Colorado Rockies play to Strike
Out Cancer on Aug. 2
On Wednesday, Aug. 2, cancer survivors will be honored at the Colorado
Rockies baseball game as part of a national campaign to Strike Out Cancer.
The University of Colorado Cancer Center (UCCC) is partnering with the
Strike Out Cancer organization (www.strikeoutcancer.com) and The Wellness
Community (www.thewellnesscommunity.org) for this event.
At the game, Karen Kelly, MD, a UCCC lung cancer specialist, and Susan
DeWitt, a lung cancer survivor and UCCC patient, will be on the field to help
Don Baylor, former Rockies manager and multiple myeloma survivor, to throw
out the first pitch. The cancer center also will have an information table
in the main concourse and will be handing out lip balm to the first 5,000
spectators.
Everyone is encouraged to come out and support this special Rockies game.
Tickets are available through the Colorado Rockies organization at www.coloradorockies.com,
by calling 303-ROCKIES and at the Rockies box office and King Soopers locations
throughout Denver.
August Community Events at the
University of Colorado Cancer
Center
Wednesday, Aug. 2: Brain Tumor Support Group
Time: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Place: Anschutz Outpatient Pavilion, room 2005
Who: Patients, family members, caregivers
Contact: The Cancer Resource Center, (720) 848-0268
Thursday, Aug. 3: Stage 4 Cancer Support Group
Time: 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Place: Anschutz Cancer Pavilion, room 3052
Who: Patients, family members, caregivers
Contact: The Cancer Resource Center, (720) 848-0268
Lung Cancer Support Group
Time: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Place: Anschutz Cancer Pavilion, room 3052
Who: Patients, family members, caregivers
Contact: The Cancer Resource Center, (720) 848-0268
Friday, Aug. 4: Dealing with Breast Cancer Together Group
Let a nurse, physical therapist, Reach to Recovery volunteer and social
worker help guide and support you during your breast cancer treatment and
recovery
Time: 10 a.m. to noon
Place: Anschutz Outpatient Pavilion, room 3326
Who: Women with breast cancer and their supporters.
Contact: The Cancer Resource Center, (720) 848-0268
Thursday, Aug. 10: Kidney Cancer Patient and
Family Information and Support Group
Topic: Clinical Trials and Kidney Cancer
Time: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Place: Anschutz Cancer Pavilion, room 3052
Who: Patients, family members, caregivers
Contact: The Cancer Resource Center, (720) 848-0268
Thursday, Aug. 17: Stage 4 Cancer Support Group
Time: 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Place: Anschutz Cancer Pavilion, room 3052
Who: Patients, family members, caregivers
Contact: The Cancer Resource Center, (720) 848-0268
Thursday, Aug. 17: Lung Cancer Support Group
Time: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Place: Anschutz Cancer Pavilion, room 3052
Who: Patients, family members, caregivers
Contact: The Cancer Resource Center, (720) 848-0268
Friday, Aug. 18: Dealing with Breast Cancer Together Group
Let a nurse, physical therapist, Reach to Recovery volunteer and social worker
help guide and support you during your breast cancer treatment and recovery
Time: 10 a.m. to noon
Place: Anschutz Cancer Pavilion, room 3052
Who: Women with breast cancer and their supporters
Contact: The Cancer Resource Center, (720) 848-0268
Monday, Aug. 21: Look Good…Feel Better
Time: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Place: Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Institute, room 3007
Who: Women with cancer
Contact: Alison Faust, (720) 848-0395
Wednesday, Aug. 23: Couples Support Group for
Women with Cancer and their
Partners
Time: 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Place: Anschutz Outpatient Pavilion, room 2005
Who: Women with cancer and their partners
Contact: The Cancer Resource Center, (720) 848-0268
For more information on cancer, support, resources, and events please visit the
Cancer Resource Center in Room 2015 at the Anschutz Cancer Pavilion or call (720)
848-0268.
Also, please visit our calendar on the Web at www.uccc.info/cancercalendar.
Eighth annual Summit to Conquer Cancer to be held Aug. 5
Sean Swarner, the first cancer survivor to have summited Mount Everest,
will climb Colorado’s Bergen Peak on Aug. 5 alongside dozens of other hikers
who have pledged to raise funds for research, education and therapy for cancer
patients at University of Colorado Hospital’s Center for Integrative
Medicine.
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| Sean Swarner has the distinction of the being the first cancer survivor to summit Mount Everest. |
The eighth annual See You at the Top Summit to Conquer Cancer will take
place 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Bergen Peak in Evergreen. At an elevation of 9,708
feet
above sea level, the peak affords hikers a spectacular 360-degree view of
Colorado’s
Front Range.
Swarner has made the hike every year for the past seven years, and
this year hopes to raise awareness of the need for more research and treatment
options for cancer patients fighting for their lives.
“
Sean has been a quiet inspiration to everyone who knows him,” said Ben
Meyerhoff, who manages the integrative medicine program at University of Colorado
Hospital. “This year, he decided to draw attention to our fund-raising
efforts by telling his own survival story, beginning with his battles against
two deadly types of cancer when he was just a teenager. What Sean has accomplished
since then is awe-inspiring. We appreciate having him around.”
Swarner, 31, born in Willard, Ohio, moved to Colorado six years ago to pursue
his love of mountain climbing. From his Rocky Mountain “base camp” in
Boulder, he has traveled around the globe to summit some of the earth’s
highest peaks, including Asia’s Everest, South America’s Aconcagua,
Africa’s Kilimanjaro, Australia’s Kosciusko, and Europe’s Elbrus.
He plans to climb Antarctica’s Mount Vinson and North America’s Denali/Mount
McKinley in the coming months to complete each continent’s highest
summit.
Though his athletic feats alone are impressive, it is Swarner’s own cancer
stories – and his efforts to help inspire others to attain their goals
after conquering the disease – that separate him from other mountain climbers.
When he was only 13, Swarner was diagnosed with stage-four Hodgkins lymphoma,
and doctors gave him only a few months to live. Refusing to accept the prognosis,
Swarner overcame the disease only to be diagnosed two years later with Askin’s
sarcoma, a deadly form of lung cancer. This time, doctors gave the then 15-year-old
Swarner only two weeks to live.
Against all odds, he overcame a second bout of cancer after doctors removed
a golf-ball sized tumor and most of his lung. On May 16, 2002, at age 27,
Swarner became the world’s first cancer survivor to summit Mount Everest.
Conquering two forms of a destructive disease and summiting some of the world’s
most formidable peaks wasn’t enough for Swarner, who decided to use
his experience to help other people fighting cancer. He co-founded the CancerClimber
Association, a not-for-profit group whose mission is to inspire other cancer
survivors to reach for their dreams.
The public is encouraged to join Swarner and other hikers and participate
in the 2006 See You at the Top Summit to Conquer Cancer.
To register, visit
http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1322264 or call (720) 848-1090 for more information. Online registration ends on
Aug. 3. All funds raised during the hike will go toward cancer research,
education
and therapy at the University of Colorado Hospital’s Center for Integrative
Medicine.
For more information about the University of Colorado Hospital’s Center
for Integrative Medicine, visit http://www.uch.edu/integrativemed.
To read
more about the CancerClimber Association and Sean Swarner, visit www.cancerclimber.org and www.seanswarner.com
TIAA-CREF offers counseling sessions
Counselors will help you:
• Develop long-term strategies
• Select your TIAA-CREF options
• Understand basic types of investment choices available
• Learn about TIAA-CREF retirement income flexibility
| Dates | Times | Locations |
| Friday, August 11, 2006 | 8 AM – 3:45 PM | Fitzsimons Campus Chancellors Room, Bldg. 500 C-1002 |
| Tuesday, August 15, 2006 | 8 AM – 4 PM | Ninth and Colorado School of Nursing room 1921-1 |
| Wednesday, August 16, 2006 | 8 AM – 4 PM | Ninth and Colorado School of Nursing room 1921-1 |
| Thursday, August 17, 2006 | 8 AM – 3:45 PM | Fitzsimons campus Chancellors room, Bldg. 500 C-1002 |
To schedule an appointment, visit www.tiaa-cref.org/moc or call Colleen Asay
at 800-842-2009, extension 2738.
Power of One: Perspective lecturers to touch on
education,
civic engagement and the impact of the SCFD
Three metro-area movers and shakers will speak about education and our future
citizens, coffeehouses and communication, and how tax dollars put culture back
into classrooms in part three of the City of Aurora's Power of One program.
Gully Stanford, former administrator for the Denver Center for Performing
Arts and a former member of the State Board of Education, will present "The Promises
and Pitfalls of P20" at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 15 at The Aurora Fox, 9900
E. Colfax Ave.
Stanford, who serves as director of Colorado GEAR Up, a federal program assisting
low-income students in preparing for college, will discuss how citizens can
pitch in to help the students of today acquire the skills and education they
need to
be productive, successful members of the community in the future.
Denver City Auditor Dennis Gallagher, also known for his historic walking
tours of Denver, will present "Coffeehouses, Civics and the Craving for Human
Interaction" at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 22 at the Community College of Aurora,
16000 E. CentreTech Parkway.
Gallagher will describe his observations about how the rising number of coffee
shops in America is a demonstration of the human connection and how communities
communicate in the 21st century. He will discuss the importance of civic engagement
and ways the community can create opportunities for meaningful and effective
public involvement.
Charlotte D'Armond Talbert, PhD, coordinator of The Alliance Project, a
Scientific & Cultural
Facilities District tax-funded outreach program to schools, will present "Kids,
Culture and Your Tax Dollars!" at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 29 at Grandview High
School, 20500 E. Arapahoe Road.
Talbert, who also performs one-woman shows including the lives of Juliette
Low and Mary Magdalene, will speak about how schools, libraries, senior
centers, Scouts, churches, shelters and other locations can receive cultural
programs
through the Scientific & Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) tax. She
also will describe how community partnerships have benefited from the SCFD,
and how
these cultural groups have impacted student learning.
The Power of One Perspective is the third part in a year-long series of events
designed to connect and inspire the community. For more information on The
Power of One, call 303-739-6617 or visit www.auroragov.org/thepowerofone.
The Power of One is presented by the City of Aurora Library, Recreation & Cultural
Services, in partnership with the Friends of the Aurora Public Library, Barnes & Noble,
the Community College of Aurora, the Colorado Film School at Lowry and
the Aurora Chamber of Commerce.LiveSTRONG challenge to be held Aug. 20
Colleen Anderson, founder of Project Valentine, and the University of Colorado
invite you to participate in the LiveSTRONG challenge (a non-profit 501(c)3
organization) on Aug. 20. You can bike, walk, or run in the event.
If you want to join the University of Colorado Hospital Cancer Center team,
CLICK
HERE. Or start a team of your own. This requires minimal fundraising,
so sign up and start now.With ZATA logo and art.
ZATA Project’s 2nd Denver Zimbabwe Art Auction
to be held September 7
It is estimated that one out of every four people in the African country of
Zimbabwe is infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
Only 2 percent of Zimbabwean AIDS patients have access to the life-saving antiretroviral
treatments. The purpose of the ZATA (Zimbabwe AIDS Treatment Assistance) Project
is to provide antiretroviral drugs and medical care to HIV/AIDS-infected patients,
who, once their role in drug studies to find the most effective combination
of anti-retroviral drugs to treat AIDS in Zimbabwe is completed, must purchase
the
drugs on their own. Most cannot afford them and will die.
The ZATA Project is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization established in cooperation
with University of Colorado Denver HIV/AIDS experts.
The art and sculpture auction will be held at 722 East 7th Avenue, on the
corner of 7th Avenue & Washington Street in the Capitol Hill district
from 5:30-9 p.m. Tours of this 1896 landmark French Italianate home will
be available from
5-6 p.m. There will be a silent auction, beginning at 5:30 p.m., closing
at 8:30 p.m., and a live auction with auctioneer Gary Corbett 7-8 p.m.
Music will be performed by traditional Zimbabwe Mbira players with a guest
appearance by Zimbabwean singer Taruwona.
A special $50/ticket price is offered for UCD employees and their guests
as a token of ZATA Project’s appreciation for support and assistance
since the projects inception in 2004. (Regular ticket price is $75).
For more information, contact Jane Oppenheim at jane.oppenheim@uchsc.edu,
or visit WWW.ZATAPROJECT.ORG
University Police offers "RAD Systems"
program
for women and men
For more information about the
programs, go to
http://www.uchsc.edu/police/index.html.
Session dates for women are September 9 and 10, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
and will be held in Humphreys Lounge on the University of Colorado's Ninth
Avenue
campus.
You must be able to attend the full 16 hours. Space in the class is limited,
and registration is by payment only. Registration deadline is September
5th, at 2 p.m.
Session dates for men are August 19 and 26, 2006 9 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Both
classes will be held in Humphreys Lounge on the University of Colorado's
Ninth Avenue
campus. You must be able to attend the full 10 hours. Space in the classes
is limited, and registration is by payment only. Registration deadline
is August 16 (for the August 19 class) and August 23 (for the August 26
class), at 2
p.m.
Class cost:
Students (anywhere, student ID required) $20
UCD and UCH affiliates (ID required) $25
General Public $30
For more information or to remit payment for registration, call Officer
Lynn Whitten at 303-724-0739, or e-mail Lynn.Whitten@UCHSC.edu
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