"A Teal Soiree" 2011 - Thank You!
On behalf of the CSF board of directors, we would like to extend a huge thank you to all who attended this year's "A Teal Soiree." We greatly appreciate your support, especially in these difficult economic times. We also wish to express our gratitude to all of our volunteers who so generously donated their time to make the event a success.
We would like to thank our wonderful sponsors:
- Rocky Mountain Gynecologic Oncology (Teal Sponsor)
- Baseline Telecom (Teal Sponsor)
- Jim & Maureen Casperson (Diamond Sponsor)
- Colorado Ovarian Cancer Alliance (Diamond Sponsor)
- Kathleen Bennett Foundation of Hope (Diamond Sponsor)
- Vectra Bank Colorado (Pearl Sponsor)
- Elizabeth "Liddy" Duff (Pearl Sponsor)
- John & Sarah Finn (Pearl Sponsor)
- Resource Management Systems, Inc. (Pearl Sponsor)
Finally, a special thank you goes out to all of our table designers. Without you, "A Teal Soiree" wouldn't be possible:
We look forward to seeing you all again at "A Teal Soiree 2012." Please mark your calendars now for Saturday, September 29, 2012!
CSF, other nonprofits form Ovarian Cancer Task Force
Cheryl Shackelford Foundation has joined up with Colorado Ovarian Cancer Alliance (COCA), HERA Women's Cancer Foundation, Kathleen Bennett Foundation of Hope and Sue DiNapoli Ovarian Cancer Foundation to form a new consortium - The Ovarian Cancer Task Force (OCTF). The new task force is part of the Colorado Cancer Coalition (CCC) and will be led by Pep Torres, Executive Director for COCA. The mission of the task force is to save women's lives by supporting the efforts of partner groups to raise awareness of ovarian cancer through education, research, outreach, support services and other means.
Download the official press release here.
CSF offers ovarian cancer patient mentor
If you or a loved one have been recently diagnosed with ovarian cancer and would like to talk with someone who has experienced the same diagnosis, CSF now has a mentor that is available to listen.
You are welcome to contact Jean at 303-814-9861 between 9am and 4pm Monday thru Friday. If she is unavailable, please leave a message with your name, phone number, and that you are calling for the mentor. Your call will be returned as soon as possible.
Ovarian Cancer Patient Comfort Kits
 Cheryl
Shackelford Foundation proudly offers complimentary "patient
comfort kits" to any Colorado woman who is newly diagnosed
with ovarian cancer or undergoing active treatment. The kits
include:
- Canvas tote bag
- Fleece teal lap blanket
- Fuzzy teal socks
- Ovarian cancer resource book
- Teal ribbon keychain
- Water bottle
- Mug & tea
- Chapstick
If you or someone you know would like to receive a kit, please
contact us at (303) 972-8741 or e-mail us at info@csfovarian.org. |
