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NCAN’s 13th Annual ‘Celebration of Life’ Gala and the ‘Above and Beyond’ Award Honoree

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Saturday, November 12th, 2016 was NCAN’s 13th Annual ‘Celebration of Life’ Gala in Bethpage, NY. Held at The Sterling, it was a beautiful evening of dancing, raffles, laughs, and good food!

The Gala is always one of my favorite fundraisers because it really is a celebration. We take the time to not only focus on the cause of NET Cancer, its awareness and fundraising but taking a moment to really enjoy and celebrate time with family and friends.

Every year at the ‘Celebration of Life’ Gala, NCAN takes the opportunity to honor someone who is invaluable to the NET community by presenting the ‘Above and Beyond’ award. Past recipients include Dr. Hal Gerstein, also honoring Dr. Gene Woltering and Dr. Tom O’Dorisio. This year, NCAN has honored Dr. Edward Wolin who is very well known throughout the community for his commitment to NET Cancer and his patients.

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As Director of the Neuroendocrine Tumor Program at Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care, Dr. Wolin brings a robust research program to Montefiore, including multiple clinical trials. His research efforts focus on finding treatments which are more effective and less toxic, including m-TOR inhibitors, targeted radiation including PRRT, anti-angiogenic drugs, novel targeted biologic anti-cancer treatments, and targeted treatment of liver metastases. Dr. Wolin’s research is also directed at development of new imaging and diagnostic procedures for carcinoid/neuroendocrine tumors.

Dr. Wolin is an internationally recognized Neuroendocrine Medical Oncologist. Patients from all over the United States and abroad come to see him for access to personalized care and the latest diagnostic and therapy programs.

Dr. Wolin was previously the Director of Neuroendocrine and GI Oncology Program and the Director of Clinical Research at the University of Kentucky Medical Center.  For the preceding 26 years, he held key positions at Cedars–Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where he founded and directed of one of the largest and most productive Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Tumor Programs in the country. As you can see, Ed Wolin is one of the foremost experts and best friends that neuroendocrine cancer patients have! For more information on how to reach Dr. Wolin, you can check out a brief profile on him from a previous post here.

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‘Above and Beyond’ Award Honoree – Dr. Ed Wolin and his wife, Susan.

 

Overall, it was a very successful night for NCAN and the NET community. Take a look here at some of NCAN’s wonderful prizes, the big winners of the TV, and one of the delicious cakes!

For more information on how YOU can get involved with NCAN’s 14th Annual ‘Celebration of Life’ Gala on November 11th, 2017, keep your eyes out here and be sure to watch out at NETCANCERAWARENESS.ORG for details! For help in hosting your own fundraising event for NET Cancer near YOU, send me a message here and I’d be happy to assist you.

NCAN would really love to thank all of the volunteers, donors, attendees, and sponsors for all of their time and support! Without you, events like this amazing night would not be possible!

NCAN’s 13th Annual ‘Celebration of Life’ Gala was sponsored by:

Raising NET Cancer Awareness, One Step at a Time

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With NET Cancer Awareness Month coming up, we have several awareness events throughout the country. Here’s just a reminder of a few of these walks we have going on:

Saturday, October 22nd, 2016: NCAN’s 8th Annual ‘Strides for Stripes’ Walk on Long Island, NY.

Location: Parking Field 5 at Eisenhower Park – 1899 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow, NY 11554

Time: 10:30AM

Registration: Pre-registration is $35, Day of Registration is $50

Included in registration fee is:

  • T-shirt (first come, first serve basis)
  • Other assorted prizes based on amount raised
  • Coffee, Tea, Hot Chocolate, Water, and assorted snack bars
  • Light lunch and snacks

This event is always a lot of fun, so be sure to come on out!

To register for the walk on Long Island, please click here!

Saturday, November 5th, 2016: NCAN’s 1st Annual ‘Strides for Stripes’ Walk in Charlotte, NC. (Also, Charlotte Area Support Group Meeting to follow.)

Location: Independence Park – 300 Hawthorne Lane, Charlotte, NC 28204

Time: 10:30AM – T-Shirt Pick-Up/Registration

Registration: $25

Registration includes:

  • T-Shirt – First come, first serve if NOT pre-registered
  • Water, Coffee, Snack
  • Light Lunch
  • Support Group Meeting

To register for the Charlotte, NC walk, please click here!

Saturday, November 12th, 2016: The Neuroendocrine Cancer Connection‘s First Annual Strolling for Stripes in Jacksonville, NC.

Location: Jacksonville Commons Rec. Center, Shelter 1

Time: 10AM-12PM

For more information, please contact Karen Connell at (910) 545-7513.

If there is not a NET Cancer Awareness Walk in your area:

NCAN’s Virtual ‘Strides for Stripes’ Walk – Giving you the freedom to walk wherever and whenever is convienient for you!

With a Virtual Walk You Decide Where and When– Since a virtual walk is one you can do anywhere…anytime, it is good for those whose schedule is very busy, who aren’t close to the Long Island or another scheduled event or can’t physically participate. Below is a guide that’s full of ideas to help you plan your own Virtual Walk (or another fundraising event) and help support the fight against Neuroendocrine Cancer.

We ask that you set aside some time to put on your t-shirt with family and friends to walk wherever works for you.

Registration is $35 per walker, within the US only. NCAN will ship your shirt out to you.

Virtual Walk Guide: Fun Ideas for Your Virtual Walk

VIRTUAL WALKERS- If you want to walk on your own, that’s fine! If you’re a person who likes to get people together, why not create your own community fundraising event by planning a walk or other event in your community. You can plan a walk or another type of event like a wine tasting or a bowl-a-thon. By registering as a team on the virtual walk website, your team page would be about your event specifically. Those individuals that choose to join your “team” can fundraise on the website. You can watch the progress of your event and send emails to your contact list encouraging their participation and support.

You may choose to walk around your community, in a local park, indoors at a mall or even on a treadmill at a gym! Your Virtual Walk is a reflection of you, and is as personal as your reasons for joining the fight against this deadly disease.

Not sure where to start? Here are a few ideas.

  • Walk in a mall
  • Take a walking tour of your town
  • Make your grocery shopping or another shopping trip YOUR walk to fight neuroendocrine cancer
  • Belong to a gym? Walk a treadmill, and enlist other members to walk with you
  • Even if you can’t walk, get people involved with a board game, bus trip, beanbag toss- you can be as creative as you want!

To join in on the ‘Strides for Stripes’ Virtual Walk, click here!

If you are interested in help starting up a NET Cancer Awareness Walk in YOUR area, please send me an email at tricia@netcancerawareness.org or send me a text with your Name, Phone Number, Location, letting me know that you’d like some assistance at (516) 366-4497 and I would be more than happy to help you out!