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Sisterhood of SurvivorsQuarterly Newsletter

July—September 2010 Volume 4, Issue 4

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

This Quarter SOS Events 2

Guest Speaker 2

Rulison Collision Center

Teams up with SOS3

New SOS Web Design 3

Volunteer Opportunities 3

Young Survivors News 4

Resources 5

Mark Your Calendar

Fall Fundraiser News3

Mission: Sisterhood of Sur-vivors is committed to assist-ing newly diagnosed breastcancer patients and

survivors.

Vision: SOS offers encourage-ment, support, monthly lunch-eons, volunteer opportunities,friendship, a resource library,and a quarterly newsletter filledwith inspiration, resources, and

event information. SOS deliverseducational “totes” to the re-cently diagnosed, enablingsurvivors the opportunity toreach out to others just begin-ning their treatment. Each “tote”is delivered by a survivor, givingthe new patient an opportunityto talk to another who has madethe journey herself. Contentsare donated by members of SOS, the community, and pro-fessionals. SOS pays for themaking of the totes as well assome of the contents. SOS

totes are delivered at no cost.

V O L U M E 4 , I S S U E 4 J U L Y — S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 0

MEMBER HIGHLIGHT Submitted by: Gail Green

D iana D huyvetter received

her cancer diagnosis on April 1,2003, but she’s no April Fool. For years, she has been a singlemom working full time at Chil-dren’s Hospital. When Diana isnot providing readers with the

quarterly SOS newsletters, sheloves spending time with her children, grand puppies, family &friends, nature, & reading. Whenshe finished her chemo & radia-tion treatments, she returned toschool earning honors with dualBachelor's of Science degrees inBusiness Management and Mar-keting. She recently graduatedSumma Cum Laude with a

Master’s degree in BusinessAdministration (MBA).

I can attest to Diana’s commit-

ment to supporting breast cancer survivors because we have beenfriends since we met during ra-diation treatments in 2003. A third

person invited us to attend asupport group luncheon. Webegan attending long before weknew that our group would nameitself Sisterhood of Survivors &grow to become a non-profit dedi-cated to accompanying cancer patients on their journeys.

D iana offers encouragement to

cancer survivors through compil-ing the SOS newsletters. She

prefers to work quietly behind thescenes where she uses her vastcomputer skills to inform readers& her creative graphics to cap-ture their attention. Her work isalways warm & cheerful, just likeher nature. SOS members lookforward to the emotional support

of the newsletters because Dianareminds us of the connection wehave as breast cancer survivors.

W hat a wonderful gift Diana is!

“THE PINK SHOW” 5TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT TO BE HELDOCTOBER 16TH @ THE TOWER THEATER

TO SUPPORT WOMEN FIGHTING CANCER The Pink Show celebrates women and the people who love them

as they battle Cancer

The Pink Show founders, Cynthia Manuszak and Mary Lozano announced that the 5th annual Pink Showwill be held at the Tower Theater on Saturday, October 16th , beginning with a silent auction at 6:00 p.m.

“We are really excited about this year’s show and it will be our biggest and best yet” said Manuszak. “Wehave so many people stepping forward already to help.” “Manuszak added, “This year The Pink Show will

be showcasing some amazing talent both locally and from the Los Angeles area.”

“We are busy looking for sponsors and silent auction items as we prepare to start selling tickets for theshow. The annual event will benefit various local cancer charities . Women struck with cancer so oftenstruggle while still trying to be a mom or a wife and the emotional burden is enormous. The work the Sister-hood of Survivors do to support women going through their fight against cancer is something so importantto our Fresno County community and it makes a difference.”

This year’s event will feature KSEE 24’s Stefani Booroojian as mistress of ceremonies and there will asilent auction before the show.

Last year’s show featured several Fresno area performers as well as emotional testimonies from cancer survivors, including Sheriff Margaret Mims. Tickets are $25.00 at the door, $20.00 in advance and will beavailable for purchase in July. People and businesses interested in sponsoring, volunteering, or donatingsilent auction items can contact Cynthia Manuszak at 709-2263, Holly Carter at 824-1931 or email

[email protected]. More information is available at www.thepinkshow.com. Advance Ticketscan be purchased online at www.towerthreatrefresno.com or at the Tower Theatre Box Office.



P a g e 2 S i s t e r h o o d o f S u r v i v o r s

P l a n n i n g

M e e t i n g s

St. Agnes Cancer Center

7130 N. Millbrook, FresnoNE corner of Herndon & Millbrook

July 12

August 9

September 13

5:30—7:00 pm

girl’s night out Attendees were also pampered with com-

plimentary shoulder massages, manicures,& blood pressure checks.

Those of you who didn’t attend are now

wishing you had come out in the rain toparticipate. Well, next year you’ll have your chance. This event was so successful, weare already making plans to have it againnext year.

Now that you all know what to expect, let’s

double the attendance!

The evening would not have been possible

had it not been for the vendors, volunteers,

We were very

pleased withthe tremendous

turnout for girl’s night out on April 20th.

It was obvious that the wet weather did notdeter many from attending this first timeevent. We were scheduled to open thedoors to the public at 4:00 pm and by 3:50the aisles were already full! It truly turnedout to be one huge Boutique, with items for women of every age. It was a fete full of sparkle, fun things to buy, music to enrichour listening pleasure, hors d'oeuvres totickle the palette, wine tasting , and samplesa plenty!

those that attended the event , and the gen-erous donations received. Thank you all for your invaluable support!

Proceeds will be used to continue our out-

reach efforts to recently diagnosed breastcancer patients and survivors.

If you would like to find out more about Sis-

terhood of Survivors, or to be added to our mailing list, please visit:

www.sisterhoodofsurvivors.org

Central California

Women’s ConferenceTuesday, September 14

Marie Osmond, Keynote Speaker

L u n c h e o n s @ N o o n

Carrow’s @ 1484 E. Shaw, Fresno

between First & Cedar

July 17th

Carrow’s @ 4280 N. Blackstone, Fresnobetween Ashlan & Dakota

September 18th

Carrow’s @ 4280 N. Blackstone, Fresnobetween Ashlan & Dakota

August 21st

Please note the temporary

change in location for August & September

DON’T MISSTHIS!Our guest speaker August 21st is

Brenda Critzer

Brenda Critzer is co-founder of HOW -Helping One Womanat a Time. Their mis-sion is to offer emo-tional and financialsupport to a woman

and her family during atime of irreplaceable

loss.

KSEE-24 Interviews SOS Member

Shirley RasmussenDid you see Shirley’s interview with KSEE-

24? They talked to herabout the services offered

by Cleaning for a Reason.

If you missed the seg-

ment, you can watch it on

their website:

www.ksee24.com/

features/

buddycheck/94762179.html



P a g e 3S i s t e r h o o d o f S u r v i v o r s

Volunteer OpportunitiesThe Planning Committee needs your help

with these events & activities:

• Writer for member highlight section

•

Writer for newsletter articles • Prepare Quarterly newsletter for mailing • Website maintenance (someone

interested in creating new info and

adding pictures)

• Assemble & Deliver SOS Totes

Quarterly tote assembly September 28 @ 11:00 am

The Advance Group

2930 N. Maroa Ave, located on NE corner

of Maroa & Michigan

between Clinton & ShieldsFor more info, call 227-1192

T o t e N e e d s

A basket is available at the entrance of each luncheon and

planning meeting where anyone can donate towards the

"Totes" we deliver to newly diagnosed breast cancer

patients. Some suggestions are: hand lotion, tooth brushes,

lip balm, appointment books, pill boxes, note pads, pens,

hand sanitizer, breast cancer awareness accessories, and

other items you find useful or enjoy.

If you would like to donate to the SOS "Tote" Program but

are unable to attend meetings, please callMary Ann Bellissima at 433-1763

Your “Click” can help SOS

We have some exciting news we'd like toshare with you! It's the new Sisterhood of Survivors toolbar. Once added to your computer, youcan help earn money for SOS each time you shop or usethe search box! Go to http://www.goodsearch.com/toolbar/sisterhood-of-survivors-sos and add it as yourtoolbar. You may even save money as the toolbar pro-

vides coupons and deals as well!

NEW WEB PAGE DESIGN

July 1, 2010 SOS’s new web page design will be launched!Kelvin Alfaro has been working tirelessly to create a user

friendly and eye-pleasing website that will provide users with

LOTS of great information about SOS

Rulison Collision Center is teaming up with SOSThank you! Steve and Erika Rulison

Mutual of Omaha’s AHA Moment features

SOS Survivor: MaryAnn RogozinskiGo to www.ahamoment.com & searchby entering: Maryann_Fresno and hearher testimony when she delivered herfirst SOS Tote to a newly diagnosed

patient.

KMPH’s Kim Stephens InterviewsSOS Members

Allie Haynish & Maryann RogozinskiMaryann and Allie talked about how SOS supportsnewly diagnosed breast cancer women for all agegroups. They showed a tote bag and told howwomen who have been through this journey de-liver the totes themselves.

Sisterhood of Survivors, Inc. would like to thank Steve andErika Rulison of Rulison Collision Center, Inc. for

their generous efforts to solicit donations of itemsfor our Survivors Outreach Tote Program during

the month of May. The Rulison’s northwest loca-tion received a great response from the e-blast

they sent to their customers requesting donationsfor the totes. All the donated items they collected

were included in the totes we assembled on June 8th.

MARK YOU R CALENDARS!Fr iday, Oct ober 29th

3rd Annual Fal l Fundraiser

“A Costume Affair”



P a g e 4 S i s t e r h o o d o f S u r v i v o r s

month at Luna’s Pizze-

ria in Old Town Clovis.

Their first meeting was

held on Saturday, June

26 at Sweet Tomatoes.

The next meeting will

be on Saturday, July 10

at Luna’s. If you are a

young survivor, we’d

love to have you join us!

We are excited to an‐

nounce the start of a

new branch of SOS!

There are many young

survivors in our group

now. In order to ad‐

dress the issues these

women face, they will

be meeting for lunch

at noon every second

Saturday

of

each

M e e t i n g I n f o

HAVE YOU SEEN THE COMMERCIALS FOR

MUTUAL OF OMAHA’S AHA MOMENTS?

Young Survivors Charyce Haynes and Lynette

McBride share their aha

moment. You can watch

them at

www.ahamoment.comsearch for Chary-

ceandLynette_Fresno

to hear their story.

Sisterhood of Survivors is continually growing and

evolving. We have so many young survivors in ourgroup that we have decided to branch out and meetseparately. We love our older Sisters; they standtogether with us nurturing us with hope from theyears and decades of their survivorship.

There are definitely issues young survivors havesuch as pregnancy, fertility, affects on young chil-dren, etc. that we would like to address with theyoung survivors group.

Young Survivors held our first meeting on Saturday,June 26th. The time was used to get to know eachother, get ideas of what we would like to benefit

from this group, and possibly arrange for guestspeakers to come and talk to us on certain issues.

I f you are interested in additional information, youmay contact the Young Survivors coordinators:

Charyce Haynes @ 304-2146 or

[email protected]

Lynette McBride @ 324-0208 or

[email protected]

Young Survivors NewsFor Women Ages 45 or Younger

HURRY...Sign up NOW for the 12th Annual Women

Central Valley Race for the Cure @ FSU!Online sign-ups began June 1st

For details, contact: SOS Team Captain, Pam Green

439-5331- home, 273-2391- cell, [email protected]: Marilyn Bolin

MASTER CALENDAR!

We have all talked about this over the years...whydoesn't someone keep a master calendar of all thecommunity events so we can avoid having events onthe same date as others that would be appealing tothe same crowd. Well, it happened!

www.savethedatenow.org does just that!!!

Check it out!

Jody Stasik, Ronnie Potts, Charyce Haynes, Gisela Bell, Maureen Caughell,Lori Kohman, Lynette McBride at Sweet Tomatoes

WHY MUST I REPORT WHEN I DELIVER A TOTE?

SOS could never afford to make the totes available to newly diagnosed breast cancer patients without support

from our grantors. However, we are required to document deliveries by providing aggregate information at the

end of the grant period. Personal information is confidential and never shared. Please help us keep our

records complete by ensuring the pink form in the Tote is completed and mailed to the address provided.

Thank you for your support!



P a g e 5 V o l u m e 4 , I s s u e 4

R e s o u r c e sBCCTP

If you are diagnosed with breast cancer, Free treatment is

available to all Californians who qualify through the Breast& Cervical Cancer Treatment Program. Information about

this program is available on Medi-Cal’s website or call800-824-0088 to speak with an eligibility specialist.

NCI'S WEB SITE

www.cancer.gov contains comprehensive informationabout cancer causes & prevention; screening & diagnosis;

treatment & survivorship; clinical trials; statistics; funding;

training & employment opportunities; the institute & its

programs. You can also get cancer information online through the LiveHelp instant messaging service at https://

cissecure.nci.nih.gov/livehelp/welcome.asp

INFLAMMATORY BREAST CANCER

Questions & Answerswww.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Sites-Types/IBC

or

1-800-FOR-CANCER

Cancer Detection Program

EVERY WOMAN COUNTS

Pays for eligible woman’s cervical examand breast screening.

800-511-2300

NEED A RIDE???

If you need a ride or knowsomeone who needs transportation

to or from the Fresno/Clovis area for treatment, you can call

AT Medical Transportation at 897-8586

or ACS at 866-444-7672

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY

LOOK GOOD, FEEL BETTER

Call 800-227-2345 for classes & reservations

WIG BANK 451-0722 option 2

HEALTHWELL FOUNDATION

For single women/moms800-675-8416

or

PATIENT ACCESS NETWORK FOUNDATION

866-313-7263

ADDITIONALLY RESOURCES AVAILABLE AT

www.sisterhoodofsurvivors.org

NEED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE?

Contact Julie Ruiz for

eligibility requirements

California Health Collaborative1625 E. Shaw, Suite 155

Fresno, CA 93720

Phone: 244-4554email:

[email protected]

CLEANING FOR A REASON

If you know any woman currently undergoing Chemo,

please pass the word to her that there is a cleaning

service that provides FREE housecleaning

One time, per month, for four months while she is in

treatment. Call toll free: 877-337-3348

or visit their website at:www.cleaningforareason.org

DO YOU NEED EXTRA NEWSLETTERS for your waiting room or office?

Contact Terry Elrod at 289-4168

Do you know someone who needs a note of

encouragement, a thank you,or is celebrating a birthday?

Please call Gail Green at

298-5503

Totes are stored in two locations:

North Fresno: Mary Jo 298-3206

Tower District: Julie 227-1192

This enables deliveries to be made quickly and is

much more convenient for everyone. Please feel

free to call and schedule a pickup when you need

to deliver a tote. Don’t forget to complete and

return the pink form in the Breast Book!

Are you a recently diagnosed Breast Cancer patient

currently going through surgery and/or treatments

or do you know someone who is who has not

already received one of our totes?Did you know you can go to our website

www.sisterhoodofsurvivors.org to request one?

We will have a Breast Cancer survivor make

arrangements to have one delivered!

MESOTHELIOMA CENTER—407-965-5755With more than 3,000 pages of content, this site features

information on asbestos, mesothelioma, and other cancers

that are caused by asbestos exposure (lung cancer, breast

cancer, prostate cancer, etc.) wwww.asbestos.com



Margaret Mims, Survivor & Fresno Co. Sheriff

Mikell Parson, D.C., C.C.N., D.A.C.B.N.,

D.A.C.N.B

Bonna Rogers-Neufeld, M.D., F.A.C.R

PLANNING COMMITTEE

Chair—Terry Elrod

289-4168

Membership—Patti Frediani

431-3752

Outreach—Mary Ann Bellissima

433-1763

Ways & Means—Judy Pearson

674-7443

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Janet Ames, Survivor

Terry Elrod, Survivor

Debbie Garrett,

California Health Collaborative

M. Margaret Hadcock, M.D.

Jamie Ledezma, Survivor & Komen Public Policy

Chair, Central Valley

Mary Ann Rogozinski, Survivor

ADVISORY COUNCIL

Rodney Hernandes, H&O Medical Group

Sharon Johnson, Survivor & Executive

Director, Komen Central Valley

Special Projects—Julie Skiba

227-1192

SOS Connections—Terry Elrod (temp)

289-4168

Secretary/Treasurer—Gail Green

298-5503

Newsletter Editor—Diana Dhuyvetter

[email protected]

Marketing/Media Rep—Crystal Sherian

[email protected]

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Sisterhood of SurvivorsPO Box 3841Pinedale, CA 93650

We ask you and your loved ones to please consider Sisterhood of Survivors when planning to donate. Dona-

tions are tax deductible. Sisterhood of Survivors (SOS) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation.

I would like to make a donation of $ I would like to volunteer

Please make your check payable to: Sisterhood of Survivors, Inc.

PO Box 3841Pinedale, CA 93650

W E’RE ON THE WEB!

WWW .SISTERHOODOFSURVIVORS.ORG

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