GILDA`S CLUB DESERT CITIES 2011

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GILDA'S CLUB DESERT CITIES
2011-2012 ANNUAL REPORT
Planning for a Sustainable Future!
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Gilda's Club Desert Cities, an affiliate of the Cancer Support
Community, I am pleased to present our 2011-2012 annual report of programming, activities, and
the generosity of spirit which makes it all possible. Our strength comes from the people we are
serving who provide inspiration for a dedicated Board and professional staff.
I first came to Gilda's Club when my mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. My mom knew
about the services Gilda's provided and wanted to get involved. So four years ago on a hot summer
day, we walked through Gilda's red doors and that's when we knew that we had found a safe and
supportive place to begin our cancer journey. We were soon scheduled for our first Gilda's Club
experience, the intake interviews. Mom went to the Newly Diagnosed group while I went to the
Caregivers group. It wasn't long after our initial group experiences that I decided that I wanted to get more involved with
Gilda's and offer my skills in any way that could support the organization. Over the year my volunteer experiences
continued to increase and soon I became involved with the Gift of Giving Luncheon Committee, and eventually the
Development Committee, and one year later the Board of Directors. My greatest honor this past year was serving as
Board Chair and working with an incredible team of Board members, volunteers and staff to accomplish the goals and
objectives of this fantastic organization.
This past year we were successful in realizing goals that have been in the works for a few years. We initiated our Planned
Giving Program's Legacy Society and have received our first gift and early commitments; the Medical Resource Council
of local medical professionals has been redesigned to become even more effective and supportive; a strategic planning
session was held that has facilitated new action items to enable us to be more productive and efficient. Our programs and
services have been expanded to offer evening support groups, including Spanish-language groups in Cathedral City,
Mecca (through April 2012) and Thermal; in-season weekly support groups at Sun City in Palm Desert; Life After
Treatment and Couples During Cancer monthly groups, weekly Kid Support and Bereavement support groups; and a Town
Hall Meeting was held to share ideas and gather input from members and volunteers. There were many other
accomplishments that we can boast about, but best of all is knowing that we have become the premier community-based
cancer organization, providing free cancer support and services to all who need them. Last but not least, is knowing that
all funds raised stay here in our community to support all that we do. I am looking forward to my continued service on
the Board and to a great year under the leadership of our new Board Chair, Paul Golden.
As I follow in Sue's intrepid footsteps, goals for the coming year include expanding outreach and
fundraising efforts. I got involved with Gilda's Club Desert Cities through my dear friend, the late
Beverly Wallace. Beverly introduced me to co-founder Paula Berke, and before I knew it, my next
major construction project in 2003 was building the Gilda's Club Cathedral City Clubhouse. I've
been on the Gilda's Club Board ever since.
In addition to our Cathedral City, Sun City and Thermal offerings, we hope to expand programming
to Desert Hot Springs in 2013. We would also like to see an increase in referrals from local
hospitals, add new medical partners promoting our services through collateral materials, and
expand our engagement with the health care community. A social media campaign is also
underway, and if you haven't "liked" Gilda's Club Desert Cities on Facebook yet, I would encourage you to do so. In the
same vein, a concerted effort is underway to maintain an informative and interactive website, which, of course, is
gildasclubdesertcities.org.
As a nonprofit organization offering free cancer support for the whole family, the whole time, we are truly grateful for the
funding we receive as acknowledged in this report. Whether through tribute gifts, grants, sponsorships, donations,
special event proceeds, in-kind gifts, or the volunteers who help us make it all happen, our programs and services would
not be possible without community support. To help sustain our efforts, please consider Gilda's Club in your year-end
charitable contributions and estate plans.
On behalf of the Board and staff, Sue and I look forward to another year of life affirming programs and services with our
extended Gilda's Club family!
Susan L. Shankman
Chair Emeritus, Board of Directors
Paul Golden
Chair, Board of Directors
Thank you to all who have made gifts to Gilda's Club Desert Cities between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.
Founder's Society
$100,000+
Riverside County Department of
Mental Health
Chairman's Society
$20,000 to $99,999
The Auen Foundation
The H.N. & Frances C. Berger
Foundation
Annette M. Bloch
The California Wellness Foundation
Peter & Judi Wasserman
President's Society
$10,000 to $19,999
Charles & Karlyn Boppell
The Champions Volunteer Foundation
Humana
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
Susan G. Komen for the Cure,
Inland Empire Affiliate
Harold Matzner
Marvin & Lynn Pearlman
The Weingart Foundation
Gold Society
$2,500 to $9,999
Supervisor John J. Benoit,
4th District Supervisor, County
of Riverside Community
Improvement Funds
Cancer Support Community
City of Rancho Mirage
The Community Wellness Foundation
Gerald & Donna Dunn
James Houston
Sally Nordstrom
Pearlman, Borska & Wax
Charles & Carleen Riach
The Anita B. & Howard S. Richmond
Foundation
Saks Fifth Avenue
Terry T. & Susan L. Shankman
Maxwell & Barbara Stern
The Wallis Foundation
A.C. & Shaughne S. Warnack
Red Door Society
$1,000 to $2,499
Larry Alper
Kathy Asher-Burns
William & Karen Bonnheim
Covington Capital Management
Dr. Ezra C. & Joyce Davidson
Fixtures Living, Inc.
Russell Gamble
Al & Betty Gitelman
Paul Golden
Stanley & Melinda Goodman
Bob & Phyllis Greene
Ronald Gregoire
Gayle & Charles Hodges
Lori Huling
International Meatball Festival
Sarah Kingston
Tony & Paula Litman
Ernest & Arlene Mazur
Mercedes-Benz of Palm Springs
Dr. Myron E. & Joanne Mintz
Gary & Mary Ann Moore
John & Dorothy Nocita
Mitchell & Elizabeth Pearlman
Ross C. Pearlman
Bertram & Dorothy Steinman
Michael Tidik
Sandy McCoubrey Tung
The Webb Foundation
CORE COMPONENTS
SUPPORT GROUPS
Customized Membership Plans
New Member Meetings
Professionally-Led Support Groups
Monthly Drop-In Groups
Noogieland Children's Center
EDUCATION
Lectures & Workshops (medical,
financial, psychosocial, skill
development, psycho-educational)
HEALTHY LIFESTYLES
Mind/Body Stress Reduction (Yoga,
Tai Chi, Meditation)
Expressive Arts (theater, art, music,
dance, writing, knitting)
Nutrition Education
SOCIAL CONNECTIONS
Pot Lucks, Parties, Family Activities,
Meals
Entertainment, Special Events
GILDA'S ON THE GO
Mecca, Thermal, Sun City
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Leadership
Professional
General
FUNDRAISING
Events
Tributes
Legacy Society
Friends Society
$100 to $999
Dr. Steven & Ellen Aaronson
L.A. & Patricia R. Abbott
Bennie & Irene Abrams
John & Pamla Vale Abramson
Stephen & Marion Afetian
Louis & Sondra Alcalay
Diane Aledort
Robert W. & Mary Lou Alfini
Robert & Deborah Allen
Marie Allman
Dr. Paul & Bernice Alloy
Murray & Lynda Altman
Carolyne Anderson
Martha Aparicio
Lee L. Appel
Eugene Y. & Eileen Astor
Mitchell Atlas
Wendy Augustus
Steve H. & Louise Babagian
Loni Bader-Argovitz
Sidney & Molly Bader
Don & Margaret Baim
Thomas A. & Jaclyn Barber
Sheldon & Linda Barkan
Brenda Barnes
Marilyn Barris
Harold S. & Roberta Barron
Phyllis Sherwood Barzman
Rose Baskin
Bruce & Marilyn Baum
Dr. Bruce R. & Janiffer Baumann
Lorraine Becker
Ward & Donna Becker
Zerryl Becker
Dr. Melvin & Shelley Belafsky
Beverly Bell
Garnet Bell
Reni Belzberg
Burton I. & Ruth Litt Berke
Paul & Paula Berke
Elliott & Judy Bernstein
William & Nella Berry
Geno & Lindi C. Biggi
Charles & Judi Blackburn
B.L. & Eleanor Blank
Fred L. & Marilyn Blank
Sanford & Grace Blavin
Gerald & Lois B. Block
Lorna Block
Russell A. & Jean W. Blomberg
Marcia Teller Bloom
Chester & Sandra Bloome
Maria Boire
Christine Bomstead
Lee & Carole Bookman
Borrowed Bling
Carol Bottomly
Linda Bouman
Kay Brennan
Oscar & Lenora Breyer
Rhoda Brickell
Brighton Collectibles (Out West, Inc.)
Sera Brill
Robbie Britvich
Brockhaus Group Inc. / Dressed Up
Howard & Elaine Broder
Gene & Phyllis Brody
Dennis & Dee Brown
Gayle Brune
Alice Bucci
Harvey & Lois Burack
Adrienne Burnell
Thank you to all who have made gifts to Gilda's Club Desert Cities between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.
George & Sylvia Bushala
Robert & Linda Byer
Caldwell Sutherland Designs
J.B & Peggy Campbell
Jean Carrus
Charles & Phyllis Centeno
Reginald J. & Lynn Centeno
Teddy Chamberlain
Ann Chamberlin
Elizabeth Chambers
Ernest & Renee Charney
Howard P. & Carol J. Chase
Pamela Chase
Kathy Cheeseman
Irene Cho
Robert & Gloria Chozen
Burt & Evette Chudacoff
City Art Photography
City Lites
Robert S. & Marci Clarke
Classy Bag Lady
Anne Claydon
Coachella Valley & Twentynine Palms
Combined Federal Campaign
Irving H. & Cecilia Cohen
Joni Cohen
Donald & Pamella Conley
George D. & Anita Cooks
Dr. Lawrence & Bobbie Cooper
Les & Lee Cooper
Shelley A. Cooper, PT
Wendy Cory
Natalie Costleigh
Robert L. & Sonya L. Cowin
Myron S. & Regina Crespin
Sylvia Cristall
Kenneth M. & Karin Croft
Shirley Dal Porto
Pamela Danna
Davida Aprons & Logo Programs
Lois Davidson
Gloria Davis
Russell L. & Patti Davis
Ray & Liz Day
Edward N.G. & Linda Corso De Roo
Douglas & Barbara De Tata
Dr. Merle J. & Gail Denker
Desert Business Association
Designer Details
Paul & Anne Devore
Carla Dilley
Norman & Marjorie Dodge
Gary & Phylis Dolenga
Victoria Donald
Janet Dumser
Dorothy Duncan
Anita Dunn
Barbara Durkheimer
Thomas A. & Susan C. Early
Ray & Virginia Eberhard
Edwards-Lowell
Marvin & Sharon Ehrlich
Marvin & Phyllis Eisenberg
Lawrence & Kathleen Ell
Michael & Barbara Emhoff
Lori Emslie
Dave & Suzanne Etheridge
Carol Evans
James S. & Louise Evidon
F&W Decorative Hardware
Arnold & Edith Familian
Mary Hansen Faris
Gudrun Bauer Farr
Shirley Farris
Jack & Judith Feinberg
Carol Feinstein
SUPPORT GROUPS
Gilda's Club provides professional
programs of emotional and social
support for men, women and children
affected by cancer...any cancer.
Membership is free and means that you
or a loved one is affected by cancer,
you have attended an orientation with
a Clubhouse tour and program overview, and you have completed a
Customized Membership Plan (CMP). A
CMP is a privately determined program
of applicable services and the best
support group and/or services for each
member.
Programming offered in Cathedral City,
Mecca, Sun City and Thermal in 20112012 included:
Weekly Support Groups (day, evening
and Spanish-speaking)
Living with Cancer
Newly Diagnosed
Friends & Family
Living with Loss
Bereavement
Childrens' Programs (ages 6-13)
Viviendo con Cancer
Familiares y Amigos
Monthly Networking Groups
Spirituality
Women
Men
Life After Treatment
Couples During Cancer
Larry & Ceil Feldman
Norman & Joanne Feldner
Violet Felix
Harriet Felsher
Michael & Irene Fenton
Larry & Ceil Feldman
Norman & Joanne Feldner
Violet Felix
Harriet Felsher
Michael & Irene Fenton
Jim & Adriana Figueroa
Sande Fineman
Ruth Finholt
Bert & Wilma Finmark
Arnold M. & Marilyn E. Fishler
Joel T. & Sherry Fishman
Stanley & Dorothy Fishman
Peter & Bobbie Fleury
Len & Jasmine Forman
Lillian Fox
Roslyn Fox
Robert J. & Nancy Fraiman
Frame A Memory
Francis & Wane, Inc.
Bernard & Lee Frank
Richard & Debbie Frank
Susan Frazer
The Cynthia Freeman Foundation
Robert & Barbara Fremont
Joyce Freund
Robert A. & Carol A. Friedman
Bernard & Barbara Fromm
Janis Fulton
Irving & Barbara Furgatch
Ralph & Joyce Gabai
Helene Galen
James R. & Randy Gallagher
Joanne H. Galvin
Sandra Ganulin
Bert & Elaine Garland
Dr. Harold & Vlasta Garvin
Richard & Lenore George
Sy & Gretchen Gerber
Diane Gershowitz
Susie Gerson
Charles & Lu Ann Gilliland
Howard & Susan Gillman
Cora Ginsberg
Terri Ginsberg
Gary & Ellen Gittelsohn
Bernard & Beverley Glassman
Dr. Melvin & Ellen Glick
Mike & Gail Glick
Stan & Carol Glickman
Irving & Jeanne Glovin
Dr. Gerald & Barbara Gold
Edwin & Gilda Gold
Ellen Gold
Dr. Cyrus I. & Geraldine Goldin
Jan Goldman
Leonard Goldman
Marietta Goldner
Arlene Goldstein
Dolores Goldstein
Robert M. & Annabel Goldstein
Rosemary Goldstine
Michael & Sharon Goodman
Ronald & Zelayne Goodstein
Miles & Jan Gordon
Sanders & Natalie Gorelick
Nancy Gorman
Joyce Gorney
Judi Gottesman
Roanne Gotthelf
Thank you to all who have made gifts to Gilda's Club Desert Cities between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.
Friends Society
$100 to $999 (cont.)
Jack & Roberta Grabell
Richard P. & Dorothy Grace
Gladys Grant
George & Barbara Grashin
Sara E. Gray
Leonard & Debra Green
Patricia Green
Norma Greenberg
Joyce Greene
Shirley Blair Griffith
Ellen Grosser
Sheldon & Joan Grossman
Andrew & Julie Gruber
Jerry & Joyce Gruenberg
Solomon & Marcia Guntman
Elizabeth Hallman
Hana's Fashion
Margo Handelsman
Fran Handler
Nancy Hankin
Kay Hanson
Gene D. & Deana Myers Hapip
Gail Hargrove
Joanne Hart
Ann Louise Hartman
Alvin R. & Sandra Haveson
Jerry & Lois Heisler
Sally Helfer
Cheryl Herr
Alta Hester
Carl & Lois Hickey
David & Carol Hirsch
Vicki Hobart
Merleen Hodgson
Ronald & Kathleen Holert
Roberta Holland
Margot Holle
Robert & Gale Horne
Harriet S. Horowitz
Alan A. & Marilyn Horwits
Gina House
Beverly Howard
Bruce & Susan Hunter
Howard M. & Marci Iglow
Rob Iglow & Don Bachrach
Robert & Jennie Inch
James E. & Stacy Jacob
Linda V. Jacobs
Sylvia Jacobs
Loreen Jacobson
Sidney & Miriam Jacobson
Jacqueline B
Anita Janon
Jean Waters Fine Accessories
Sharon K. Jefferies
Mary Pat Jenkins
Douglas L. Johnson
James Joslin
Dr. Michael T. & Lynn Jupina
Leon & Rochelle Kagan
R.F. & Barbara Kahn
Steven & Janet Kaller
Marlene E. Kanter
Robert M. & Joan G. Kapell
Howard & Phyllis Kaplan
Leenie Kaplan
Morris & Marilyn Kaplan
Shirley Kaplan
Lonny Karmin
Alan J. Karp
Ronald & Brenda Katz
Flora Kaufman
Ruth Kaufman
EDUCATION
Education increases one's sense of
control and confidence in decision
making. Gilda’s Club educational
programs address not only cancer
related topics, but also everyday life
topics. Professionally-led lectures &
workshops during 2011-2012 were as
follows:
The Doctor Can See Right Through
You!, David Conston, MD
Early Detection of Breast Cancer (en
Español), Karla Cardenas, Health
Initiative Specialist & Jacqueline
Vargas, Health Initiative Coordinator,
Planned Parenthood
Understanding Health Care from a
Cancer Perspective, Anya Prince, Esq.,
Cancer Legal Resource Center
The Importance of Planning the
Funeral Service (en Español), Ernesto
Rosales, Funeral Director, Casillas
Family Funeral Home
The Hows and Whys of Radiation
Treatment, Peter Greenberg, MD
Early Detection of Cervical Cancer
(en Español), Karla Cardenas &
Jacqueline Vargas, Planned Parenthood
Lymphoma, Gail Sperling, MPH, CHE,
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Frankly Speaking About Cancer:
Breast Reconstruction, Judith B.
Zacher, MD, FACS
Know Your Genes, Cynthia G.
Leichman, MD
Dr. Neil M. & Beatrice Keats
Keikico
Wanda Kelley
Carole Kelly
Carol Kendall
Paula Kennedy
Shirley Kimmel
George & Tammy Kirkjan
Carolyn Kiseskey
Buzzy & Gail Klein
H. Raymond & Alyce Klein
Sidney Kline
William & Patricia Knudsen
Arlene Kohn
Ken & Stephanie Konecoff
Carl & Esther Korn
Don & Brenda Kronsberg
S. Richard & Dena S. Krown
Bradford & Lona Jean Kruger
Estelle Kuhlman
Kai Kushen
Carol Landon
Charlene Helfend Lane
Charles & Ellen Lane
David & Annie Langman
Lanivich Designs
Herbert & Iris Lapidus
Jutta Lederer
Le Donne Cucina Italiana
Sylvia Bonnie Leff
Gertrud Lehmann
Elaine Leib
Eugene & Karin Leman
Sandy Lemerise
Gene & Dorothy J. Leming
Steven P. Lerman
David W. & Donna R. Lerner
Norman & Marilyn Leven
Robert & Julie Levin
Melvin E. & Thelma Levine
Susie Levine
Armond R. & Natalie L. Levy
Delane Levy
Lorelei Levy
Elizabeth K. Lewis
Lauren Lewis
Linda's Gourmet Latkes
William D. & Fanita M. Lister
Little Opals
Laura Loveday
Lorraine Lubin
Diane Lucas
Ronald & Ann Lucas
David C. & Mildred Luskin
Donna Mabbott
Cargill & Donna MacMillan, Jr.
Diane Magedman
Dr. Christine Maginn-Goguen
Phyllis Maloney
Donald & Joan Maltzman
Ronald J. & Rita Mandel
Anthony & Carol Mann
Sally Markowitz
Stuart & Ellen Markus
Lynda Marmor
Carolyn Martin
Monte W. Chisholm Marts
Peggy Mason
Kathleen Eversen May
Ed M. & Pat McCarthy
Patty McCoy
Liz McElfish
Thank you to all who have made gifts to Gilda's Club Desert Cities between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.
Robert J. & Kara M. McKernan
Deanna McMillan
Patricia A. Meadowcroft
Linda Saros Menard
Sol & Rosalyn Menashe
Leon & Suzanne Shames
Mendelsohn
Barbara Merrill
Florence Miller
Francine Miller
Nancy A. Miller
Robert M. & Sondra Mintz
Anne Mitzenmacher
Model Metalworks
Moonlite
Aubrey & Peggy Moore
Lynn Mordoh
Sherri W. Morr
Even J. & Roberta Susan Morris
Nancy Morton
Judith Anne Muggeridge
Beverly Murray
My Fair Lady
My Little Flower Shop
Shirley Narin
Paul & Maryn Nashen
Franklin R. & Arlene Nathan
National Charity League Inc.,
Coachella
Theodore & Norma Nelson
Peter & Barbara Neroni
David & Rhoda Newman
Jerrold & Ruth Newman
Phyllis Newman
Dona Nixon
Ira & Nancy Norris
Tiffany North
Lawrence & Annette Novack
Marie Nyssen
Mary O'Brien-Pritchard
Sharon O'Mara
Joseph W. & Carol Oaks
OC Daisy, LLC
Elizabeth J. Olson
Joan Olson
Irwin & Harriet B. Oppenheim
Optimize, Inc.
Over the Top Gifts
Aija L. Ozolin
Marcia Pace
Howard & Eileen Packer
Andrea Paris Collection
Susan Parker
Alan & Carol Parsow
Bonnie Pauker
Norman & Lola Pawer
Barry & Cathy Pearlman
Bonnie Pearlman
Terri Spindel Pearlstein
Donna Pecore
Pam Pelette
Phyllis Pepper
Rosalynd Perlmuth
Donald C. & Sherrill Petite
Lorraine Pettitt
Joe & Janet Miller Pezzner
Barb Pfretzschner
Miko Pivonka
Plantation House
Barbara Platt
Robert & Paula Pollack
Guadalupe A. Ponte
Kim Pontius
Stephen Eric Powell
Dr. Burton & Rona Press
Beth Pressman
EDUCATION (cont.)
Early Detection of Prostate &
Testicular Cancer (en Español), Karla
Cardenas & Jacqueline Vargas, Planned
Parenthood
Frankly Speaking About Colorectal
Cancer, Lawrence Leichman, MD, FACP
Everything You Need to Know about
Clinical Trials, Stephanie Farrell, MBA,
CCRC, CPHQ, Eisenhower Medical Ctr.
San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium,
James Waisman, MD, Breastlink
Strategies to Overcome Depression (en
Español), Alfredo Huerta, LCSW
Acupuncture in Cancer Treatment,
Deidre Braun, MS, L.Ac.
Alzheimer's and Chemo Brain: How You
Can Tell the Difference (en Español),
Guillermo Delgado, Outreach
Coordinator, Alzheimer's Association
Understanding Metastatic Cancer,
Sandi Weyerhaeuser, RN, MSN, Genentech
Six Easy Steps to Estate Planning,
Steve Lerman, CFP, CRPC, Wells Fargo
Advisors
Charitable Planned Giving, Steve
Lerman, CFP, CRPC, Wells Fargo Advisors
Talking About Cancer-Related Pain,
Lisa Stork, RN, Eisenhower Medical Ctr.
Health Services for the Community (en
Español), Lucy Moreno, Clinicas de Salud
del Pueblo, Inc.
Update on Gynecologic Cancers, Amy A.
Hakim, MD
Primadina Jewels
Stephanie Raper
Susan Rappaport
Dean C. & Cynthia Rathbun
Annette Rayman
Anne Reich
Elizabeth Ingham Reich
Harold E. & Sandra S. Reich
Jim & Karen Reichardt
Hon. Joseph & Janet Reichmann
Susan Reilly
Faith Rendell
Michael & Barbara Resmo
Arnold & Brenda Rich
Delphine Richagneux
Stanley & Gail Richards
Leroy & Carole Richman
Francine Richter
Jerome Richter
Sandra Rifman
Roy & Marsha Rimbach
Harold & Sheila Rimer
William J. Roberts III
Ronelle Designs
Bob & Mindy Rose
Arlene Rosen
Jack & Phylllis Rosen
Sandy Rosenberg
Dr. David M. & Nancy A. Rosenthal
Lesley P. Dowsing Rosenthal
Geraldine Rossman
Gail (Goldie) Rothenberg
Seymour & Sonja Rothman
Rick & Wendy Roussin
Gladys Ruben
Tobye Rubin
Ron B. & Wendy Rudlin
Al & Geraldine Sabsevitz
Gail Sachs
Michael B. & Bobby Sacks
Daniel & Francesca Amari Sajtar
Dennis & Doralee Sakson
Donald & Lillian Salas
Paul H. & Arlene Samek
Gail Sampson
Paul & Susan Sarto
Sassy Chic
Robert & Debra L. Sawicky
Bud & Rose Schaffer
Rose Scharf
Gail Schenkman
Robert S. & Diana J. Schenkman
Richard & Laura Schiel
Harriet Schneidman
Lois Schnitzer
Mark & Maureen A. Schrader
Cecile Schubert
Chad Schumacher
George & Nancy Schwartz
Ronald L. & Marsha Schwartz
Sam & Anne Schwartz
Eugene L. & Anita Scott
SCPD Republican Club, (CCR)
Harriet K. Seacott
Lois Seder
Linda J. Seligman
Brenda Sexton
Earlene Seymour
Frankie Shack
Shakeel's Concepts
Marlene Shapiro
Wallace & Myra Shapiro
Jay Shapiro
Danny & Lila Shaps
Thank you to all who have made gifts to Gilda's Club Desert Cities between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.
Friends Society
$100 to $999 (cont.)
Rory Shaw
Betty Sheldon
Shelley's Fashions
Shepherd of the Valley United
Methodist Women
A. & Carol Shupack
Arthur L. & Marsha Siegel
Linda Siegel
Sierra Marble & Granite, Inc.
Sybil Silverstein
David S. & Evelyn W. Simon
Iris Simon
Jerome & Edythe Simon
Kenneth & Sarah Simonds
Jerome S. & Rosalind Sipher
Robert & Arlene I. Sirkin
Nancy Torge Skonezny
Susan Sleight
Ron & Ellen Y. Sneider
Richard & Jean Solomon
Sandi Spanjian
Richard & Gloria Korngold Speer
Nancy Spencer
Howard & Shelley S. Speyer
Patty Spicer
Heather Spoliansky
Sally St. John
Linda Staiti
Elaine Stand
Amy Stein
Joseph & Sheila Stein
Judith Steinberg
Carolyn Steinman
Jerome H. & Helen R. Stern
Richard & Joyce Stern
Judith Stone
Joyce Strachan
Nelson Strange
Julie F. Strater-Hughes
Jerry & Linda Sullivan
Sun City Palm Desert Off Broadway
Susan Sunkin
Shelley Swanson
Kathleen Taggert
Kimberly Tahemia
Gordon & Cecile Talsky
Ronald & Rochelle Tamkin
Jay & Bunny Tennen
Terry's Stylish Pet Supplies
John W. & Nancy Thompson
Daniel M. & Francine Ticknor
Myra Tieffer
Dave & Beverly Tietjen
Harold & Ruth Tivol
Herbert & Marlene Tolchinsky
Ken & Tracey Toth
Carolyn Totten
Robert P. & Carol Turner
Jan Umdenstock
Leslie Usow
Helen Varon
Patricia Veiner
Howard M. & Linda D. Vogel
Alvena Wagner
Linda Waite
Donald H. & Beryl Waldeland
Paula Walendy
Franklin & Eleanor Wallace
Kay Walters
Laurel Warner
Sanford A. & Marlene Warner
Eileen Warshawsky
Sara Waterman
Barry & Judy Wechsler
HEALTHY LIFESTYLES
Mind/Body Stress Reduction programs
provide a space for cancer patients and
caregivers to maintain and build
strength, reduce tension, improve
physical and emotional balance and
feel refreshed. Offerings included:
Tai Chi
Relaxation Techniques: Meditation
Introduction to Reiki (Japanese
stress reduction technique)
Yoga (Mat & Chair)
Expressive Arts provide a creative
outlet and welcome respite from
treatment, caregiving, and daily stress.
Members find that learning a new skill
or creating something of beauty is often
an unexpected benefit of their cancer
journey. Last year included:
Acrylic Painting
Basics of Pottery
The Big C…for Creativity (Creative
Writing)
Knitting
Crafting with Friends
Theater/Performance
Thomas E. & Helaine Weil
Stephanie Weinberg
Dr. Jesse M. & Alice Weinger
Elaine Weinstein
Harold & Lee Weinstein
Shelly & Barbara Weisberg
Arnold & Gail Weisler
Larry & Betty Weiss
Marvin & Pat Weiss
Sharon Weiss
Sidney & Donna Weiss
Laurie Weitzman
Wexler Financial
Donna Kay Wherry
Jerrold & Lita Widran
Lynne Williams
Alison Wilson
Leila Otto Wilson
Susan Winett
June Winkler
Kurt & Sanda D. Wolff
Reva Wolk
Gayle Wolman
Word of Mouth Accessories
Nadine Wright
Irwin & Diana Yablans
Bernard & Gay Young
Donna Young
Janet Zalben
Linda Zamora
Arnold Zane
John Scher & Donna Sue Zeller
Joy Zien
Stanford I. & Miriam B. Zisser
Gert Zivot
William & Gail R. Zwierankin
In-Kind Donations
Business Supplies Unlimited
Kenny Aister Cement
Big Honcho Media
Farrar Cobb & Gordon Rees
Ida Dillender
The Desert Sun
Energy Club
Ferguson Bath & Kitchen Gallery
Five Star Travel
Richard & Dorothy Grace
Marci Iglow
Lois Jackman
Paula Kennedy
Krisann3@me.com
Kai Kushen
Thea North
Palm Springs Life
Pearlman, Borska & Wax
RoadRunner Delivery Service, Inc.
RR Broadcasting
SSW Mechanical
Donna Young
Chris Younger
J.O. & Mary Yungfleisch
IN LOVING MEMORY TRIBUTES
DONOR(S)
Bernie Adelman
Marilyn Barris
Joseph F. Alexander
John & Anita Fildes
Jeannine Flessa & Family
Jim & Jeannine Gosso
Erick & Jeanne Ratzer
Harry & Jeanette Roitberg
Thank you to all who have made gifts to Gilda's Club Desert Cities between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.
Shirley Alpert
Marilyn Barris
Robert & Linda Byer
Richard & Ruth Tumpowsky
Son of Carolyn Anderson
Chuck & Carleen Riach
Sister of Austin Astrachan
Don & Sherrill Petite
Robert Bachrach
Howard & Marci Iglow
Rob Iglow & Don Bachrach
David Barris
Bruce & Marilyn Baum
Edd & Teri Billon
Stephanie Chauker
Marcia Freedman
Howard & Marci Iglow
Elaine Leib
Melvin & Myrgle Peltz
Max & Barbara Stern
Alex, Father of M/M Lawrence Bear
Louise Mandler
Richard Bechelli
Doug & Barbara DeTata
Leonard Berger
Doug & Barbara DeTata
Rita Black
Howard & Marci Iglow
Helene Bogolub
Howard & Linda Rudolf
Gloria Silla
Bob & Sandi Valaitis
Rose Zambuto
Leonard Eisenberg
Marilyn Barris
Ruth Kaufman
Rosalyn English
Dena Krown
Sepfather of Allen Elkins
Paul Golden
Renee Feinstein
Armond & Natalie Levy
Trudy Feldman
Arnie & Marilyn Fishler
SOCIAL CONNECTIONS
Fun isn’t just fun, it’s important!
Research has proven what we all knew
anyway, that parties, potlucks, and
Jokefests are good for your health and
can even reduce pain! The following
took place for Gilda's Club members in
2011-2012:
Monthly Potlucks
July 2011-March 2012,
Mecca & Thermal
November-December 2011,
Cathedral City
April-June 2012, Thermal
Humor, Heart & Hope: Laughter
Through the Cancer Journey
Joel Goodman, Ed.D, HUMOR Project,
Cathedral City
Survivorship Picnic/Potluck
Cathedral City
Mother of Sally & Gary Brockman
Barbara Schweiger
Colman Colker
Joel & Evelyn Simon
Roger Collins
Larry & Ceil Feldman
Marilyn Diamond
Bob & Linda Byer
Douglas Johnson
Dr. Alan Gibstein
Gary & Nicole Cherlin
Martin & Sherry Cherlin
Gloria
Ted & Karen Meyers
Annabel Goldstein
Richard & Jean Solomon
Margie Golter
Bob & Sonya Cowin
Grandson of Roanne Gotthelf
Ernie & Arlene Mazur
Sandra, Daughter of Lionel Groberman
Gerry & Ruby Gales
Zelda Harrison
Carolyn Steinman
Aunt Ala Hemar
Carolyn, Stephanie & Rick Steinman
Chuck Hodges
Elliott & Judy Bernstein
Jackie Lee Houston
Paul Golden
Paula Kennedy
Terry & Sue Shankman
Alice, Sister-in-Law of M/M Sey Hovard
Ernie & Arlene Mazur
Jean Iglow
Ester Herzig
Larry Hodes
Paula Kennedy
Stephen Powell
Raymond Chapman
Pat Chapman
Mary Pat DeWitt
Nancy Fredericksen
Brother of Judy Garnett
Elise Gold
Harold & Jean Iglow
Rob Iglow & Dan Bachrach
Dennis Burns
Kathy Asher-Burns
Rabbi Scott Corngold
Lewis & Kathi May
Mickey Ganstwig
Marilyn Barris
Maria Yesenia Lopez, Maria DeSoto de Lopez
and Joselyn Lopez at Survivorship Picnic/
Potluck.
Judith Fishburn
Irwin & Harriet Oppenheim
Katherine Fox
Anita Janon
Philip Dick
Russell Gamble
Bob Gagiardi
Marty Levenstein
Marsha Duffy
Paul Roos
Joyce Gamble
Russell Gamble
Tom Ismon
Lewis & Kathi May
Robert Jackman
Lois Jackman
Carla Johnson
Sun City P.D. Sunshine Club
Aurora (Rory) Kammerer
Elizabeth (Betsy) Lewis
SCPD Republican Club
Mother of Hartley Kantor
Marvin Mandleman
Thank you to all who have made gifts to Gilda's Club Desert Cities between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.
IN LOVING MEMORY TRIBUTES (cont.)
DONOR(S)
Carl Kaplan
Shirley Kaplan
Lewis & Kathi May
Art & Marsha Siegel
Hyeme, Mother of Donald Kim
Earl & Gail Glass
Beverly Kline
Doug & Barbara De Tata
Karen Kolb
Kenneth & Barbara Baron
Bob & Sonya Cowin
Larry & Marilyn Glick
Elise Gold
Howard & Marci Iglow
Alan J. Karp
Susan Lerman
Max & Barbara Stern
Shirley Leve
Ernie & Arlene Mazur
Soron & Judie Litman
Mary Jane Cayne
Brenda Kronsberg
Tony Litman
Julio & Esther Wahl
Claire Miles
Goldie Rothenberg
Terry & Sue Shankman
Harry Mitzenmacher
Ann Mitzenmacher
Lesly Moresco
Larry & Ceil Feldman
Sister of Dr. & Mrs. Ed Nevin
Ernie & Arlene Mazur
Brother of Sue Roen
Elaine Leib
Jack, Uncle of Larry Rogers
Richard & Debbie Frank
Anita Rothner
Bruce & Marilyn Baum
Peggy, Mother of Ron & Pat Saranow
Elise Gold
Edward Seacott
Harriet Seacott (2)
Fred Sevekow
Murray & Lynda Altman
Thanks to the generosity of Charles &
Karlyn Boppell, Gilda's on the Go is our
way of taking the Gilda's Club programs
offsite to areas that may be
economically disadvantaged or where
lack of transportation may hinder
participation at the Cathedral City
Clubhouse. Look for our distinctive
Gilda's on the Go wrapped van
equipped with printed educational
materials to serve the support needs of
people living with cancer.
Miguel Schlies
Carolyn Steinman
Roxanne Schloss
Carolyn Steinman
Jeffrey Scott
Bruce & Marilyn Baum
Bob & Linda Byer
Richard & Ruth Tumpowsky
Al Segal
Arnie & Marilyn Fishler
Anne Selton
Harriet Felsher
A Dear Friend in the MacKay Family
Leon & Rochelle Kagan
Alex Senecal
Norm & Linda Lechlitner
Lee Maddick
Bruce & Marilyn Baum
Bob & Linda Byer
Howard & Marci Iglow
Bob & Rita Krasny
Burton & Barbara Newmark
Meredith Shambaugh
Carole Kelly
Sandy Tung
David Mann
Bruce & Marilyn Baum
Bob Margolis
Sonya Cowin
Dori Marsh
Armond & Natalie Levy
Leonard Eisenberg
Marilyn Barris
Ruth Kaufman
Rosalyn English
Dena Krown
Since 2008, Gilda's mental health
professionals have been traveling
throughout the Valley to offer cancer
related presentations at businesses,
schools, and community organizations.
This coupled with regular monthly
travels to the Jerry Rummonds
Memorial Senior and Community Center
in Thermal with programming to better
serve the needs of Spanish-speaking
families living in the Thermal / Mecca
region. In early Fall 2011, we also
expanded our mobile programs and
began support groups for members
living at Sun City, Palm Desert.
Sheila Siderow
Kurt & Sanda Wolff
Jacqueline Sorensen
Doug & Barbara DeTata
Abe Stein
Carolyn, Stephanie & Rick Steinman
Doris Stein
Carolyn Steinman
Burton "Bud" Stone
Judy Stone
Ellen Sturtevant
Howard & Marci Iglow
Father of Tracy Pellman
Howard & Marci Iglow
Jacque Tatum
Nancy Campbell
Harriet Felsher
Alvin Meyrowitz
Marilyn Barris
Virginia Resfler
Goldie Rothenberg
Terry & Susan Shankman
Mark Troop
Lawrence & Janet Berlin
Richard & Jean Solomon
Arthur Migi
Howard & Eileen Packer
Don Rychlik
Susan Hasson
Richard Tumpowsky
Marilyn Barris
Mary McKernan
Bob & Kara McKernan
Thank you to all who have made gifts to Gilda's Club Desert Cities between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.
Richard Tumpowsky (cont.)
Robert & Linda Byer
Harry & Blossom Dector
Phyllis Greene
Elaine Leib
Susan Underwood
Art & Marsha Siegel
Paul Utley
Larry & Ceil Feldman
Alma, Mother of Steven Walnick
Dan & Fran Ticknor
Leslie Wander
Doug & Barbara DeTata
Annette Bloch (cont.)
Lois Davidson
Bob & Nancy Fraiman
Barbara Fromm
Loreen Jacobson
Bertel Lewis
Ruth Tivol
Larry & Linda Brooks
Mel & Ellen Glick
Alan & Sandra Samdperil
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Mary Watts
Ukie & Jan Watts
Volunteers are an integral part of our
programs and services, and becoming a
volunteer member of Gilda's Club is
fast and easy! Opportunities include:
Mother of Fain Wazny
Larry Hodes
Dan & Fran Ticknor
New Member Meetings - Experienced
Gilda's Club members who want to
welcome new members.
Norm Weingrow
Marilyn Barris
Workshops - Expertise that might be
shared with Gilda’s Club members in a
workshop, lecture, class or activity.
Mother of Doreen Wenger
Paula Pollack
Barb Whiteman
Ken & Tracey Toth
Mick & Peg Toth
Sister of Joyce Whinery
Buddy & Norma Kohn
Jim Wittmer, Sr.
Robert & Debbie Allen
Florence Zeldin
Richard & Jean Solomon
Max & Barbara Stern
IN HONOR / APPRECIATION
DONOR(S)
Art Athenson
Toni Strassberg
George Atlas
Mitchell Atlas
Paula Berke
David & Marilyn Barris
Chet & Sandra Bloome
Robert & Gale Horne
Mahjong Group
Wendy Rapaport
Paul Golden
Sally Nordstrom
Ron & Laynee Goodstein
Ernie & Arlene Mazur
Phyllis Greene
Marilyn Baum
Elaine Leib
Sylvia Bonnie Leff
Marvin & Rhoda Lewis
Arnold & Brenda Rich
Dr. Rob & Judi Howard
Ernie & Arlene Mazur
Marci Iglow
Robert & Esther Bachrach
Harold & Jean Iglow
Brett & Joan Rubin
Toby Speights
Miriam Jacobson
Mary Kadoch
Thelma Levine
Jean Johnson
Flo Fields
Noogieland - Work with children with
cancer or those who have a family
member or friend with cancer.
Jerry & Myrna Kessler
Ernie & Arlene Mazur
Clubhouse - Help with admin tasks,
general Clubhouse activities, or off-site
fundraising events.
Sari Kingston
Natalie Gorelick
Helen Varon
Outreach - Community outreach and
ambassador activities.
Caryn Kiven
Bob & Paula Pollack
Bilingual Program Activities - Provide
translation
for
Spanish-speaking
members.
Karen Kolb
Joel & Caren Adelman
Clinical Volunteers - Mental health
professionals volunteering to lead new
member orientations and individual
interviews on an as-needed basis.
For more information on volunteering
at Gilda's Club, please contact Thea
North, Volunteer Coordinator, at 760770-5678 or visit:
gildasclubdesertcities.org/volunteeropportunities
Phyllis Chernicky
Patti Freed
Ian & Joy Kravitz
Peter & Judi Wasserman
Jean Kuhlman
Carolyn McDonald
Kai Kushen
Gail Hargrove
Steve Lerman
Sue & Terry Shankman
Rabbi & Mrs. Avi Levine
Richard Frank
Laura Loveday
Paul Golden
Marv & Babe Conney
Harold & Lee Weinstein
Sol & Rosalyn Menashe
Ernie & Arlene Mazur
Harold & Lee Weinstein
Stephanie Birkner
Robert & Arlene Livon
GCDC Staff & Volunteers
Harriet Felsher
Ira Norris
Nancy Norris
Annette Bloch
Lee Appel
Gail Glick
Elaine Leib
Marv & Lynn Pearlman
Bank of America
Thank you to all who have made gifts to Gilda's Club Desert Cities between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.
IN HONOR / APPRECIATION (cont.)
DONOR(S)
Marlene Warner
Fran Ticknor
Marv & Lynn Pearlman (cont.)
Paul & Paula Berke
Robbie Britvich
Shelley A. Cooper, PT
Covington Capital Management
Paul Devore
Rick & Sherri Goldman
Bob & Gale Horne
Ron & Rita Mandel
Mercedes-Benz of Palm Springs
Michael Tidik, CFM, Merrill Lynch
Optimize, Inc.
Barry & Kathy Pearlman
Mitch & Elizabeth Pearlman
Mickie Jacobs & Ross Pearlman
John & Donna Ringler
Rick & Wendy Roussin
Terry & Sue Shankman
Wallace & Myra Shapiro
Robert & Barbara Starr
Wallis Foundation
Peter & Judi Wasserman
Barbara DeTata
Alan & Marilyn Horwits
Marv & Pat Weiss
Rich & Vera Pringle
Alta Hester
Chuck Riach
Carolyne Anderson
Grace Ridley
John & Ginger Eckeard
Donald & Marlene Romanoff
Dr. David & Nancy Rosenthal
DoraLee Sakson
Fran Ticknor
Alan & Sandra Samdperil
Doug & Barbara De Tata
Cy & Jerre Goldin
Ernie & Arlene Mazur
Charles & Carleen Riach
Bud & Rose Schaffer
Mel & Ellen Glick
Ernie & Arlene Mazur
Sol & Rosalyn Menashe
Alan & Sandra Samdperil
Ron & Marsha Schwartz
Elaine Leib
Iris Smotrich
Paul & Paula Berke
Bobby Spiegel
Elliot & Lorraine Lubin
Dolly Steinman
Shirley Kaplan
Lonny Karmin
Eileen Warshawsky
Peter & Lynne Williams
David & Nancy Rosenthal
FUNDRAISING EVENTS
Special events are a major source of
revenue and community engagement.
The following activities helped to raise
funds for our free programs and
services during fiscal year 2011-2012:
Key to the Cure, Saks Fifth Avenue
four-day shopping event
10th Annual
Gilda's Gift of Giving,
Westin Mission Hills
Resort & Spa, Rancho
Mirage; luncheon,
Lourdes Chavez
fashion show,
boutique, silent
auction & raffle;
Annette Bloch,
honorary chair
Gladys Knight, The Show at Agua
Caliente Casino Resort & Spa; gourmet
dinner and Sky Box seats
Gilda's Game Day, Agua Caliente
Casino Resort & Spa; bridge, poker,
mahjong, raffle prizes, buffet lunch
Melissa Manchester, The Show at Agua
Caliente Casino Resort & Spa, Rancho
Mirage; gourmet dinner and Sky Box
seats
Friends of Gilda's Club Sun City 3rd
Annual Luncheon, Sun City, Palm
Desert; honoring Marvin & Lynn
Pearlman, cabaret performance by
Francesca Amari
ANNIVERSARY
Ken & Phyllis Dorf
Ken & Barbara Baron
Sean & Vicki Kennedy
Paula Kennedy
Frank & Jackie Mackay
Sidney & Bella Berkman
Bill & Nancy Dubinsky
Frank & Jackie Mackay (cont.)
Mickey & Shirley Ganstwig
Leon & Rochelle Kagen
15th ANNIVERSARY
Bruce & Marilyn Barris
Susan Cohen
25th ANNIVERSARY
Shalom & Doreen Cohen
Elise Gold
Max & Barbara Stern
John & Pamla Abramson
Diane Aledort
Sheldon & Linda Barkan
David & Marilyn Barris
Paul & Paula Berke
Lawrence & Janet Berlin
Howard & Elaine Broder
Ernie & Renee Charney
Howard & Sharon Chase
Alan & Barbara Dickson
Melba Forman
Patti Freed
Hyman & Darma Furra
Richard & Lenore George
Larry & Marilyn Glick
Irving & Jeannie Glovin
Phyllis Greene
Richard & Barbara Hoffmann
Howard & Marci Iglow
Richard & Martha Janis
Gail Broder Katz
Paula Kennedy
Sari Kingston
Ron & Sharon McCreary
Joe & Carol Oaks
Marv & Lynn Pearlman
John & Ann Pollack
Joe & Janet Reichmann
Larry & Lilly Ann Rothstein
Al & Geraldine Sabsevitz
Donald & Judith Sandler
Paul & Arlene Samek
Frank & Karen Schmitt
Sam & Anne Schwartz
Terry & Sue Shankman
Marlene Shapiro
Richard & Jean Solomon
Dan & Fran Ticknor
Sanford & Marlene Warner
Mort & Ruth Zebrack
Stanford & Miriam Zisser
30th ANNIVERSARY
Dave & Barbara Lowry
Armond & Natalie Levy
Thank you to all who have made gifts to Gilda's Club Desert Cities between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.
50th ANNIVERSARY
George & Anita Cooks
Buzzy & Gail Klein
60th ANNIVERSARY
Murray & Janet Gordon
Donald & Sherrill Petite
Marvin & Lynn Pearlman
Evelyn Barnett
Paul & Paula Berke
Sandy & Grace Blavin
Robbie Britvich
George Brooks
Harvey & Lois Burack
Robert & Linda Byer
Kenny, Karin & Alan Croft
Larry & Ceil Feldman
Irving & Barbara Furgatch
Paul Golden
Richard & Sherri Goldman
Morris & Marilyn Kaplan
Paula Kennedy
Ron & Rita Mandel
Joseph & Samantha McDougall
Alfy & Lil Nathan
Harold & Sandi Reich
Gene & Anita Scott
Max & Barbara Stern
Dr. & Mrs. Larry Rothstein
Arlene Kohn
Judi Gottesman
Ernie & Arlene Mazur
Karen Roth
Paula Pollack
Howard Iglow
Larry Hodes
Dan & Fran Ticknor
Barbara Roberts
Joe Solovy
Larry & Bette Wise
Phil Soop
Stanley & Dorothy Fishman
Paula Kennedy
Terry & Sue Shankman
Norene Lewis
Richard & Jean Solomon
TRIBUTES
Birthdays
Anniversaries
Celebrations
Thank Yous
In Memoriam
Tribute gifts made
in honor of those
who exemplify the
spirit of Gilda Radner
by the life they are
living or the life they
lived lived are deeply appreciated.
These gifts are a special way of
acknowledging your regard for friends
and relatives throughout the year as
well as demonstrating your commitment to Gilda's Club.
BAT MITZVAH
For more information, please contact
Phyllis Greene at 760-772-7121, Thea
North, Volunteer Coordinator, at 760770-5678, or visit:
Diane Simon
Hy & Charlotte Grant
gildasclubdesertcities.org/donationson-line
Perry & Phyllis Schwartz
Ernie & Arlene Mazur
BIRTHDAY
Jackie Baker
Elaine Leib
Mel Belafsky
Robert & Gale Horne
Chet Bloome
Paul & Paula Berke
Marc Bourgaret
Miles & Jan Gordon
Corinne Bronfeld
Lillian Fox
Marvin Bronfeld
Stan & Carey Smith
Geri Perlman
Arlene Mellion
Terry Brown
Miles & Jan Gordon
Lynn Pearlman
Larry & Ceil Feldman
Irving & Barbara Furgatch
Richard & Sherri Goldman
Richard George
Max & Barbara Stern
Leslie Reid
Bob & Sonya Cowin
Megan Strom
Sherri Morr
Marvin Weiss
Alan & Sandra Samdperil
65th BIRTHDAY
Carole Silverstein
Jean Solomon
70th BIRTHDAY
Patti Freed
Sandi Roth
Dennie Marks
Dr. David & Mrs. Nancy Rosenthal
75th BIRTHDAY
Russ & Shirley Berkner
Robert & Arlene Livon
80th BIRTHDAY
Shelly Salezman
Sari Kingston
Richard Solomon
Max & Barbara Stern
Dan & Fran Ticknor
Sanford & Marlene Warner
Phil Staats
Joe & Carol Oaks
Max Stern
Diane Aledort
Sheldon & Linda Barkan
David & Marilyn Barris
Paul & Paula Berke
Lawrence & Janet Berlin
Howard & Elaine Broder
Ernie & Renee Charney
Alan & Barbara Dickson
Patti Freed
Phyllis Greene
Richard & Barbara Hoffmann
Howard & Marci Iglow
Richard & Martha Janis
Gail Broder Katz
Paula Kennedy
Sari Kingston
Ron & Sharon McCreary
Joe & Carol Oaks
Marv & Lynn Pearlman
John & Ann Pollack
Larry & Lilly Ann Rothstein
Al & Geraldine Sabsevitz
Donald & Judith Sandler
Thank you to all who have made gifts to Gilda's Club Desert Cities between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.
80th BIRTHDAY (cont.)
Max Stern (cont.)
Frank & Karen Schmitt
Terry & Sue Shankman
Marlene Shapiro
Dan & Fran Ticknor
Sanford & Marlene Warner
Mort & Ruth Zebrack
Laura Loveday
Marv & Lynn Pearlman
Jeff Oliver
Paul Golden
NEW BABY
Chris Tarnow
Paul Golden
WEDDING
Bobby Sacks
Ernie & Arlene Mazur
Son of Elise Gold
Elaine Leib
Dolly Steinman
Ernie & Arlene Mazur
Lee & Darlene Nelson
Arnold & Marilyn Fishler
85th BIRTHDAY
Elliot Lubin
Richard & Jean Solomon
90th BIRTHDAY
Harold Reich
Evelyn Barnett
Herb & Sandy Fessinger
Arnie & Charlotte Rothman
Bert Steinman
Lonny Karmin
Gary Wolf
Richard & Jean Solomon
ENGAGEMENT
Loni Bader & Jerry Argovitz
Russell & Patti Davis
Grandson of Clarice Cogan
Leon & Sue Mendelsohn
Ken Hecht, Son of Dr. Joe Hecht &
Renee Jacobs
Leon & Suzanne Mendelsohn
GILDA'S
CLUB
Legacy Society
You can demonstrate your commitment to Gilda's Club by including us in
your estate plans and becoming a
Legacy Society member.
It's a practical and effective approach
to philanthropic giving. In many
instances, you can secure your family
first while also providing a legacy of
support.
By doing so, you will have a lasting
impact on our ability to provide free
support, education and hope to people
affected by cancer in our community
who need our help.
GET WELL / SPEEDY RECOVERY
Denise Bronner
Richard & Jean Solomon
Lowell Delbick
Eddie & Roz Heller
Rita Dow
Ernie & Arlene Mazur
Bert Finmark
Ernie & Arlene Mazur
Shirley Gitlin
George & Anita Cooks
Farrar Cobb and Gordon Rees became
members of the Legacy Society as "a way
of giving back with a final thank you.
Gilda’s has changed our lives and we are
so grateful."
For more information, please contact
Paula Kennedy, President/CEO at 760770-5678 or pkennedygcdc@dc.rr.com.
George Grashin
Stan & Frances Jaffe
HAPPY HANUKKAH
Dee Helfhott
Phyllis Greene
Barry Pearlman
Bob & Cindy Stockwell
William Horwitch
Murray & Lynda Altman
Marv & Lynn Pearlman
Ben, Becca, Ryland & Oliver Goldman
Dr. Frank Kanovsky
Dan & Fran Ticknor
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Al Kohn
Ernie & Arlene Mazur
A.C. & Shaughne Warnack
Charles & Lu Ann Gilliland
Many thanks to the many members
of the Gilda's Club Desert Cities
extended family who help to make
our free programs and services
possible through their financial
and/or in-kind support.
To find out more about how you
can make a difference in the local
cancer support community, please
contact Paula Kennedy, President/
CEO, at 760-770-5678 x109 or
pkennedygcdc@dc.rr.com, or Greg
Murphy,
Fund
Development
Director, at 760-770-5678 x103 or
gmurphygcdc@dc.rr.com, or visit
gildasclubdesertcities.org.
Every effort has been made to
ensure the accuracy of our donor
lists, which include pledge
payments received.
We apologize for any errors or
omissions and welcome your
corrections at:
760-770-5678,
gcdcinfo@dc.rr.com, or
Gilda's Club Desert Cities
67625 E. Palm Canyon Dr., #7A
Cathedral City, CA 92234
Thank you to all who have made gifts to Gilda's Club Desert Cities between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.
Thank you also to the many volunteers who give of themselves and their time in support of
Gilda's Club Desert Cities. Our work would not be possible without the dedication and
commitment of the 150+ community members who help us fulfill our Mission Statement:
To ensure that all people impacted by cancer are empowered by knowledge,
strengthened by action, and sustained by community.
Whether it's welcoming new members, leading a workshop, working with children, stuffing
envelopes, working at a fundraising event, helping in the kitchen, community outreach, Spanish
translation, or providing clinical services, the lives of many are enriched by the personal
contributions of an amazing network of volunteers.
Please know how grateful we are to the community of donors and volunteers that help to
sustain our programming and the members we serve.
Circle of Life Society
Cumulative Giving of $10,000+
Agua Caliente Band of
Cahuilla Indians
The Auen Foundation
Loni Bader Argovitz
Supervisor John J. Benoit
The H.N. & Frances C. Berger
Foundation
Paul & Paula Berke
Annette M. Bloch
William & Karen Bonnheim
Charles & Karlyn Boppell
Don & Alberta Brown
Robert & Joyce Browne
Cabazon Band of Mission
Indians
The California Wellness
Foundation
Cancer Support Community
The Champions Volunteer
Foundation
City of Cathedral City
City of Indian Wells
City of Rancho Mirage
Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Clark
Foundation
The Community Foundation
Costco Wholesale
The Jennifer Diamond
Foundation
Dobbins Family Foundation
Gerald & Donna Dunn
Dusty Wings of the Desert, Inc.
EIF Entertainment Industry
Foundation
Lawrence & Suzanne Engman
Fantasy Springs Casino
Larry & Ceil Feldman
Forest Lawn Foundation
Bert & Elaine Garland
Gary D. & Whitney Gattuso
Peter & Elizabeth Goldberg
Paul D. Golden
Bob & Phyllis Greene
Ronald & Rosemary Gregoire
James & Jacqueline L. Houston
Humana
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer
Foundation
Richard E. & Marlene Levine
Soron & Judie Litman
Manilow Fund for Health &
Hope
Ed & Jane Maron
Tom & Sue Masters
Harold Matzner
Ernest & Arlene Mazur
Morongo Band of Mission
Indians
Jack W. & Georgia Morris
Susan Nober
Sally A. Nordstrom
Meyer Nugit
Pearlman, Borska & Wax
Marvin & Lynn Pearlman
Regional Access Project
Foundation
Charles & Carleen Riach
Anita B. Howard S. Richmond
Foundation
Riverside County Department
of Mental Health
George W. & Anne Robinson, Jr.
Saks Fifth Avenue
Sears, Roebuck and Company
W. Bradford Ryland, Jr.
Terry & Susan L. Shankman
Margo E. Spence Estate
Spotlight 29 Casino
Bertram & Dorothy Steinman
Maxwell & Barbara Stern
Annette Sunshine
Toys "R" Us Children's Fund
U.S. Trust Company
Peter & Judi Wasserman
The Weingart Foundation
Wells Fargo Foundation
Lyle R. & Julie Williamson
Faces of Gilda's Club
Sponsors Peter & Judi
Wasserman, Annette
Bloch, Sherry Auen,
and Board Chair Sue
Shankman at the 10th
Annual Gilda's Gift of
Giving event
Volunteer painting
instructor Marcia Becker
with Luce Forestal
Annette Bloch and
Board Member
Paul Golden
Jane Sterett, volunteer
instructor Ted Luciani,
Bob Beatie, Marilyn Ford,
Amy Fremgen, and Charlie
Donovan from the
Big C...for Creativity
writer's workshop
presentation.
Kitchen volunteers
Donna Young, Kai Kushen,
Peg Toth, and Gaile
Kelly
Volunteers Maryrose Fisher,
Tim Neuman, Jan Duren,
and Diane Quesada helping
with invitation mailings.
Jamey Braxton, Lupe Alvarez (standing),
Frank Alvarez, Joanna Alvarez, Julia Ladd,
and Justine Alvarez at the Survivorship
Picnic/Potluck.
Member Paul Gilmartin
representing Gilda's Club
at an Indian Wells health fair.
Thanksgiving Potluck,
Cathedral City
Dan Robertson,
volunteer Tai Chi
instructor Neal Arida,
and Ruth Ashley
Front desk volunteer
Lillian Neel
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GILDA'S CLUB DESERT CITIES
An Affiliate of the Cancer Support Community
2011-2012 ANNUAL REPORT
Planning for a Sustainable Future!
2011-2012 Summary
Participation
Member Visits
Guest Visits
Orientations Held
Orientation Visits
10,263
1,497
81
220
Support Programs
Support Groups Held
541
Support Group Visits
2,896
Children's Programs Held 63
Children's Program Visits 208
Education Programs
Lectures/Workshops
Lecture Visits
31
676
Healthy Lifestyle - Mind/Body
Classes Held
344
Mind/Body Visits
2,114
Fundraising Event Income
Healthy Lifestyle - Expressive Arts
Classes Held
87
Expressive Arts Visits
797
10th Annual Gilda's
Gift of Giving
Social Connections
Activities Held
155
Social Connections Visits 3,324
Volunteer Hours
Leadership,
10,000+
Professional & General
valued at approximately
$200,000
Key to the Cure
$7,800
$175,000
Entertainment Nights
Gilda's Game Day
$55,000
$7,500
Friends of Gilda's Club $30,000
3rd Annual Luncheon
3rd Party Events
$8,500
2012-2013 Leadership
Board of Directors
Paul D. Golden, Chair
Peter J. Wasserman, Vice Chair
Donna Dunn, ASID, Secretary
Maxwell Stern, Chief Financial Officer
Susan Shankman, Chair Emeritus
Paula Berke, Co-Founder
William S. Bonnheim, Esq
Bert Garland
Phyllis Greene, BA, MA, Co-Founder
Diane Haaga, Ph.D.
Steven P. Lerman, CFP®
Laura Loveday
Lynn Pearlman
Marvin Pearlman
Chuck Riach
Nolan Spencer
Chairman's Council
Loni Bader
Estelle Cooper, Co-Founder
Leticia De Lara
Hon. Kathleen De Rosa
Michael Evans
Ronald W. Gregoire
Richard Levine
Theresa Mike
Conrad Negron, Sr.
Assemblymember V. Manuel Perez
Hon. Mary T. Roche
Julie Williamson
Aurora Kerr Wilson
Judy Wolfe, LCSW, Co-Founder
In Memoriam
Soron & Judie Litman
Ronald Meepos
Alan Seman
Medical Resource Council
Gary Annunziata, DO
Bruce Baumann, DDS, FAGD
Mark Benson, DO
David Conston, MD
Richard E. Fausel, DO
Janet Ihde, MD, FACS
Eileen Packer, RD, CAE
Wendy E. Roberts, MD
David Rosenthal, MD
Peter Schulz, MD
Richard I. Torban, MD
Timothy Tyler, PharmD, FCSHP
Past Board Chairs
Paula Berke
William S. Bonnheim, Esq.
Ronald W. Gregoire
Marvin Pearlman
Susan Shankman
Staff
Paula Kennedy
President, CEO
pkennedygcdc@dc.rr.com
Litsa Mitchell, LMFT
Program Director
lmitchellgcdc@dc.rr.com
Thea North
Volunteer Coordinator
gcdcvolunteer@dc.rr.com
Kathy McCoy
Operations Manager
kmccoygcdc@dc.rr.com
Graciela Cortes, MA
Outreach Program Manager
gcdcopm@dc.rr.com
Gilda's Club Desert Cities
67-625 E. Palm Canyon Drive, #7A
Cathedral City, CA 92234
Greg Murphy
Fund Development Director
gmurphygcdc@dc.rr.com
Maria Castaneda
Program Assistant
mcastanedagcdc@dc.rr.com
760-770-5678
760-770-5667 Fax
gildasclubdesertcities.org