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Gilda’s Club New York City Mission: To Support, Educate, and Empower Cancer Patients and Their Families Our free comprehensive cancer program includes support groups, educational lectures and workshops for everyone  impacted by cancer – men, women, teens, and children.

Summer 2016

Actress and comedian, Melissa McCarthy, received The Gilda Radner Award for Innovation Comedy in the presence of 280 guests at Gildafest’16 on July 12th at Carolines on Broadway.

Actress Sarah Baker, who has been featured in several films with McCarthy, hosted the event. Special guests included actress Kristen Wiig and former SNL writer, Alan Zweibel who gave a touching tribute to Gilda Radner.

Producer Paul Feig, who could not attend in person, sent a video clip sending accolades to McCarthy and talked about his personal connection to Gilda Radner. The award was presented to Melissa by Sarah Baker and Gilda’s Club NYC CEO, Lily Safani.

Gildafest showcased some of today’s top comics with performances by SNL star Michael Che, Marina Franklin, Lynne Koplitz, Matteo Lane, Carmen Lynch, Emma

Gildafest’16 honors Melissa McCarthy with The Gilda Radner Award for Innovation in Comedy

(L-R) Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy attend Gildafest’16

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IN THIS ISSUE

Gildafest’16 Honors Melissa McCarthy

Univision FeaturesGilda’s Club NYC

Teen & Youth Update: Teen Essay Contest Winners

Camp Sparkle

New Program: Open to Options

Ten Bands One Cause Announces Artists

Revlon Love is On $1M Challenge

Staff Updates

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Willmann, and Michelle Wolf.

The event featured a live auction with items including a signed poster by the Ghostbusters cast, (Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon), and a ride home that evening in the famed Ghostbusters mobile, Ecto1.

Thank you to our sponsors Ghostbusters, Svedka Vodka, and Starbright Florals, to all of our volunteers who helped make the event run smoothly and to everyone who attended the evening. Gildafest’16 raised more than $145,000 for our program.

Gildafest’16 honors Melissa McCarthy

Open to Options™ (O2O) is an evidence-based approach to treatment decision support. The Cancer Support Community (CSC), in collaboration with the Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials (ENACCT), developed and evaluated the Open to Options™ program to help patients communicate more effectively with their health care team in order to arrive at the treatment decision that is right for them.

As an affiliate of CSC, Gilda’s Club NYC is now an O2O trained site able to guide cancer patients, in a non-directive way, to anticipate their questions and concerns while describing their individual situations, medical options and personal goals, in advance of an upcoming medical appointment.

The O2O facilitator helps the patient develop and organize a Question List (QL) which becomes a reference point for the patient to use to guide the conversation about the various treatment options available to the patient. The very act of developing and referring to the QL can help the patient feel empowered, focused and more in control of the conversation simultaneously helping to reduce stress.

Be Prepared with OPEN TO OPTIONS™

- A New Program Initiative

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Announcing this year’s participating Artists Music distribution companies RED and WEA are spearheading the third annual Ten Bands One Cause charity initiative. This year’s limited pink vinyl are from: Anthrax, The Black Keys, Courtney Barnett, Ed Sheeran, Jim Breuer & The Loud & Rowdy, My Chemical Romance, NOFX, Opeth, Pixies and Red Hot Chili Peppers. The releases will be available for purchase at retailers nationwide wherever vinyl is sold and online. Also, Bull Moose will donate $1 for every Ten Bands One Cause Spotify playlist subscription, up to $1,000. www.10bands1cause.com

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Board of Directors Laura Bartlett, Chair

Mark J. Alles Rob Bochicchio

Andrews Donnovan Robert J. Easton

Robert C. Faulkner Carl S. Goldfischer, MD

Jennifer Hill Sofija Jovic, PhD

Mike Lee Ellen A. Lubman

Matthew R. Patterson Andrea F. Rabney

Jami Rubin Alexander Scott

William S. Slattery

Associate BoardAshley Loesch, Chair

Dara AdamsAndrew Altschuler

Christopher T. ChambersMandy CheukTracey Doolin

Meghan FinlaysonMichelle K. Fong

Maria FranceschelliKatherine GriffithKrista Gundersen

Blaike HannayNeil Heckman

Megan M. KnurrAndrew Levison

Zachary R. MattlerAlex Modell

Ellie NewmanTiffany RobinEmily Sanchez

Victoria ScarboroughAri SchnitzerJessica Serre

Lauren ServideoWhitnee Shulman

Steven SmolynJohn SwitzerJames TraniRemi Tseng

Katherine WynkoopStefani Zien

Staff Lily Safani, CEO Migdalia Torres

Deborah K. WilsonNadine Bartholomew Christine Braunstein

Fran Castellanos-RossEmily Grotheer Michele Halusic

Nivia Herron Eileen Jackson

Ramona Maysonet Janine Perillo

Michelle RamlochanPontip Rasavong

Emily Riordan Jessilyn Torres

GildaGram Publication of the Development Office

Deborah K. Wilson, Director of Development Pontip Rasavong, Marketing & Communications

Manager

Gilda’s Club New York City 195 West Houston Street • New York, NY 10014

(212) 647-9700 • development@gildasclubnyc.orgwww.gildasclubnyc.org • @gildasclubnyc

Plan ahead with the Legacy Society

“We have designated Gilda’s Club NYC as one beneficiary of an Easton Family Charitable Trust. Through almost 16 years of Board work for Gilda, I have learned how important the Club’s services are to people touched by cancer. Joan and I are pleased and proud to do this to help assure that the GCNYC mission continues strong for many years into the future.”

Gilda’s Club NYC (GCNYC) has established the Legacy Society to celebrate and thank those individuals who share our belief that no one should face cancer alone.

Bequests from a will or trust are the most common way to leave a gift to GCNYC. Some options include:

• Setting aside a certain dollar amount.

• Leaving a percentage of the estate or assests after providing for family.

• Setting GCNYC as a beneficiary of 401K/IRA plans or insurance policies.

• Establishing a Charitable Gift Annuity or a Charitable Remainder Trust to GCNYC.

All of the above qualify for membership in the Society.

Robert J. Easton

For more information about the Legacy Society or other giving opportunities, please contact:

Deborah K. Wilson, Director of Development at (212) 647-9700

Additional Ways to GiveRecurring Gifts: Bunny Bunny members may give a monthly donation of as little as $10. Recurring donors are important to Gilda’s Club, as even small donations add up quickly and make a huge difference in keeping Gilda’s Club’s program free for everyone who needs it.

Securities: Gifts in the form of stocks, bonds, or mutual funds that have appreciated in value may be especially attractive to you under the current tax laws.

Matching Gifts: Approximately 91% of companies will match an employer’s gift at a 1:1 ratio. Find out if your company has a matching gift policy.

For complete information, visit: www.gildasclubnyc.org/legacy-society-planned-giving

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This year marked our 7th Annual “It’s Always Something” Teen Essay Contest. A total of 94 essays were submitted by teens living in the NYC area and Long Island, who wrote about how cancer has personally impacted their lives.

The difficult task of selecting the winners of the contest belonged to our amazing panel of guest judges composed of acclaimed young adult authors: Kresley Cole, Ally Condie, Kami Garcia, Jonathan Maberry and Tonya Hurley.

A reception inviting all contest entrants and their families and friends was held on May 19th to celebrate the accomplishment of

the teens who shared their personal stories with us. The finalists read their essays aloud to those in attendance.

Thanks to the generosity of Nancy Cambino, the teens in attendance were surprised with a special “raffle” offering BLI Summer Jam concert tickets.

You can read the full winning essays online on our website at www.gildasclubnyc.org/its-always-something-teen-essay-contest

The Teen Essay Contest is open to students in grades 9-12 in New York City, and Suffolk and Nassau Counties on Long Island. Submissions for the 2017 contest will open in January.

(L-R): CEO, Lily Safani, Haley Essig, Britney Franco, Dennis Paoli, Tonya Hurley

Top Three Winning Essays

First Place: “Pancreatic Cancer” by Cindy McCabe

Second Place: “Blink of an Eye” by Haley Essig

Third Place: “Memento Vivere” by Britney Franco

Congratulations to the 2016 “It’s Always Something” Teen Essay Contest Winners

Fourteen children participated in July’s exciting week of full day Camp Sparkle programming, which took place from 9AM-4PM each day.

Parents/guardians of our campers reported that the full day was incredibly beneficial for two major reasons: it provided additional fun for the children, and it helped to facilitate the busy schedules of the adults.

Campers had a blast with workshops including interactive yoga with Yogi Beans; acting & imagination with Improv for Kids; cooking creations with Freshmade NYC; movement with Energetic Juniors; a live animal program with Rizzo’s Wildlife; and sporting fun with Bee in Motion.

Field trips were taken to The Children’s Museum of the Arts and the Central Park Zoo.

Camp Sparkle wrapped up with a day of pizza, PopBar frozen treats,

and a screening of summertime favorite, Surf ’s Up.

Six trained Junior Associate Board teens assisted with this Camp Sparkle session.

Camp Sparkle Thrives with Full Day Camp

Gilda’s Club NYC featured on Univision

Univision visited Gilda’s Club NYC on June 14, 2016 to find out more about our work within the Latino community.

Migdalia Torres, Executive Director of Program & Off-Site Expansion, was interviewed by Univision News. This media coverage had a significant reach among Latinos impacted by cancer, as the volume of inquiry calls following the airing was overwhelming in a wonderful way.

Additionally, Gilda’s Club was invited to the Univision studios where Senior Program Manager, Carolina Hoires, had the opportunity to be interviewed for their Sunday

segment called, “Contigo En La Comunidad” (With You in The Community).

Through our Gilda Comes to You (GCTY) program, we have partnered with major medical cancer centers in NYC in order to reach and provide cancer support to underserved and uninsured populations, including Latinos.

One study found that Hispanics/Latinos were more likely to report poor mental, physical, and social quality of life when compared with Caucasians and African Americans (Yanez et al, 2011), as well as lower perceived social support, high levels of uncertainty (Sammarco & Konecny, 2010), and higher levels of depression (Ashing-Giwa et al., 2013). Hispanic/Latino cancer survivors had the highest level

of unmet supportive care needs (informational, practical, support, and spiritual) when compared with African Americans and Caucasians (Moadel, Morgan, et al., 2007).

In order to reach more Latinos living with cancer, we have incorporated Spanish-bilingual GCNYC Patient Navigators at our GCTY partner sites. In addition, we have developed culturally sensitive and competent programming to meet the needs of this emerging population, which now represents 20% of the members we serve.

For more information about our programs offered in Spanish, please contact Fran Castellanos-Ross.

Gilda Comes to You: Hispanics/Latinos

Off-Site Spanish-Bilingual Programming

The Mount Sinai Hospital Ruttenberg Treatment Center - Upper West Side

Amigos Unidos - Grupo de Apoyo Cada Miercoles 10:00am-11:30am

Montefiore-Einstein Center for Cancer Care- Bronx

Mujeres Unidas - Grupo de Apoyo para Cancer de Seno

Cada Lunes 9:00am-10:30am

Queens Cancer Center - Queens Amigos Unidos Grupo de Apoyo

Mensual

Please check our Off-Site Program Calendar for more information.

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It is with mixed emotions that we say goodbye to two valued GCNYC employees:

Jordan Patinkin, Volunteer and Internal Events Coordinator For three years, Jordan successfully maintained and expanded our program and volunteer base. Her enthusiasm and passion for our community was inspiring. We wish her well in her new position at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Carolina Hoires, Senior Program ManagerCarolina had been vital in the development and expansion of our off-site program, Gilda Comes to You. For five years, she has been providing remarkable quality comprehensive cancer support to our community. Carolina will be relocating to Florida where her family resides.

Thank you for your service!

Ashley Loesch, ChairNeil Heckman, Vice Chair

Whitnee Shulman, CommunicationsEmily Sanchez, Co-Chair Events & Fundraising

Katherine Wynkoop, Co-Chair Events & FundraisingBlaike Hannay, Co-Chair Volunteer & OutreachMandy Cheuk, Co-Chair Volunteer & Outreach

Dara AdamsAndrew Altschuler

Christopher T. ChambersTracey Doolin

Meghan FinlaysonMichelle K. Fong

Maria FranceschelliKatherine GriffithKrista GundersenMegan M. KnurrAndrew Levison

Zachary R. Mattler

Alex ModellEllie NewmanTiffany Robin

Victoria ScarboroughAri SchnitzerJessica Serre

Lauren ServideoSteven SmolynJohn SwitzerJames TraniRemi TsengStefani Zien

Congratulations and welcome 2016-2017 Associate Board Members

and new Executive Committee!

ASSOCIATE BOARD UPDATE:

Emily Grotheer, Volunteer & Outreach Manager, has joined the Gilda’s Club team effective July 25, 2016. She has over 10 years of experience working in the non-profit industry. She’s a native New Yorker and resides in Brooklyn.

Fran Castellanos-Ross, Program Manager, Membership & Off-Site Partners, is a clinical social worker with over 20 years of clinical, supervisory and managerial experience across various agency settings. She is Spanish/French bilingual and Reiki I Certified.

The Gilda’s Club NYC staff is happy to introduce two new members of the team!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

For more information about any of the listed events, please visit our website at www.gildasclubnyc.org under Special Events or e-mail development@gildasclubnyc.org

August 15 - 19Special ProgramCamp Sparkle

September 5Labor Day

CLUBHOUSE CLOSED

September 23Social Event

A Celebration of Our Members

October 1Special Program Day of Beauty

October 10Columbus Day

CLUBHOUSE CLOSED

October 21Social Event

Noogiefest - Halloween Celebration

November 6GO #TEAMGILDA

TCS NYC Marathon

November 10Special Event

21st Annual Benefit Gala

December 9Social Event

Winter Wonderland

August

September

October November

You can help win $1,000,000 for Gilda’s Club!

Between September 14th and October 26th, we will need YOUR help to win $1M in the Revlon Love is On Million Dollar Challenge.

YOU CAN HELP US IN TWO EASY STEPS: Step 1: Create a Crowdrise fundraising page on September 14th under the Gilda’s Club NYC page. Step 2: Reach out to your Friends & Family and ask them to donate to your page and/or join you in creating their own pages. That’s it!

The organization that raises the most money in the 6-week time period will win the $1M prize. The top 4 finalists will also be awarded prizes.

The more people we have fundraising, the better our chances are. The best part is, all monies raised by our team will go directly to Gilda’s Club NYC. Contact us to learn how you can get involved.

Join Gilda’s Marathon Team and run in the 2016 TCS NYC Marathon on November 6, 2016.

Read Neil’s story on why he chose to run for Gilda’s Club and how cancer motivated him to train and fundraise.

www.gildasclubnyc.org/marathon-runner-profile-teamgilda-neil

gildaontherun@gildasclubnyc.org

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