✴🌎✴ E-News July 2020 ✴🌍✴

CRCFL ~ July 2020 E-News
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ONE WEEK FROM TODAY!!
EVERYONE can participate regardless of location...
and you have a whole weekend to participate!

Click here to find out how it works, sign up or donate. We have zumba, entertainers, prizes, contests, and more. What better time to get outside and get your body moving?! And what better cause than #CRCWalkRun2020?

We are counting on you more than ever this year so that we can continue providing services to our community, free of charge. #GiveLocal

Please thank our Corporate Sponsors by giving them your business:

The Cancer Resource Center Re-Opens
After these recent months of providing services remotely, we are very happy to be back in the office and re-opening. However, things will be different in the months ahead as we focus on staff, client and volunteer safety. Below are the details so that you know what to expect.

Based on guidelines from Andrew Cuomo's office and local health officials, we have put a comprehensive safety plan in place. We have staggered scheduling with minimal staff in the office at the same time.

We are following these steps:

If in the prior 14 days you have experienced any symptoms of COVID-19, or had contact with anyone suspected or confirmed to have COVID-19, we ask that you do not come to the office.
All staff and visitors will be screened for recent exposure to COVID19 and we will take your temperature with a non-contact forehead thermometer.
All visitors must wear a mask (we will provide you with one if needed.)
We will maintain physical distancing of 6 feet as much as possible.
We encourage scheduling an appointment so that we will have the ability to meet your needs, especially for boutique services.
Visitors will ring the doorbell for entry and a maximum of two visitors may be allowed entry at a time.

We continue to provide 1:1 and peer to peer support, financial advocacy, and virtual support groups. Please do not hesitate to give us a call at 607-277-0960. We welcome you to the office and look forward to seeing you!

Thank you for your patience as we slowly return to full services.

Click here to learn about our popular virtual Support Groups
and our Closed Facebook Groups. There is something for everyone!

United We Stand
The CRC Board of Directors and staff acknowledge serious systemic issues of racial injustice and disparity. Our goal is to engage fully across the organization in the coming weeks and months to bring forth change and concrete action. We look forward to sharing our work on this with you.

3 Virtual Wellness Classes Starting Week of July 7th

Unless indicated otherwise, CRC's wellness classes are open to anyone affected by cancer (including long-term survivors), and their partners/caregivers. Classes are free of charge. For more information for any of the classes below, click here.

1. Yoga with Nick Boyar returns!

Nick's yoga class will be offered on a drop-in basis for 6 weeks Tuesdays, July 7th through August 11th, from 10-11am. Contact monica@crcfl.net for the zoom link to join.

2. Introduction to Mindfulness 6 Week Series Join Gina Newlin, an experienced, Registered Yoga Teacher at the 500/hr level (E-RYT 500) and Thai Yoga bodywork practitioner, for this 6-session series on meditation & mindfulness. Participants will be introduced to a variety of mindfulness practices, and are strongly encouraged to commit to all 6 classes in order to learn the practices. Classes begin Wednesday, July 8th through August 12th, from 7-

8pm. This class is free of charge thanks to the generous support of the Yaman Foundation. Contact monica@crcfl.net to register & receive the zoom link. Note: there are only a few slots left!

3. CRC & Lifelong Collaboration: Strength Training
A weekly 8-session exercise and strength training class Tuesdays from 4-5pm starting July 7th through August 25th. Offered for females over the age of 55 or any age cancer survivor. Attending all sessions is required. Classes are taught by brain cancer survivor and certified personal trainer Bailey Colvin. The first session is full, but another session will be offered in September. If you would like to get on the waitlist for this class or for September's class, contact Tammy Dunn at tdunn@tclifelong.org.

Equine Therapy Project:
On June 7th, CRC and the Ithaca Equestrian Center kicked off a new initiative with 2 of our clients. We look forward to continuing our collaboration with the IEC and bringing this program to more CRC clients in the future.

Astral Power With Session Community Solar Info

Monday, July 27th at 5pm on Facebook Live

For every person that signs up for community solar, Astral Power will donate $100 to CRC! Join Luca Pandolfi live on our Facebook page to learn more about how community solar works. (If you can’t make it on 7/27, just email us at info@crcfl.net, and we’ll send you the link to view afterwards.)

Thank you to everyone who "joined" us for the 4th Annual CRC Dinner at the Texas Roadhouse! We received over $130, thanks to all of you!

CRC/CMC Living Well with Cancer Workshop
Meets virtually 5:30-7pm on the 3rd Tuesday of each month (email info@crcfl.net for the Zoom link.)
7/21 - "Introduction to Reiki" Candice Alaimo
Miss a #LLWC? Click here to see past Workshop videos.

"Gotta Question?" #CRCQuestionOfTheMonth
"I miss watching live sports events because everything has stopped due to the Coronavirus. It got me to thinking about athletes who were diagnosed with cancer during their careers. Can you identify some of them for me?" (Click here for our response!)
To submit a question, please email us.

The Campus-to-Campus bus service still suspended -->

Maya's "Refreshing Summer Smoothie" I wanted to share one of my favorite refreshing summer smoothie recipes that I came up with while at Cornell. I make these all the time for my family, and I hope you will enjoy them too! - Maya Zhou, Cornell Nutritional Sciences Major

With decreases in donations due to the pandemic, you can support CRC
at NO additional cost to you. Go to smile.amazon.com #AmazonSmile

If you have a sec, we'd love it if you gave us a review in Google!

Just click here to rate us!

Happy Birthday to our fabulous community (March - July)
Jiwon Kim, Betsy Schlesinger, Sally Grubb, Susan Dale-Hall, Lee Ginenthal, Patti Meyers, Joan Abrams, Brenda Zavaski, Vivian Hsiao, Ian Swenson, Lisa Bingaman, Georgia Howe, Linda Nobles, John Zavaski, Debra Rovitz, Barbara Groo, Cynthia Nicholson, & Janet Ernisse

Jason Hungerford Rocio Zepp

#CRCSpeaks - Click here for video
CRC community members share some wisdom for dealing with COVID-19.
Thank you to our intern Madison McGeehan for her wonderful work on creating this, and Robyn Wishna for technical support... she always saves the day!

Click here to learn about Charitable Giving Deductions for 2020

Our knitters continue to make hats & blankets, but they are in need of yarn. You can drop off yarn donations on our porch anytime. For safety purposes, we will hold the yarn for two weeks before we allocate your donation to our knitters. More info: rocio@crcfl.net

Thank you to an anonymous donor for providing hundreds of soft individually bagged turbans. We are so grateful for your contribution and can't wait to get them to those in need (email info@crcfl.net to make arrangements). Your donation reflects the love and kindness that you have for our community.

Last month, we were very grateful for the donations received in honor of:
Aafke & Tammo Steenhuis 50th Wedding Anniversary,, Dr. Julie Specht, the Cayuga Cancer Center staff, Genevieve LiVigne, Richard McDonald, Jane Ryan, Joan Abrams, Jud Kilgore, Katrina Morse, Nicki Rae Palmer, Rachel Westlake, Walter P. Lee, Jr. and Dwight & Gordon Lee

And in memory of: Carol C. Christy, Christopher Heintz, Diann LaPoint, Dot Cole, Eileen Urda, Elizabeth Marsh, Emily Virkler, Fred Jackson, Gayle Gray, Joy & Rich Inman, Julie Hoaglin, Karen Middleton, Mac Benford, Margaret Delola, Mary Margaret Carmichael, Nancy Adams, Nancy Istock, Pat Thonney, Ron Kittredge, Sandy Knewstub, and Saryn Emily Overby Koretsky

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Cancer Resource Center Staff

Rocio Zepp, Jyl Dowd, Marilee Murphy, Sharon Kaplan, & Monica Vakiner