Friends in Pink

Winter 2015

Margie Jimenez is Volunteer of the Quarter

Publication designed by Melissa Yashuk

Photos provided

1

Friends in Pink

2

OH HELLO

Welcome to the new version of the Friends in Pink newsletter It looks a little different Our goal is to keep you informed of events fundraising activi-ties and all things related to Friends in Pink With that said we want your feedback We want your stories of beating breast cancer Do you have a great recipe that helped you get through chemo Share it with us Or maybe there is something that moti-

vates you every day We want to hear it No matter what your story tip recipe or suggestion tell us

There are several ways of getting in touch You can email me melissayashukgmailcom Or hit up Friends in Pink on Facebook Or reach us on Twitter So what are you waiting for Stay connected and discover what you can do to be a part of your favorite local organization

We want YOUR stories

Melissa Yashuk ~ Communications Coordinator

3

Publication designed by Melissa Yashuk

Photos provided

1

Friends in Pink

2

OH HELLO

Welcome to the new version of the Friends in Pink newsletter It looks a little different Our goal is to keep you informed of events fundraising activi-ties and all things related to Friends in Pink With that said we want your feedback We want your stories of beating breast cancer Do you have a great recipe that helped you get through chemo Share it with us Or maybe there is something that moti-

vates you every day We want to hear it No matter what your story tip recipe or suggestion tell us

There are several ways of getting in touch You can email me melissayashukgmailcom Or hit up Friends in Pink on Facebook Or reach us on Twitter So what are you waiting for Stay connected and discover what you can do to be a part of your favorite local organization

We want YOUR stories

Melissa Yashuk ~ Communications Coordinator

3

Friends in Pink

2

OH HELLO

Welcome to the new version of the Friends in Pink newsletter It looks a little different Our goal is to keep you informed of events fundraising activi-ties and all things related to Friends in Pink With that said we want your feedback We want your stories of beating breast cancer Do you have a great recipe that helped you get through chemo Share it with us Or maybe there is something that moti-

vates you every day We want to hear it No matter what your story tip recipe or suggestion tell us

There are several ways of getting in touch You can email me melissayashukgmailcom Or hit up Friends in Pink on Facebook Or reach us on Twitter So what are you waiting for Stay connected and discover what you can do to be a part of your favorite local organization

We want YOUR stories

Melissa Yashuk ~ Communications Coordinator

3

OH HELLO

Welcome to the new version of the Friends in Pink newsletter It looks a little different Our goal is to keep you informed of events fundraising activi-ties and all things related to Friends in Pink With that said we want your feedback We want your stories of beating breast cancer Do you have a great recipe that helped you get through chemo Share it with us Or maybe there is something that moti-

vates you every day We want to hear it No matter what your story tip recipe or suggestion tell us

There are several ways of getting in touch You can email me melissayashukgmailcom Or hit up Friends in Pink on Facebook Or reach us on Twitter So what are you waiting for Stay connected and discover what you can do to be a part of your favorite local organization

We want YOUR stories

Melissa Yashuk ~ Communications Coordinator

3

Table of Contents

Upcoming events 5 Presidents message 8Thank you to YOU 10Christmas party photos 12Friends in Pink Gala 14Volunteer of the Quarter 18Plan for tax season 20Sponsor of the quarter 22Support groups 24

4

Upcoming Events

5

Volunteer meeting Jan 28Volunteer meeting March 11 StuartVolunteer meeting March 18 Indian River at Beef OrsquoBradyrsquos

Events

Jan 31 Friends in Pink Gala 6-10 pm

PSL and Stuart volunteer meeting Feb 11 530 pm at the Friends In Pink office at 501 SE Johnson St

Indian River Volunteer Meet-ing Feb 18 530 pm at Beef OrsquoBradyrsquos restaurant 782 S US 1 Vero Beach

(in South Vero Plaza off Oslo and Route 1 North)

Annual Bingo Luncheon on Feb 24 at the Moose Club of PSL on 101 SW Marion Ave 1130 am

Nettles Island Event in March

Trails in Pink Equestrian event is scheduled for March

6

Presidentrsquos Message

7

2015 Happy New Year to one and all I donrsquot think one can ever say it too much hellip especially if you are a breast cancer survivor or one of the wonder-ful people that help make what we do successful

And happy anniversary to Friends in Pink We made it Irsquom sure our founder is looking at us with a smile on her face Friends in Pink aka Pink Tie Friends Inc aka Friends of the Breast Care Center of the Treasure Coast is 10 years old It took a lot of people including survivors volunteers donors and benefactors to make this happen While there are too many to mention you know who you are and I humbly thank you all Most important our recipients thank you Without everyone being on board with Nancy OrsquoNeillrsquos vision more than 225 inadequately insured people would have never re-ceived nor continue to receive needed breast cancer care

A lot is in the making to secure the future of Friends in Pink as we look ahead Strategically the time has come to seri-ously consider Friends in Pink in perpetuity Therefore we are working on creating an endowment fund Establishing an endowment for the future of Friends in Pink is critical because there will always be someone who needs financial assistance with breast cancer surgery and treatment We plan to have our first event dedicated to this effort in 2015

Volunteers are the life blood of Friends In Pink and we will remain volunteer driven for a very long time But this year we will see the establishment of a Volunteer Guild and name Volunteer Coordinators A guild will give our volunteers more authority to determine their level of par-ticipation in events activities and fundraising And we will have these guilds and coordinators for each county in which we have recipients In most cases our Volunteer Coordinators will manage those volunteers whose activi-ties will include event coverage and office tasks such as

filing to manning office phones for instance All activities will be carried out in a manner that will best benefit the recipients of Friends in Pink hellipthe reason why we exist

No (wo)man is an island So goes it for our Board of Directors We need the guidance and input from the community of Treasure Coast prominent people who feel as committed to our mission as we are Beginning this year we will establish the Friends in Pink Adviso-ry Board These individuals will be a constant source of executive guidance and information for the driv-ing force of Friends in Pink your Board of Directors

Last but certainly not least we will have a single point of leadership for our fundraising efforts Experienced with successful events and campaigns too numerous to mention our new Fundraising Chairperson will suc-cessfully raise money for Friends In Pink through various channels A lifetime Treasure Coast resident Jeannette Weiss will take the helm of our fundrais-ing this year We look forward to her ideas and guid-ance Shersquos already working on several ideas Please join me in welcoming and supporting Jeannette as she combines her PR role with these new responsibilities

Well those are the highlights of our 10th anniversary hellipooooooh hellip except for our kick off A lovely retro venue is the scene of our 10th anniversary celebra-tion On Jan 31 2015 at the Flagler Center in Stu-art from 6 ndash 10 pm we will honor longtime support-ers and invite new ones to our Friends In Pink Gala

Tickets are still available on FriendsInPinknet or you can call Vivien at 772-344-1365 or Amber at 772-284-3007 This 1950s themed event is all inclusive and will include dancing music fun food and drink all to raise money for our Friends in Pink Recipients Join us

From the desk of Cheryl Norman Caldwell

8

Friends in Pink thanks YOU

9

Beginning in January and lasting through March of every year a quiet group of people host some of the most significant events of the year all to benefit Friends in Pink

These wonderful men and women all members of private commu-nities in our region donate thousands of dollars from these events to Friends in Pink In addition many of them volunteer at our events and assist in running our organization throughout the year Truly we could never be as great a local citizen or do as much as we do for our recipients without them

These private events created managed and attended by their resi-dents only are hugely successful Please take a moment from your day and reflect on the importance of these wonderful groups and how without them Friends in Pink wouldnrsquot be here Their gener-osity knows no bounds

We are grateful for them as they have faithfully and loyally walked arm in arm with Friends In Pink to help people survive breast can-cer You know who you are and Friends In Pink is forever indebted to your abundant generosity of spirit

Thank you to our quiet supporters

10

Friends in Pink Christmas party

11

12

Friends in Pink Gala

13

14

Friends in Pink Gala

15

Be ready to swing to the sounds of the 1950s at the Friends in Pink Gala to benefit local breast cancer patients The Gala will be an in-augural event as well as a celebra-tion of the organizationrsquos 10 year anniversary

Cheryl Caldwell president of the Friends in Pink Board of Direc-tors is especially excited about the upcoming event

ldquoThis event will kick-off our 10 year anniversary and what a way to celebraterdquo Caldwell said ldquoPeople love 1950s music dancing and food And this event will have all three Be prepared to swing and twist the night awayrdquo

The Inaugural Friends in Pink Gala promises to be a swinginrsquo good time with lsquo50s inspired cuisine entertainment and atmosphere Guests will to Professor Penny-goodersquos Mighty Flea Circus and enjoy professional swing dance performances Cuisine 256 will be serving up a delicious meal fin-ished off with a not-to-be-missed dessert station including root beer float shooters pineapple upside down cake chocolate fondue and more The evening also features a silent auction

There will also be a raffle of a $1000 piece of jewelry donated by

Jewelry Design Studios in Jensen Beach The winner of the raffle will have a choice of either a menrsquos Citizens watch and William Henry money clip ora Herman Weiss designed amethyst pendant or a Galatea designed hand carved pearl necklace or bracelet

Tickets for the raffle are $10 each or 3 for $25 The winner will be chosen at the gala on and notified by phone or email if they are not present at the event

Tickets for the Gala are $100 and are all-inclusive To purchase tick-ets to the event online go to wwwFriendsinPinknet or call 772-284-3007 Dress is cocktail casual and guests are encouraged to don their favorite pink or black duds Fifties attire will be well received

Sponsors of the event include Martin Health System Greenspoon Marder Law Jewelry Design Stu-dio and The Stuart NewsTCPalmcom All proceeds will benefit local Cancer patients who are under or uninsured and need assistance pay-ing for treatment

Have a swinginrsquo good time at the gala for Friends in Pink

16

Volunteer of the Quarter

17

Margie Jimenez

Margie Jimenez is our Volunteer of the Quarter for winter 2015 Margie was selected for her dedication to Friends in Pink and the people we help She like so many of our volunteers has been doing this for a long time Margiersquos first event was a Tapas extravaganza in 2011

She hasnrsquot missed a beat since Always creative and inclusive Bringing the Martin County community together to support Friends In Pink From her ldquoCardio for the Curerdquo to her ldquoTeeth Whitening Day of Beautyrdquo which at-tracted folks from as far away as Indian River County shersquos never at a loss for great fun and profitable fundraising events All this while managing a full schedule with her lovely daughter Isabella and family The work Margie has performed on behalf of our recipients is always above and beyond with her signature $1000000 smile Thank you Margie for your hard work

Volunteer of the Quarter

18

Plan for tax season

19

Charitable contributions made to qualified organizations may help lower your tax bill The IRS has put together the following eight tips to help ensure your contributions pay off on your tax return 1 If your goal is a legitimate tax deduction then you must be giving to a qualified organization Also you cannot deduct contributions made to specific individuals politi-cal organizations and candidates See IRS Publication 526 Charitable Contributions for rules on what constitutes a qualified organization

2 To deduct a charitable contribution you must file Form 1040 and itemize deductions on Schedule A

3 If you receive a benefit because of your contribution such as merchandise tickets to a ball game or other goods and services then you can deduct only the amount that exceeds the fair market value of the benefit received

4 Donations of stock or other non-cash property are usually valued at the fair market value of the property Clothing and household items must generally be in good used condition or better to be deductible Special rules ap-ply to vehicle donations

5 Fair market value is generally the price at which prop-erty would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller neither having to buy or sell and both having reasonable knowledge of all the relevant facts

6 Regardless of the amount to deduct a contribution of cash check or other monetary gift you must maintain a bank record payroll deduction records or a written commu-nication from the organization containing the name of the organization the date of the contribution and amount of the contribution For text message donations a telephone bill will meet the record-keeping requirement if it shows the name of the receiving organization the date of the contri-bution and the amount given

7 To claim a deduction for contributions of cash or property equaling $250 or more you must have a bank record payroll deduction records or a written acknowledg-ment from the qualified organization showing the amount of the cash and a description of any property contributed and whether the organization provided any goods or ser-vices in exchange for the gift One document may satisfy both the written communication requirement for monetary gifts and the written acknowledgement requirement for all contributions of $250 or more If your total deduction for all noncash contributions for the year is over $500 you must complete and attach IRS Form 8283 Noncash Chari-table Contributions to your return

8 Taxpayers donating an item or a group of similar items valued at more than $5000 must also complete Sec-tion B of Form 8283 which generally requires an appraisal by a qualified appraiser

IRS tax tips for charitable contributions

20

Sponsor of the quarter

21

Willoughby Ladies Golf Club

A big thank you for all you have done for Friends

in Pink

22

Support Groups

23

IRMC All Cancer Support Meet-ing 5 pm 1000 36th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Tuesday

Friends After Diagnosis support group meeting Second and fourth Mondays 2-330 pm Indian Riv-er Medical Center Cancer Center1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Friends After Diagnosis Sup-port Group Third Saturday 10-11 am Indian River Medical CenterExecutive dining room off cafeteria 1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Chair Yoga Chair Yoga for Cancer Sur-vivors noon 1550 24th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Monday

Cancer Support Group 2-330 pm 501 E Osceola St Robert and Carol Weiss-man Cancer Center Stuart Call (772) 223-5945 CarolynShoreMartinHealthorg

Young and Young at Heart Breast Cancer Support Group (Martin County branch) Second Thursday of the month 630 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola

St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart

Look Good Feel Better (Hosted by Ameri-can Cancer Society- for female patients to learn how to apply makeupwigs while going through treatment) MUST RSVP in advance Last Monday of the month 230 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart Contact American Cancer Society 772-287-7467 ext 5255

Check out the list below for support groups on the Treasure Coast

Wersquore looking for your story Share your story of breast cancer and help other people It may end up published in the newsletter To send your story email

melissayashukgmailcom

Submit your story

24

Upcoming Events

5

Volunteer meeting Jan 28Volunteer meeting March 11 StuartVolunteer meeting March 18 Indian River at Beef OrsquoBradyrsquos

Events

Jan 31 Friends in Pink Gala 6-10 pm

PSL and Stuart volunteer meeting Feb 11 530 pm at the Friends In Pink office at 501 SE Johnson St

Indian River Volunteer Meet-ing Feb 18 530 pm at Beef OrsquoBradyrsquos restaurant 782 S US 1 Vero Beach

(in South Vero Plaza off Oslo and Route 1 North)

Annual Bingo Luncheon on Feb 24 at the Moose Club of PSL on 101 SW Marion Ave 1130 am

Nettles Island Event in March

Trails in Pink Equestrian event is scheduled for March

6

Presidentrsquos Message

7

2015 Happy New Year to one and all I donrsquot think one can ever say it too much hellip especially if you are a breast cancer survivor or one of the wonder-ful people that help make what we do successful

And happy anniversary to Friends in Pink We made it Irsquom sure our founder is looking at us with a smile on her face Friends in Pink aka Pink Tie Friends Inc aka Friends of the Breast Care Center of the Treasure Coast is 10 years old It took a lot of people including survivors volunteers donors and benefactors to make this happen While there are too many to mention you know who you are and I humbly thank you all Most important our recipients thank you Without everyone being on board with Nancy OrsquoNeillrsquos vision more than 225 inadequately insured people would have never re-ceived nor continue to receive needed breast cancer care

A lot is in the making to secure the future of Friends in Pink as we look ahead Strategically the time has come to seri-ously consider Friends in Pink in perpetuity Therefore we are working on creating an endowment fund Establishing an endowment for the future of Friends in Pink is critical because there will always be someone who needs financial assistance with breast cancer surgery and treatment We plan to have our first event dedicated to this effort in 2015

Volunteers are the life blood of Friends In Pink and we will remain volunteer driven for a very long time But this year we will see the establishment of a Volunteer Guild and name Volunteer Coordinators A guild will give our volunteers more authority to determine their level of par-ticipation in events activities and fundraising And we will have these guilds and coordinators for each county in which we have recipients In most cases our Volunteer Coordinators will manage those volunteers whose activi-ties will include event coverage and office tasks such as

filing to manning office phones for instance All activities will be carried out in a manner that will best benefit the recipients of Friends in Pink hellipthe reason why we exist

No (wo)man is an island So goes it for our Board of Directors We need the guidance and input from the community of Treasure Coast prominent people who feel as committed to our mission as we are Beginning this year we will establish the Friends in Pink Adviso-ry Board These individuals will be a constant source of executive guidance and information for the driv-ing force of Friends in Pink your Board of Directors

Last but certainly not least we will have a single point of leadership for our fundraising efforts Experienced with successful events and campaigns too numerous to mention our new Fundraising Chairperson will suc-cessfully raise money for Friends In Pink through various channels A lifetime Treasure Coast resident Jeannette Weiss will take the helm of our fundrais-ing this year We look forward to her ideas and guid-ance Shersquos already working on several ideas Please join me in welcoming and supporting Jeannette as she combines her PR role with these new responsibilities

Well those are the highlights of our 10th anniversary hellipooooooh hellip except for our kick off A lovely retro venue is the scene of our 10th anniversary celebra-tion On Jan 31 2015 at the Flagler Center in Stu-art from 6 ndash 10 pm we will honor longtime support-ers and invite new ones to our Friends In Pink Gala

Tickets are still available on FriendsInPinknet or you can call Vivien at 772-344-1365 or Amber at 772-284-3007 This 1950s themed event is all inclusive and will include dancing music fun food and drink all to raise money for our Friends in Pink Recipients Join us

From the desk of Cheryl Norman Caldwell

8

Friends in Pink thanks YOU

9

Beginning in January and lasting through March of every year a quiet group of people host some of the most significant events of the year all to benefit Friends in Pink

These wonderful men and women all members of private commu-nities in our region donate thousands of dollars from these events to Friends in Pink In addition many of them volunteer at our events and assist in running our organization throughout the year Truly we could never be as great a local citizen or do as much as we do for our recipients without them

These private events created managed and attended by their resi-dents only are hugely successful Please take a moment from your day and reflect on the importance of these wonderful groups and how without them Friends in Pink wouldnrsquot be here Their gener-osity knows no bounds

We are grateful for them as they have faithfully and loyally walked arm in arm with Friends In Pink to help people survive breast can-cer You know who you are and Friends In Pink is forever indebted to your abundant generosity of spirit

Thank you to our quiet supporters

10

Friends in Pink Christmas party

11

12

Friends in Pink Gala

13

14

Friends in Pink Gala

15

Be ready to swing to the sounds of the 1950s at the Friends in Pink Gala to benefit local breast cancer patients The Gala will be an in-augural event as well as a celebra-tion of the organizationrsquos 10 year anniversary

Cheryl Caldwell president of the Friends in Pink Board of Direc-tors is especially excited about the upcoming event

ldquoThis event will kick-off our 10 year anniversary and what a way to celebraterdquo Caldwell said ldquoPeople love 1950s music dancing and food And this event will have all three Be prepared to swing and twist the night awayrdquo

The Inaugural Friends in Pink Gala promises to be a swinginrsquo good time with lsquo50s inspired cuisine entertainment and atmosphere Guests will to Professor Penny-goodersquos Mighty Flea Circus and enjoy professional swing dance performances Cuisine 256 will be serving up a delicious meal fin-ished off with a not-to-be-missed dessert station including root beer float shooters pineapple upside down cake chocolate fondue and more The evening also features a silent auction

There will also be a raffle of a $1000 piece of jewelry donated by

Jewelry Design Studios in Jensen Beach The winner of the raffle will have a choice of either a menrsquos Citizens watch and William Henry money clip ora Herman Weiss designed amethyst pendant or a Galatea designed hand carved pearl necklace or bracelet

Tickets for the raffle are $10 each or 3 for $25 The winner will be chosen at the gala on and notified by phone or email if they are not present at the event

Tickets for the Gala are $100 and are all-inclusive To purchase tick-ets to the event online go to wwwFriendsinPinknet or call 772-284-3007 Dress is cocktail casual and guests are encouraged to don their favorite pink or black duds Fifties attire will be well received

Sponsors of the event include Martin Health System Greenspoon Marder Law Jewelry Design Stu-dio and The Stuart NewsTCPalmcom All proceeds will benefit local Cancer patients who are under or uninsured and need assistance pay-ing for treatment

Have a swinginrsquo good time at the gala for Friends in Pink

16

Volunteer of the Quarter

17

Margie Jimenez

Margie Jimenez is our Volunteer of the Quarter for winter 2015 Margie was selected for her dedication to Friends in Pink and the people we help She like so many of our volunteers has been doing this for a long time Margiersquos first event was a Tapas extravaganza in 2011

She hasnrsquot missed a beat since Always creative and inclusive Bringing the Martin County community together to support Friends In Pink From her ldquoCardio for the Curerdquo to her ldquoTeeth Whitening Day of Beautyrdquo which at-tracted folks from as far away as Indian River County shersquos never at a loss for great fun and profitable fundraising events All this while managing a full schedule with her lovely daughter Isabella and family The work Margie has performed on behalf of our recipients is always above and beyond with her signature $1000000 smile Thank you Margie for your hard work

Volunteer of the Quarter

18

Plan for tax season

19

Charitable contributions made to qualified organizations may help lower your tax bill The IRS has put together the following eight tips to help ensure your contributions pay off on your tax return 1 If your goal is a legitimate tax deduction then you must be giving to a qualified organization Also you cannot deduct contributions made to specific individuals politi-cal organizations and candidates See IRS Publication 526 Charitable Contributions for rules on what constitutes a qualified organization

2 To deduct a charitable contribution you must file Form 1040 and itemize deductions on Schedule A

3 If you receive a benefit because of your contribution such as merchandise tickets to a ball game or other goods and services then you can deduct only the amount that exceeds the fair market value of the benefit received

4 Donations of stock or other non-cash property are usually valued at the fair market value of the property Clothing and household items must generally be in good used condition or better to be deductible Special rules ap-ply to vehicle donations

5 Fair market value is generally the price at which prop-erty would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller neither having to buy or sell and both having reasonable knowledge of all the relevant facts

6 Regardless of the amount to deduct a contribution of cash check or other monetary gift you must maintain a bank record payroll deduction records or a written commu-nication from the organization containing the name of the organization the date of the contribution and amount of the contribution For text message donations a telephone bill will meet the record-keeping requirement if it shows the name of the receiving organization the date of the contri-bution and the amount given

7 To claim a deduction for contributions of cash or property equaling $250 or more you must have a bank record payroll deduction records or a written acknowledg-ment from the qualified organization showing the amount of the cash and a description of any property contributed and whether the organization provided any goods or ser-vices in exchange for the gift One document may satisfy both the written communication requirement for monetary gifts and the written acknowledgement requirement for all contributions of $250 or more If your total deduction for all noncash contributions for the year is over $500 you must complete and attach IRS Form 8283 Noncash Chari-table Contributions to your return

8 Taxpayers donating an item or a group of similar items valued at more than $5000 must also complete Sec-tion B of Form 8283 which generally requires an appraisal by a qualified appraiser

IRS tax tips for charitable contributions

20

Sponsor of the quarter

21

Willoughby Ladies Golf Club

A big thank you for all you have done for Friends

in Pink

22

Support Groups

23

IRMC All Cancer Support Meet-ing 5 pm 1000 36th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Tuesday

Friends After Diagnosis support group meeting Second and fourth Mondays 2-330 pm Indian Riv-er Medical Center Cancer Center1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Friends After Diagnosis Sup-port Group Third Saturday 10-11 am Indian River Medical CenterExecutive dining room off cafeteria 1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Chair Yoga Chair Yoga for Cancer Sur-vivors noon 1550 24th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Monday

Cancer Support Group 2-330 pm 501 E Osceola St Robert and Carol Weiss-man Cancer Center Stuart Call (772) 223-5945 CarolynShoreMartinHealthorg

Young and Young at Heart Breast Cancer Support Group (Martin County branch) Second Thursday of the month 630 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola

St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart

Look Good Feel Better (Hosted by Ameri-can Cancer Society- for female patients to learn how to apply makeupwigs while going through treatment) MUST RSVP in advance Last Monday of the month 230 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart Contact American Cancer Society 772-287-7467 ext 5255

Check out the list below for support groups on the Treasure Coast

Wersquore looking for your story Share your story of breast cancer and help other people It may end up published in the newsletter To send your story email

melissayashukgmailcom

Submit your story

24

Volunteer meeting Jan 28Volunteer meeting March 11 StuartVolunteer meeting March 18 Indian River at Beef OrsquoBradyrsquos

Events

Jan 31 Friends in Pink Gala 6-10 pm

PSL and Stuart volunteer meeting Feb 11 530 pm at the Friends In Pink office at 501 SE Johnson St

Indian River Volunteer Meet-ing Feb 18 530 pm at Beef OrsquoBradyrsquos restaurant 782 S US 1 Vero Beach

(in South Vero Plaza off Oslo and Route 1 North)

Annual Bingo Luncheon on Feb 24 at the Moose Club of PSL on 101 SW Marion Ave 1130 am

Nettles Island Event in March

Trails in Pink Equestrian event is scheduled for March

6

Presidentrsquos Message

7

2015 Happy New Year to one and all I donrsquot think one can ever say it too much hellip especially if you are a breast cancer survivor or one of the wonder-ful people that help make what we do successful

And happy anniversary to Friends in Pink We made it Irsquom sure our founder is looking at us with a smile on her face Friends in Pink aka Pink Tie Friends Inc aka Friends of the Breast Care Center of the Treasure Coast is 10 years old It took a lot of people including survivors volunteers donors and benefactors to make this happen While there are too many to mention you know who you are and I humbly thank you all Most important our recipients thank you Without everyone being on board with Nancy OrsquoNeillrsquos vision more than 225 inadequately insured people would have never re-ceived nor continue to receive needed breast cancer care

A lot is in the making to secure the future of Friends in Pink as we look ahead Strategically the time has come to seri-ously consider Friends in Pink in perpetuity Therefore we are working on creating an endowment fund Establishing an endowment for the future of Friends in Pink is critical because there will always be someone who needs financial assistance with breast cancer surgery and treatment We plan to have our first event dedicated to this effort in 2015

Volunteers are the life blood of Friends In Pink and we will remain volunteer driven for a very long time But this year we will see the establishment of a Volunteer Guild and name Volunteer Coordinators A guild will give our volunteers more authority to determine their level of par-ticipation in events activities and fundraising And we will have these guilds and coordinators for each county in which we have recipients In most cases our Volunteer Coordinators will manage those volunteers whose activi-ties will include event coverage and office tasks such as

filing to manning office phones for instance All activities will be carried out in a manner that will best benefit the recipients of Friends in Pink hellipthe reason why we exist

No (wo)man is an island So goes it for our Board of Directors We need the guidance and input from the community of Treasure Coast prominent people who feel as committed to our mission as we are Beginning this year we will establish the Friends in Pink Adviso-ry Board These individuals will be a constant source of executive guidance and information for the driv-ing force of Friends in Pink your Board of Directors

Last but certainly not least we will have a single point of leadership for our fundraising efforts Experienced with successful events and campaigns too numerous to mention our new Fundraising Chairperson will suc-cessfully raise money for Friends In Pink through various channels A lifetime Treasure Coast resident Jeannette Weiss will take the helm of our fundrais-ing this year We look forward to her ideas and guid-ance Shersquos already working on several ideas Please join me in welcoming and supporting Jeannette as she combines her PR role with these new responsibilities

Well those are the highlights of our 10th anniversary hellipooooooh hellip except for our kick off A lovely retro venue is the scene of our 10th anniversary celebra-tion On Jan 31 2015 at the Flagler Center in Stu-art from 6 ndash 10 pm we will honor longtime support-ers and invite new ones to our Friends In Pink Gala

Tickets are still available on FriendsInPinknet or you can call Vivien at 772-344-1365 or Amber at 772-284-3007 This 1950s themed event is all inclusive and will include dancing music fun food and drink all to raise money for our Friends in Pink Recipients Join us

From the desk of Cheryl Norman Caldwell

8

Friends in Pink thanks YOU

9

Beginning in January and lasting through March of every year a quiet group of people host some of the most significant events of the year all to benefit Friends in Pink

These wonderful men and women all members of private commu-nities in our region donate thousands of dollars from these events to Friends in Pink In addition many of them volunteer at our events and assist in running our organization throughout the year Truly we could never be as great a local citizen or do as much as we do for our recipients without them

These private events created managed and attended by their resi-dents only are hugely successful Please take a moment from your day and reflect on the importance of these wonderful groups and how without them Friends in Pink wouldnrsquot be here Their gener-osity knows no bounds

We are grateful for them as they have faithfully and loyally walked arm in arm with Friends In Pink to help people survive breast can-cer You know who you are and Friends In Pink is forever indebted to your abundant generosity of spirit

Thank you to our quiet supporters

10

Friends in Pink Christmas party

11

12

Friends in Pink Gala

13

14

Friends in Pink Gala

15

Be ready to swing to the sounds of the 1950s at the Friends in Pink Gala to benefit local breast cancer patients The Gala will be an in-augural event as well as a celebra-tion of the organizationrsquos 10 year anniversary

Cheryl Caldwell president of the Friends in Pink Board of Direc-tors is especially excited about the upcoming event

ldquoThis event will kick-off our 10 year anniversary and what a way to celebraterdquo Caldwell said ldquoPeople love 1950s music dancing and food And this event will have all three Be prepared to swing and twist the night awayrdquo

The Inaugural Friends in Pink Gala promises to be a swinginrsquo good time with lsquo50s inspired cuisine entertainment and atmosphere Guests will to Professor Penny-goodersquos Mighty Flea Circus and enjoy professional swing dance performances Cuisine 256 will be serving up a delicious meal fin-ished off with a not-to-be-missed dessert station including root beer float shooters pineapple upside down cake chocolate fondue and more The evening also features a silent auction

There will also be a raffle of a $1000 piece of jewelry donated by

Jewelry Design Studios in Jensen Beach The winner of the raffle will have a choice of either a menrsquos Citizens watch and William Henry money clip ora Herman Weiss designed amethyst pendant or a Galatea designed hand carved pearl necklace or bracelet

Tickets for the raffle are $10 each or 3 for $25 The winner will be chosen at the gala on and notified by phone or email if they are not present at the event

Tickets for the Gala are $100 and are all-inclusive To purchase tick-ets to the event online go to wwwFriendsinPinknet or call 772-284-3007 Dress is cocktail casual and guests are encouraged to don their favorite pink or black duds Fifties attire will be well received

Sponsors of the event include Martin Health System Greenspoon Marder Law Jewelry Design Stu-dio and The Stuart NewsTCPalmcom All proceeds will benefit local Cancer patients who are under or uninsured and need assistance pay-ing for treatment

Have a swinginrsquo good time at the gala for Friends in Pink

16

Volunteer of the Quarter

17

Margie Jimenez

Margie Jimenez is our Volunteer of the Quarter for winter 2015 Margie was selected for her dedication to Friends in Pink and the people we help She like so many of our volunteers has been doing this for a long time Margiersquos first event was a Tapas extravaganza in 2011

She hasnrsquot missed a beat since Always creative and inclusive Bringing the Martin County community together to support Friends In Pink From her ldquoCardio for the Curerdquo to her ldquoTeeth Whitening Day of Beautyrdquo which at-tracted folks from as far away as Indian River County shersquos never at a loss for great fun and profitable fundraising events All this while managing a full schedule with her lovely daughter Isabella and family The work Margie has performed on behalf of our recipients is always above and beyond with her signature $1000000 smile Thank you Margie for your hard work

Volunteer of the Quarter

18

Plan for tax season

19

Charitable contributions made to qualified organizations may help lower your tax bill The IRS has put together the following eight tips to help ensure your contributions pay off on your tax return 1 If your goal is a legitimate tax deduction then you must be giving to a qualified organization Also you cannot deduct contributions made to specific individuals politi-cal organizations and candidates See IRS Publication 526 Charitable Contributions for rules on what constitutes a qualified organization

2 To deduct a charitable contribution you must file Form 1040 and itemize deductions on Schedule A

3 If you receive a benefit because of your contribution such as merchandise tickets to a ball game or other goods and services then you can deduct only the amount that exceeds the fair market value of the benefit received

4 Donations of stock or other non-cash property are usually valued at the fair market value of the property Clothing and household items must generally be in good used condition or better to be deductible Special rules ap-ply to vehicle donations

5 Fair market value is generally the price at which prop-erty would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller neither having to buy or sell and both having reasonable knowledge of all the relevant facts

6 Regardless of the amount to deduct a contribution of cash check or other monetary gift you must maintain a bank record payroll deduction records or a written commu-nication from the organization containing the name of the organization the date of the contribution and amount of the contribution For text message donations a telephone bill will meet the record-keeping requirement if it shows the name of the receiving organization the date of the contri-bution and the amount given

7 To claim a deduction for contributions of cash or property equaling $250 or more you must have a bank record payroll deduction records or a written acknowledg-ment from the qualified organization showing the amount of the cash and a description of any property contributed and whether the organization provided any goods or ser-vices in exchange for the gift One document may satisfy both the written communication requirement for monetary gifts and the written acknowledgement requirement for all contributions of $250 or more If your total deduction for all noncash contributions for the year is over $500 you must complete and attach IRS Form 8283 Noncash Chari-table Contributions to your return

8 Taxpayers donating an item or a group of similar items valued at more than $5000 must also complete Sec-tion B of Form 8283 which generally requires an appraisal by a qualified appraiser

IRS tax tips for charitable contributions

20

Sponsor of the quarter

21

Willoughby Ladies Golf Club

A big thank you for all you have done for Friends

in Pink

22

Support Groups

23

IRMC All Cancer Support Meet-ing 5 pm 1000 36th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Tuesday

Friends After Diagnosis support group meeting Second and fourth Mondays 2-330 pm Indian Riv-er Medical Center Cancer Center1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Friends After Diagnosis Sup-port Group Third Saturday 10-11 am Indian River Medical CenterExecutive dining room off cafeteria 1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Chair Yoga Chair Yoga for Cancer Sur-vivors noon 1550 24th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Monday

Cancer Support Group 2-330 pm 501 E Osceola St Robert and Carol Weiss-man Cancer Center Stuart Call (772) 223-5945 CarolynShoreMartinHealthorg

Young and Young at Heart Breast Cancer Support Group (Martin County branch) Second Thursday of the month 630 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola

St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart

Look Good Feel Better (Hosted by Ameri-can Cancer Society- for female patients to learn how to apply makeupwigs while going through treatment) MUST RSVP in advance Last Monday of the month 230 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart Contact American Cancer Society 772-287-7467 ext 5255

Check out the list below for support groups on the Treasure Coast

Wersquore looking for your story Share your story of breast cancer and help other people It may end up published in the newsletter To send your story email

melissayashukgmailcom

Submit your story

24

Presidentrsquos Message

7

2015 Happy New Year to one and all I donrsquot think one can ever say it too much hellip especially if you are a breast cancer survivor or one of the wonder-ful people that help make what we do successful

And happy anniversary to Friends in Pink We made it Irsquom sure our founder is looking at us with a smile on her face Friends in Pink aka Pink Tie Friends Inc aka Friends of the Breast Care Center of the Treasure Coast is 10 years old It took a lot of people including survivors volunteers donors and benefactors to make this happen While there are too many to mention you know who you are and I humbly thank you all Most important our recipients thank you Without everyone being on board with Nancy OrsquoNeillrsquos vision more than 225 inadequately insured people would have never re-ceived nor continue to receive needed breast cancer care

A lot is in the making to secure the future of Friends in Pink as we look ahead Strategically the time has come to seri-ously consider Friends in Pink in perpetuity Therefore we are working on creating an endowment fund Establishing an endowment for the future of Friends in Pink is critical because there will always be someone who needs financial assistance with breast cancer surgery and treatment We plan to have our first event dedicated to this effort in 2015

Volunteers are the life blood of Friends In Pink and we will remain volunteer driven for a very long time But this year we will see the establishment of a Volunteer Guild and name Volunteer Coordinators A guild will give our volunteers more authority to determine their level of par-ticipation in events activities and fundraising And we will have these guilds and coordinators for each county in which we have recipients In most cases our Volunteer Coordinators will manage those volunteers whose activi-ties will include event coverage and office tasks such as

filing to manning office phones for instance All activities will be carried out in a manner that will best benefit the recipients of Friends in Pink hellipthe reason why we exist

No (wo)man is an island So goes it for our Board of Directors We need the guidance and input from the community of Treasure Coast prominent people who feel as committed to our mission as we are Beginning this year we will establish the Friends in Pink Adviso-ry Board These individuals will be a constant source of executive guidance and information for the driv-ing force of Friends in Pink your Board of Directors

Last but certainly not least we will have a single point of leadership for our fundraising efforts Experienced with successful events and campaigns too numerous to mention our new Fundraising Chairperson will suc-cessfully raise money for Friends In Pink through various channels A lifetime Treasure Coast resident Jeannette Weiss will take the helm of our fundrais-ing this year We look forward to her ideas and guid-ance Shersquos already working on several ideas Please join me in welcoming and supporting Jeannette as she combines her PR role with these new responsibilities

Well those are the highlights of our 10th anniversary hellipooooooh hellip except for our kick off A lovely retro venue is the scene of our 10th anniversary celebra-tion On Jan 31 2015 at the Flagler Center in Stu-art from 6 ndash 10 pm we will honor longtime support-ers and invite new ones to our Friends In Pink Gala

Tickets are still available on FriendsInPinknet or you can call Vivien at 772-344-1365 or Amber at 772-284-3007 This 1950s themed event is all inclusive and will include dancing music fun food and drink all to raise money for our Friends in Pink Recipients Join us

From the desk of Cheryl Norman Caldwell

8

Friends in Pink thanks YOU

9

Beginning in January and lasting through March of every year a quiet group of people host some of the most significant events of the year all to benefit Friends in Pink

These wonderful men and women all members of private commu-nities in our region donate thousands of dollars from these events to Friends in Pink In addition many of them volunteer at our events and assist in running our organization throughout the year Truly we could never be as great a local citizen or do as much as we do for our recipients without them

These private events created managed and attended by their resi-dents only are hugely successful Please take a moment from your day and reflect on the importance of these wonderful groups and how without them Friends in Pink wouldnrsquot be here Their gener-osity knows no bounds

We are grateful for them as they have faithfully and loyally walked arm in arm with Friends In Pink to help people survive breast can-cer You know who you are and Friends In Pink is forever indebted to your abundant generosity of spirit

Thank you to our quiet supporters

10

Friends in Pink Christmas party

11

12

Friends in Pink Gala

13

14

Friends in Pink Gala

15

Be ready to swing to the sounds of the 1950s at the Friends in Pink Gala to benefit local breast cancer patients The Gala will be an in-augural event as well as a celebra-tion of the organizationrsquos 10 year anniversary

Cheryl Caldwell president of the Friends in Pink Board of Direc-tors is especially excited about the upcoming event

ldquoThis event will kick-off our 10 year anniversary and what a way to celebraterdquo Caldwell said ldquoPeople love 1950s music dancing and food And this event will have all three Be prepared to swing and twist the night awayrdquo

The Inaugural Friends in Pink Gala promises to be a swinginrsquo good time with lsquo50s inspired cuisine entertainment and atmosphere Guests will to Professor Penny-goodersquos Mighty Flea Circus and enjoy professional swing dance performances Cuisine 256 will be serving up a delicious meal fin-ished off with a not-to-be-missed dessert station including root beer float shooters pineapple upside down cake chocolate fondue and more The evening also features a silent auction

There will also be a raffle of a $1000 piece of jewelry donated by

Jewelry Design Studios in Jensen Beach The winner of the raffle will have a choice of either a menrsquos Citizens watch and William Henry money clip ora Herman Weiss designed amethyst pendant or a Galatea designed hand carved pearl necklace or bracelet

Tickets for the raffle are $10 each or 3 for $25 The winner will be chosen at the gala on and notified by phone or email if they are not present at the event

Tickets for the Gala are $100 and are all-inclusive To purchase tick-ets to the event online go to wwwFriendsinPinknet or call 772-284-3007 Dress is cocktail casual and guests are encouraged to don their favorite pink or black duds Fifties attire will be well received

Sponsors of the event include Martin Health System Greenspoon Marder Law Jewelry Design Stu-dio and The Stuart NewsTCPalmcom All proceeds will benefit local Cancer patients who are under or uninsured and need assistance pay-ing for treatment

Have a swinginrsquo good time at the gala for Friends in Pink

16

Volunteer of the Quarter

17

Margie Jimenez

Margie Jimenez is our Volunteer of the Quarter for winter 2015 Margie was selected for her dedication to Friends in Pink and the people we help She like so many of our volunteers has been doing this for a long time Margiersquos first event was a Tapas extravaganza in 2011

She hasnrsquot missed a beat since Always creative and inclusive Bringing the Martin County community together to support Friends In Pink From her ldquoCardio for the Curerdquo to her ldquoTeeth Whitening Day of Beautyrdquo which at-tracted folks from as far away as Indian River County shersquos never at a loss for great fun and profitable fundraising events All this while managing a full schedule with her lovely daughter Isabella and family The work Margie has performed on behalf of our recipients is always above and beyond with her signature $1000000 smile Thank you Margie for your hard work

Volunteer of the Quarter

18

Plan for tax season

19

Charitable contributions made to qualified organizations may help lower your tax bill The IRS has put together the following eight tips to help ensure your contributions pay off on your tax return 1 If your goal is a legitimate tax deduction then you must be giving to a qualified organization Also you cannot deduct contributions made to specific individuals politi-cal organizations and candidates See IRS Publication 526 Charitable Contributions for rules on what constitutes a qualified organization

2 To deduct a charitable contribution you must file Form 1040 and itemize deductions on Schedule A

3 If you receive a benefit because of your contribution such as merchandise tickets to a ball game or other goods and services then you can deduct only the amount that exceeds the fair market value of the benefit received

4 Donations of stock or other non-cash property are usually valued at the fair market value of the property Clothing and household items must generally be in good used condition or better to be deductible Special rules ap-ply to vehicle donations

5 Fair market value is generally the price at which prop-erty would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller neither having to buy or sell and both having reasonable knowledge of all the relevant facts

6 Regardless of the amount to deduct a contribution of cash check or other monetary gift you must maintain a bank record payroll deduction records or a written commu-nication from the organization containing the name of the organization the date of the contribution and amount of the contribution For text message donations a telephone bill will meet the record-keeping requirement if it shows the name of the receiving organization the date of the contri-bution and the amount given

7 To claim a deduction for contributions of cash or property equaling $250 or more you must have a bank record payroll deduction records or a written acknowledg-ment from the qualified organization showing the amount of the cash and a description of any property contributed and whether the organization provided any goods or ser-vices in exchange for the gift One document may satisfy both the written communication requirement for monetary gifts and the written acknowledgement requirement for all contributions of $250 or more If your total deduction for all noncash contributions for the year is over $500 you must complete and attach IRS Form 8283 Noncash Chari-table Contributions to your return

8 Taxpayers donating an item or a group of similar items valued at more than $5000 must also complete Sec-tion B of Form 8283 which generally requires an appraisal by a qualified appraiser

IRS tax tips for charitable contributions

20

Sponsor of the quarter

21

Willoughby Ladies Golf Club

A big thank you for all you have done for Friends

in Pink

22

Support Groups

23

IRMC All Cancer Support Meet-ing 5 pm 1000 36th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Tuesday

Friends After Diagnosis support group meeting Second and fourth Mondays 2-330 pm Indian Riv-er Medical Center Cancer Center1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Friends After Diagnosis Sup-port Group Third Saturday 10-11 am Indian River Medical CenterExecutive dining room off cafeteria 1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Chair Yoga Chair Yoga for Cancer Sur-vivors noon 1550 24th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Monday

Cancer Support Group 2-330 pm 501 E Osceola St Robert and Carol Weiss-man Cancer Center Stuart Call (772) 223-5945 CarolynShoreMartinHealthorg

Young and Young at Heart Breast Cancer Support Group (Martin County branch) Second Thursday of the month 630 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola

St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart

Look Good Feel Better (Hosted by Ameri-can Cancer Society- for female patients to learn how to apply makeupwigs while going through treatment) MUST RSVP in advance Last Monday of the month 230 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart Contact American Cancer Society 772-287-7467 ext 5255

Check out the list below for support groups on the Treasure Coast

Wersquore looking for your story Share your story of breast cancer and help other people It may end up published in the newsletter To send your story email

melissayashukgmailcom

Submit your story

24

2015 Happy New Year to one and all I donrsquot think one can ever say it too much hellip especially if you are a breast cancer survivor or one of the wonder-ful people that help make what we do successful

And happy anniversary to Friends in Pink We made it Irsquom sure our founder is looking at us with a smile on her face Friends in Pink aka Pink Tie Friends Inc aka Friends of the Breast Care Center of the Treasure Coast is 10 years old It took a lot of people including survivors volunteers donors and benefactors to make this happen While there are too many to mention you know who you are and I humbly thank you all Most important our recipients thank you Without everyone being on board with Nancy OrsquoNeillrsquos vision more than 225 inadequately insured people would have never re-ceived nor continue to receive needed breast cancer care

A lot is in the making to secure the future of Friends in Pink as we look ahead Strategically the time has come to seri-ously consider Friends in Pink in perpetuity Therefore we are working on creating an endowment fund Establishing an endowment for the future of Friends in Pink is critical because there will always be someone who needs financial assistance with breast cancer surgery and treatment We plan to have our first event dedicated to this effort in 2015

Volunteers are the life blood of Friends In Pink and we will remain volunteer driven for a very long time But this year we will see the establishment of a Volunteer Guild and name Volunteer Coordinators A guild will give our volunteers more authority to determine their level of par-ticipation in events activities and fundraising And we will have these guilds and coordinators for each county in which we have recipients In most cases our Volunteer Coordinators will manage those volunteers whose activi-ties will include event coverage and office tasks such as

filing to manning office phones for instance All activities will be carried out in a manner that will best benefit the recipients of Friends in Pink hellipthe reason why we exist

No (wo)man is an island So goes it for our Board of Directors We need the guidance and input from the community of Treasure Coast prominent people who feel as committed to our mission as we are Beginning this year we will establish the Friends in Pink Adviso-ry Board These individuals will be a constant source of executive guidance and information for the driv-ing force of Friends in Pink your Board of Directors

Last but certainly not least we will have a single point of leadership for our fundraising efforts Experienced with successful events and campaigns too numerous to mention our new Fundraising Chairperson will suc-cessfully raise money for Friends In Pink through various channels A lifetime Treasure Coast resident Jeannette Weiss will take the helm of our fundrais-ing this year We look forward to her ideas and guid-ance Shersquos already working on several ideas Please join me in welcoming and supporting Jeannette as she combines her PR role with these new responsibilities

Well those are the highlights of our 10th anniversary hellipooooooh hellip except for our kick off A lovely retro venue is the scene of our 10th anniversary celebra-tion On Jan 31 2015 at the Flagler Center in Stu-art from 6 ndash 10 pm we will honor longtime support-ers and invite new ones to our Friends In Pink Gala

Tickets are still available on FriendsInPinknet or you can call Vivien at 772-344-1365 or Amber at 772-284-3007 This 1950s themed event is all inclusive and will include dancing music fun food and drink all to raise money for our Friends in Pink Recipients Join us

From the desk of Cheryl Norman Caldwell

8

Friends in Pink thanks YOU

9

Beginning in January and lasting through March of every year a quiet group of people host some of the most significant events of the year all to benefit Friends in Pink

These wonderful men and women all members of private commu-nities in our region donate thousands of dollars from these events to Friends in Pink In addition many of them volunteer at our events and assist in running our organization throughout the year Truly we could never be as great a local citizen or do as much as we do for our recipients without them

These private events created managed and attended by their resi-dents only are hugely successful Please take a moment from your day and reflect on the importance of these wonderful groups and how without them Friends in Pink wouldnrsquot be here Their gener-osity knows no bounds

We are grateful for them as they have faithfully and loyally walked arm in arm with Friends In Pink to help people survive breast can-cer You know who you are and Friends In Pink is forever indebted to your abundant generosity of spirit

Thank you to our quiet supporters

10

Friends in Pink Christmas party

11

12

Friends in Pink Gala

13

14

Friends in Pink Gala

15

Be ready to swing to the sounds of the 1950s at the Friends in Pink Gala to benefit local breast cancer patients The Gala will be an in-augural event as well as a celebra-tion of the organizationrsquos 10 year anniversary

Cheryl Caldwell president of the Friends in Pink Board of Direc-tors is especially excited about the upcoming event

ldquoThis event will kick-off our 10 year anniversary and what a way to celebraterdquo Caldwell said ldquoPeople love 1950s music dancing and food And this event will have all three Be prepared to swing and twist the night awayrdquo

The Inaugural Friends in Pink Gala promises to be a swinginrsquo good time with lsquo50s inspired cuisine entertainment and atmosphere Guests will to Professor Penny-goodersquos Mighty Flea Circus and enjoy professional swing dance performances Cuisine 256 will be serving up a delicious meal fin-ished off with a not-to-be-missed dessert station including root beer float shooters pineapple upside down cake chocolate fondue and more The evening also features a silent auction

There will also be a raffle of a $1000 piece of jewelry donated by

Jewelry Design Studios in Jensen Beach The winner of the raffle will have a choice of either a menrsquos Citizens watch and William Henry money clip ora Herman Weiss designed amethyst pendant or a Galatea designed hand carved pearl necklace or bracelet

Tickets for the raffle are $10 each or 3 for $25 The winner will be chosen at the gala on and notified by phone or email if they are not present at the event

Tickets for the Gala are $100 and are all-inclusive To purchase tick-ets to the event online go to wwwFriendsinPinknet or call 772-284-3007 Dress is cocktail casual and guests are encouraged to don their favorite pink or black duds Fifties attire will be well received

Sponsors of the event include Martin Health System Greenspoon Marder Law Jewelry Design Stu-dio and The Stuart NewsTCPalmcom All proceeds will benefit local Cancer patients who are under or uninsured and need assistance pay-ing for treatment

Have a swinginrsquo good time at the gala for Friends in Pink

16

Volunteer of the Quarter

17

Margie Jimenez

Margie Jimenez is our Volunteer of the Quarter for winter 2015 Margie was selected for her dedication to Friends in Pink and the people we help She like so many of our volunteers has been doing this for a long time Margiersquos first event was a Tapas extravaganza in 2011

She hasnrsquot missed a beat since Always creative and inclusive Bringing the Martin County community together to support Friends In Pink From her ldquoCardio for the Curerdquo to her ldquoTeeth Whitening Day of Beautyrdquo which at-tracted folks from as far away as Indian River County shersquos never at a loss for great fun and profitable fundraising events All this while managing a full schedule with her lovely daughter Isabella and family The work Margie has performed on behalf of our recipients is always above and beyond with her signature $1000000 smile Thank you Margie for your hard work

Volunteer of the Quarter

18

Plan for tax season

19

Charitable contributions made to qualified organizations may help lower your tax bill The IRS has put together the following eight tips to help ensure your contributions pay off on your tax return 1 If your goal is a legitimate tax deduction then you must be giving to a qualified organization Also you cannot deduct contributions made to specific individuals politi-cal organizations and candidates See IRS Publication 526 Charitable Contributions for rules on what constitutes a qualified organization

2 To deduct a charitable contribution you must file Form 1040 and itemize deductions on Schedule A

3 If you receive a benefit because of your contribution such as merchandise tickets to a ball game or other goods and services then you can deduct only the amount that exceeds the fair market value of the benefit received

4 Donations of stock or other non-cash property are usually valued at the fair market value of the property Clothing and household items must generally be in good used condition or better to be deductible Special rules ap-ply to vehicle donations

5 Fair market value is generally the price at which prop-erty would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller neither having to buy or sell and both having reasonable knowledge of all the relevant facts

6 Regardless of the amount to deduct a contribution of cash check or other monetary gift you must maintain a bank record payroll deduction records or a written commu-nication from the organization containing the name of the organization the date of the contribution and amount of the contribution For text message donations a telephone bill will meet the record-keeping requirement if it shows the name of the receiving organization the date of the contri-bution and the amount given

7 To claim a deduction for contributions of cash or property equaling $250 or more you must have a bank record payroll deduction records or a written acknowledg-ment from the qualified organization showing the amount of the cash and a description of any property contributed and whether the organization provided any goods or ser-vices in exchange for the gift One document may satisfy both the written communication requirement for monetary gifts and the written acknowledgement requirement for all contributions of $250 or more If your total deduction for all noncash contributions for the year is over $500 you must complete and attach IRS Form 8283 Noncash Chari-table Contributions to your return

8 Taxpayers donating an item or a group of similar items valued at more than $5000 must also complete Sec-tion B of Form 8283 which generally requires an appraisal by a qualified appraiser

IRS tax tips for charitable contributions

20

Sponsor of the quarter

21

Willoughby Ladies Golf Club

A big thank you for all you have done for Friends

in Pink

22

Support Groups

23

IRMC All Cancer Support Meet-ing 5 pm 1000 36th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Tuesday

Friends After Diagnosis support group meeting Second and fourth Mondays 2-330 pm Indian Riv-er Medical Center Cancer Center1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Friends After Diagnosis Sup-port Group Third Saturday 10-11 am Indian River Medical CenterExecutive dining room off cafeteria 1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Chair Yoga Chair Yoga for Cancer Sur-vivors noon 1550 24th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Monday

Cancer Support Group 2-330 pm 501 E Osceola St Robert and Carol Weiss-man Cancer Center Stuart Call (772) 223-5945 CarolynShoreMartinHealthorg

Young and Young at Heart Breast Cancer Support Group (Martin County branch) Second Thursday of the month 630 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola

St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart

Look Good Feel Better (Hosted by Ameri-can Cancer Society- for female patients to learn how to apply makeupwigs while going through treatment) MUST RSVP in advance Last Monday of the month 230 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart Contact American Cancer Society 772-287-7467 ext 5255

Check out the list below for support groups on the Treasure Coast

Wersquore looking for your story Share your story of breast cancer and help other people It may end up published in the newsletter To send your story email

melissayashukgmailcom

Submit your story

24

Friends in Pink thanks YOU

9

Beginning in January and lasting through March of every year a quiet group of people host some of the most significant events of the year all to benefit Friends in Pink

These wonderful men and women all members of private commu-nities in our region donate thousands of dollars from these events to Friends in Pink In addition many of them volunteer at our events and assist in running our organization throughout the year Truly we could never be as great a local citizen or do as much as we do for our recipients without them

These private events created managed and attended by their resi-dents only are hugely successful Please take a moment from your day and reflect on the importance of these wonderful groups and how without them Friends in Pink wouldnrsquot be here Their gener-osity knows no bounds

We are grateful for them as they have faithfully and loyally walked arm in arm with Friends In Pink to help people survive breast can-cer You know who you are and Friends In Pink is forever indebted to your abundant generosity of spirit

Thank you to our quiet supporters

10

Friends in Pink Christmas party

11

12

Friends in Pink Gala

13

14

Friends in Pink Gala

15

Be ready to swing to the sounds of the 1950s at the Friends in Pink Gala to benefit local breast cancer patients The Gala will be an in-augural event as well as a celebra-tion of the organizationrsquos 10 year anniversary

Cheryl Caldwell president of the Friends in Pink Board of Direc-tors is especially excited about the upcoming event

ldquoThis event will kick-off our 10 year anniversary and what a way to celebraterdquo Caldwell said ldquoPeople love 1950s music dancing and food And this event will have all three Be prepared to swing and twist the night awayrdquo

The Inaugural Friends in Pink Gala promises to be a swinginrsquo good time with lsquo50s inspired cuisine entertainment and atmosphere Guests will to Professor Penny-goodersquos Mighty Flea Circus and enjoy professional swing dance performances Cuisine 256 will be serving up a delicious meal fin-ished off with a not-to-be-missed dessert station including root beer float shooters pineapple upside down cake chocolate fondue and more The evening also features a silent auction

There will also be a raffle of a $1000 piece of jewelry donated by

Jewelry Design Studios in Jensen Beach The winner of the raffle will have a choice of either a menrsquos Citizens watch and William Henry money clip ora Herman Weiss designed amethyst pendant or a Galatea designed hand carved pearl necklace or bracelet

Tickets for the raffle are $10 each or 3 for $25 The winner will be chosen at the gala on and notified by phone or email if they are not present at the event

Tickets for the Gala are $100 and are all-inclusive To purchase tick-ets to the event online go to wwwFriendsinPinknet or call 772-284-3007 Dress is cocktail casual and guests are encouraged to don their favorite pink or black duds Fifties attire will be well received

Sponsors of the event include Martin Health System Greenspoon Marder Law Jewelry Design Stu-dio and The Stuart NewsTCPalmcom All proceeds will benefit local Cancer patients who are under or uninsured and need assistance pay-ing for treatment

Have a swinginrsquo good time at the gala for Friends in Pink

16

Volunteer of the Quarter

17

Margie Jimenez

Margie Jimenez is our Volunteer of the Quarter for winter 2015 Margie was selected for her dedication to Friends in Pink and the people we help She like so many of our volunteers has been doing this for a long time Margiersquos first event was a Tapas extravaganza in 2011

She hasnrsquot missed a beat since Always creative and inclusive Bringing the Martin County community together to support Friends In Pink From her ldquoCardio for the Curerdquo to her ldquoTeeth Whitening Day of Beautyrdquo which at-tracted folks from as far away as Indian River County shersquos never at a loss for great fun and profitable fundraising events All this while managing a full schedule with her lovely daughter Isabella and family The work Margie has performed on behalf of our recipients is always above and beyond with her signature $1000000 smile Thank you Margie for your hard work

Volunteer of the Quarter

18

Plan for tax season

19

Charitable contributions made to qualified organizations may help lower your tax bill The IRS has put together the following eight tips to help ensure your contributions pay off on your tax return 1 If your goal is a legitimate tax deduction then you must be giving to a qualified organization Also you cannot deduct contributions made to specific individuals politi-cal organizations and candidates See IRS Publication 526 Charitable Contributions for rules on what constitutes a qualified organization

2 To deduct a charitable contribution you must file Form 1040 and itemize deductions on Schedule A

3 If you receive a benefit because of your contribution such as merchandise tickets to a ball game or other goods and services then you can deduct only the amount that exceeds the fair market value of the benefit received

4 Donations of stock or other non-cash property are usually valued at the fair market value of the property Clothing and household items must generally be in good used condition or better to be deductible Special rules ap-ply to vehicle donations

5 Fair market value is generally the price at which prop-erty would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller neither having to buy or sell and both having reasonable knowledge of all the relevant facts

6 Regardless of the amount to deduct a contribution of cash check or other monetary gift you must maintain a bank record payroll deduction records or a written commu-nication from the organization containing the name of the organization the date of the contribution and amount of the contribution For text message donations a telephone bill will meet the record-keeping requirement if it shows the name of the receiving organization the date of the contri-bution and the amount given

7 To claim a deduction for contributions of cash or property equaling $250 or more you must have a bank record payroll deduction records or a written acknowledg-ment from the qualified organization showing the amount of the cash and a description of any property contributed and whether the organization provided any goods or ser-vices in exchange for the gift One document may satisfy both the written communication requirement for monetary gifts and the written acknowledgement requirement for all contributions of $250 or more If your total deduction for all noncash contributions for the year is over $500 you must complete and attach IRS Form 8283 Noncash Chari-table Contributions to your return

8 Taxpayers donating an item or a group of similar items valued at more than $5000 must also complete Sec-tion B of Form 8283 which generally requires an appraisal by a qualified appraiser

IRS tax tips for charitable contributions

20

Sponsor of the quarter

21

Willoughby Ladies Golf Club

A big thank you for all you have done for Friends

in Pink

22

Support Groups

23

IRMC All Cancer Support Meet-ing 5 pm 1000 36th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Tuesday

Friends After Diagnosis support group meeting Second and fourth Mondays 2-330 pm Indian Riv-er Medical Center Cancer Center1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Friends After Diagnosis Sup-port Group Third Saturday 10-11 am Indian River Medical CenterExecutive dining room off cafeteria 1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Chair Yoga Chair Yoga for Cancer Sur-vivors noon 1550 24th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Monday

Cancer Support Group 2-330 pm 501 E Osceola St Robert and Carol Weiss-man Cancer Center Stuart Call (772) 223-5945 CarolynShoreMartinHealthorg

Young and Young at Heart Breast Cancer Support Group (Martin County branch) Second Thursday of the month 630 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola

St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart

Look Good Feel Better (Hosted by Ameri-can Cancer Society- for female patients to learn how to apply makeupwigs while going through treatment) MUST RSVP in advance Last Monday of the month 230 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart Contact American Cancer Society 772-287-7467 ext 5255

Check out the list below for support groups on the Treasure Coast

Wersquore looking for your story Share your story of breast cancer and help other people It may end up published in the newsletter To send your story email

melissayashukgmailcom

Submit your story

24

Beginning in January and lasting through March of every year a quiet group of people host some of the most significant events of the year all to benefit Friends in Pink

These wonderful men and women all members of private commu-nities in our region donate thousands of dollars from these events to Friends in Pink In addition many of them volunteer at our events and assist in running our organization throughout the year Truly we could never be as great a local citizen or do as much as we do for our recipients without them

These private events created managed and attended by their resi-dents only are hugely successful Please take a moment from your day and reflect on the importance of these wonderful groups and how without them Friends in Pink wouldnrsquot be here Their gener-osity knows no bounds

We are grateful for them as they have faithfully and loyally walked arm in arm with Friends In Pink to help people survive breast can-cer You know who you are and Friends In Pink is forever indebted to your abundant generosity of spirit

Thank you to our quiet supporters

10

Friends in Pink Christmas party

11

12

Friends in Pink Gala

13

14

Friends in Pink Gala

15

Be ready to swing to the sounds of the 1950s at the Friends in Pink Gala to benefit local breast cancer patients The Gala will be an in-augural event as well as a celebra-tion of the organizationrsquos 10 year anniversary

Cheryl Caldwell president of the Friends in Pink Board of Direc-tors is especially excited about the upcoming event

ldquoThis event will kick-off our 10 year anniversary and what a way to celebraterdquo Caldwell said ldquoPeople love 1950s music dancing and food And this event will have all three Be prepared to swing and twist the night awayrdquo

The Inaugural Friends in Pink Gala promises to be a swinginrsquo good time with lsquo50s inspired cuisine entertainment and atmosphere Guests will to Professor Penny-goodersquos Mighty Flea Circus and enjoy professional swing dance performances Cuisine 256 will be serving up a delicious meal fin-ished off with a not-to-be-missed dessert station including root beer float shooters pineapple upside down cake chocolate fondue and more The evening also features a silent auction

There will also be a raffle of a $1000 piece of jewelry donated by

Jewelry Design Studios in Jensen Beach The winner of the raffle will have a choice of either a menrsquos Citizens watch and William Henry money clip ora Herman Weiss designed amethyst pendant or a Galatea designed hand carved pearl necklace or bracelet

Tickets for the raffle are $10 each or 3 for $25 The winner will be chosen at the gala on and notified by phone or email if they are not present at the event

Tickets for the Gala are $100 and are all-inclusive To purchase tick-ets to the event online go to wwwFriendsinPinknet or call 772-284-3007 Dress is cocktail casual and guests are encouraged to don their favorite pink or black duds Fifties attire will be well received

Sponsors of the event include Martin Health System Greenspoon Marder Law Jewelry Design Stu-dio and The Stuart NewsTCPalmcom All proceeds will benefit local Cancer patients who are under or uninsured and need assistance pay-ing for treatment

Have a swinginrsquo good time at the gala for Friends in Pink

16

Volunteer of the Quarter

17

Margie Jimenez

Margie Jimenez is our Volunteer of the Quarter for winter 2015 Margie was selected for her dedication to Friends in Pink and the people we help She like so many of our volunteers has been doing this for a long time Margiersquos first event was a Tapas extravaganza in 2011

She hasnrsquot missed a beat since Always creative and inclusive Bringing the Martin County community together to support Friends In Pink From her ldquoCardio for the Curerdquo to her ldquoTeeth Whitening Day of Beautyrdquo which at-tracted folks from as far away as Indian River County shersquos never at a loss for great fun and profitable fundraising events All this while managing a full schedule with her lovely daughter Isabella and family The work Margie has performed on behalf of our recipients is always above and beyond with her signature $1000000 smile Thank you Margie for your hard work

Volunteer of the Quarter

18

Plan for tax season

19

Charitable contributions made to qualified organizations may help lower your tax bill The IRS has put together the following eight tips to help ensure your contributions pay off on your tax return 1 If your goal is a legitimate tax deduction then you must be giving to a qualified organization Also you cannot deduct contributions made to specific individuals politi-cal organizations and candidates See IRS Publication 526 Charitable Contributions for rules on what constitutes a qualified organization

2 To deduct a charitable contribution you must file Form 1040 and itemize deductions on Schedule A

3 If you receive a benefit because of your contribution such as merchandise tickets to a ball game or other goods and services then you can deduct only the amount that exceeds the fair market value of the benefit received

4 Donations of stock or other non-cash property are usually valued at the fair market value of the property Clothing and household items must generally be in good used condition or better to be deductible Special rules ap-ply to vehicle donations

5 Fair market value is generally the price at which prop-erty would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller neither having to buy or sell and both having reasonable knowledge of all the relevant facts

6 Regardless of the amount to deduct a contribution of cash check or other monetary gift you must maintain a bank record payroll deduction records or a written commu-nication from the organization containing the name of the organization the date of the contribution and amount of the contribution For text message donations a telephone bill will meet the record-keeping requirement if it shows the name of the receiving organization the date of the contri-bution and the amount given

7 To claim a deduction for contributions of cash or property equaling $250 or more you must have a bank record payroll deduction records or a written acknowledg-ment from the qualified organization showing the amount of the cash and a description of any property contributed and whether the organization provided any goods or ser-vices in exchange for the gift One document may satisfy both the written communication requirement for monetary gifts and the written acknowledgement requirement for all contributions of $250 or more If your total deduction for all noncash contributions for the year is over $500 you must complete and attach IRS Form 8283 Noncash Chari-table Contributions to your return

8 Taxpayers donating an item or a group of similar items valued at more than $5000 must also complete Sec-tion B of Form 8283 which generally requires an appraisal by a qualified appraiser

IRS tax tips for charitable contributions

20

Sponsor of the quarter

21

Willoughby Ladies Golf Club

A big thank you for all you have done for Friends

in Pink

22

Support Groups

23

IRMC All Cancer Support Meet-ing 5 pm 1000 36th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Tuesday

Friends After Diagnosis support group meeting Second and fourth Mondays 2-330 pm Indian Riv-er Medical Center Cancer Center1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Friends After Diagnosis Sup-port Group Third Saturday 10-11 am Indian River Medical CenterExecutive dining room off cafeteria 1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Chair Yoga Chair Yoga for Cancer Sur-vivors noon 1550 24th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Monday

Cancer Support Group 2-330 pm 501 E Osceola St Robert and Carol Weiss-man Cancer Center Stuart Call (772) 223-5945 CarolynShoreMartinHealthorg

Young and Young at Heart Breast Cancer Support Group (Martin County branch) Second Thursday of the month 630 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola

St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart

Look Good Feel Better (Hosted by Ameri-can Cancer Society- for female patients to learn how to apply makeupwigs while going through treatment) MUST RSVP in advance Last Monday of the month 230 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart Contact American Cancer Society 772-287-7467 ext 5255

Check out the list below for support groups on the Treasure Coast

Wersquore looking for your story Share your story of breast cancer and help other people It may end up published in the newsletter To send your story email

melissayashukgmailcom

Submit your story

24

Friends in Pink Christmas party

11

12

Friends in Pink Gala

13

14

Friends in Pink Gala

15

Be ready to swing to the sounds of the 1950s at the Friends in Pink Gala to benefit local breast cancer patients The Gala will be an in-augural event as well as a celebra-tion of the organizationrsquos 10 year anniversary

Cheryl Caldwell president of the Friends in Pink Board of Direc-tors is especially excited about the upcoming event

ldquoThis event will kick-off our 10 year anniversary and what a way to celebraterdquo Caldwell said ldquoPeople love 1950s music dancing and food And this event will have all three Be prepared to swing and twist the night awayrdquo

The Inaugural Friends in Pink Gala promises to be a swinginrsquo good time with lsquo50s inspired cuisine entertainment and atmosphere Guests will to Professor Penny-goodersquos Mighty Flea Circus and enjoy professional swing dance performances Cuisine 256 will be serving up a delicious meal fin-ished off with a not-to-be-missed dessert station including root beer float shooters pineapple upside down cake chocolate fondue and more The evening also features a silent auction

There will also be a raffle of a $1000 piece of jewelry donated by

Jewelry Design Studios in Jensen Beach The winner of the raffle will have a choice of either a menrsquos Citizens watch and William Henry money clip ora Herman Weiss designed amethyst pendant or a Galatea designed hand carved pearl necklace or bracelet

Tickets for the raffle are $10 each or 3 for $25 The winner will be chosen at the gala on and notified by phone or email if they are not present at the event

Tickets for the Gala are $100 and are all-inclusive To purchase tick-ets to the event online go to wwwFriendsinPinknet or call 772-284-3007 Dress is cocktail casual and guests are encouraged to don their favorite pink or black duds Fifties attire will be well received

Sponsors of the event include Martin Health System Greenspoon Marder Law Jewelry Design Stu-dio and The Stuart NewsTCPalmcom All proceeds will benefit local Cancer patients who are under or uninsured and need assistance pay-ing for treatment

Have a swinginrsquo good time at the gala for Friends in Pink

16

Volunteer of the Quarter

17

Margie Jimenez

Margie Jimenez is our Volunteer of the Quarter for winter 2015 Margie was selected for her dedication to Friends in Pink and the people we help She like so many of our volunteers has been doing this for a long time Margiersquos first event was a Tapas extravaganza in 2011

She hasnrsquot missed a beat since Always creative and inclusive Bringing the Martin County community together to support Friends In Pink From her ldquoCardio for the Curerdquo to her ldquoTeeth Whitening Day of Beautyrdquo which at-tracted folks from as far away as Indian River County shersquos never at a loss for great fun and profitable fundraising events All this while managing a full schedule with her lovely daughter Isabella and family The work Margie has performed on behalf of our recipients is always above and beyond with her signature $1000000 smile Thank you Margie for your hard work

Volunteer of the Quarter

18

Plan for tax season

19

Charitable contributions made to qualified organizations may help lower your tax bill The IRS has put together the following eight tips to help ensure your contributions pay off on your tax return 1 If your goal is a legitimate tax deduction then you must be giving to a qualified organization Also you cannot deduct contributions made to specific individuals politi-cal organizations and candidates See IRS Publication 526 Charitable Contributions for rules on what constitutes a qualified organization

2 To deduct a charitable contribution you must file Form 1040 and itemize deductions on Schedule A

3 If you receive a benefit because of your contribution such as merchandise tickets to a ball game or other goods and services then you can deduct only the amount that exceeds the fair market value of the benefit received

4 Donations of stock or other non-cash property are usually valued at the fair market value of the property Clothing and household items must generally be in good used condition or better to be deductible Special rules ap-ply to vehicle donations

5 Fair market value is generally the price at which prop-erty would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller neither having to buy or sell and both having reasonable knowledge of all the relevant facts

6 Regardless of the amount to deduct a contribution of cash check or other monetary gift you must maintain a bank record payroll deduction records or a written commu-nication from the organization containing the name of the organization the date of the contribution and amount of the contribution For text message donations a telephone bill will meet the record-keeping requirement if it shows the name of the receiving organization the date of the contri-bution and the amount given

7 To claim a deduction for contributions of cash or property equaling $250 or more you must have a bank record payroll deduction records or a written acknowledg-ment from the qualified organization showing the amount of the cash and a description of any property contributed and whether the organization provided any goods or ser-vices in exchange for the gift One document may satisfy both the written communication requirement for monetary gifts and the written acknowledgement requirement for all contributions of $250 or more If your total deduction for all noncash contributions for the year is over $500 you must complete and attach IRS Form 8283 Noncash Chari-table Contributions to your return

8 Taxpayers donating an item or a group of similar items valued at more than $5000 must also complete Sec-tion B of Form 8283 which generally requires an appraisal by a qualified appraiser

IRS tax tips for charitable contributions

20

Sponsor of the quarter

21

Willoughby Ladies Golf Club

A big thank you for all you have done for Friends

in Pink

22

Support Groups

23

IRMC All Cancer Support Meet-ing 5 pm 1000 36th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Tuesday

Friends After Diagnosis support group meeting Second and fourth Mondays 2-330 pm Indian Riv-er Medical Center Cancer Center1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Friends After Diagnosis Sup-port Group Third Saturday 10-11 am Indian River Medical CenterExecutive dining room off cafeteria 1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Chair Yoga Chair Yoga for Cancer Sur-vivors noon 1550 24th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Monday

Cancer Support Group 2-330 pm 501 E Osceola St Robert and Carol Weiss-man Cancer Center Stuart Call (772) 223-5945 CarolynShoreMartinHealthorg

Young and Young at Heart Breast Cancer Support Group (Martin County branch) Second Thursday of the month 630 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola

St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart

Look Good Feel Better (Hosted by Ameri-can Cancer Society- for female patients to learn how to apply makeupwigs while going through treatment) MUST RSVP in advance Last Monday of the month 230 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart Contact American Cancer Society 772-287-7467 ext 5255

Check out the list below for support groups on the Treasure Coast

Wersquore looking for your story Share your story of breast cancer and help other people It may end up published in the newsletter To send your story email

melissayashukgmailcom

Submit your story

24

12

Friends in Pink Gala

13

14

Friends in Pink Gala

15

Be ready to swing to the sounds of the 1950s at the Friends in Pink Gala to benefit local breast cancer patients The Gala will be an in-augural event as well as a celebra-tion of the organizationrsquos 10 year anniversary

Cheryl Caldwell president of the Friends in Pink Board of Direc-tors is especially excited about the upcoming event

ldquoThis event will kick-off our 10 year anniversary and what a way to celebraterdquo Caldwell said ldquoPeople love 1950s music dancing and food And this event will have all three Be prepared to swing and twist the night awayrdquo

The Inaugural Friends in Pink Gala promises to be a swinginrsquo good time with lsquo50s inspired cuisine entertainment and atmosphere Guests will to Professor Penny-goodersquos Mighty Flea Circus and enjoy professional swing dance performances Cuisine 256 will be serving up a delicious meal fin-ished off with a not-to-be-missed dessert station including root beer float shooters pineapple upside down cake chocolate fondue and more The evening also features a silent auction

There will also be a raffle of a $1000 piece of jewelry donated by

Jewelry Design Studios in Jensen Beach The winner of the raffle will have a choice of either a menrsquos Citizens watch and William Henry money clip ora Herman Weiss designed amethyst pendant or a Galatea designed hand carved pearl necklace or bracelet

Tickets for the raffle are $10 each or 3 for $25 The winner will be chosen at the gala on and notified by phone or email if they are not present at the event

Tickets for the Gala are $100 and are all-inclusive To purchase tick-ets to the event online go to wwwFriendsinPinknet or call 772-284-3007 Dress is cocktail casual and guests are encouraged to don their favorite pink or black duds Fifties attire will be well received

Sponsors of the event include Martin Health System Greenspoon Marder Law Jewelry Design Stu-dio and The Stuart NewsTCPalmcom All proceeds will benefit local Cancer patients who are under or uninsured and need assistance pay-ing for treatment

Have a swinginrsquo good time at the gala for Friends in Pink

16

Volunteer of the Quarter

17

Margie Jimenez

Margie Jimenez is our Volunteer of the Quarter for winter 2015 Margie was selected for her dedication to Friends in Pink and the people we help She like so many of our volunteers has been doing this for a long time Margiersquos first event was a Tapas extravaganza in 2011

She hasnrsquot missed a beat since Always creative and inclusive Bringing the Martin County community together to support Friends In Pink From her ldquoCardio for the Curerdquo to her ldquoTeeth Whitening Day of Beautyrdquo which at-tracted folks from as far away as Indian River County shersquos never at a loss for great fun and profitable fundraising events All this while managing a full schedule with her lovely daughter Isabella and family The work Margie has performed on behalf of our recipients is always above and beyond with her signature $1000000 smile Thank you Margie for your hard work

Volunteer of the Quarter

18

Plan for tax season

19

Charitable contributions made to qualified organizations may help lower your tax bill The IRS has put together the following eight tips to help ensure your contributions pay off on your tax return 1 If your goal is a legitimate tax deduction then you must be giving to a qualified organization Also you cannot deduct contributions made to specific individuals politi-cal organizations and candidates See IRS Publication 526 Charitable Contributions for rules on what constitutes a qualified organization

2 To deduct a charitable contribution you must file Form 1040 and itemize deductions on Schedule A

3 If you receive a benefit because of your contribution such as merchandise tickets to a ball game or other goods and services then you can deduct only the amount that exceeds the fair market value of the benefit received

4 Donations of stock or other non-cash property are usually valued at the fair market value of the property Clothing and household items must generally be in good used condition or better to be deductible Special rules ap-ply to vehicle donations

5 Fair market value is generally the price at which prop-erty would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller neither having to buy or sell and both having reasonable knowledge of all the relevant facts

6 Regardless of the amount to deduct a contribution of cash check or other monetary gift you must maintain a bank record payroll deduction records or a written commu-nication from the organization containing the name of the organization the date of the contribution and amount of the contribution For text message donations a telephone bill will meet the record-keeping requirement if it shows the name of the receiving organization the date of the contri-bution and the amount given

7 To claim a deduction for contributions of cash or property equaling $250 or more you must have a bank record payroll deduction records or a written acknowledg-ment from the qualified organization showing the amount of the cash and a description of any property contributed and whether the organization provided any goods or ser-vices in exchange for the gift One document may satisfy both the written communication requirement for monetary gifts and the written acknowledgement requirement for all contributions of $250 or more If your total deduction for all noncash contributions for the year is over $500 you must complete and attach IRS Form 8283 Noncash Chari-table Contributions to your return

8 Taxpayers donating an item or a group of similar items valued at more than $5000 must also complete Sec-tion B of Form 8283 which generally requires an appraisal by a qualified appraiser

IRS tax tips for charitable contributions

20

Sponsor of the quarter

21

Willoughby Ladies Golf Club

A big thank you for all you have done for Friends

in Pink

22

Support Groups

23

IRMC All Cancer Support Meet-ing 5 pm 1000 36th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Tuesday

Friends After Diagnosis support group meeting Second and fourth Mondays 2-330 pm Indian Riv-er Medical Center Cancer Center1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Friends After Diagnosis Sup-port Group Third Saturday 10-11 am Indian River Medical CenterExecutive dining room off cafeteria 1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Chair Yoga Chair Yoga for Cancer Sur-vivors noon 1550 24th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Monday

Cancer Support Group 2-330 pm 501 E Osceola St Robert and Carol Weiss-man Cancer Center Stuart Call (772) 223-5945 CarolynShoreMartinHealthorg

Young and Young at Heart Breast Cancer Support Group (Martin County branch) Second Thursday of the month 630 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola

St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart

Look Good Feel Better (Hosted by Ameri-can Cancer Society- for female patients to learn how to apply makeupwigs while going through treatment) MUST RSVP in advance Last Monday of the month 230 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart Contact American Cancer Society 772-287-7467 ext 5255

Check out the list below for support groups on the Treasure Coast

Wersquore looking for your story Share your story of breast cancer and help other people It may end up published in the newsletter To send your story email

melissayashukgmailcom

Submit your story

24

Friends in Pink Gala

13

14

Friends in Pink Gala

15

Be ready to swing to the sounds of the 1950s at the Friends in Pink Gala to benefit local breast cancer patients The Gala will be an in-augural event as well as a celebra-tion of the organizationrsquos 10 year anniversary

Cheryl Caldwell president of the Friends in Pink Board of Direc-tors is especially excited about the upcoming event

ldquoThis event will kick-off our 10 year anniversary and what a way to celebraterdquo Caldwell said ldquoPeople love 1950s music dancing and food And this event will have all three Be prepared to swing and twist the night awayrdquo

The Inaugural Friends in Pink Gala promises to be a swinginrsquo good time with lsquo50s inspired cuisine entertainment and atmosphere Guests will to Professor Penny-goodersquos Mighty Flea Circus and enjoy professional swing dance performances Cuisine 256 will be serving up a delicious meal fin-ished off with a not-to-be-missed dessert station including root beer float shooters pineapple upside down cake chocolate fondue and more The evening also features a silent auction

There will also be a raffle of a $1000 piece of jewelry donated by

Jewelry Design Studios in Jensen Beach The winner of the raffle will have a choice of either a menrsquos Citizens watch and William Henry money clip ora Herman Weiss designed amethyst pendant or a Galatea designed hand carved pearl necklace or bracelet

Tickets for the raffle are $10 each or 3 for $25 The winner will be chosen at the gala on and notified by phone or email if they are not present at the event

Tickets for the Gala are $100 and are all-inclusive To purchase tick-ets to the event online go to wwwFriendsinPinknet or call 772-284-3007 Dress is cocktail casual and guests are encouraged to don their favorite pink or black duds Fifties attire will be well received

Sponsors of the event include Martin Health System Greenspoon Marder Law Jewelry Design Stu-dio and The Stuart NewsTCPalmcom All proceeds will benefit local Cancer patients who are under or uninsured and need assistance pay-ing for treatment

Have a swinginrsquo good time at the gala for Friends in Pink

16

Volunteer of the Quarter

17

Margie Jimenez

Margie Jimenez is our Volunteer of the Quarter for winter 2015 Margie was selected for her dedication to Friends in Pink and the people we help She like so many of our volunteers has been doing this for a long time Margiersquos first event was a Tapas extravaganza in 2011

She hasnrsquot missed a beat since Always creative and inclusive Bringing the Martin County community together to support Friends In Pink From her ldquoCardio for the Curerdquo to her ldquoTeeth Whitening Day of Beautyrdquo which at-tracted folks from as far away as Indian River County shersquos never at a loss for great fun and profitable fundraising events All this while managing a full schedule with her lovely daughter Isabella and family The work Margie has performed on behalf of our recipients is always above and beyond with her signature $1000000 smile Thank you Margie for your hard work

Volunteer of the Quarter

18

Plan for tax season

19

Charitable contributions made to qualified organizations may help lower your tax bill The IRS has put together the following eight tips to help ensure your contributions pay off on your tax return 1 If your goal is a legitimate tax deduction then you must be giving to a qualified organization Also you cannot deduct contributions made to specific individuals politi-cal organizations and candidates See IRS Publication 526 Charitable Contributions for rules on what constitutes a qualified organization

2 To deduct a charitable contribution you must file Form 1040 and itemize deductions on Schedule A

3 If you receive a benefit because of your contribution such as merchandise tickets to a ball game or other goods and services then you can deduct only the amount that exceeds the fair market value of the benefit received

4 Donations of stock or other non-cash property are usually valued at the fair market value of the property Clothing and household items must generally be in good used condition or better to be deductible Special rules ap-ply to vehicle donations

5 Fair market value is generally the price at which prop-erty would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller neither having to buy or sell and both having reasonable knowledge of all the relevant facts

6 Regardless of the amount to deduct a contribution of cash check or other monetary gift you must maintain a bank record payroll deduction records or a written commu-nication from the organization containing the name of the organization the date of the contribution and amount of the contribution For text message donations a telephone bill will meet the record-keeping requirement if it shows the name of the receiving organization the date of the contri-bution and the amount given

7 To claim a deduction for contributions of cash or property equaling $250 or more you must have a bank record payroll deduction records or a written acknowledg-ment from the qualified organization showing the amount of the cash and a description of any property contributed and whether the organization provided any goods or ser-vices in exchange for the gift One document may satisfy both the written communication requirement for monetary gifts and the written acknowledgement requirement for all contributions of $250 or more If your total deduction for all noncash contributions for the year is over $500 you must complete and attach IRS Form 8283 Noncash Chari-table Contributions to your return

8 Taxpayers donating an item or a group of similar items valued at more than $5000 must also complete Sec-tion B of Form 8283 which generally requires an appraisal by a qualified appraiser

IRS tax tips for charitable contributions

20

Sponsor of the quarter

21

Willoughby Ladies Golf Club

A big thank you for all you have done for Friends

in Pink

22

Support Groups

23

IRMC All Cancer Support Meet-ing 5 pm 1000 36th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Tuesday

Friends After Diagnosis support group meeting Second and fourth Mondays 2-330 pm Indian Riv-er Medical Center Cancer Center1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Friends After Diagnosis Sup-port Group Third Saturday 10-11 am Indian River Medical CenterExecutive dining room off cafeteria 1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Chair Yoga Chair Yoga for Cancer Sur-vivors noon 1550 24th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Monday

Cancer Support Group 2-330 pm 501 E Osceola St Robert and Carol Weiss-man Cancer Center Stuart Call (772) 223-5945 CarolynShoreMartinHealthorg

Young and Young at Heart Breast Cancer Support Group (Martin County branch) Second Thursday of the month 630 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola

St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart

Look Good Feel Better (Hosted by Ameri-can Cancer Society- for female patients to learn how to apply makeupwigs while going through treatment) MUST RSVP in advance Last Monday of the month 230 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart Contact American Cancer Society 772-287-7467 ext 5255

Check out the list below for support groups on the Treasure Coast

Wersquore looking for your story Share your story of breast cancer and help other people It may end up published in the newsletter To send your story email

melissayashukgmailcom

Submit your story

24

14

Friends in Pink Gala

15

Be ready to swing to the sounds of the 1950s at the Friends in Pink Gala to benefit local breast cancer patients The Gala will be an in-augural event as well as a celebra-tion of the organizationrsquos 10 year anniversary

Cheryl Caldwell president of the Friends in Pink Board of Direc-tors is especially excited about the upcoming event

ldquoThis event will kick-off our 10 year anniversary and what a way to celebraterdquo Caldwell said ldquoPeople love 1950s music dancing and food And this event will have all three Be prepared to swing and twist the night awayrdquo

The Inaugural Friends in Pink Gala promises to be a swinginrsquo good time with lsquo50s inspired cuisine entertainment and atmosphere Guests will to Professor Penny-goodersquos Mighty Flea Circus and enjoy professional swing dance performances Cuisine 256 will be serving up a delicious meal fin-ished off with a not-to-be-missed dessert station including root beer float shooters pineapple upside down cake chocolate fondue and more The evening also features a silent auction

There will also be a raffle of a $1000 piece of jewelry donated by

Jewelry Design Studios in Jensen Beach The winner of the raffle will have a choice of either a menrsquos Citizens watch and William Henry money clip ora Herman Weiss designed amethyst pendant or a Galatea designed hand carved pearl necklace or bracelet

Tickets for the raffle are $10 each or 3 for $25 The winner will be chosen at the gala on and notified by phone or email if they are not present at the event

Tickets for the Gala are $100 and are all-inclusive To purchase tick-ets to the event online go to wwwFriendsinPinknet or call 772-284-3007 Dress is cocktail casual and guests are encouraged to don their favorite pink or black duds Fifties attire will be well received

Sponsors of the event include Martin Health System Greenspoon Marder Law Jewelry Design Stu-dio and The Stuart NewsTCPalmcom All proceeds will benefit local Cancer patients who are under or uninsured and need assistance pay-ing for treatment

Have a swinginrsquo good time at the gala for Friends in Pink

16

Volunteer of the Quarter

17

Margie Jimenez

Margie Jimenez is our Volunteer of the Quarter for winter 2015 Margie was selected for her dedication to Friends in Pink and the people we help She like so many of our volunteers has been doing this for a long time Margiersquos first event was a Tapas extravaganza in 2011

She hasnrsquot missed a beat since Always creative and inclusive Bringing the Martin County community together to support Friends In Pink From her ldquoCardio for the Curerdquo to her ldquoTeeth Whitening Day of Beautyrdquo which at-tracted folks from as far away as Indian River County shersquos never at a loss for great fun and profitable fundraising events All this while managing a full schedule with her lovely daughter Isabella and family The work Margie has performed on behalf of our recipients is always above and beyond with her signature $1000000 smile Thank you Margie for your hard work

Volunteer of the Quarter

18

Plan for tax season

19

Charitable contributions made to qualified organizations may help lower your tax bill The IRS has put together the following eight tips to help ensure your contributions pay off on your tax return 1 If your goal is a legitimate tax deduction then you must be giving to a qualified organization Also you cannot deduct contributions made to specific individuals politi-cal organizations and candidates See IRS Publication 526 Charitable Contributions for rules on what constitutes a qualified organization

2 To deduct a charitable contribution you must file Form 1040 and itemize deductions on Schedule A

3 If you receive a benefit because of your contribution such as merchandise tickets to a ball game or other goods and services then you can deduct only the amount that exceeds the fair market value of the benefit received

4 Donations of stock or other non-cash property are usually valued at the fair market value of the property Clothing and household items must generally be in good used condition or better to be deductible Special rules ap-ply to vehicle donations

5 Fair market value is generally the price at which prop-erty would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller neither having to buy or sell and both having reasonable knowledge of all the relevant facts

6 Regardless of the amount to deduct a contribution of cash check or other monetary gift you must maintain a bank record payroll deduction records or a written commu-nication from the organization containing the name of the organization the date of the contribution and amount of the contribution For text message donations a telephone bill will meet the record-keeping requirement if it shows the name of the receiving organization the date of the contri-bution and the amount given

7 To claim a deduction for contributions of cash or property equaling $250 or more you must have a bank record payroll deduction records or a written acknowledg-ment from the qualified organization showing the amount of the cash and a description of any property contributed and whether the organization provided any goods or ser-vices in exchange for the gift One document may satisfy both the written communication requirement for monetary gifts and the written acknowledgement requirement for all contributions of $250 or more If your total deduction for all noncash contributions for the year is over $500 you must complete and attach IRS Form 8283 Noncash Chari-table Contributions to your return

8 Taxpayers donating an item or a group of similar items valued at more than $5000 must also complete Sec-tion B of Form 8283 which generally requires an appraisal by a qualified appraiser

IRS tax tips for charitable contributions

20

Sponsor of the quarter

21

Willoughby Ladies Golf Club

A big thank you for all you have done for Friends

in Pink

22

Support Groups

23

IRMC All Cancer Support Meet-ing 5 pm 1000 36th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Tuesday

Friends After Diagnosis support group meeting Second and fourth Mondays 2-330 pm Indian Riv-er Medical Center Cancer Center1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Friends After Diagnosis Sup-port Group Third Saturday 10-11 am Indian River Medical CenterExecutive dining room off cafeteria 1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Chair Yoga Chair Yoga for Cancer Sur-vivors noon 1550 24th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Monday

Cancer Support Group 2-330 pm 501 E Osceola St Robert and Carol Weiss-man Cancer Center Stuart Call (772) 223-5945 CarolynShoreMartinHealthorg

Young and Young at Heart Breast Cancer Support Group (Martin County branch) Second Thursday of the month 630 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola

St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart

Look Good Feel Better (Hosted by Ameri-can Cancer Society- for female patients to learn how to apply makeupwigs while going through treatment) MUST RSVP in advance Last Monday of the month 230 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart Contact American Cancer Society 772-287-7467 ext 5255

Check out the list below for support groups on the Treasure Coast

Wersquore looking for your story Share your story of breast cancer and help other people It may end up published in the newsletter To send your story email

melissayashukgmailcom

Submit your story

24

Friends in Pink Gala

15

Be ready to swing to the sounds of the 1950s at the Friends in Pink Gala to benefit local breast cancer patients The Gala will be an in-augural event as well as a celebra-tion of the organizationrsquos 10 year anniversary

Cheryl Caldwell president of the Friends in Pink Board of Direc-tors is especially excited about the upcoming event

ldquoThis event will kick-off our 10 year anniversary and what a way to celebraterdquo Caldwell said ldquoPeople love 1950s music dancing and food And this event will have all three Be prepared to swing and twist the night awayrdquo

The Inaugural Friends in Pink Gala promises to be a swinginrsquo good time with lsquo50s inspired cuisine entertainment and atmosphere Guests will to Professor Penny-goodersquos Mighty Flea Circus and enjoy professional swing dance performances Cuisine 256 will be serving up a delicious meal fin-ished off with a not-to-be-missed dessert station including root beer float shooters pineapple upside down cake chocolate fondue and more The evening also features a silent auction

There will also be a raffle of a $1000 piece of jewelry donated by

Jewelry Design Studios in Jensen Beach The winner of the raffle will have a choice of either a menrsquos Citizens watch and William Henry money clip ora Herman Weiss designed amethyst pendant or a Galatea designed hand carved pearl necklace or bracelet

Tickets for the raffle are $10 each or 3 for $25 The winner will be chosen at the gala on and notified by phone or email if they are not present at the event

Tickets for the Gala are $100 and are all-inclusive To purchase tick-ets to the event online go to wwwFriendsinPinknet or call 772-284-3007 Dress is cocktail casual and guests are encouraged to don their favorite pink or black duds Fifties attire will be well received

Sponsors of the event include Martin Health System Greenspoon Marder Law Jewelry Design Stu-dio and The Stuart NewsTCPalmcom All proceeds will benefit local Cancer patients who are under or uninsured and need assistance pay-ing for treatment

Have a swinginrsquo good time at the gala for Friends in Pink

16

Volunteer of the Quarter

17

Margie Jimenez

Margie Jimenez is our Volunteer of the Quarter for winter 2015 Margie was selected for her dedication to Friends in Pink and the people we help She like so many of our volunteers has been doing this for a long time Margiersquos first event was a Tapas extravaganza in 2011

She hasnrsquot missed a beat since Always creative and inclusive Bringing the Martin County community together to support Friends In Pink From her ldquoCardio for the Curerdquo to her ldquoTeeth Whitening Day of Beautyrdquo which at-tracted folks from as far away as Indian River County shersquos never at a loss for great fun and profitable fundraising events All this while managing a full schedule with her lovely daughter Isabella and family The work Margie has performed on behalf of our recipients is always above and beyond with her signature $1000000 smile Thank you Margie for your hard work

Volunteer of the Quarter

18

Plan for tax season

19

Charitable contributions made to qualified organizations may help lower your tax bill The IRS has put together the following eight tips to help ensure your contributions pay off on your tax return 1 If your goal is a legitimate tax deduction then you must be giving to a qualified organization Also you cannot deduct contributions made to specific individuals politi-cal organizations and candidates See IRS Publication 526 Charitable Contributions for rules on what constitutes a qualified organization

2 To deduct a charitable contribution you must file Form 1040 and itemize deductions on Schedule A

3 If you receive a benefit because of your contribution such as merchandise tickets to a ball game or other goods and services then you can deduct only the amount that exceeds the fair market value of the benefit received

4 Donations of stock or other non-cash property are usually valued at the fair market value of the property Clothing and household items must generally be in good used condition or better to be deductible Special rules ap-ply to vehicle donations

5 Fair market value is generally the price at which prop-erty would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller neither having to buy or sell and both having reasonable knowledge of all the relevant facts

6 Regardless of the amount to deduct a contribution of cash check or other monetary gift you must maintain a bank record payroll deduction records or a written commu-nication from the organization containing the name of the organization the date of the contribution and amount of the contribution For text message donations a telephone bill will meet the record-keeping requirement if it shows the name of the receiving organization the date of the contri-bution and the amount given

7 To claim a deduction for contributions of cash or property equaling $250 or more you must have a bank record payroll deduction records or a written acknowledg-ment from the qualified organization showing the amount of the cash and a description of any property contributed and whether the organization provided any goods or ser-vices in exchange for the gift One document may satisfy both the written communication requirement for monetary gifts and the written acknowledgement requirement for all contributions of $250 or more If your total deduction for all noncash contributions for the year is over $500 you must complete and attach IRS Form 8283 Noncash Chari-table Contributions to your return

8 Taxpayers donating an item or a group of similar items valued at more than $5000 must also complete Sec-tion B of Form 8283 which generally requires an appraisal by a qualified appraiser

IRS tax tips for charitable contributions

20

Sponsor of the quarter

21

Willoughby Ladies Golf Club

A big thank you for all you have done for Friends

in Pink

22

Support Groups

23

IRMC All Cancer Support Meet-ing 5 pm 1000 36th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Tuesday

Friends After Diagnosis support group meeting Second and fourth Mondays 2-330 pm Indian Riv-er Medical Center Cancer Center1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Friends After Diagnosis Sup-port Group Third Saturday 10-11 am Indian River Medical CenterExecutive dining room off cafeteria 1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Chair Yoga Chair Yoga for Cancer Sur-vivors noon 1550 24th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Monday

Cancer Support Group 2-330 pm 501 E Osceola St Robert and Carol Weiss-man Cancer Center Stuart Call (772) 223-5945 CarolynShoreMartinHealthorg

Young and Young at Heart Breast Cancer Support Group (Martin County branch) Second Thursday of the month 630 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola

St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart

Look Good Feel Better (Hosted by Ameri-can Cancer Society- for female patients to learn how to apply makeupwigs while going through treatment) MUST RSVP in advance Last Monday of the month 230 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart Contact American Cancer Society 772-287-7467 ext 5255

Check out the list below for support groups on the Treasure Coast

Wersquore looking for your story Share your story of breast cancer and help other people It may end up published in the newsletter To send your story email

melissayashukgmailcom

Submit your story

24

Be ready to swing to the sounds of the 1950s at the Friends in Pink Gala to benefit local breast cancer patients The Gala will be an in-augural event as well as a celebra-tion of the organizationrsquos 10 year anniversary

Cheryl Caldwell president of the Friends in Pink Board of Direc-tors is especially excited about the upcoming event

ldquoThis event will kick-off our 10 year anniversary and what a way to celebraterdquo Caldwell said ldquoPeople love 1950s music dancing and food And this event will have all three Be prepared to swing and twist the night awayrdquo

The Inaugural Friends in Pink Gala promises to be a swinginrsquo good time with lsquo50s inspired cuisine entertainment and atmosphere Guests will to Professor Penny-goodersquos Mighty Flea Circus and enjoy professional swing dance performances Cuisine 256 will be serving up a delicious meal fin-ished off with a not-to-be-missed dessert station including root beer float shooters pineapple upside down cake chocolate fondue and more The evening also features a silent auction

There will also be a raffle of a $1000 piece of jewelry donated by

Jewelry Design Studios in Jensen Beach The winner of the raffle will have a choice of either a menrsquos Citizens watch and William Henry money clip ora Herman Weiss designed amethyst pendant or a Galatea designed hand carved pearl necklace or bracelet

Tickets for the raffle are $10 each or 3 for $25 The winner will be chosen at the gala on and notified by phone or email if they are not present at the event

Tickets for the Gala are $100 and are all-inclusive To purchase tick-ets to the event online go to wwwFriendsinPinknet or call 772-284-3007 Dress is cocktail casual and guests are encouraged to don their favorite pink or black duds Fifties attire will be well received

Sponsors of the event include Martin Health System Greenspoon Marder Law Jewelry Design Stu-dio and The Stuart NewsTCPalmcom All proceeds will benefit local Cancer patients who are under or uninsured and need assistance pay-ing for treatment

Have a swinginrsquo good time at the gala for Friends in Pink

16

Volunteer of the Quarter

17

Margie Jimenez

Margie Jimenez is our Volunteer of the Quarter for winter 2015 Margie was selected for her dedication to Friends in Pink and the people we help She like so many of our volunteers has been doing this for a long time Margiersquos first event was a Tapas extravaganza in 2011

She hasnrsquot missed a beat since Always creative and inclusive Bringing the Martin County community together to support Friends In Pink From her ldquoCardio for the Curerdquo to her ldquoTeeth Whitening Day of Beautyrdquo which at-tracted folks from as far away as Indian River County shersquos never at a loss for great fun and profitable fundraising events All this while managing a full schedule with her lovely daughter Isabella and family The work Margie has performed on behalf of our recipients is always above and beyond with her signature $1000000 smile Thank you Margie for your hard work

Volunteer of the Quarter

18

Plan for tax season

19

Charitable contributions made to qualified organizations may help lower your tax bill The IRS has put together the following eight tips to help ensure your contributions pay off on your tax return 1 If your goal is a legitimate tax deduction then you must be giving to a qualified organization Also you cannot deduct contributions made to specific individuals politi-cal organizations and candidates See IRS Publication 526 Charitable Contributions for rules on what constitutes a qualified organization

2 To deduct a charitable contribution you must file Form 1040 and itemize deductions on Schedule A

3 If you receive a benefit because of your contribution such as merchandise tickets to a ball game or other goods and services then you can deduct only the amount that exceeds the fair market value of the benefit received

4 Donations of stock or other non-cash property are usually valued at the fair market value of the property Clothing and household items must generally be in good used condition or better to be deductible Special rules ap-ply to vehicle donations

5 Fair market value is generally the price at which prop-erty would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller neither having to buy or sell and both having reasonable knowledge of all the relevant facts

6 Regardless of the amount to deduct a contribution of cash check or other monetary gift you must maintain a bank record payroll deduction records or a written commu-nication from the organization containing the name of the organization the date of the contribution and amount of the contribution For text message donations a telephone bill will meet the record-keeping requirement if it shows the name of the receiving organization the date of the contri-bution and the amount given

7 To claim a deduction for contributions of cash or property equaling $250 or more you must have a bank record payroll deduction records or a written acknowledg-ment from the qualified organization showing the amount of the cash and a description of any property contributed and whether the organization provided any goods or ser-vices in exchange for the gift One document may satisfy both the written communication requirement for monetary gifts and the written acknowledgement requirement for all contributions of $250 or more If your total deduction for all noncash contributions for the year is over $500 you must complete and attach IRS Form 8283 Noncash Chari-table Contributions to your return

8 Taxpayers donating an item or a group of similar items valued at more than $5000 must also complete Sec-tion B of Form 8283 which generally requires an appraisal by a qualified appraiser

IRS tax tips for charitable contributions

20

Sponsor of the quarter

21

Willoughby Ladies Golf Club

A big thank you for all you have done for Friends

in Pink

22

Support Groups

23

IRMC All Cancer Support Meet-ing 5 pm 1000 36th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Tuesday

Friends After Diagnosis support group meeting Second and fourth Mondays 2-330 pm Indian Riv-er Medical Center Cancer Center1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Friends After Diagnosis Sup-port Group Third Saturday 10-11 am Indian River Medical CenterExecutive dining room off cafeteria 1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Chair Yoga Chair Yoga for Cancer Sur-vivors noon 1550 24th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Monday

Cancer Support Group 2-330 pm 501 E Osceola St Robert and Carol Weiss-man Cancer Center Stuart Call (772) 223-5945 CarolynShoreMartinHealthorg

Young and Young at Heart Breast Cancer Support Group (Martin County branch) Second Thursday of the month 630 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola

St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart

Look Good Feel Better (Hosted by Ameri-can Cancer Society- for female patients to learn how to apply makeupwigs while going through treatment) MUST RSVP in advance Last Monday of the month 230 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart Contact American Cancer Society 772-287-7467 ext 5255

Check out the list below for support groups on the Treasure Coast

Wersquore looking for your story Share your story of breast cancer and help other people It may end up published in the newsletter To send your story email

melissayashukgmailcom

Submit your story

24

Volunteer of the Quarter

17

Margie Jimenez

Margie Jimenez is our Volunteer of the Quarter for winter 2015 Margie was selected for her dedication to Friends in Pink and the people we help She like so many of our volunteers has been doing this for a long time Margiersquos first event was a Tapas extravaganza in 2011

She hasnrsquot missed a beat since Always creative and inclusive Bringing the Martin County community together to support Friends In Pink From her ldquoCardio for the Curerdquo to her ldquoTeeth Whitening Day of Beautyrdquo which at-tracted folks from as far away as Indian River County shersquos never at a loss for great fun and profitable fundraising events All this while managing a full schedule with her lovely daughter Isabella and family The work Margie has performed on behalf of our recipients is always above and beyond with her signature $1000000 smile Thank you Margie for your hard work

Volunteer of the Quarter

18

Plan for tax season

19

Charitable contributions made to qualified organizations may help lower your tax bill The IRS has put together the following eight tips to help ensure your contributions pay off on your tax return 1 If your goal is a legitimate tax deduction then you must be giving to a qualified organization Also you cannot deduct contributions made to specific individuals politi-cal organizations and candidates See IRS Publication 526 Charitable Contributions for rules on what constitutes a qualified organization

2 To deduct a charitable contribution you must file Form 1040 and itemize deductions on Schedule A

3 If you receive a benefit because of your contribution such as merchandise tickets to a ball game or other goods and services then you can deduct only the amount that exceeds the fair market value of the benefit received

4 Donations of stock or other non-cash property are usually valued at the fair market value of the property Clothing and household items must generally be in good used condition or better to be deductible Special rules ap-ply to vehicle donations

5 Fair market value is generally the price at which prop-erty would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller neither having to buy or sell and both having reasonable knowledge of all the relevant facts

6 Regardless of the amount to deduct a contribution of cash check or other monetary gift you must maintain a bank record payroll deduction records or a written commu-nication from the organization containing the name of the organization the date of the contribution and amount of the contribution For text message donations a telephone bill will meet the record-keeping requirement if it shows the name of the receiving organization the date of the contri-bution and the amount given

7 To claim a deduction for contributions of cash or property equaling $250 or more you must have a bank record payroll deduction records or a written acknowledg-ment from the qualified organization showing the amount of the cash and a description of any property contributed and whether the organization provided any goods or ser-vices in exchange for the gift One document may satisfy both the written communication requirement for monetary gifts and the written acknowledgement requirement for all contributions of $250 or more If your total deduction for all noncash contributions for the year is over $500 you must complete and attach IRS Form 8283 Noncash Chari-table Contributions to your return

8 Taxpayers donating an item or a group of similar items valued at more than $5000 must also complete Sec-tion B of Form 8283 which generally requires an appraisal by a qualified appraiser

IRS tax tips for charitable contributions

20

Sponsor of the quarter

21

Willoughby Ladies Golf Club

A big thank you for all you have done for Friends

in Pink

22

Support Groups

23

IRMC All Cancer Support Meet-ing 5 pm 1000 36th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Tuesday

Friends After Diagnosis support group meeting Second and fourth Mondays 2-330 pm Indian Riv-er Medical Center Cancer Center1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Friends After Diagnosis Sup-port Group Third Saturday 10-11 am Indian River Medical CenterExecutive dining room off cafeteria 1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Chair Yoga Chair Yoga for Cancer Sur-vivors noon 1550 24th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Monday

Cancer Support Group 2-330 pm 501 E Osceola St Robert and Carol Weiss-man Cancer Center Stuart Call (772) 223-5945 CarolynShoreMartinHealthorg

Young and Young at Heart Breast Cancer Support Group (Martin County branch) Second Thursday of the month 630 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola

St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart

Look Good Feel Better (Hosted by Ameri-can Cancer Society- for female patients to learn how to apply makeupwigs while going through treatment) MUST RSVP in advance Last Monday of the month 230 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart Contact American Cancer Society 772-287-7467 ext 5255

Check out the list below for support groups on the Treasure Coast

Wersquore looking for your story Share your story of breast cancer and help other people It may end up published in the newsletter To send your story email

melissayashukgmailcom

Submit your story

24

Margie Jimenez

Margie Jimenez is our Volunteer of the Quarter for winter 2015 Margie was selected for her dedication to Friends in Pink and the people we help She like so many of our volunteers has been doing this for a long time Margiersquos first event was a Tapas extravaganza in 2011

She hasnrsquot missed a beat since Always creative and inclusive Bringing the Martin County community together to support Friends In Pink From her ldquoCardio for the Curerdquo to her ldquoTeeth Whitening Day of Beautyrdquo which at-tracted folks from as far away as Indian River County shersquos never at a loss for great fun and profitable fundraising events All this while managing a full schedule with her lovely daughter Isabella and family The work Margie has performed on behalf of our recipients is always above and beyond with her signature $1000000 smile Thank you Margie for your hard work

Volunteer of the Quarter

18

Plan for tax season

19

Charitable contributions made to qualified organizations may help lower your tax bill The IRS has put together the following eight tips to help ensure your contributions pay off on your tax return 1 If your goal is a legitimate tax deduction then you must be giving to a qualified organization Also you cannot deduct contributions made to specific individuals politi-cal organizations and candidates See IRS Publication 526 Charitable Contributions for rules on what constitutes a qualified organization

2 To deduct a charitable contribution you must file Form 1040 and itemize deductions on Schedule A

3 If you receive a benefit because of your contribution such as merchandise tickets to a ball game or other goods and services then you can deduct only the amount that exceeds the fair market value of the benefit received

4 Donations of stock or other non-cash property are usually valued at the fair market value of the property Clothing and household items must generally be in good used condition or better to be deductible Special rules ap-ply to vehicle donations

5 Fair market value is generally the price at which prop-erty would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller neither having to buy or sell and both having reasonable knowledge of all the relevant facts

6 Regardless of the amount to deduct a contribution of cash check or other monetary gift you must maintain a bank record payroll deduction records or a written commu-nication from the organization containing the name of the organization the date of the contribution and amount of the contribution For text message donations a telephone bill will meet the record-keeping requirement if it shows the name of the receiving organization the date of the contri-bution and the amount given

7 To claim a deduction for contributions of cash or property equaling $250 or more you must have a bank record payroll deduction records or a written acknowledg-ment from the qualified organization showing the amount of the cash and a description of any property contributed and whether the organization provided any goods or ser-vices in exchange for the gift One document may satisfy both the written communication requirement for monetary gifts and the written acknowledgement requirement for all contributions of $250 or more If your total deduction for all noncash contributions for the year is over $500 you must complete and attach IRS Form 8283 Noncash Chari-table Contributions to your return

8 Taxpayers donating an item or a group of similar items valued at more than $5000 must also complete Sec-tion B of Form 8283 which generally requires an appraisal by a qualified appraiser

IRS tax tips for charitable contributions

20

Sponsor of the quarter

21

Willoughby Ladies Golf Club

A big thank you for all you have done for Friends

in Pink

22

Support Groups

23

IRMC All Cancer Support Meet-ing 5 pm 1000 36th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Tuesday

Friends After Diagnosis support group meeting Second and fourth Mondays 2-330 pm Indian Riv-er Medical Center Cancer Center1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Friends After Diagnosis Sup-port Group Third Saturday 10-11 am Indian River Medical CenterExecutive dining room off cafeteria 1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Chair Yoga Chair Yoga for Cancer Sur-vivors noon 1550 24th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Monday

Cancer Support Group 2-330 pm 501 E Osceola St Robert and Carol Weiss-man Cancer Center Stuart Call (772) 223-5945 CarolynShoreMartinHealthorg

Young and Young at Heart Breast Cancer Support Group (Martin County branch) Second Thursday of the month 630 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola

St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart

Look Good Feel Better (Hosted by Ameri-can Cancer Society- for female patients to learn how to apply makeupwigs while going through treatment) MUST RSVP in advance Last Monday of the month 230 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart Contact American Cancer Society 772-287-7467 ext 5255

Check out the list below for support groups on the Treasure Coast

Wersquore looking for your story Share your story of breast cancer and help other people It may end up published in the newsletter To send your story email

melissayashukgmailcom

Submit your story

24

Plan for tax season

19

Charitable contributions made to qualified organizations may help lower your tax bill The IRS has put together the following eight tips to help ensure your contributions pay off on your tax return 1 If your goal is a legitimate tax deduction then you must be giving to a qualified organization Also you cannot deduct contributions made to specific individuals politi-cal organizations and candidates See IRS Publication 526 Charitable Contributions for rules on what constitutes a qualified organization

2 To deduct a charitable contribution you must file Form 1040 and itemize deductions on Schedule A

3 If you receive a benefit because of your contribution such as merchandise tickets to a ball game or other goods and services then you can deduct only the amount that exceeds the fair market value of the benefit received

4 Donations of stock or other non-cash property are usually valued at the fair market value of the property Clothing and household items must generally be in good used condition or better to be deductible Special rules ap-ply to vehicle donations

5 Fair market value is generally the price at which prop-erty would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller neither having to buy or sell and both having reasonable knowledge of all the relevant facts

6 Regardless of the amount to deduct a contribution of cash check or other monetary gift you must maintain a bank record payroll deduction records or a written commu-nication from the organization containing the name of the organization the date of the contribution and amount of the contribution For text message donations a telephone bill will meet the record-keeping requirement if it shows the name of the receiving organization the date of the contri-bution and the amount given

7 To claim a deduction for contributions of cash or property equaling $250 or more you must have a bank record payroll deduction records or a written acknowledg-ment from the qualified organization showing the amount of the cash and a description of any property contributed and whether the organization provided any goods or ser-vices in exchange for the gift One document may satisfy both the written communication requirement for monetary gifts and the written acknowledgement requirement for all contributions of $250 or more If your total deduction for all noncash contributions for the year is over $500 you must complete and attach IRS Form 8283 Noncash Chari-table Contributions to your return

8 Taxpayers donating an item or a group of similar items valued at more than $5000 must also complete Sec-tion B of Form 8283 which generally requires an appraisal by a qualified appraiser

IRS tax tips for charitable contributions

20

Sponsor of the quarter

21

Willoughby Ladies Golf Club

A big thank you for all you have done for Friends

in Pink

22

Support Groups

23

IRMC All Cancer Support Meet-ing 5 pm 1000 36th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Tuesday

Friends After Diagnosis support group meeting Second and fourth Mondays 2-330 pm Indian Riv-er Medical Center Cancer Center1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Friends After Diagnosis Sup-port Group Third Saturday 10-11 am Indian River Medical CenterExecutive dining room off cafeteria 1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Chair Yoga Chair Yoga for Cancer Sur-vivors noon 1550 24th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Monday

Cancer Support Group 2-330 pm 501 E Osceola St Robert and Carol Weiss-man Cancer Center Stuart Call (772) 223-5945 CarolynShoreMartinHealthorg

Young and Young at Heart Breast Cancer Support Group (Martin County branch) Second Thursday of the month 630 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola

St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart

Look Good Feel Better (Hosted by Ameri-can Cancer Society- for female patients to learn how to apply makeupwigs while going through treatment) MUST RSVP in advance Last Monday of the month 230 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart Contact American Cancer Society 772-287-7467 ext 5255

Check out the list below for support groups on the Treasure Coast

Wersquore looking for your story Share your story of breast cancer and help other people It may end up published in the newsletter To send your story email

melissayashukgmailcom

Submit your story

24

Charitable contributions made to qualified organizations may help lower your tax bill The IRS has put together the following eight tips to help ensure your contributions pay off on your tax return 1 If your goal is a legitimate tax deduction then you must be giving to a qualified organization Also you cannot deduct contributions made to specific individuals politi-cal organizations and candidates See IRS Publication 526 Charitable Contributions for rules on what constitutes a qualified organization

2 To deduct a charitable contribution you must file Form 1040 and itemize deductions on Schedule A

3 If you receive a benefit because of your contribution such as merchandise tickets to a ball game or other goods and services then you can deduct only the amount that exceeds the fair market value of the benefit received

4 Donations of stock or other non-cash property are usually valued at the fair market value of the property Clothing and household items must generally be in good used condition or better to be deductible Special rules ap-ply to vehicle donations

5 Fair market value is generally the price at which prop-erty would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller neither having to buy or sell and both having reasonable knowledge of all the relevant facts

6 Regardless of the amount to deduct a contribution of cash check or other monetary gift you must maintain a bank record payroll deduction records or a written commu-nication from the organization containing the name of the organization the date of the contribution and amount of the contribution For text message donations a telephone bill will meet the record-keeping requirement if it shows the name of the receiving organization the date of the contri-bution and the amount given

7 To claim a deduction for contributions of cash or property equaling $250 or more you must have a bank record payroll deduction records or a written acknowledg-ment from the qualified organization showing the amount of the cash and a description of any property contributed and whether the organization provided any goods or ser-vices in exchange for the gift One document may satisfy both the written communication requirement for monetary gifts and the written acknowledgement requirement for all contributions of $250 or more If your total deduction for all noncash contributions for the year is over $500 you must complete and attach IRS Form 8283 Noncash Chari-table Contributions to your return

8 Taxpayers donating an item or a group of similar items valued at more than $5000 must also complete Sec-tion B of Form 8283 which generally requires an appraisal by a qualified appraiser

IRS tax tips for charitable contributions

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Sponsor of the quarter

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Willoughby Ladies Golf Club

A big thank you for all you have done for Friends

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Support Groups

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IRMC All Cancer Support Meet-ing 5 pm 1000 36th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Tuesday

Friends After Diagnosis support group meeting Second and fourth Mondays 2-330 pm Indian Riv-er Medical Center Cancer Center1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Friends After Diagnosis Sup-port Group Third Saturday 10-11 am Indian River Medical CenterExecutive dining room off cafeteria 1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Chair Yoga Chair Yoga for Cancer Sur-vivors noon 1550 24th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Monday

Cancer Support Group 2-330 pm 501 E Osceola St Robert and Carol Weiss-man Cancer Center Stuart Call (772) 223-5945 CarolynShoreMartinHealthorg

Young and Young at Heart Breast Cancer Support Group (Martin County branch) Second Thursday of the month 630 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola

St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart

Look Good Feel Better (Hosted by Ameri-can Cancer Society- for female patients to learn how to apply makeupwigs while going through treatment) MUST RSVP in advance Last Monday of the month 230 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart Contact American Cancer Society 772-287-7467 ext 5255

Check out the list below for support groups on the Treasure Coast

Wersquore looking for your story Share your story of breast cancer and help other people It may end up published in the newsletter To send your story email

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Sponsor of the quarter

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Willoughby Ladies Golf Club

A big thank you for all you have done for Friends

in Pink

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Support Groups

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IRMC All Cancer Support Meet-ing 5 pm 1000 36th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Tuesday

Friends After Diagnosis support group meeting Second and fourth Mondays 2-330 pm Indian Riv-er Medical Center Cancer Center1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Friends After Diagnosis Sup-port Group Third Saturday 10-11 am Indian River Medical CenterExecutive dining room off cafeteria 1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Chair Yoga Chair Yoga for Cancer Sur-vivors noon 1550 24th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Monday

Cancer Support Group 2-330 pm 501 E Osceola St Robert and Carol Weiss-man Cancer Center Stuart Call (772) 223-5945 CarolynShoreMartinHealthorg

Young and Young at Heart Breast Cancer Support Group (Martin County branch) Second Thursday of the month 630 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola

St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart

Look Good Feel Better (Hosted by Ameri-can Cancer Society- for female patients to learn how to apply makeupwigs while going through treatment) MUST RSVP in advance Last Monday of the month 230 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart Contact American Cancer Society 772-287-7467 ext 5255

Check out the list below for support groups on the Treasure Coast

Wersquore looking for your story Share your story of breast cancer and help other people It may end up published in the newsletter To send your story email

melissayashukgmailcom

Submit your story

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Willoughby Ladies Golf Club

A big thank you for all you have done for Friends

in Pink

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Support Groups

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IRMC All Cancer Support Meet-ing 5 pm 1000 36th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Tuesday

Friends After Diagnosis support group meeting Second and fourth Mondays 2-330 pm Indian Riv-er Medical Center Cancer Center1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Friends After Diagnosis Sup-port Group Third Saturday 10-11 am Indian River Medical CenterExecutive dining room off cafeteria 1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Chair Yoga Chair Yoga for Cancer Sur-vivors noon 1550 24th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Monday

Cancer Support Group 2-330 pm 501 E Osceola St Robert and Carol Weiss-man Cancer Center Stuart Call (772) 223-5945 CarolynShoreMartinHealthorg

Young and Young at Heart Breast Cancer Support Group (Martin County branch) Second Thursday of the month 630 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola

St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart

Look Good Feel Better (Hosted by Ameri-can Cancer Society- for female patients to learn how to apply makeupwigs while going through treatment) MUST RSVP in advance Last Monday of the month 230 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart Contact American Cancer Society 772-287-7467 ext 5255

Check out the list below for support groups on the Treasure Coast

Wersquore looking for your story Share your story of breast cancer and help other people It may end up published in the newsletter To send your story email

melissayashukgmailcom

Submit your story

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Support Groups

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IRMC All Cancer Support Meet-ing 5 pm 1000 36th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Tuesday

Friends After Diagnosis support group meeting Second and fourth Mondays 2-330 pm Indian Riv-er Medical Center Cancer Center1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Friends After Diagnosis Sup-port Group Third Saturday 10-11 am Indian River Medical CenterExecutive dining room off cafeteria 1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Chair Yoga Chair Yoga for Cancer Sur-vivors noon 1550 24th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Monday

Cancer Support Group 2-330 pm 501 E Osceola St Robert and Carol Weiss-man Cancer Center Stuart Call (772) 223-5945 CarolynShoreMartinHealthorg

Young and Young at Heart Breast Cancer Support Group (Martin County branch) Second Thursday of the month 630 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola

St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart

Look Good Feel Better (Hosted by Ameri-can Cancer Society- for female patients to learn how to apply makeupwigs while going through treatment) MUST RSVP in advance Last Monday of the month 230 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart Contact American Cancer Society 772-287-7467 ext 5255

Check out the list below for support groups on the Treasure Coast

Wersquore looking for your story Share your story of breast cancer and help other people It may end up published in the newsletter To send your story email

melissayashukgmailcom

Submit your story

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IRMC All Cancer Support Meet-ing 5 pm 1000 36th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Tuesday

Friends After Diagnosis support group meeting Second and fourth Mondays 2-330 pm Indian Riv-er Medical Center Cancer Center1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Friends After Diagnosis Sup-port Group Third Saturday 10-11 am Indian River Medical CenterExecutive dining room off cafeteria 1000 36th St Vero Beach (772) 567-4311

Chair Yoga Chair Yoga for Cancer Sur-vivors noon 1550 24th St Vero Beach Every month on the third Monday

Cancer Support Group 2-330 pm 501 E Osceola St Robert and Carol Weiss-man Cancer Center Stuart Call (772) 223-5945 CarolynShoreMartinHealthorg

Young and Young at Heart Breast Cancer Support Group (Martin County branch) Second Thursday of the month 630 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola

St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart

Look Good Feel Better (Hosted by Ameri-can Cancer Society- for female patients to learn how to apply makeupwigs while going through treatment) MUST RSVP in advance Last Monday of the month 230 pm Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center at Martin Health System 501 E Osceola St Second Floor Meeting Room Stuart Contact American Cancer Society 772-287-7467 ext 5255

Check out the list below for support groups on the Treasure Coast

Wersquore looking for your story Share your story of breast cancer and help other people It may end up published in the newsletter To send your story email

melissayashukgmailcom

Submit your story

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Helpful links

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Links amp ResourceswwwBreastCancerorg wwwBreastHealthCoalitionorg wwwCancerCareorg wwwCancerHopeNetworkorg wwwCancerInformationServicecom wwwGetBCFactscom wwwHealthlinecomhealthbreast-cancer wwwKomenorg wwwMartinMemorialorg wwwMedicinenetcombreast wwwNationalBreastCancerorg wwwNationalCancerInstituteorg wwwStLucieMedcom wwwTheBreastCareSitecomwwwcancerorg or 800-ACS-2345

NOTE All newsletters can be viewed on our website wwwPinkTieFriendsorg by clicking on media newsletter

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Links amp ResourceswwwBreastCancerorg wwwBreastHealthCoalitionorg wwwCancerCareorg wwwCancerHopeNetworkorg wwwCancerInformationServicecom wwwGetBCFactscom wwwHealthlinecomhealthbreast-cancer wwwKomenorg wwwMartinMemorialorg wwwMedicinenetcombreast wwwNationalBreastCancerorg wwwNationalCancerInstituteorg wwwStLucieMedcom wwwTheBreastCareSitecomwwwcancerorg or 800-ACS-2345

NOTE All newsletters can be viewed on our website wwwPinkTieFriendsorg by clicking on media newsletter

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