APRIL ASK THE EXPERTS
WHEN: Thursday, April 12, 2007, 6 to 7:30 P.M.
TOPIC: Say No to Skin Cancer and Melanoma!
SPEAKERS: Carlos Garberoglio, M.D., F.A.C.S., clinical director, General Oncologic Surgery Kim Margolin, M.D., F.A.C.P., associate director, Clinical Research, Medical and Therapeutics Research; professor Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
LOCATION: City of Hope’s Platt Conference Center
REGISTRATION: Please call 800-535-1390, ext. 65669,to reserve your seat for this free event.
MAY ASK THE EXPERTS
WHEN: Wednesday, May 10, 2007, 6-7:30 p.m.
TOPIC: Paving the Way for Progress: Clinical trials in Blood Cancers
SPEAKERS: Eileen Smith, M.D., director, Clinical reaearch Division of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
Bernadette Pulone, R.N., O.C.N., nurse coordinator, Division of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
CO-SPONSOR: Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
LOCATION: City of Hope's Platt Conference Center
REGISTRATION: Please call 800-535-1390, ext. 65669, to reserve your seat for this free event.
HANDS ON HARPS UPCOMING SCHEDULE
City of Hope’s Department Education offers "Hands-on-Harps," an ongoing series of concerts and workshops to bring out the music in everyone. Harp teachers and performers unite to provide a unique musical experience including hands-on interactions. All workshops, concerts and special events are held on the first floor of City of Hope’s Helford Clinical Research Hospital.
Hospital Concerts are free and open to all. The following is a scheduleof performances for April, May and June.
Tuesday, April 24, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Helford Hospital Lobby
Sue Raymond - Celtic harp concert and beginners harp workshop with harps provided
Tuesday, May 8, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Helford Hospital Lobby
Scott Huckabay - Guitar concert
Tuesday, May 22, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Helford Hospital Lobby
Incendio - Latin guitar concert
Tuesday, June 5, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Helford Hospital Lobby
Celtic Harp, World Rhythms and Angelic Voices
Asley Maher/ Lisa Lynne/ Adjoa - Songs of Love & Life
Tuesday, June 19, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Helford Hospital Lobby
Alfredo Rolando Ortiz - Latin American harp concert
PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR NATIONAL CANCER SURVIVORS DAY
Preparations for National Cancer Survivors Day 2007 are underway and a Planning Committee has been formed. The next meeting of the Planning Committee at City of Hope is Tuesday, April 17, from 11:00 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Conference Room C. The group will meet two additional times on May 15 and May 29 from 11 a.m. to 12 noon.
The National Cancer Survivors Day event is a national day of celebration to honor the more than 10 million Americans dealing with any cancer diagnosis. Along with 700 other medical centers and health/support organizations, City of Hope will host this inspirational event on Sunday, June 3.
If you are interested in joining the committee, please call Linda Baginski, Patient, Family & Community Education at 626-256-4673, ext. 62978.
TREASURES OF THE HEART TEA
City of Hope's Treasure's of the Heart Chapter will hold their 10th annual English Tea-Hats for the Heart, in the City of Hope Rose Garden on Saturday, April 21, from noon to 3 p.m.
This year's tea will feature guest speakers, entertainment, vendors and a silent auction. Tickets are $60 each or $600 per table.
If you are interested in hostessing a table or purchasing a ticket, please call Terri Hamman at 909- 646-9071 or email toofittoqwitcoh@verizon.net
31ST CELEBRATION OF LIFE BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION REUNION
Friday, April 27, 2007 will mark the 31st annivaersary of the Bone Marrow Transplantation Program at City of Hope. More than 6,500 survivors of cancer and other life-threatening diseases who have undergone a transplant, along with their family members, friends and caregivers, will gather on campus for a picnic-style reunion called the Celebration of Life. If you are a City of Hope patient who has had a transplant prior to january 1, 2007, you should have already received your invitation. Due to the large attendance there will be no parking for this event on campus; instead, parking will be at nearby Irwindale Speedway.
If you need additional information, please call the Hematology Department at 626-256-4673, ext. 62405.
Join Team Running with Todd to Support Peds
Teams are being formed to raise money for the ninth annual Reaching for the Cure Walk/Run benefiting the Pediatric cancer Research Foundation to be held Sunday, may 6 at the Irvine Spectrum.
You are invited to join team RUNNING WITH TODD, in memory of former City of Hope pediatric patient Todd Shepard, by going to the website: www.pcrf-kids.com Click on Reaching for the Cure and then Register Now and find team RUNNING WITH TODD.
Desi Geestman Foundation Golf Tournament
You are invited to join in a fundraiser on Monday, May 21, 2007 at Brookside Country Club in pasadena to support the Desi Geestman Foundation. The foundation helps provide assistance with meals, transportation, and housing for families of pediatric patients from City of hope. The golf tournament will include lunch and awards dinner.
For more information, visit www.desigeestmanfoundation.org or call Rick Dinger at 818-248-4500.
