Tag: Cancer
Baldtenders 1st Fundraiser A Success!
Galway Bay hosted a fundraiser on Thursday Feb 7th in support of “Baldtenders”, a sixteen person team of Galway Bay Bartenders and friends, who are raising funds for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. The Team captains are Galway Bay Bartender, Aaron “Hoss” Mitchell, and his wife Kelly. The event featured guest bartender Carl Henry, the fiancé [...]
ASO Brings Healing Power Of Music To Community
The Annapolis Symphony is excited to launch its newest outreach initiative Music Heals, a health and wellness program in which the ASO will partner with local community organizations to bring the transformative power of live music to those in need in healthcare facilities and schools serving children with learning differences. The ASO and its community partners [...]
Save The Date For AAMC Gala
The Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC) Foundation will host its signature fundraiser on Saturday, April 27, 2013 from 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Baltimore. Proceeds from this year’s gala will support the Geaton and JoAnn DeCesaris Cancer Institute and its critical role in serving those in the community that have [...]
BWMC Offers Low Cost Lung Cancer Screenings
Baltimore Washington Medical Center now offers reduced-dose CT lung cancer screenings for patients who are at risk for lung cancer. A recent study by the National Cancer Institute and the National Lung Screening Trial found that CT Scans reduce the number of deaths from lung cancer by 20 percent. To be eligible for the screening [...]
Fish For A Cure
The AKI Foundation, a non-profit group in Annapolis MD will hold their 5th annual fishing tournament Fish For A Cure on Saturday, November 3rd 2012 in the Downtown Annapolis area. What began as a recreational tournament fueled by a group of friends’ love for fishing has taken on a life of its own, inspiring our community to [...]
Tickets On Sale For Wellness House Of Annapolis’ La Fiesta del Verano
Tickets are on sale for La Fiesta del Verano, the signature fundraising event to benefit Wellness House of Annapolis. The 5th annual “Party of the Summer” is being held Saturday, August 25th from 5:00-8:00 p.m., on the grounds of the Chesapeake Dressage Institute at 2625 Mas Que Farm Road in Annapolis. Proceeds from the event [...]
Yogathon To Benefit Wellness House Of Annapolis
Wellness House of Annapolis is inviting local yoga enthusiasts to participate in its first annual yogathon to raise funds for the local organization that helps cancer patients and their loved ones. The yogathon will be a series of 108 sun salutations…yes, that’s a bunch…it’s meant to be meditation in motion. Participants may do half, or a quarter, or do them all! [...]
AAMC Named LIVESTRONG Finalist
The DeCesaris Cancer Institute at Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC) was announced as aLIVESTRONG® Community Impact Project Finalist and award recipient. The project, created by the Lance Armstrong Foundation,the non-profit founded by the cancer survivor and champion cyclist to serve people affected by cancer and empower them to take action, will bring proven cancer support programs to 90 communities across [...]
AAMC Wins Another Honor
The Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons (ACoS) has granted its Outstanding Achievement Award to Anne Arundel Medical Center’s (AAMC) DeCesaris Cancer Institute as a result of surveys performed during 2011. AAMC is one of a select group of 106 currently accredited and newly accredited cancer programs across the United States. [...]
Former Journalist To Discuss Cancer Battle
It’s only been a little more than a year since her diagnosis, but Yolanda Woodlee says her life is forever changed after battling Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) breast cancer. Still, her upbeat attitude and persistent hope are two things she hopes attendees will take away when Woodlee talks about her experience at The Pink [...]
David Alexander Salon And Spa Event Raises $70,000
Good spirits filled the air as representatives of three local non-profits gathered in the lobby of David Alexander Salon and Spa Wednesday, December 14th . Their purpose was to take part in a check presentation to the Anne Arundel Medical Center Breast Center and to METAvivor – two local organizations that help women who have [...]
A Night Of Pink Hope
Robert Andrew Salons and Spas in Crofton, Maryland presented FACES: A Night of Pink Hope, on Saturday, October 8, 2011 at the Annapolis Hotel. The event was filled with love, charity and goodwill, and featured Paul Wharton as the Master of Ceremonies. This exquisite runway hair and fashion show was sponsored by RA Cares, Sheehy [...]
Community Health Report Shows County Progress With Cancer Screening
The Anne Arundel County Department of Health recently released its fourteenth annual Report Card of Community Health Indicators. The publication, which can be viewed on the Department website, www.aahealth.org, reviews County health statistics related to cancer, communicable diseases, infant health and other selected health topics. The Report Card highlights progress made in lowering death rates [...]
Anne Arundel Medical Center To Host National Cancer Survivors Day
Anne Arundel Medical Center’s (AAMC) DeCesaris Cancer Institute is hosting an event to commemorate National Cancer Survivors Day on Sunday, June 5, 2011, celebrating the lives of those affected by cancer. Cancer survivors, caregivers, family members, friends and healthcare professionals will unite to show that life after a cancer diagnosis can be meaningful and productive. [...]
