From our new Executive Director
What a wonderful welcome! CRC volunteers, past and present board members, and staff gathered at the Ithaca Equestrian Center on Trumansburg Rd. on April 30th, to pass the Executive Director torch.

Fifty CRC Family members showed up during one of the season's first storms, to honor the accomplishments of the outgoing ED, Marilee Murphy, and welcome me as I begin to lead the organization into the next chapter.

The IEC staff, owners Paula and Russ Wedemeyer, and their daughter Erin made the event interactive, educational and most of all welcoming. I have never seen such a wonderful facility or felt more welcome.  The horses are treated like family and there is a serenity that envelops you as you look out across the pasture and watch them run with their manes flying. It is one of those moments in life where everything feels in balance.

It’s a perfect place for the Equine Therapy program.  A partnership between CRC and IEC. I wish the program existed when I was going through treatments.  I can’t imagine a more peaceful distraction from the anguish of cancer in a more serene location.

CRC is my new home and I am honored to have the opportunity to work with such dedicated, caring and generous people!

Special thanks to Marilee, Monica, Rocio, Sharon, Jyl, Nancy, Paula, and Russ for putting this amazing event together. Enjoy photos from the event!

CRC/CMC Living Well with Cancer Workshop

6/15- "Hands-On Self-Healing: Acupressure to reduce pain & increase vitality" In this session, Sadie Hays, L.Ac, MSOM will present acupressure points and techniques to use at home for pain, headaches, anxiety and fatigue. She welcomes you to email your questions ahead of the presentation at sadiehays.lac@gmail.com. 

Monthly CRC Services Spotlight: Women’s Group

Here is our Activities Calendar & a list of our groups.

• Tula Goenka about Look Now: Facing Breast Cancer
• Sean Nicholson about the economics of cancer care
• Kate Glaser about health equities and barriers to care
• Christine Hogdon and Julia Maues about GRASP

Watch our Facebook page, our Twitter feed, and our Cornell
Cancer Partnership website for details, and/or email Bob Riter to be placed on our email list.     #CancerResearchSeminar #CornellCancerPartnership

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#VolunteerSpotlight: Brenda Zavaski is a retired Special Education Teacher/Elementary Principal. She presently serves as a Trustee on the Lansing Central School District Board of Education.  Brenda battled breast cancer in 2016 and was a client of CRC. Recognizing the importance of their support & services, she has been a volunteer since the summer of 2017.

Brenda had worked at the CRC office until the beginning of the pandemic.  Now she makes friendly phone calls to clients from her home as well as making contacts for Peer-to-Peer support.  

Brenda’s husband is also a volunteer at CHOA.  They live in Lansing and enjoy their time at the lake; especially when their three adult children, spouses and grandchildren visit.

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Wishing a very Happy Birthday to these fabulous volunteers:
Joan Abrams, Brenda Zavaski, and Jason Hungerford

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