make sure to visit them in the future!