Welcome Letter

Thanks to everyone who participated, in some way or another, in breast cancer awareness activities last month. Hundreds of people shopped, ate, watched and supported Komen Columbus by participating in one of the many events held by our generous community members. The color pink seemed to be everywhere - the effort to end breast cancer has gone global!

To see photos from the events of Breast Cancer Awareness Month or to stay up-to-date on all future events, “like” our Facebook page.

Becca, Beth, Jill, Katie, Megan and Natalie
The Staff of Komen Columbus

Komen Columbus Race for the Cure®

Want your company to get noticed? How about having your name or logo on the back of 50,000 t-shirts? Check out the list of Sponsorship Opportunities available and contact our Director of Development Beth Waldren with any questions. The deadline for t-shirt sponsors is January 7, 2011.

Komen Columbus News and Events

We're Moving!
We’re moving (and growing)! For the first time in the nearly 20-year history of Komen Columbus, we will be able to have all Race for the Cure t-shirts, educational materials and supplies in our office, thanks to an expanded storage area. Beginning on November 22, please use the following address when sending anything to our office or stopping in to visit:
929 Eastwind Drive
Suite 211
Westerville, OH 43081

All phone numbers, e-mail addresses and our Web site will remain the same.

ShopKomen
Want to get a head-start on your holiday shopping? Check out ShopKomen for the latest in pink ribbon fashion and, as if that wasn’t fun enough, know that 25 percent of your purchase will benefit breast cancer education, screening and treatment programs in Central and Southeastern Ohio.

Yoplait Save Lids to Save Lives
You may not see those pink lids in stores anymore, but we still need you to send them in! For every yogurt lid turned in by December 31, Yoplait will donate 10 cents to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Last year Komen Columbus received $14,000 from this promotion - will you help us increase that number this year? Send all clean, pink lids to:
Save Lids to Save Lives
P.O. Box 420704
El Paso, TX  88542-0704
  
Kroger Community Rewards
Thanks to everyone who participated in the Kroger Community Rewards Program. Even if you were enrolled in the program last year, you’ll need to re-enroll this year. Please follow these easy steps to ensure you’re a part of the program and earning money for local breast cancer programs while you shop.

Outreach Events

Interested in attending a program on survivorship or helping out with a service program in the community? Check out our list of upcoming events sponsored by Komen Columbus Grant Programs and be sure to visit our web site for more outreach events.

Event Name: OhioHealth Multi-Specialty Second Opinion Clinic - Breast Cancer Clinic
Date: Wednesdays
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Riverside Hospital, 3535 Olentangy River Road
Description: Clinic is open to anyone with a positive diagnosis of breast cancer who would like a second professional medical opinion.
Contact Info: Call to schedule an appointment, (614) 566-4321.

Event: Journaling your Breast Cancer Journey
Date: Saturday Mornings
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Grady Memorial Hospital, Delaware County
Description: Instructor Kim Byerly is an Art Educator & Breast Cancer Survivor
Explore color, texture, bookbinding and journaling in this fun three-session class. All levels of ability are invited to paint beautiful papers, learn several amazing book structures and finish them by adding words, doodles, images, etc of your personal journey. Dress for mess.

Event: You Are Not Alone – On-going Support Groups for Young Women Facing Breast Cancer
Date: First 3 Tuesdays of every month
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: YSC Central Ohio Office, 7716 Rivers Edge Drive, Suite A, Columbus OH  43235
Contact: Christine Walker, Support Group Facilitator, 614-470-0300, ysccentralohio@youngsurvival.org
Details/Registration Info: These monthly support groups are for young women diagnosed with breast cancer. Join at any time, please call or email to register and for more information.  

Event: Survivor Arm Clinics for Lymphedema Prevention and Treatment
Date: November 9
Time: 9 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.: Individual appointment time needs to be scheduled.
Location: Jan’s Place Mount Carmel St.Ann’s
Contact: Sharon Inzetta, RN, MS, 614-234-8124
Details: Breast Cancer Survivors who have attended the Look, Listen and Feel Lymphedema Care Class are invited to follow up at our monthly Arm Clinics. Survivors will have an opportunity for:
1. An individualized lymphatic risk assessment
2. To discuss/ practice Manual Lymphatic Massage
3. To discuss the benefits of a compression sleeve and be fitted for a sleeve if ordered by your physician
4. To meet with a dietician for an individualized nutritional counseling session

Event: Free Mammograms
Date: Wednesday, November 10
Time: 12-6 p.m.
Location: Adena Medical Center, Chillicothe, OH
Contact: Nicole Wax, 740-779-0783 or 1-800-944-2232
Details: Interested women need to call 1-800-944-2232 or 740-779-0783 to determine if they qualify for the program, and to schedule an appointment. The mammograms will be done at Adena Mammography in the Adena Medical Center.

Event: In Living Pink
Date: Friday, November 19
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Brookshire
405 Greif Parkway
Delaware, Ohio 43015
Contact: YSC ysccentralohio@youngsurvival.org
Details: You're invited to attend our annual In Living Pink gala at the Brookshire in Columbus, Ohio on November 19. The evening will feature a silent auction, raffle, food, drinks and more! Individual tickets are now on sale and are $85 through November 1st. To learn more about the event, visit www.youngsurvival.org/Columbus

Event: Grady Memorial Hospital: Breast Cancer Support Group
Date: Monday, November 22
Time: 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Location: Grady Hospital, Delaware OH
Contact: Freda Clark, 740-615-2403
Details: November Meeting will feature guest speaker, Lindsey Bryne discussing genetics. No December meeting.

Event: Look, Listen and Feel Lymphedema Care Class
Date: November 23
Time: 1:30-4:00 p.m.
Location: Mount Carmel St. Ann’s Women’s Health Center
Contact: Sharon Inzetta, RN, MS, 614-234-8124

Event: Frankly Speaking About Cancer Treatment: Take Control of Side Effects with Medicine, Mind and Body
Date: Wednesday, December 1  
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: YMCA of Ross County at 1100 Mill Street, Chillicothe, Ohio 45601
Contact: For more details and to RSVP by November 29, call The Cancer Support Community – Central Ohio, at 614-791-9510 or Lynn Bunstine at The Ross County YMCA at 740-772-4340.
Details: Melanie Boren, RN, oncology nurse, will discuss strategies to manage treatment side effects such as fatigue, hair loss, anemia, infection and pain. Learn how to manage emotional distress and optimize your quality of life during and after cancer treatment. Participant Resource Materials and Refreshments Provided
Other Sponsoring Organizations: YWCA Ross County and The Wellness Community of Columbus

Grantee Spotlight

Operation Red Zone: Strengthening The Safety Net
Holzer Cancer Center and Holzer Medical Center are host to the Komen Columbus-funded “Operation Red Zone: Strengthening The Safety Net” program year-round, but in October they joined forces to bring awareness, excitement and above all, passion to the breast cancer movement in their community.

On October 1st, Komen Columbus Executive Director Katie Carter and Director of Community Outreach Megan Knapke, visited Holzer to meet with key grant program personnel and other hospital administrators. The visit included a tour of downtown Gallipolis to see the pink storefronts and city park, a tour of the entire Holzer campus with an opportunity to “judge” each medical departments’ pink decorations, an official proclamation of “Passionately Pink for the Cure Day” in Gallia County and many exciting encounters with breast cancer activists.

Employees also put together a great “Pink Glove” video, where you can really see their passion - and love for dance - come through.

The “Operation Red Zone” program is funded to provide education, outreach, free and low-cost screenings for underserved women, and patient navigation for women diagnosed with breast cancer in Gallia and surrounding counties. If you would like more information about this Southeastern Ohio program, please contact Brobinson@holzerclinic.com.

Don’t forget! Komen Columbus is now accepting proposals to be considered for 2011-2012 grant funding support of breast health screening, education and treatment programs.

The Request for Proposal and application instructions can be found online.

The deadline for submission of proposals is December 1, 2010. Proposals must be submitted via hard copy and electronically. This is a competitive grant process and funding is not guaranteed.