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Honoring our Founding Board Members at Fin at the
Tropicana Some of our Founding Board Members
appear in this photo from 2005.
Pictured (Top L-R) David Leavy, Scott Hafetz, Sigmund Rimm, Martha Moskowitz,
Donald Parker, Joan Freedman Meyer, Eileen Conran-Folks, Steve Marchel, Lynn
Dooley, Charlotte Berger (Bottom L-R) Michael Dooley, Phyllis Karabell,
Christopher Clayton, Anne Baker, Stefanie Watts, Rick Pitman This photo was taken at the Palm event
in 2010. (L-R) Barbara Gomes (Founding Board Member), Frank
LoBiondo, Lynn Dooley (Founding Board Member), Kevin Desanctis
and Dennis Gomes On Tuesday,
March 1 we are saluting nine people who have made a huge impact on Gilda’s
Club South Jersey: our Founding Board Members: Anne Baker, Charlotte Berger,
Christopher Clayton, Lynn Dooley, Michael Dooley, Barbara Gomes, Joan
Freedman Meyers, Martha Moskowitz, and Donald Parker. The
festivities will be getting under way at 6 PM at Fin at the Tropicana. In 2002,
Gilda’s Club South Jersey was given a beautiful Clubhouse in Atlantic
City. Such a simple sentence—and what a huge effort it was!
Through a collaboration between Ruth Newman Shapiro Cancer and Heart Fund
(RNS) and the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority the original
Clubhouse had multiple purposes: A Universal Design Model Home, the anchor to
the new mixed housing development Carolina Gardens II and the RNS Showhouse
at the Shore in the summer of 2002. Martha
Moskowitz, Charlotte Berger, Dorothea Meltzer, our GCSJ Founders, and
the entire RNS membership worked so hard to establish Gilda’s Club South
Jersey, its Clubhouse and provide its first year of operating
funds. With Dorothea
Meltzer’s careful consideration of the make-up of the new organization and
its new Board of Trustees, the Board met for the first time in May 2002
and instantly began work to secure funding for our future. No stone was
left unturned. For all nine aforementioned individuals, the mission was
too important not to succeed. In the
ensuing nine years we have covered a lot of territory together. The
terrain has not always been smooth; but these nine individuals had the
tenacity to keep working together to make sure that we would not only succeed
but that we would grow our program and hold to our promise of having an open
door to anyone touched by cancer in our region. All nine have
been invited to stay on as Advisory Board Members. Their organizational
wisdom—and their wisdom in general is too precious a commodity for us to
lose. They are a part of the heart and soul of Gilda’s Club South
Jersey. It is also
time to bring in the next class of people who will continue to make sure that
our program and mission thrive. On March 1 we will also be welcoming
new Board Members Margaret Avagliano, Eddie Davis, Michael Devlin, Eileen
Gantert, Al Maiorani, Joseph Marchetti and Jesse Vitagliano. As a thank
you to our Red Door Society members, tickets are complimentary. Other
tickets are available for a $40 donation. If you would like to attend
the event and help us salute and welcome, please RSVP to Barbara at
609-926-2699. Office Space Available!
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Registration
is required for all programming. Please
call to register: 609-407-4788 New Member Meetings
the Gilda’s Club program & tour
the clubhouse. Attendance is required before participating
in any group or workshop. Wednesday, February 16 – 6pm Monday, February 21 – 4pm Wednesday, March 2 – 6pm The Living Room: Noogieland New Time! Tuesday Noogie Night - 6:30pm Same Time! Thursday Night Grief Busters - 6pm while parents/caregivers attend clubhouse
groups & activities Fun Friday! Sponsored by Atlantic Medical Imaging 5:30 - 6:15 - Family Dinner Registration Required 24 hours in advance. A parent or guardian must be present in the clubhouse for children to participate. New! Tween Group Tuesday, February 8 Support for children ages 12 to 14 who are
touched by cancer in any way. Program Highlights NOW OPEN! “The GCSJ Living Room” at AtlantiCare Cancer
Care Institute – our very first satellite location! Upcoming programs held at
the "GCSJ Living Room" at the AtlantiCare
Cancer Care Institute:
New Day! New Time! Wellness
Group Wednesdays, February 9,16,23 10:30am Facilitated, weekly
support group for members living with any type of cancer, at any stage in
their cancer experience. Seaglass Wednesday, February 9 Create beautiful
pieces of jewelry using sea glass - beautiful gems from the sea! Nutrition 101: Part Two Thursday, February 10 Jill Carlin,
AtlantiCare's Registered Dietitian, will continue her Nutrition series.
Healthy lifestyle does not have to be complicated. “Is Cancer Breaking Your
Heart? Let’s Mend It Here…” Monday, February 14 An open discussion
about the emotional toll on you & your loved ones after your
diagnosis. Please come & share your journey because you are
not alone. Upcoming
programs held at the Clubhouse: Family & Friends Group Continue to Meet Every Tuesday! 6:30pm Facilitated, weekly
support group for family members & friends of individuals living with
cancer. Wellness Group Continue to Meet Every Tuesday! 6:30pm Facilitated,
weekly support group for members living with any type of cancer, at any stage
in their cancer experience. New Time! Lung Cancer Group Wednesday, February 9 Facilitated, monthly
group for members with lung cancer, at any stage in their cancer experience. Protein: Part Two Wednesday, February 9 Learn about the
structure of dietary proteins, Auto-immune disease, Osteoporosis and Kidney
stones with Justin Bean, Acupuncturist.
“Hereditary Cancer Syndromes… Know Your Risk for Early Detection and
Prevention” Thursday, February 10 What are significant
criteria that increase your risk and the options to reduce that risk?
Experts from Myriad Genetic Laboratories will help you make an informed
decision. Leading the discussion will be Kendal Kline, RN, BS Oncology
Nurse and Regional Medical Specialist. Change of Date - This month only! Gynecological Cancers Group Monday, February 14 Facilitated,
monthly group for members who have had a gynecological cancer diagnosis. |
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