A monthly group for anyone with a metastatic or advanced breast cancer diagnosis.

A safe space to share challenges, fears, and successes while supporting each other.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

This support group is for loved ones supporting someone with a cancer diagnosis.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Tuesdays @ 7:45pm CDT for 20 min via Zoom**
August 11th, 18th, 25th & September 1st

**Register for each evening you plan to attend.

Description:

In this 20-minute experience, participants will explore guided, deep relaxation — a combination of progressive muscle relaxation through gentle movement coordinated with breath, and guided awareness and imagery. This practice is designed to support the body in releasing tension while suspending the mind of thought to bring the body and mind to a state of deep rest. Consciousness and awareness are still present, and at some point you may experience feeling like you are in between sleep and wakeful states.

This practice supports physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. Benefits may include: the ability to better self regulate stress and anxiety, manage depression, increase feelings of relaxation, improve sleep, manage side effects of medical treatments, and improve overall feelings of well being.

Before Our Time Together:

• To experience the most benefit, please arrive early or on time.
• Please minimize distractions like your cell phone or computer notifications.
• Practices can be done sitting in a chair, lying down on the floor or in a bed. For your comfort, having a blanket or pillow to place under your head or knees, or over the body will optimize this experience.

About Amelia Coffaro:

Amelia Coffaro, C-IAYT, is a Certified Yoga Therapist in the infusion center at Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s Cancer Center, a member of the Yoga Committee for the Society for Integrative Oncology, and the Project Manager for the Bounce Back Study Stakeholder Group, a stress management program for adolescents and young adults cancer survivors led by Dr. Giselle Perez-Lougee, PhD at Harvard University. After experiencing a rare and aggressive form of breast cancer at age 27, she dedicated her work to meeting the unique needs of people with cancer as ways to manage, prevent and heal from disease or illness. She is passionate about creating accessible, inclusive and holistic healing communities for young adults with cancer and chronic illness, and using mind body medicine to empower young people in their health and healing. To learn more about Amelia, visit her website.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Photo credit: daria shevtsova

Join us for a mid-week chat. No agendas, just grab your favorite beverage and connect with other Gilda's Club members. Break up your week.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Join us for this grounding yoga class. All abilities are welcome.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative

This support group is for loved ones supporting someone with a cancer diagnosis.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Join us for a mid-week chat. No agendas, just grab your favorite beverage and connect with other Gilda's Club members. Break up your week.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

This group will be held virtually for the time being.

Located at the UW Johnson Creek Cancer Center, join a monthly support group for anyone facing cancer and their supporters. You don't have to do it alone.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Wednesday, September 9, 2020 @ 7pm-8pm CDT via Zoom

Description:

In this intro to drawing class, participants will have a one-hour session to practice old skills, develop new techniques, and have fun!

We'll start with a warm-up exercise, where we open up our hands and minds, and one or two larger projects where we delve into either still life and/or portraiture. We will learn how to observe an object with lines, light, color, and value, and how to take the object or character we have in our minds and translate it to the page.

What You'll Need:

• Bring some blank paper, pencils, and/or pens. Whatever materials you have on hand or want to work with are great.

About Mallory Shotwell:

Mallory Shotwell is an interdisciplinary artist and arts educator. In her art practice, she works with storytelling/interview, audio, photography, and video to share stories based on a theme. She majored in English at Aquinas College in Michigan, and later French and Elementary Education at Edgewood College in Madison. She worked as a public school teacher in Michigan and as a Montessori teacher in Madison. In her teaching practice, she utilizes multiple learning styles to serve and respect people's needs.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Join us for this grounding yoga class. All abilities are welcome.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative

This monthly group is for anyone with a blood cancer (leukemia, lymphoma, or multiple myeloma) and their supporters.

In partnership with Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

This support group is for loved ones supporting someone with a cancer diagnosis.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Gentle exploration of mind and body. This is your time to share, breathe, move, and relax with alignment yoga.

All skill levels are welcome.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

This support group is for loved ones supporting someone with a cancer diagnosis.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Join us for a mid-week chat. No agendas, just grab your favorite beverage and connect with other Gilda's Club members. Break up your week.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Support for people with GI cancer diagnosis and their supporters. This includes cancers of the esophagus, pancreas, stomach, colon, rectum, anus, liver, biliary system, and small intestine.

This group is sponsored by Exact Sciences.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

The mouth is called the gateway to the body. Science is proving links between oral health and overall health, including the development of some cancers. This presentation discuss will how problems in our mouth can affect the rest of our body, provide practical tips to improve our oral health, and guidance on self screenings for oral cancers.

Join Jill Meyer-Lippert, RDH to learn more. She is the founder of Side Effect Support LLC, which is dedicated to helping cancer survivors manage short-term oral side effects and long-term damage to oral health associated with chemotherapy and radiation of the head and neck, and some targeted therapies.

Advance care planning is one of the best gifts you can give to yourself and to your loved ones. Learn more about how you can make your own health care decisions through written and verbal communication with your medical team and family.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

This adult support group is offered for people with any cancer diagnosis.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

This support group is for loved ones supporting someone with a cancer diagnosis.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Join us for a mid-week chat. No agendas, just grab your favorite beverage and connect with other Gilda's Club members. Break up your week.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

For adults who have experienced a death to cancer, recently or in the past.

Come to share your story, connect with others who have had a similar experience, and support one another during a difficult time. Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Networking and emotional support for anyone affected by a gynecological cancer.

Come to connect with others, share your experience, and provide continued support.

This group is sponsored by UW Health/Carbone Cancer Center.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Friday, September 25, 2020 @ 11am CDT via Zoom

Description:

Join this online cooking class where Chef Michael Solovey will teach us how to make hummus from scratch and spice-baked chickpeas for a protein-packed, snack-able treat. You can follow along and cook during class, or just observe as a lecture.

• Download Recipe Packet (PDF)

What You'll Need:

• - Ingredients & Prep: If you’ll be cooking this dish along with the chef during class: Read through the Recipe Packet (PDF), purchase any ingredients you need, and complete the prep work before class begins.

About Chef Michael Solovey:

Michael Solovey is a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu at Scottsdale Culinary Institute. Chef Michael refined his cooking skills while working at the famed Roy's Hawaiian Fusion restaurants before expanding his horizons eastward and moving to Shanghai, China where he was fortunate to work with numerous world class chefs and restaurateurs from around the world. He has been involved with the opening of 24 food and beverage establishments including his own restaurant, Bloc, where he featured foods inspired by his Slavic upbringing in Chicago. As resident chef of Sur La Table in Glendale, WI., Chef Michael taught over 1,400 cooking classes before bringing his culinary skills to the Boelter Superstore in January of 2019 where he now works as Chef and Cooking School Director.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Kid Support has moved online! This professionally-facilitated support group for kids ages 4-8 who have a parent or loved one with cancer will have weekly themes. Free and open to all families living in the state of Wisconsin. Please contact Carissa for details: carissa@gildasclubmadison.org or 608.828.8875.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative

Description:

Our weekly youth support groups are moving online! There are three different groups for kids and teens who have a parent or loved-one with cancer:

• Ages 4-8 (Mondays, 4-5 pm)
• Ages 9-12 (Wednesdays, 3-4 pm)
• Ages 13-18 (Mondays, 7-8 pm)

We are keeping the good stuff (professional facilitator, engaging therapeutic art & games, relevant education about cancer and practical tools for coping) while making the groups more accessible to all families living in Wisconsin. Kids and teens will experience the valuable connection to peers who understand what they're going through, which is more important now than ever in our physically distanced world.    

How to Participate:

• Kids and teens will need access to a computer/tablet/smart phone connected to the internet in order to join the group via Zoom. They will also need headphones and a private space in order to maintain as much privacy as possible for all participants.   
• Each week will have a theme and designated materials, most of which can be found around the house. Facilitators will always make adjustments and be flexible to accommodate the "stuck at home" environment in which we're living.
• You'll need to be a member of Gilda's Club (NO COST, just a simple process) and reside in the state of Wisconsin due to clinical licensure requirements. There will also be a form to complete specific to the Kid Support/Teen Time support group and a short check-in with staff on the phone or via zoom to orient your family to the group.
• Contact Program Manager Carissa Hodgson to get started: 

carissa@gildasclubmadison.org

608.828.8875

About the Kid Support Facilitator:

Carissa Hodgson, LCSW, OSW-C has been a Program Manager at Gilda’s Club Madison (an affiliate of the Cancer Support Community) since 2009. Her work centers around supporting kids and families who are navigating cancer, shaped largely by her father having lung cancer when she was a child and her step-father’s diagnosis of liver cancer when she was a young adult. In her role at Gilda’s Club she is able to work directly with survivors and co-survivors of all ages, as well as develop psychoeducational programs to support the whole family.    

Carissa earned her Master of Social Work degree from UW Madison in 2007. She is a Family Therapist and Oncology Social Worker whose work also includes therapy with individuals, groups and families in outpatient, day-treatment, in-home and animal-assisted settings. Areas of interest and practice are child and adolescent development, chronic illness, caregiving, gender identity, sexuality, trauma, grief and loss, and family systems. Carissa is also an Associate Lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, most recently teaching a graduate course on Grief, Death, Loss and Life.

Carissa has been a member of the Association of Oncology Social Work since 2015 and presently sits as co-chair of the Youth, Families and Cancer Special Interest Group.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

This adult support group is offered for people with any cancer diagnosis.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Gentle exploration of mind and body. This is your time to share, breathe, move, and relax with alignment yoga.

All skill levels are welcome.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

This support group is for loved ones supporting someone with a cancer diagnosis.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Join us for a mid-week chat. No agendas, just grab your favorite beverage and connect with other Gilda's Club members. Break up your week.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Description:

Our weekly youth support groups are moving online! There are three different groups for kids and teens who have a parent or loved-one with cancer:

• Ages 4-8 (Mondays, 4-5 pm)
• Ages 9-12 (Wednesdays, 3-4 pm)
• Ages 13-18 (Mondays, 7-8 pm)

We are keeping the good stuff (professional facilitator, engaging therapeutic art & games, relevant education about cancer and practical tools for coping) while making the groups more accessible to all families living in Wisconsin. Kids and teens will experience the valuable connection to peers who understand what they're going through, which is more important now than ever in our physically distanced world.    

How to Participate:

• Kids and teens will need access to a computer/tablet/smart phone connected to the internet in order to join the group via Zoom. They will also need headphones and a private space in order to maintain as much privacy as possible for all participants.   
• Each week will have a theme and designated materials, most of which can be found around the house. Facilitators will always make adjustments and be flexible to accommodate the "stuck at home" environment in which we're living.
• You'll need to be a member of Gilda's Club (NO COST, just a simple process) and reside in the state of Wisconsin due to clinical licensure requirements. There will also be a form to complete specific to the Kid Support/Teen Time support group and a short check-in with staff on the phone or via zoom to orient your family to the group.
• Contact Program Manager Carissa Hodgson to get started: 

carissa@gildasclubmadison.org

608.828.8875

About the Kid Support Facilitator:

Carissa Hodgson, LCSW, OSW-C has been a Program Manager at Gilda’s Club Madison (an affiliate of the Cancer Support Community) since 2009. Her work centers around supporting kids and families who are navigating cancer, shaped largely by her father having lung cancer when she was a child and her step-father’s diagnosis of liver cancer when she was a young adult. In her role at Gilda’s Club she is able to work directly with survivors and co-survivors of all ages, as well as develop psychoeducational programs to support the whole family.    

Carissa earned her Master of Social Work degree from UW Madison in 2007. She is a Family Therapist and Oncology Social Worker whose work also includes therapy with individuals, groups and families in outpatient, day-treatment, in-home and animal-assisted settings. Areas of interest and practice are child and adolescent development, chronic illness, caregiving, gender identity, sexuality, trauma, grief and loss, and family systems. Carissa is also an Associate Lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, most recently teaching a graduate course on Grief, Death, Loss and Life.

Carissa has been a member of the Association of Oncology Social Work since 2015 and presently sits as co-chair of the Youth, Families and Cancer Special Interest Group.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

This support group is for loved ones supporting someone with a cancer diagnosis.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Gentle exploration of mind and body. This is your time to share, breathe, move, and relax with alignment yoga.

All skill levels are welcome.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

This support group is for loved ones supporting someone with a cancer diagnosis.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Join us for a mid-week chat. No agendas, just grab your favorite beverage and connect with other Gilda's Club members. Break up your week.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Powers of attorney for healthcare or living wills: What are they? What are the differences? Which one might be best for me or my situation?

You're right to plan ahead for a time when you might not be able to make healthcare decisions on your own. Come to our presentation and learn more about each kind of healthcare document and which one might be a better fit for your situation.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

NOTE:  December meeting will be on Dec. 3.

Meets monthly on the 2nd Thursday from 6 pm - 7:30 pm

This networking group is for young adults (ages 18-45) in Wisconsin that have been diagnosed with cancer before age 40—any stage, any cancer, anywhere in your journey. This group gives young adults the opportunity to meet others similar to themselves, and like all of our support groups is facilitated by a licensed mental health professional.

Registration required. We will send you the information to join this group via video conference before the group start time.

Sponsored by Electronic Theater Controls (ETC).

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Monthly support for those in the Iowa County area. All cancer diagnoses and supporters are welcome.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

This support group is for loved ones supporting someone with a cancer diagnosis.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Gentle exploration of mind and body. This is your time to share, breathe, move, and relax with alignment yoga.

All skill levels are welcome.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

This support group is for loved ones supporting someone with a cancer diagnosis.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Every Wednesday @ 12pm - 1pm via Zoom

Activate your relaxation response. Join us for an hour of relaxation.

Science has shown guided meditation can be of great benefit.

From reducing anxiety and depression, to increasing overall happiness.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Each year we remember, honor, and celebrate members who have died from cancer. This year Gilda's Club will host the Remembrance Ceremony virtually. You and your guests are invited to attend this memorial ceremony where memories will be shared and cherished.

We encourage you to bring a story, picture, or other sentimental remembrance of your loved one.

In years past we took rocks that represented our person, dedicated it to them by creatively writing their names, and placed them in our community space. This year we encourage you to take time in nature. Find a rock that represents your person, decorate it, bring it to the ceremony. Following our gathering we encourage you to find a memorial space in your home or yard to place the rock.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Monthly gathering for those who have completed treatment, 2 weeks to 2 years ago. There will be discussions and presentations focusing on your survivorship, and its challenges.

This group is made possible by Giving Tuesday Donors.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Thursday, October 15, 2020 @ 6pm CDT via Zoom

Description:

Join this online cooking class where Chef Michael Solovey will teach us how to make a basic pan sauce while walking us through his kitchen to shine some light on how a chef looks at their equipment as the means to achieve specific results. This is a great opportunity to ask questions. The menu will center around pan sauces - any protein is fair game. We'll begin with searing the protein, and continue with sautéing any aromatics, before we discuss deglazing the pan, and building the body of the sauce prior to reducing it to concentrate flavors and achieve a desired texture. You can follow along and cook during class, or just observe as a lecture.

• Download Recipe Packet (PDF)

What You'll Need:

• - Ingredients & Prep: If you’ll be cooking this dish along with the chef during class: Read through the Recipe Packet (PDF), purchase any ingredients you need, and complete the prep work before class begins.

About Chef Michael Solovey:

Michael Solovey is a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu at Scottsdale Culinary Institute. Chef Michael refined his cooking skills while working at the famed Roy's Hawaiian Fusion restaurants before expanding his horizons eastward and moving to Shanghai, China where he was fortunate to work with numerous world class chefs and restaurateurs from around the world. He has been involved with the opening of 24 food and beverage establishments including his own restaurant, Bloc, where he featured foods inspired by his Slavic upbringing in Chicago. As resident chef of Sur La Table in Glendale, WI., Chef Michael taught over 1,400 cooking classes before bringing his culinary skills to the Boelter Superstore in January of 2019 where he now works as Chef and Cooking School Director.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Advance care planning is one of the best gifts you can give to yourself and to your loved ones. Learn more about how you can make your own health care decisions through written and verbal communication with your medical team and family.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

This adult support group is offered for people with any cancer diagnosis.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

This support group is for loved ones supporting someone with a cancer diagnosis.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Join us for a mid-week chat. No agendas, just grab your favorite beverage and connect with other Gilda's Club members. Break up your week.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Support for people with GI cancer diagnosis and their supporters. This includes cancers of the esophagus, pancreas, stomach, colon, rectum, anus, liver, biliary system, and small intestine.

This group is sponsored by Exact Sciences.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Wednesday, October 21, 2020 @ 7pm-8pm CDT via Zoom

Description:

In this intro to drawing class, participants will have a one-hour session to practice old skills, develop new techniques, and have fun!

We'll start with a warm-up exercise, where we open up our hands and minds, and one or two larger projects where we delve into either still life and/or portraiture. In this class, we will focus on color, value, and line as we start to delve into more traditional drawing techniques. More specifically, in this class we will draw an eye from start to finish!

Materials You'll Need:

• Paper, Pencils, Colored Pencils (or different colored pens)

About Mallory Shotwell:

Mallory Shotwell is an interdisciplinary artist and arts educator. In her art practice, she works with storytelling/interview, audio, photography, and video to share stories based on a theme. She majored in English at Aquinas College in Michigan, and later French and Elementary Education at Edgewood College in Madison. She worked as a public school teacher in Michigan and as a Montessori teacher in Madison. In her teaching practice, she utilizes multiple learning styles to serve and respect people's needs.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Join us for this grounding yoga class. All abilities are welcome.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative

Meets from 6 pm - 7 pm

This is an opportunity for us to check-in with each other in a small group setting (limited to 12 participants) using secure video conferencing software. Registered attendees will receive instructions and link to join the meeting via email.

Questions? Email program@gildassclubmadison.org . If this group fills up and you're not able to register, let us know that you're interested in attending a future offering like this by emailing program@gildassclubmadison.org

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

This adult support group is offered for people with any cancer diagnosis.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Tuesday, October 27, 2020 @ 2pm-3pm CDT via Zoom

Description:

In this class we'll explore journaling with art. What does this mean? It can be as simple as documenting each day’s activities with art, doodling feelings, or creating pages that respond to the larger events of your life - cancer, COVID, family or friends, etc. It can be light, deep, sweet, funny, beautiful-the mission is to make a regular, creative practice of sharing and honoring yourself and your life.

We'll start with an exercise as we open up our minds and hearts, and warm up our hands for movement. Next we'll have prompts that you can visually answer with whatever materials you have in your spaces - collage, painting, drawing, stickers, etc.

This is an intentionally welcoming creative space, where there are no wrong answers, and any expression of creativity is wonderful.

What You'll Need:

• - Bring whatever art materials or medium you have on hand. Paper and pen, paint, markers, or anything else you'd like to use.

About Mallory Shotwell:

Mallory Shotwell is an interdisciplinary artist and arts educator. In her art practice, she works with storytelling/interview, audio, photography, and video to share stories based on a theme. She majored in English at Aquinas College in Michigan, and later French and Elementary Education at Edgewood College in Madison. She worked as a public school teacher in Michigan and as a Montessori teacher in Madison. In her teaching practice, she utilizes multiple learning styles to serve and respect people's needs.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

This support group is offered to people with any cancer diagnosis.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Wednesday, October 28, 2020 @ 6pm CDT via Zoom

Description:

Join this online cooking class where Chef Michael Solovey will teach us how to make an Acorn Squash Soup. You can follow along and cook during class, or just observe as a lecture.

• Download Recipe Packet (PDF)

What You'll Need:

• - Ingredients & Prep: If you’ll be cooking this dish along with the chef during class: Read through the Recipe Packet (PDF), purchase any ingredients you need, and complete the prep work before class begins.

About Chef Michael Solovey:

Michael Solovey is a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu at Scottsdale Culinary Institute. Chef Michael refined his cooking skills while working at the famed Roy's Hawaiian Fusion restaurants before expanding his horizons eastward and moving to Shanghai, China where he was fortunate to work with numerous world class chefs and restaurateurs from around the world. He has been involved with the opening of 24 food and beverage establishments including his own restaurant, Bloc, where he featured foods inspired by his Slavic upbringing in Chicago. As resident chef of Sur La Table in Glendale, WI., Chef Michael taught over 1,400 cooking classes before bringing his culinary skills to the Boelter Superstore in January of 2019 where he now works as Chef and Cooking School Director.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Noogiefest 2020: A month full of Halloween activities for families facing cancer

• Pumpkin Decorating (starts 10/16)
• Costume Contest (starts 10/26)
• Drive-Thru Party (10/30, 6:30-8 pm)

We are keeping the fun and festivities of the season while playing it safe! All activities are socially-distanced.

Pumpkin Decorating:

• Pick up your free pumpkin at the Middleton clubhouse (7907 UW Health Court) starting FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16. One pumpkin per person please, while supplies last.
• If you'd like to enter a pumpkin into our contest, drop it off on the front porch of the clubhouse by THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29. ALSO: Please take a picture of your pumpkin and email it along with your name, age, and mailing address to: carissa@gildasclubmadison.org.  This information will not be shared--it is used to determine contest categories and to send prizes to winners. 
• Pumpkins will be on display at the Drive-Thru Party on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30.
• Prizes for best carved/decorated pumpkins! Winners will be determined by votes from the attendees at the 10/30 event. Prizes will be gift cards that can be mailed--you do not need to be present to win. 

Costume Contest:

• During the WEEK OF OCTOBER 26-OCTOBER 30, share a photo of yourself in your costume on Gilda's Facebook or Instagram. OR, email your photo to carissa@gildasclubmadison.org.
• Prizes will be awarded to crowd favorites. Gift cards will be mailed to winners.

Drive-Thru Party:

• FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 6:30-8 pm @ the Middleton clubhouse parking lot.
• Get your family piled into the car to enjoy a scavenger hunt, crafts, and other festive activities all from the safety of your vehicle. Wear your costumes! (and masks please). Candy? Definitely. Prizes? Yup. Might be the easiest Trick-or-Treating you've ever done.

QUESTIONS?

carissa@gildasclubmadison.org

608.828.8875

A monthly networking group for anyone with a breast cancer diagnosis. All stages and supporters welcome.

This group is sponsored by M3 Insurance.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

This adult support group is offered for people with any cancer diagnosis.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

A monthly group for anyone with a metastatic or advanced breast cancer diagnosis.

A safe space to share challenges, fears, and successes while supporting each other.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

This support group is offered to people with any cancer diagnosis.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Every Wednesday @ 12pm - 1pm via Zoom

Activate your relaxation response. Join us for an hour of relaxation.

Science has shown guided meditation can be of great benefit.

From reducing anxiety and depression, to increasing overall happiness.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

This monthly group is for anyone with a blood cancer (leukemia, lymphoma, or multiple myeloma) and their supporters.

In partnership with Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

This adult support group is offered for people with any cancer diagnosis.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Tuesday, November 10, 2020 @ 2pm-3pm CST via Zoom

Description:

In this class we'll explore journaling with art. What does this mean? It can be as simple as documenting each day’s activities with art, doodling feelings, or creating pages that respond to the larger events of your life - cancer, COVID, family or friends, etc. It can be light, deep, sweet, funny, beautiful-the mission is to make a regular, creative practice of sharing and honoring yourself and your life.

We'll start with an exercise as we open up our minds and hearts, and warm up our hands for movement. Next we'll have prompts that you can visually answer with whatever materials you have in your spaces - collage, painting, drawing, stickers, etc.

This is an intentionally welcoming creative space, where there are no wrong answers, and any expression of creativity is wonderful.

What You'll Need:

• - Bring whatever art materials or medium you have on hand. Paper and pen, paint, markers, or anything else you'd like to use.

About Mallory Shotwell:

Mallory Shotwell is an interdisciplinary artist and arts educator. In her art practice, she works with storytelling/interview, audio, photography, and video to share stories based on a theme. She majored in English at Aquinas College in Michigan, and later French and Elementary Education at Edgewood College in Madison. She worked as a public school teacher in Michigan and as a Montessori teacher in Madison. In her teaching practice, she utilizes multiple learning styles to serve and respect people's needs.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

This support group is offered to people with any cancer diagnosis.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Every Wednesday @ 12pm - 1pm via Zoom

Activate your relaxation response. Join us for an hour of relaxation.

Science has shown guided meditation can be of great benefit.

From reducing anxiety and depression, to increasing overall happiness.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Wednesday, November 11, 2020 @ 6pm CST via Zoom

Description:

Join this online cooking class where Chef Michael Solovey will teach us how to make a delicious apple pie. Plus you'll receive bonus recipes for Cinnamon Vanilla Ice Cream and Crispy Apple Skin Chips! You can follow along and cook during class, or just observe as a lecture.

• Download Recipe Packet (PDF)

What You'll Need:

• - Ingredients & Prep: If you’ll be cooking this dish along with the chef during class: Read through the Recipe Packet (PDF), purchase any ingredients you need, and complete the prep work before class begins.

About Chef Michael Solovey:

Michael Solovey is a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu at Scottsdale Culinary Institute. Chef Michael refined his cooking skills while working at the famed Roy's Hawaiian Fusion restaurants before expanding his horizons eastward and moving to Shanghai, China where he was fortunate to work with numerous world class chefs and restaurateurs from around the world. He has been involved with the opening of 24 food and beverage establishments including his own restaurant, Bloc, where he featured foods inspired by his Slavic upbringing in Chicago. As resident chef of Sur La Table in Glendale, WI., Chef Michael taught over 1,400 cooking classes before bringing his culinary skills to the Boelter Superstore in January of 2019 where he now works as Chef and Cooking School Director.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Join us for this grounding yoga class. All abilities are welcome.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative

NOTE:  December meeting will be on Dec. 3.

Meets monthly on the 2nd Thursday from 6 pm - 7:30 pm

This networking group is for young adults (ages 18-45) in Wisconsin that have been diagnosed with cancer before age 40—any stage, any cancer, anywhere in your journey. This group gives young adults the opportunity to meet others similar to themselves, and like all of our support groups is facilitated by a licensed mental health professional.

Registration required. We will send you the information to join this group via video conference before the group start time.

Sponsored by Electronic Theater Controls (ETC).

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Please join us for a remote interactive workshop regarding the art and science of Self-Advocacy. We will discuss points of distress in regards to clinic appointments and treatments, ways to manage anxiety and stress, and how best to frame and express your needs regarding your medical care. We will also review other relevant resources that you will want to add to your tool kit.

Registration is required and pre-submitting questions is encouraged. You can email your questions prior to the meeting to debby@gildasclubmadison.org

This adult support group is offered for people with any cancer diagnosis.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

This support group is for loved ones supporting someone with a cancer diagnosis.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Join us for a mid-week chat. No agendas, just grab your favorite beverage and connect with other Gilda's Club members. Break up your week.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Support for people with GI cancer diagnosis and their supporters. This includes cancers of the esophagus, pancreas, stomach, colon, rectum, anus, liver, biliary system, and small intestine.

This group is sponsored by Exact Sciences.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Wednesday, November 18, 2020 @ 7pm-8pm CST via Zoom

Description:

In this intro to drawing class, participants will have a one-hour session to practice old skills, develop new techniques, and have fun!

We'll start with a warm-up exercise, where we open up our hands and minds, and one or two larger projects where we delve into either still life and/or portraiture. In this class we'll specifically concentrate on a simple still life. We'll cover various drawing techniques, including color, value, and line. All skill levels are welcome!

Materials You'll Need:

• Paper, Pencils, Colored Pencils (or different colored pens)

About Mallory Shotwell:

Mallory Shotwell is an interdisciplinary artist and arts educator. In her art practice, she works with storytelling/interview, audio, photography, and video to share stories based on a theme. She majored in English at Aquinas College in Michigan, and later French and Elementary Education at Edgewood College in Madison. She worked as a public school teacher in Michigan and as a Montessori teacher in Madison. In her teaching practice, she utilizes multiple learning styles to serve and respect people's needs.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Join us for this grounding yoga class. All abilities are welcome.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative

Networking and emotional support for anyone affected by a gynecological cancer.

Come to connect with others, share your experience, and provide continued support.

This group is sponsored by UW Health/Carbone Cancer Center.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Are you looking to get started with Gilda's Club?

Join us for a group ZOOM New Member Meeting.

This meeting will discuss the resources Gilda's Club has to offer and get you started as a Gilda's Club member.

*If you do not wish to meet in a group setting, please email program@gildasclubmadison.org to schedule an individual New Member Meeting.

Questions? Please email program@gildasclubmadison.org or call 608-828-8880

Zoom access is provided, in part, by our Technology Sponsor UW Health Carbone Cancer Center.

This adult support group is offered for people with any cancer diagnosis.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Tuesday, November 24, 2020 @ 2pm-3pm CST via Zoom

Description:

In this class we'll explore journaling with art. What does this mean? It can be as simple as documenting each day’s activities with art, doodling feelings, or creating pages that respond to the larger events of your life - cancer, COVID, family or friends, etc. It can be light, deep, sweet, funny, beautiful-the mission is to make a regular, creative practice of sharing and honoring yourself and your life.

We'll start with an exercise as we open up our minds and hearts, and warm up our hands for movement. Next we'll have prompts that you can visually answer with whatever materials you have in your spaces - collage, painting, drawing, stickers, etc.

This is an intentionally welcoming creative space, where there are no wrong answers, and any expression of creativity is wonderful.

What You'll Need:

• - Bring whatever art materials or medium you have on hand. Paper and pen, paint, markers, or anything else you'd like to use.

About Mallory Shotwell:

Mallory Shotwell is an interdisciplinary artist and arts educator. In her art practice, she works with storytelling/interview, audio, photography, and video to share stories based on a theme. She majored in English at Aquinas College in Michigan, and later French and Elementary Education at Edgewood College in Madison. She worked as a public school teacher in Michigan and as a Montessori teacher in Madison. In her teaching practice, she utilizes multiple learning styles to serve and respect people's needs.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

This support group is offered to people with any cancer diagnosis.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Every Wednesday @ 12pm - 1pm via Zoom

Activate your relaxation response. Join us for an hour of relaxation.

Science has shown guided meditation can be of great benefit.

From reducing anxiety and depression, to increasing overall happiness.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

For adults who have experienced a death to cancer, recently or in the past.

Come to share your story, connect with others who have had a similar experience, and support one another during a difficult time. Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

This support group is for loved ones supporting someone with a cancer diagnosis.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.