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 Gilda’s Club Metro Detroit was founded by eight local women whose lives had been touched by cancer. They knew firsthand how they and their families were impacted by the disease and envisioned a place where men, women and children with all types of cancer, along with their families, could come together for social and emotional support. Their experiences led to the formation of Gilda’s Club Metro Detroit.
Bernice Gadon, a clinical social worker with cancer, contacted Geri Lester and Sherry Medsker who also battled cancer. Maureen Martinez, an oncology nurse specialist, spoke to her friend, Marcia Gershenson who was involved in a cancer support group because her husband, now deceased, had Hodgkin’s Disease. She felt the need for help and recognized that the family members and friends of people living with cancer needed support too. Jacqueline Grekin, Ph.D, was a clinical psychologist with the belief that the mind/body approach to disease can improve the quality of life for those living with it. Ina Kadish was a therapist with cancer and Carol Silverman was touched by cancer as well.
In March, 1993, the women began meeting around their own kitchen tables to talk about their experiences. Inspired by the dream of Detroit’s own Gilda Radner, who passed away in 1989 after more than two years of fighting ovarian cancer, Gilda’s Club Metro Detroit was born. The Club, offering hope, humor and strength to lives touched by cancer, officially opened in 1998.
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Gilda's Club Comedy Walk 2008
Help us support this year's Gilda's Club Comedy Walk at the Detroit Zoo on Saturday, September 20th.The For'Em has always had a great turn out for this event and we hope that you will be able to join us this year. This event will include a two-mile walk through the zoo, all day admission, booths, games for the kids and fabulous entertainment. Registration starts at 8am and the walk starts at 9am. All of us have been touched in one way or another by cancer, may be it be yourself, family or friends. Come out and show the Red Wing For'Em Club spirit. Support this very good cause and have a great time at the zoo!
If you are busy and can not make the walk on September 20th, you can still support the walk and make a donation. You will still be counted as a member of our team.
You can register on line at www.gildasclubdetroit.org. Make sure that you register under the RedWings For'Em Club team. The For'Em Club has won an award for the past five years and we hope to uphold that award again this year.
If you can not register on line or have any questions, please contact Mary Blewett, our Charities Chairperson at 586-925-2387. |
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 Turning Point Inc. FOR VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND HOMELESSNESS
OUR COMMITTMENT Turning Point holds the belief that all people have the right to a violence-free life. Turning Point recognizes the importance of empowering people and working to end violence by providing counseling, support, advocacy, and a safe haven. We are committed to improving the lives of victims/survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault through advocacy for changes in the "systems" and through community collaboration. A community working together to end violence does make a difference. OUR MISSION Turning Point’s mission is to provide programs and resources that enable victims/survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and homelessness to regain control of their lives. OUR PHILOSOPHY Our philosophy is to work toward ending the use of violence as a means of oppressing and controlling others, and endorses the concept of helping people assume power over their lives. |
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