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…
Read MoreYou 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…
Read MoreRed 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…
Read MorePlanning 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…
Read MoreGilda’s Club Middle Tennessee Welcomes New Board Members
NASHVILLE, TN., August 9, 2021 – Gilda’s Club Middle Tennessee, a Nashville-based non-profit dedicated to providing support, education and hope to anyone impacted by cancer, including family and friends of those diagnosed, recently welcomed three new members to its Board of Directors. “Each of these individuals brings diverse capabilities and a unique perspective that will…
Read MoreSilver Linings, Smiles, and a Sweet Reunion
By Liz Geller, LPC-MHSP Program Manager While it can be helpful in difficult situations to try to find the positive – to “look on the bright side” and “find the silver lining” – life during a global pandemic has made such efforts of optimism feel cliché, challenging, and – on some days – downright impossible….
Read MoreCancer Support Nonprofit’s Biggest Annual Fundraiser Slated for Oct. 9
MEDIA ALERT July 1, 2021 Red Door Bash Celebrates Year Like No Other – and the Volunteers Who Led the Charge WHAT: Annual Red Door Bash, benefiting Gilda’s Club Middle Tennessee’s free support program for any adult, teen or child in our community impacted by cancer WHEN: Saturday, October 9, 2021 • 6 p.m. Reception…
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