HERS Breast Cancer Foundation
Late Summer 2021 | news & updates
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Walk/Run/Yoga Fundraiser: EXTENDED through October! |
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Hello Everyone!
We're looking forward to kicking off Breast Cancer Awareness Month with our Walk/Run/Yoga fundraiser, a much-loved community event that benefits our under-served patients.
Our BIG news is that we've extended our participation period so you can now complete your virtual 5k walk or 5k/10k run any time between September 25 and October 31.
We'll get the fun and fundraising rolling on Saturday, September 25 with our only in-person component of this fundraising effort -- a limited-registration outdoor kick off in Pleasanton. Guests will enjoy a Bollywood dance warm up with Shameem, a dynamic stretch, a delicious boxed breakfast, and generous giveaway bags thanks to sponsors and donors like Renee Huber (State Farm Insurance) and Ron Sutton (Accusplit). Full details are on our registration page. Masks will be required.
Can't join us in person? We'll live stream our kick off via our YouTube channel from 9 am to 11 am.
And remember: once our live streamed in-person gathering ends, registrants are welcome to complete their 5k walk or 5k/10k run where and when they wish through October 31.
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Registrants will receive, by mail, a commemorative bib as well as a white paper dove made with love by Melody, a dedicated HERS volunteer.
Every registrant (including pets!) will also be eligible to win prizes. That's right -- we're virtual so you can bring your pet along. No need to leave your fur baby at home. Pet registration is just $10!
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Prefer Yoga? We're offering Zoom classes!
Be sure to post your walk, run or yoga pics and tag @hersbreastcancerfoundation (Facebook) and @hers_bcfoundation (Instagram).
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Tina Fernandez Steckler
Executive Director
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P.s. We plan to resume hosting our Walk/Run/Yoga Fundraiser at Quarry Lakes in Fremont next year.
Save the date -- Saturday, September 24, 2022 -- and stay tuned for more updates!
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Thanks to Our 2021 Walk/Run/Yoga Sponsors! |
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Our generous sponsors ensure we may continue restoring our patients' sense of HERS - Hope, Empowerment, Renewal, and Support. Join them! Whether you're a small or large business owner or an individual donor, your investment will provide post-surgical products and services to patients in need.
View our sponsorship form here, download and email to Tina Fernandez Steckler or
OR call Tina at (510) 790-1911 to discuss benefits and options. If you prefer to mail your form and payment, send to:
HERS Breast Cancer Foundation
2500 Mowry Avenue, Suite 130
Fremont, CA 94538
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month |
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Partnering with community groups and businesses for Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM) helps share HERS program info and raise funds in support of our under-served patients. Our supporters' energy and creative fundraising ideas never fail to amaze us!
And if you're inspired to raise funds for HERS patients, let's talk! Call (510) 790-1911 or email your fundraising ideas. We look forward to connecting!
image credit: Canva
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Staff Member Highlight: Muirgheal Forro |
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Muirgheal (pronounced "myur-yel") joined our team in 2019 and serves as our Administrative Assistant and Social Media Manager. She was seeking employment with a sense of purpose and peer connections, and has certainly found both at HERS!
Experience at a care giving agency, chiropractic office, and social services developed her expertise in networking and recruiting, staffing and scheduling, social media management, and language interpretation. Muirgheal's fluency in Tagalog and her hometown dialects -- Hiligaynon and Karay-a -- puts our Filipino-language patients at ease.
Outside of HERS, Muirgheal's days are filled with parenting a very active 4-year-old, visiting Bay Area restaurants with her family, and finding vintage and thrifted pieces for her home. She also enjoys exploring visual arts such as photography, film, and modern art, visiting museums, and traveling. Muirgheal is also a very talented freelance portrait, wedding, and product photographer. Next time you visit our Fremont location, be sure to say hello to Muirgheal!
photo credit: Muirgheal Forro
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Volunteer Spotlight: Janice & Doug Florence |
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Janice Florenceβs motto is that she isnβt a solo volunteer -- her whole family gets involved!
Janice discovered HERS in 2010 through friend and then-Board member Sue Bove. Janice knew immediately that she wanted to be a part of an organization alongside "smart, interesting, and passionate women." Over the past 11-plus years, Janice, her husband Doug, their daughters, and sons-in-law have supported HERS via community outreach, attending events (and helping with event prep!), and so much more.
Her drive to support breast cancer patients is personal; Janice's mother underwent a radical mastectomy in 1965 and then struggled to find a prosthesis and bras. Janice knows her mother would have loved HERS and therefore volunteers in her memory.
Janice and her family serve, too, because they're passionate about community outreach and love to give back. Janice also appreciates feeling valued by HERS staff and Board members. When not volunteering, Janice and Doug enjoy getting together with family and friends, going for walks, and savoring their retirement.
Thank you, Janice, Doug, and family for supporting our mission and patients!
photo credit: Iconic Lab
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HERS will be back at Fremont's Street Eats on September 10! We'll bring our fun Pink Prize Wheel with giveaways for kids plus another lovely raffle basket for the 8 pm drawing. Stop by our table and say hi!
Street Eats takes place very Friday between 5-8 pm through October 22. This Fremont Chamber of Commerce event is a great way to kick off your weekend. Its delicious and varied dining choices, music and line dancing, and the opportunity to connect with community organizations like HERS make it a don't-miss, fun-filled night!
Location is the Main Library parking lot at 2400 Stevenson Boulevard in Fremont.
Image credit: Fremont Street Eats/Fremont Chamber of Commerce
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People with Purpose: April 23, 2022 |
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Our glitzy and very pink spring fundraiser gala, People with Purpose, will return Saturday, April 23, 2022. Be sure to save the date!
We'll gather at the Casa Bella Event Center in Sunol, California -- a beautiful venue where modern elegance meets rustic charm. Our evening will include a cocktail hour, a seated gourmet dinner, live and silent auctions, fundraising games, and the presentation of our HERS Awards.
For more information, contact Tina Fernandez Steckler at (510) 790-1911.
image credit: Casa Bella Event Center
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Yes, you are. Whether you're a breast cancer patient or are supporting a loved one, please know that we want to help. We are here and ready to provide expert, compassionate fitting services in safe, welcoming spaces.
Since 1998 we have been "a soft place to fall" during one of the hardest times of a breast cancer patient's life. Please call (510) 790-1911 for more information or visit our website.
photo credit: George Pappan III//unsplash
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