Non-Profit of the Year Luncheon

"because no one should face cancer alone"

Barbara Lifton Visits CRCFL

"because no one should face cancer alone"

Empire Quarter Horse Assoc. helps CRCFL

"because no one should face cancer alone"

Pink Zone Basketball

"because no one should face cancer alone"

Team LaVallee

"because no one should face cancer alone"

Gentle Yoga
March 16th, 2010 9:30 - 11:00

Prostate Support Group
March 17th, 2010 5:00 - 6:30

Brown Bag Lunch for Women
March 19th, 2010 12:00-1:00 p.m.

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Spring Yoga Classes (These classes are open to anyone with cancer or other chronic illness. Scholarships are available on a needs basis).

 

**NEW DAY and TIME**  Gentle Yoga now meets on Tuesdays 9:30-11:00am at Island Health & Fitness.  A blend of stretching, relaxation, healing visualization, and meditation in a supportive group environment.  For more information, contact instructor Nick Boyar at 607-272-2062 or nickboyar1@yahoo.com. Class fee is $10 per session. 

 

Restorative Yoga Class  meets on Sundays 2:30-4:00pm at City Health Club, 402 West Green St.  Instructor Margery Pask  draws on Svroopa Yoga, Constructive Rest Imagery, and Iyengar Restorative Yoga postures to create an experience of passive, healing, and relaxing yoga.  Contact Margery margeryjean@aol.com for more info.  Class fee is $10 per session. 

 

Hatha Yoga will meet on Tuesdays 5:30-6:45pm at the Women's Community Building from April 13 through May 18.  This class is a combination of body positions, deep relaxation, breath control, and a concentrated focus on inner self so that one becomes more balanced and harmonious.  It is an integrated teaching of body, mind, and spirit. Pre-registration REQUIRED, as space is limited to 12 participants.  Fee is a sliding scale donation.  Please bring your own mat, sleeping bag, or pad.  Contact Sharon Kaplan sharon@crcfl.net or 277-0960 to register.

 

Our spring retreat for women with cancer has been scheduled for Sunday, April 25, at  La Tourelle! Mark your calendars and watch for more information.

 

Cancer and End of Life Care, sponsored locally by Hospicare and Palliative Care Services, Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes, and Cayuga Medical Center, will be telecast Wednesday, March 24, 1:15 - 4:30, Bonnie Howell Conference Room, Cayuga Medical Center. Click here for more information.

 

ITHACAN TO RUN GRUELING 155 MILE, 7-DAY DESERT RACE TO BENEFIT CRCFL

 

Christopher LaVallee, one of 200 athletes worldwide, will compete in the April, 2010 RacingThePlanet marathon in the western Australia outback rough-country. The April 25 to May 1, 2010 event is also a $20,000 fundraising campaign for the Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes. Christopher's father is a prostate cancer survivor.

 

The purpose of the campaign is to not only raise money, but also to raise awareness. Find more information about Christopher and his training, visit Chris's Facebook page, his blog, and on Twitter. To donate or raise money for the Center through this campaign click here. Learn more about his corporate sponsor ASI Renovations.

 

 

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