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Clear Yoga of Rhinebeck is offering several free yoga classes to women going through breast cancer treatment. No previous yoga experience is necessary. There will be three sessions in 2012:
All classes run from 1:30 to 3:00 PM.
For more information, see the brochure, or call Clear Yoga at: 845 876 6129, or email
clearyogarhinebeck@gmail.com.
The Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation announced a program to honor the people who help to care for their loved one going through treatment for breast cancer.
“This is an opportunity to recognize the family member, friend, or colleague who is integral to the recovery of the breast cancer patient,” explained Pari Forood, Executive Director of Miles of Hope.
“We are asking anyone who has been through treatment for breast cancer to nominate their angel by sending us a testimonial with photos if they have them, explaining how their angel helped them. It does not have to be a long narrative. We will make a video of breast cancer angels and their nominator to be previewed at the 8th Annual Spring Brunch on May 6, at the Grandview in Poughkeepsie. The video will then be available for viewing at the Miles of Hope website at www.milesofhope.org,” she continued.
All entries must be received by e-mail to info@milesofhope.org by April 10, 2012, and all photos/testimonials become property of Miles of Hope. There is no fee and attendance at the Brunch is not required.
“Every time I speak with a breast cancer survivor, they tell me about the person or people who helped them. We feel it is time to bring that person into the limelight,” said Cathy Varunok, Co-founder of Miles of Hope.
In January 2012, The Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation joined one of the fastest-growing social media systems, Twitter. More and more non-profits are using Twitter to “tweet” (send) messages up to 140 characters long. Twitter has nearly 300 million users. Its popularity continues to expand, making it a social media tool with extensive reach. Twitter is an easy and efficient method for delivering messages to the masses.
Miles of Hope recently appointed Marist College senior Public Relations/Advertising student, Lindsey Sacco, to work as their Social Media Intern. One of Lindsey’s first assignments was to create a Twitter account for Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation. By using Twitter, Miles of Hope will be able to “tweet” about upcoming fundraising events and organizational news.
Miles of Hope's profile on Twitter
Through this online interaction, Miles of Hope will be creating greater awareness of the organization. It provides funding to non-profit organizations for support services and outreach for people affected by breast cancer in New York’s Hudson Valley, including Columbia, Dutchess, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, and Orange, Ulster and Greene counties. The Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation is a non-profit, 501-c-3 public charity established in March of 2004.
Using Twitter will allow the foundation to stimulate curiosity among the Twitter community and encourage their audience to learn more about Miles of Hope’s mission. Twitter will help Miles of Hope build and strengthen their relationship with the public and inspire increased discussion, action, knowledge and fundraising event attendance among their Twitter “followers” and Twitter users who monitor Hudson Valley event-related and breast cancer-related “hash tags” (topics).
The symbol for Miles of Hope on Twitter is @milesofhopebcf and the link is: twitter.com/milesofhopebcf
Lindsey will also help maintain the Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation Facebook page, which already has more than one thousand fans.
If you are a woman who is going through treatment for breast cancer and is suffering from side effects, or has already had treatment but still suffers from side effects, you can receive five free acupuncture treatments.
Acupuncturists are located in Ulster, Dutchess, Orange, Columbia and Greene Counties.
Breast Cancer Options is a Hudson Valley-based organization of breast cancer survivors and their supporters that provides this program and many other services and resources.
For more information:
visit the Breast Cancer Options web site,
download the poster,
or call BCO at 845 339-HOPE (4673).
These clinics are funded by a grant from Miles Of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation.
