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March 2007 e-News
Another Great Year for Tasting
Stars!
The 6th annual Tasting Stars event, held on February 23rd and hosted by Brent
Carstensen, Ann Brinkman, Dolores and Ralph Barnett, Lynne and Stuart Gunn, and Clare and Dave Petersen, was another great sensation. Guests sampled a
selection of champagnes and sparkling wines from around the world, enjoyed signature champagne cocktails from Pops For Champagne, a Chocolate Tasting
by Ethel’s Chocolate Lounge, pairings by Entertaining Company, and the expertise of Charles Stanfield, Chevalier L’ordre Des Coteaux De
Champagne. All proceeds from Tasting Starts are in support of the programs and services provided by Y-ME Illinois. A special thank you to
everyone for making this such a success!
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Pictured above is Natasha Dunn, Kate Lacio, Sherray Robertson and Kim Peterson. |
Meet Our Newest Staff
Members:
Natasha Dunn, Program Coordinator-African
American Community
Natasha Dunn is a Chicago native who received her BA Degree in Psychology at Shaw
University in Raleigh, NC. After graduation, she worked as a Program Coordinator and Community Organizer for the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless.
While choosing to stay at home to raise her twin boys, Natasha spent 5 years working in the Chicago Public Schools as a substitute teacher. She has
also been very active in her community working on issues around affordable housing, health care, and education. Currently, Natasha is the President
of the Hasan Park Advisory Council. As an African American woman who has a family history of cancer, she is committed to empower and educate other
women about breast cancer and very excited to be here at Y-ME Illinois!
To contact Natasha, e-mail ndunn@y-me.org
Kate Lacio, Special Events
Manager
Kate Lacio has been working in Chicago as an event planner for almost 3 years. She got
started as an assistant to a successful wedding planner and eventually began coordinating weddings on her own. This experience is helping her
plan her own wedding, which will happen in September of 2008! She is really excited to be a part of the Y-ME team, where she can put her love
of spreadsheets and fun parties to good use!
Kate is most excited to be involved with the Pink Streak Team, as she has experience running
with a charity team. She has run 3 marathons (2001- Chicago with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society; 2003 Disney; 2006- Chicago with the AIDS
Foundation of Chicago) and feels strongly that anyone with the desire to do it can run a marathon! She has talked many friends and strangers
into running marathons with her and looks forward to convincing YOU to lace up your running shoes!
Kate graduated from Illinois State University with a B.S. in Nutrition & Acting. She is
active in the Chicago theatre community and credits her event planning capabilities to her years of experience with
improvisation!
You can contact Kate Lacio at klacio@y-me.org
Kim
Peterson, Volunteer Coordinator
As a seasoned Y-ME Illinois volunteers, Kim joins the staff as a part-time volunteer
coordinator. While she has been doing the 3-day walk for seven years, it was seeing the effects that breast cancer was having on the community that
compelled Kim to get involved in education and awareness. She is a trained Breast Health Awareness Workshop presenter and has served as a Y-ME
Illinois ambassador at numerous health fairs all throughout the Chicago area. Kim is a mother of three and owns her own bakery, Kookies by Kim.
"It is a blessing to actually be doing a job you truly love for an organization you know is
making a difference," says Kim about joining Y-ME Illinois. To contact Kim, e-mail
kpeterson@y-me.org
Sherray Robertson:
Administrative Assistant/Volunteer Support
I’m Sherray Robertson and I’m the Administrative/Volunteer Assistant. I’ve
been working in the non-profit sector for almost 9 years. I’ve worked with agencies that have provided services through Department of Children
and Family Services (DCFS), the Department of Mental Health and the Department of Human Services (DHS).
I’ve always had a passion to have a role in the development and delivery of program and
services to improve the quality of life. Y-ME Illinois and I share the same passion, dedication and commitment. I’m very excited about being
apart of something that’s uplifting and inspiring and increases the chance of love, happiness and personal growth. I’m looking
forward to assisting with the development of new goals and achieving the mission of Y-ME Illinois!
To contact Sherray, e-mail srobertson@y-me.org
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The Sharon Rose Wig and Prosthesis Salon served over 40 women in the month of February! Thank you for all of your donations that allow us to help
provide women with free resources. We couldn’t do it without you! |
Programming
News
Sharon Rose Salon Is On The
Move!
On February 14th, Y-ME Illinois’ Sharon Rose Wig and Prosthesis Salon
was invited to attend a special Valentine’s Day support group meeting of survivors at St. Anthony’s Hospital Oncology Clinic. Y-ME
Illinois was there to provide fittings and wigs to the women in the support group.
We received a very warm welcome from the staff and patients. Fifteen women were provided
surgical bras, breast forms, wigs and accessories free of charge. We also gave out resource information to them about Y-ME Illinois programs and
services.
This is just the beginning of the Y-ME Illinois Mobile Salon. We are collaborating with
other hospitals in both Chicago and Springfield to bring our wigs, prosthesis, scarves and other products to women who find it difficult to come to
our downtown office.
New Support Group
On February 12th we started a Spanish-speaking support group at MacNeal
Hospital in Berwyn. This is a free of charge support group for anyone who has been touched by breast cancer. They meet the 2nd Tuesday of the month
from 6:00pm to 7:30pm
For more information contact Fabiola Zavala at 708-783-3003
El día 12 de febrero el hospital MacNeal ha a comenzado un
grupo de apoyo gratuito para personas que padecen de cáncer del seno y sus familiares. Las reuniones se llevarán a cabo los segundos martes
del mes de 6:00pm a 7:30pm. Para más información, comuníquese con Fabiola Zavala al 708-783-3003
Events:
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March 11th: MacNeal Hospital is hosting a Latino Cancer Survivor
Celebration & Remembrance event. On this day we will honor survivors and remember those who died from cancer. MacNeal Hospital is located at 3249 S.
Oak Park Avenue in Berwyn
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March 19th: we are offering a 2-hour training session at our office
for Spanish speaking volunteers. Dinner will be served. For more information contact Judy Guitelman at 312-364-9071 EXT 13
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Telephone Educational Workshop: On Tuesday,
April 22nd, CancerCare, in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute: Office of Cancer Survivorship and Office of
Communications and Education, Lance Armstrong Foundation, Intercultural Cancer Council, Living Beyond Breast Cancer and National Coalition for Cancer
Survivorship, will present the first of a three-part telephone education workshop program, The Sixth Annual Cancer Survivorship
Series: Living With, Through & Beyond Cancer.
Part I, which takes place on April 22nd is entitled, The Importance of Communicating with Your
Doctor About Follow-Up Care. Part II, Rediscovering Intimacy in Your Relationships Following Treatment, will take place on
May 13th. And Part III, Survivors Too: Family, Friends and Loved Ones, will take place on June 24th. All of the
workshops take place from 1:30 to 2:30 pm Eastern Time. These workshops are
free – no phone charges apply. However, pre-registration is required. To register simply go to the
CancerCare website, www.cancercare.org/TEW. NOTE: This is not a Y-ME Illinois program. All questions
need to be directed to the Cancer Care website.
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Volunteer Opportunities
Heath Fair
On March 15-16 we are invited to assist at
the Navy Pier Health Fair hosted by NBC5-Telemundo. 50,000 people are expected to attend. If you would like to volunteer contact Kim Peterson at
312-364-9071
Y-ME Illinois at the LaSalle Bank Shamrock Shuffle
Y-ME Illinois has been named an official charity of the Bank of America Shamrock
Shuffle! As part of this exciting partnership, Y-ME Illinois is given the opportunity to help on the sidelines on race day, March 30, 2008.
Volunteers receive a free tee-shirt and the opportunity to see family and friends run the race from an exciting vantage
point.
If you are interested in volunteering with Y-ME Illinois at the Shamrock Shuffle, please
e-mail Kate Lacio at klacio@y-me.org with the following information:
**Please note that for insurance purposes the Shamrock Shuffle does not allow volunteers
under the age of 13. **
Walk to
Empower-Springfield
May 11th, 2007
Planning is underway for the Springfield Walk to Empower! Register your team today and start working towards
your own fundraising goal! Attend the team captain training lunch on March 19th in Springfield-click here for
more information and to RSVP for the event. This will be a fun way to learn more about team building and our
plans for the Walk. Our next information session will be on April 12th at 10am in Springfield. Please call Sarah at (312) 379-2245 for
more information about either upcoming events! The power outage at the state fairgrounds will not affect our plans and we are moving forward. Our
walk will be held in "Conservation World" which uses a different power supply. Registration is picking up and we are looking forward to spending
Mother’s Day with you in Springfield! Please join us by registering your team online today!
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Advocacy:
How you would like to meet with your Representative on Capitol Hill and advocate for federal dollars to be
allocated to breast cancer research? If this sounds like fun, join the Y-ME IlliNOISY Advocacy Network in Washington, DC, for the 2008 NBCC Annual
Advocacy Training Conference!
Get inspired! Advocates just like you have greatly shaped the current state of breast cancer research by
educating our elected officials on the importance of federal funding. Millions of dollars were appropriated to research THIS YEAR because of
grass-roots advocacy efforts!
When: April 26th-29th
Where: Washington, DC How to Register: www.stopbreastcancer.org
SCHOLARSHIPS are available! Y-ME Illinois accepts applications to help cover your travel to and
from the conference. Click here to get
an application. New attendees are encouraged to apply!
If you have any questions regarding the conference, please call Rachel Runnals at (312)
364-9071 or e-mail rrunnals@y-me.org
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. Participants are divided into small groups for discussion, which
are moderated by peer counselors.
The ShareRing Network teleconferences take place on the third Wednesday of each month, beginning at
7:00 PM Central Time (CT).
March 19, 2008: 7:00 p.m. (CT)
"Breast Reconstruction Options"
Aldona J. Spiegel, M.D.
The Center for Breast
Restoration
The Methodist Hospital
Houston, Texas
About the Call
Dr. Spiegel will provide an overview in plain language of the trends in surgical breast
cancer treatment. She will discuss the evolution of current breast cancer reconstruction techniques, specifically microsurgical perforator flaps
(reconstruction using skin and fat tissue rather than muscle and performed under an operating microscope) and other autologous (from your own tissue)
reconstruction options available today. Recent advances in providing innervation (nerve supply) in the flaps used in breast reconstruction will also
be explained. Finally, Dr. Spiegel will address the benefits and risks of breast reconstruction options, with a focus on the need to tailor the
procedure to particular needs of the patient.
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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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