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Tickets are now available for The Big Night Out-Indulgence for a
Cause. Call our office at (312) 364-9071 or click here to purchase now! |
October 2007 Y-ME Illinois
e-News
October 2007 has been proclaimed Y-ME Illinois Month
by Governor Blagojevich!
Y-ME Illinois Presents…The Big Night Out – Indulgence
for a Cause
Please join Y-ME Illinois on the evening of Friday, October 19 from 6:30-10:00PM in The Great
Hall of Union Station to honor all those that have been touched by breast cancer. This event will help Y-ME Illinois raise money to allow us to
continue our work in the community supporting women with breast cancer and educating others so that they live strong healthy lives. With live
entertainment provided by from Tim Green Jazz and the exciting blues artist Shemekia Copeland we hope this will be a truly inspiring evening.
We are proud to have Honorary Chairmen Governor Rod R. Blagojevich and Mayor Richard M. Daley.
Also, A Mini Cooper will be raffled off at the event, courtesy of Touch Salon. Raffle Tickets will be available at the event for $75, by calling
(312) 364-9071 or click
here to buy raffle tickets now!
Friday, October 19th
6:30-10:00pm
Great Hall, Union Station
225 South Canal Street
Chicago, IL 60606
Buy your tickets to The Big Night Out now!
Thank you to our wonderful sponsors!
LaSalle Bank, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, the 900 shops, Touch Salons, 93-WXRT,
NBC5-TV, pianoforte, inc., Homewood Suites, Coppola Wines, Future Brands: Absolut Vodka, Basil Hayden’s Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, The
Dalmore Imported Single Malt Scotch Whiskey, Sauza Tequila, Courvoisier Cognac, Cruzan Rum
Indulgences will be provide by: the 900 shops, Ethel’s Chocolate, Geja’s Café, Garrett Popcorn, Touch Salon,
Martini Park, Starbucks Liquor
Dress Code: Business Attire |
Thank you to all of our 2007 Pink Streak Runners! Click
here now to donate and help a pinkstreaker reach their fundraising
goal! |
Pink Streak Update
Pink Streak Marathon Team has raised over $101,000! Check out our runners at www.firstgiving.com/y-me.
On October 7th at 8:00am, our runners will begin their 26.2 mile journey around Chicago at The 2007 LaSalle Bank Chicago
Marathon.
We are still looking for volunteers the weekend of the marathon! If interested, email jlutsch@y-me.org and come support Pink Streak!
Join our Aid Station the day of the marathon!
We will be staffing an Aid Station on the day of the Marathon, Sunday, October 7th. Our volunteers are responsible for handing out
water and Gatorade to runners at a strategic point on the course. This year we will be at Aid Station #3, which will be located at Mile 6 along the
course. We will meet at 5:00am to begin setting up the tables and cups. This is a great way to motivate and energize the runners as well as being is
a fun, fast-paced volunteer experience.
Please note that it is the Marathon's policy that all volunteers must be age 13 or older.
To volunteer or for more information please contact Jayme Lutsch at jlutsch@y-me.org.
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Y-ME Illinois is pleased to welcome three new Program
Coordinators to our Chicago office! Meet Rowena
Green, Izabella Redlinski and Judy Guitelman. |
Meet Our New Program Coordinators!
Rowena Green, African American Community
My name
is Rowena Green and I have been working in the African American community for over twenty years. I completed my undergraduate degree at Chicago State
University in African American Studies. After earning my Bachelors degree I was accepted in Northern Illinois University Master's degree program
in Inner City Studies. I was then hired by The Renaissance Collaborative Inc., a non-for-profit which provides housing for a formally homeless
population by way of Americrops, as a Coordinator of a match savings program.
I moved to Jamaica where I worked for Nanny's House, which was
a non-for-profit were we taught students who didn't have the resources to go to school. While living in Jamaica, I found out that my sister had colon
cancer, so I moved back home to Chicago to support my sister Sharrone as she battle cancer and got a job with an Online University. Sharrone died May
28, 2007. I am please to have an opportunity to help other women become educated about their health and excited to work for Y-ME
Illinois as an African American Coordinator. Helping Y-ME Illinois complete their mission is my goal.
You can e-mail Rowena at rgreen@y-me.org.
Izabella Redlinski, Polish Community
My name is Izabella Redlinski and I am proud to be the first Y-ME Program Coordinator for the Polish American community in
Illinois, which amounts to almost a million people.
Since moving to Chicago from Poland in 1996, I have been involved in various Polish-American organizations, which opened my eyes to the need of
breast cancer awareness. As prevention, in the past, was not practiced among the women in Poland, I hope to educate them and their families,
especially that the risk increases threefold after they cross the Atlantic.
My background in science (I have a degree in Integrative Biology from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) as well as experience in grass
root work will hopefully contribute greatly to this cause. I look forward to working with all the wonderful staff and serving the community!
You can e-mail Izabella at iredlinski@y-me.org.
Judy Guitelman, Latino Community
Judy is a native of Buenos Aires, Argentina. She has a Masters Degree in Speech and Language Pathology from the
University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Judy immigrated to the United States 20 years ago and, in 2006, completed her certification to be
qualified as a Medical Interpreter.
In 2007, Judy completed the courses necessary to earn an ESL-Bi-lingual Education Certification from National Louis
University. She is fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Judy is proud to be a breast cancer survivor since 2005.
You can e-mail Judy at jguitelman@y-me.org
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To enroll in the Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program,
call 1-888-522-1282.
All uninsured women between 40-64 are eligible for free screenings and
treatment if diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer. |
The News From Springfield
The Governor Expands The Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program
With cancer survivors, advocates, and even with our very own Jude Andrews of
Y-ME Illinois by his side, Governor Blagojevich announced last week that he is expanding the Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (IBCCP) to
cover all uninsured women within the age group served, removing the previous income requirement that excluded many women who could not afford
services. The program will now provide over 260,000 women with life-saving breast and cervical cancer screenings, and make available treatment
services if women are diagnosed with cancer. Executive Director Jude Andrews traveled with the Governor and other breast cancer
advocates around Illinois last Thursday to help kick-off the expansion. “This program will help relieve worry from women
who don’t receive regular mammograms for fear of cost,” said Jude. “Now all women in Illinois can take care of themselves with
greater freedom and ease.” Illinois is leading the way as the first state in the nation to make breast and cervical cancer
treatment available to all women.
The expansion will cover:
- Free breast cancer screenings (clinical breast
exams and mammograms) for all uninsured women between the ages of 40 and 64, regardless of income
- Free cervical cancer screenings (Pap tests,
pelvic exams) for all uninsured women between the ages of 35-64, regardless of income
- Free screenings for younger women with
symptoms on a case by case basis
To enroll in the Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer
Program, call the Women’s Health Line at 1-888-522-1282 to find the lead agency closest to
you.
Free Mammograms in Central
Illinois
Date: 10/13/2007 to 10/29/2007
Free
mammograms will be provided during October at five hospitals located in Springfield, Jacksonville,
Lincoln and Taylorville to women who meet income and age guidelines. Details about the guidelines, as well as the required pre-registration
information, are available by calling 217-545-0031 weekdays. The effort has been organized by the Regional Cancer Partnership of Illinois in
recognition of breast cancer awareness month. Note: The hospitals involved and their dates are -- Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Saturday, October 13 Passavant Area Hospital in Jacksonville, Saturday, October 13 St. John’s
Hospital in Springfield, Saturday, October 20 Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln, Monday, October 29 Taylorville Memorial Hospital will
provide vouchers for women so women can schedule appointments
sometime in 2007.
Source: The Greater Springfield Chamber of
Commerce
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ShareRing Network
A free, monthly one-hour teleconference featuring a breast cancer related
presentation by a medical professional followed by a question and answer session. The ShareRing
Network teleconferences take place on the third Wednesday of each month, beginning at 7:00 PM Central Time (CT).
October 17, 2007, 7:00 p.m. (CT)
"Current Role of Hormone Therapies
for Breast Cancer" Speaker: Clifford A. Hudis, M.D.
Medical Oncologist
Chief, Breast Cancer Medicine Service
Memorial
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
The October teleconference is made possible by a grant from Novartis Oncology.
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Illinois
Affiliate of Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization
300 West Adams | Suite 430 | Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: 312-364-9071 | Fax: 312-364-9066
Springfield Office:
SIU Breast Center | 747 N. Rutledge | Baylis Building 1 | Springfield, IL 62794
Phone: 217-545-7424 Fax: 217-545-7442
www.y-me.org/illinois
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Y-ME
National Breast Cancer Hotline
1-800-221-2141 (English)
1-800-986-9505 (español)
*Interpreters available in 150 languages |
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