Tag Archives: cancer

EVENT
Be the Match Bone Marrow Registry Drive

From Kirby Sokolow ’14:

Wesleyan AMSA will be holding a registration drive for the Be the Match Bone Marrow Registry! Every four minutes, one person is diagnosed with a blood cancer. Seventy percent of all patients who need a transplant don’t have a matched donor in their family. Thousands of patients with blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma, sickle cell and other life-threatening diseases depend on the Be The Match Registry® to find a match to save their life.
Joining the registry is only paper work and a cheek swab– no bone marrow donations will be taken at the drive.
You can find out what it means to join the registry by stopping by the drive and you can find additional information on the Be the Match website!
If you have any questions or would like to volunteer but cannot attend
the meeting, feel free to contact Kirby Sokolow at asokolow[at]wesleyan[dot]edu or Swetha Mummini at smummini[at]wesleyan[dot]edu.

Date: Friday, November 8
Time: 12:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Place: Usdan 108

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No Evidence of Disease Film Screening: Raising Awareness about GYN Cancers through Music

From Emma Kemler ’15:

Interested in women’s health care causes? The healing power of music? Come be inspired by the story of six gynecological oncologists from across the U.S. who have formed a rock band, No Evidence of Disease, to raise awareness about “below the belt” women’s cancers. No Evidence of Disease’s original music has become a lightning rod for gynecologic cancers, bringing this shockingly neglected cause out of obscurity. This boldly energizing film also focuses on the intrepid patients who struggle with their diagnoses and traumatic treatments.
Refreshments will be served and fact sheets about what every woman should know will be up for grabs!

Date: Thursday, November 7
Time: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Place: PAC 002

EVENT
Relay for Life Kickoff!

Natalie Wildenradt ’15 wants you to come out to Usdan during lunch on Wednesday for the Relay for Life Kickoff!

Relay for Life is a non-competitive walking event filled with music, fun, and friends- all to raise money for the American Cancer Society. It will be held April 20th-21st, but be sure to come out this Wednesday to register your teams and help make this year’s event as successful as last year’s (we raised $50,000!).

So come out, wear purple, and get excited!

When: 02/29 (TOMORROW) from 11AM to 2PM
Where: Usdan

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Relay for Life Planning Committee Meeting

From Ann Wheeler ’12:

“Relay For Life is a life-changing event that gives everyone in communities across the globe a chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease.”

To learn more about Wes Relay, visit our website here.

If you are interested in helping plan Wesleyan’s 3rd annual Relay, come to our first planning committee meeting of the year. Everyone is welcome!

Date: Sept. 28
Time: 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Place: Usdan 136
Cost: Nil

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Relay for Life Info Session

Submitted by Ann Wheeler ’12:

“Relay For Life is a life-changing event that gives everyone in communities across the globe a chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease.”

To learn more about Wes Relay, visit our website. If you are interested in helping plan Wesleyan’s 3rd annual Relay, attend one of the following two info sessions and find out how to get involved:

  • Monday, September 19th at 9pm in Usdan 110
  • Wednesday, September 21st at 7pm in Usdan 114

Hope to see you there!

  • Date: Monday, September 19;  Wednesday, September 21
  • Time: 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM;  7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
  • Place: Usdan 110;  Usdan 114
  • Cost: Free!

EVENT
Relay for Life at Wesleyan Meeting

Submitted by Ann Wheeler ’12:

As you hopefully know by now, Wesleyan’s 2nd annual Relay for Life will be taking place outside Usdan on Friday, April 8th. Our theme is “Carnival for a Cure”. We need your help: We are looking for groups and individuals to perform at Relay as well as help us with Carnival games and activities.

Are you in a musical group, band, dance troupe, comedy act, etc? Do you DJ, sing, or spin fire? If so, we want you to perform at Relay! If you are interested in performing at Relay (whether it be a musical, dance, or theatrical act ) or have a great idea for a carnival game contact us at WesRelay(at)gmail(dot)com. Some carnival games include: face painting, balloon art, caricatures, ring toss, sack races and much more. The possibilities are endless and we hope you help us make Relay fun for all.

Also, don’t forget to visit our website today and register for Relay!

Come to our meeting this Tuesday if you have any questions about registering or performing.

  • Date: TODAY, Thursday, March 29
  • Time: 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
  • Place: Usdan 108
  • Cost: Free
  • For more information: Click here

Ban the Tan

What if there was a miracle cream that could keep you looking young forever and prevent cancer? What if it was in your medicine cabinet? It’s no miracle, its sunscreen.

We are Ban the Tan, college-aged kids starting a conversation about a misunderstood topic. Working closely with a board-certified dermatologist, we will give you the facts, provide tips, debunk myths and answer your questions about practicing safe sun. Become a member, join the movement, Ban the Tan.

Lina Breslav ’13 is heading the Ban the Tan project after working for a dermatologist this summer.  To support the cause, join the Facebook group here.  You can even join it if you’re a Jersey Shore fanboy/fangirl.

UPDATE: Use this link for the fan page instead.