With so much information readily available online, it can be difficult for individuals to know where to locate subject matter that is credible and relevant to their experience. With support from the Cancer Support Community, we used recent member survey results and ongoing member feedback to connect with these subject-matter experts which reflect the most…
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Expressive Arts: Building Community at Gilda’s Club
By: Meghan Lamb There is a word we use at Gilda’s Club that you have probably heard often. In the Clubhouse, on our socials and emails, and every printed material that we produce, that word is included. At Gildas, we like to use the word ‘community’ any chance we get. Community is at the core…
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Exemplifying the Power of Human Kindness: Kids & Teens
By Liz Geller, LPC-MHSP – Program Manager Megan Ingram Forshey, LCSW – Program Manager As we reflect on our work in the last year and what we hope for the year to come, it is truly humbling and heartening that our days are overflowing with such beautiful moments of human connection. Entering into a new year…
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Elise Taylor: My Gilda’s Club Why
By Elise Taylor Gilda’s Club Board Member Vice President and CFO, HR Group, HCA Healthcare I work for HCA, a company that supports and strongly encourages its colleagues to get involved in the community. A few years ago, Joanne Pulles, HCA’s Vice President of Community Engagement, introduced me to Gilda’s Club when I expressed interest…
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The Sounds of Togetherness
By Allison Yonker, LMSW Program Director The jingle of the bell as the Clubhouse door opens. The smell of coffee coming from the kitchen. The sounds of conversation and laughter. What a difference a year makes! On November 1, we welcomed members, volunteers, and facilitators who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 to return to in-person…
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You Are Inspiring, Appreciated, Essential
By Harriet Schiftan, MSW, MAJCS President and CEO A little over a week ago, we held our biggest fundraiser of the year, the 2021 Red Door Bash. Like so many things these days, the event didn’t look the way we envisioned when we began planning it nearly a year ago, but wow! What a testament…
Read MoreCreating Community Virtually and In-Person
By Harriet Schiftan, MSW, MAJCS President and CEO As I write this message, we’ve been offering virtual cancer support in a variety of forms for the last 16 months. If we’ve learned anything from this pandemic, it’s that with each new challenge we face – with each new surge in COVID cases – we’ll find…
Read MoreRed Door Bash Update
A MESSAGE FROM OUR EVENT CO-CHAIRS AND PRESIDENT & CEO SEPTEMBER 2, 2021 Dear Gilda’s Club friends, We have some important news to share. Due to current increases in Covid-19, Delta Variant, and breakthrough Covid cases in Davidson and surrounding counties, the 2021 Red Door Bash on October 9 will be held as a live-produced…
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Red Door Bash to Feature Musical Guests Jenny Tolman and Dave Brainard, Celebrity Host Demetria Kalodimos
Oct. 9 Fundraiser Benefiting Gilda’s Club Will Shine Light on Program Facilitators Who Made Cancer Support Possible Despite Pandemic NASHVILLE, TENN. – August 18, 2021 – Gilda’s Club Middle Tennessee will host its biggest fundraiser of the year, the 2021 Red Door Bash, on Oct. 9 at the Omni Nashville Hotel. The annual event will…
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Planning to Meet the Needs of a Growing, Changing Middle Tennessee
By Helen Lane Chair, Board of Directors Because of Gilda’s Club’s “Everyone Has a Cancer Story” awareness campaign in 2019, my personal cancer story is somewhat known. As a long-standing member of the Gilda’s Club community, and as a business leader, it was difficult to share about this challenging time in my life, but I…
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