~ Evening Song 2008
The Cancer Patient Support Program will present our 9th
annual Evening Song Gala on Saturday, Saturday, September 27, 2008 at the Robert E. Miller Expo Centre in Essex Junction.
The
event’s theme this year will be "An Asian Occasion."
Evening Song is the Cancer Patient Support Program’s most
important fundraiser. All proceeds
go directly to the CPSP to provide cost free services to cancer patients and
their families. For additional details and sponsorship opportunities, please click here.
Special thanks to our Presenting Sponsor:
(Photos from Evening Song 2007)
~ 11th Annual Breast Cancer & Women's Health Conference
October 31, 2008
This unique educational event (to take place on
Friday, October 31, 2008)
designed to meet the broad needs of survivors, caregivers, health care
professionals, and the general public concerned about complex issues
related to breast health and women's health, and provide opportunities
to network with other survivors, caregivers, nurses, physical
therapists, psychologists, and cancer researchers.
- The conference opens at 8:00 am with over 60 exhibits in the Exhibit Hall
- Sessions begin at 9:00 am and end at 4:15 PM
- The sessions and exhibits are free due to the generous support of The
Vermont-New Hampshire Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Click here for details. If you have questions, please call us at 802-656-5665.
Recent Events
~ Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival
Was held Sunday, August 3, 2008
The Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival named the CPSP as beneficiary of their 2008
Festival. A great time was had by all, including our "Patient Support Oars" team. We are truly grateful to Linda Dyer, the festival staff, all the participants, and the volunteers who helped out at the festival and at the CPSP booth. This year's event raised $80,000 for the CPSP Emergency Fund!! In the words of Loretta Muss, CPSP Founder and Vice-President of Development, we are speechless, astonished and more grateful than you could ever imagine. Thank you for the tireless efforts of everyone involved! Additional information about the event may be found at the Dragon Boat Festival website.
~ Ribbon Run to benefit the CPSP Emergency Fund
Was held on July 19, 2008
The 2nd Annual "Ribbon Run 5K" was held on July 19th to benefit the CPSP Emergency Fund.
Special thanks to the Keenan family and all those who take part in this great fundraising event!
~ 8th Annual Stowe Weekend of Hope
Was held Friday, May 2 - Sunday, May 4, 2008
The Stowe Weekend of Hope is an annual forum for education, enlightenment, and
recreation for cancer patients and survivors with any type of cancer...and their
families. The focus is to inspire, educate, and celebrate the lives of people
living with the cancer. This unique event addresses the complex challenges and
needs of people with cancer at any stage in their disease. Cancer presents
families with many challenges - physical, emotional, spiritual, and
financial.
The Stowe Weekend of Hope was founded in 2001 and continues to
be a three day weekend retreat and outreach experience for hundreds of cancer
survivors and their families in the restorative environment of Stowe, Vermont.
Since its inception, this event has grown locally and nationally to continue to
inspire the search for new and innovative research and education in both the
traditional and non-traditional cancer treatments and therapies. This forum
promotes real educational opportunities for cancer patients and presents the
most current medical research in all areas of cancer treatments.
This
year, from May 2-4, the Stowe Weekend of Hope presented nationally renowned
oncology specialists from around New England, as well as leading oncologists and
researchers from the Vermont Cancer Center, the University of Vermont and
Fletcher Allen Health Care Division of Hematology and Oncology. In addition, this weekend offered supportive mechanisms for
healing, comfort, spiritual enlightenment and communion.
Each year, the Stowe Area Association lodging members donate
hundreds of free rooms to cancer survivors and their loved ones. The Stowe
community opens its collective hearts and doors, places of worship, and
beautiful natural wonders to families needing a retreat dedicated to giving them
the tools to cope with cancer.
~ "Cabin Fever Reliever 2008"
featuring
Bill Kirchen,
The Starline Rhythm Boys &
Slippery Sneakers
Was held on April 5, 2008
Sheraton, Burlington - Emerald Grand Ballroom
Burlington
500+ people attended Northern New England’s favorite rockabilly dance party with a cajun twist, when Grammy-nominated Bill Kirchen ("The Titan of the Telecaster") joined the Starline Rhythm Boys and Rhode Island Zydeco sensations Slippery Sneakers.
Kirchen gained renown as a founding member and lead guitarist and
vocalist for country-rockers Commander Cody & his Lost Planet Airmen, and played on ten Commander Cody albums over ten years, and his battered Telecaster guitar drove "Hot Rod Lincoln"
into the Top Ten in the 70's.
This 6th Annual Benefit for The Cancer Patient Support Program was presented by
Smith, Bell & Thompson Insurance. For details and sponsorhip opportunities for "Cabin Fever 2009" on April 4th, 2009, please contact: Doug Grahn at dgrahn@sbtinsurance.com. The 2009 dance concert will feature Girl Howdy, named one of the best bands in Western Massachusetts, along with Bill Kirchen, The Starline Rhythm Boys and a very special guest, Elisabeth von Trapp.
(Concert photos courtesy of Jack Rowell)
~ "6th Annual DJT Road Rally
Was held on Saturday, March 22, 2008
On March 22nd, friends and family of Danielle Tomko held the 6th Annual
Road Rally to honor Danielle and raise important funds for Danielle’s
favorite charities.
Designed
to show love and support for Danielle as she faced cancer, Caroline
Riehl and other friends surprised Danielle with the first Road Rally in
2003. After the first year Danielle helped to plan the events and
determine which organizations would benefit from them. The Cancer
Patient Support Program has been chosen each year as one of the
recipients of donations raised from this great event.
This year's event raised over $10,000 distributed between the CPSP Emergency Fund and the Leuukemia/Lymphoma Society! Special thanks to organizer Caroline Reihl
. Her dedication, planning and hard work are an inspiration to all of us. For more information on next year's event, please contact: djt_roadrally@yahoo.com
~ Face Off Against Breast Cancer
Was held on Sunday, January 26 & 27, 2008
The Middlebury Otters and the
Middlebury Mystix, two women’s community ice hockey teams, proudly hosted the 9th
annual “Face Off Against Breast Cancer” hockey tournament on Saturday and
Sunday, January 26 and 27, 2008, at Howard Brush Memorial Sports Center in Middlebury. This amazing group of dedicated women raised in excess of $26,000 over that weekend to benefit the CPSP Emergency Fund!!
The tournament was established in
2000 when a member of the Middlebury Otters was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Fortunately, her survivor story is now a success. The need for support
continues, however: the American Cancer Society estimates that over 200,000
women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006. Both the Otters and Mystix
have breast cancer survivors on their rosters.
Now bigger and better than ever,
the tournament has expanded into a two-day format with both competitive and
recreational divisions. Overall, the event included eight women’s hockey teams
from all over Vermont, competing in games throughout both days, with ongoing
hospitality and refreshments in the Warming Hut. Visiting teams included the
Brattleboro Night Hawks, the Burlington Ice Breakers, Rutland Cutting Edge, the
Waterbury Green Mountain Thunder, the Waterbury Ice Storm, and the Waterbury
Wicked.
For more information about next year's event, please contact Liz Cronin at elizcronin@comcast.net
Check out the "Face Off Against Breast Cancer" article by Sarah Tuff in Seven Days
~ Evening Song 2007
The Cancer Patient Support Program held our 8th
annual Evening Song Gala on Saturday, Saturday, September 29, 2007. Over 400 guests Dined, Danced and Gamed the night away at the Robert E. Miller Expo Centre in Essex Junction.
The
event’s theme this year was "Masquerade Ball." Guests enjoyed dining on a delicious dinner prepared by
Catering by Dale, dancing to the Familiar Territory Band, and participating in the silent
and live auctions.
Evening Song is the Cancer Patient Support Program’s most
important fundraiser. All proceeds
go directly to the CPSP to provide cost free services to cancer patients and
their families.
We
would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to TD
Banknorth for providing major funding for this gala. We also sincerely
thank all our sponsors and those who donated auction items, along with
all of you in the community
who have continued to donate your time and support to make this event
such a great
success. Thank you!!!
Special thanks to our Presenting Sponsor:
~ 11th Annual Breast Cancer & Women's Health Conference
November 2008
Update from 2007 
