Cancer Support Community of Greater Ann Arbor Celebrates Second Annual Community Is Stronger Than Cancer Day
Cancer Support Community of Greater Ann Arbor Celebrates Second Annual Community Is Stronger Than Cancer Day
The organization celebrates being a part of a network dedicated to supporting people impacted by cancer
Cancer Support Community of Greater Ann Arbor, is joining its fellow Cancer Support Community’s (CSC) network partners that include CSC, Gilda’s Clubs, and healthcare partnerships, to celebrate the second annual Community Is Stronger Than Cancer Day. Following the success of the previous year’s inaugural day, CSC and its network are excited to announce that they are continuing the tradition. The event is a day of awareness to promote the support, resources, and services that the passionate community provides to cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, and loved ones.
The celebration takes place each year on June 28th, a date that coincides with the birthday of one of the great comic geniuses of the 20th century: beloved Saturday Night Live star Gilda Radner who died of ovarian cancer. It was Gilda Radner’s experience at The Wellness Community in Santa Monica, California that inspired the creation of Gilda’s Club. The Cancer Support Community was formed in 2009 when Gilda’s Club and The Wellness Community merged. Please join us in acknowledging all people impacted by cancer by sharing a memory, moment, reaction, or photo with us on facebook.com/CSCGAA.
Cancer Support Community of Greater Ann Arbor is part of the 190 locations in the United States and beyond that make up a network where cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, and loved one’s access free emotional support, healthy lifestyle activities, social connection, education, and referral services provided with compassion and expertise—in person or online. Across all locations, the network has served the community with nearly 300,000 visits in 2022. Each year, the Cancer Support Community of Greater Ann Arbor alone serves over 1,000 people.
In addition to having support in their community, participants are presented opportunities to join forces with other impacted people from partner locations to advocate on issues important to cancer patients at the state and national levels and to contribute to important research that inspires positive change in cancer care and the patient experience.
Cancer Support Community of Greater Ann Arbor is asking its supporters to help the network raise awareness of the services available to impacted people at no cost by sharing its social media posts using the hashtags #CelebrateCSCGC #CommunityisStrongerThanCancer.
Visit cancersupportannarbor.org for more information.
About the Cancer Support Community of Greater Ann Arbor
Cancer Support Community (CSC) of Greater Ann Arbor is part of an international non-profit organization whose mission is to uplift and strengthen people impacted by cancer by providing support, fostering compassionate communities, and breaking down barriers to care. All programs are completely free of charge and offered in a comfortable, home-like environment. The Cancer Support Community offers professionally-led support groups, educational workshops, nutrition and exercise programs, and stress-reduction classes that empower and educate people touched by cancer. CSC is the only organization in Washtenaw Country devoted solely to providing this support, education, and hope to cancer patients, their friends, family, and children. The center is located at 2010 Hogback Road, Suite 3, Ann Arbor, MI 48105. For more information: www.cancersupportannarbor.org.
