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December 02, 2025Your Giving Tuesday gift powers connection and healing
Today we are going to ask you to GIVE on Giving Tuesday. Why? When you give TODAY, you fuel the programs that helped Jessica, who’s story is told below—and all the […]
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November 28, 2025What to say about Survivor Conference 2025: Ascend?!
Trying to explain the impact of something like the 2025 Survivor Conference is next to impossible, so maybe I won’t try.
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October 31, 2025YACC Board of Directors: Seeking board members with professional legal experience (volunteer position)
Young Adult Cancer Canada’s (YACC) Board of Directors plays a vital role in governing YACC, overseeing the implementation of our strategy and providing support to the organization.
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October 21, 2025Send a young adult to Survivor Conference!
Did you know it costs about $1,000 to send one young adult to YACC’s Survivor Conference?
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September 27, 202525th anniversary Climb raises over $7,700!
On Saturday, September 20, exactly 25 years after the first RealTime Cancer Climb, we headed up Signal Hill in St. John’s, NL in support of young adults affected by cancer in Canada.
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September 16, 2025Retreat Yourself Adventure 2025: Part one
This year, we are so excited to offer two Retreat Yourself Adventure programs in the Gros Morne, NL area meaning double the YACCers will get to face literal and figurative mountains, forge deep connections, and process how cancer has impacted their lives.
Program director Karine Chalifour shared daily snapshots throughout the event. Take a look at how it went for the first group!
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September 11, 2025Beyond the bell: What I wish you knew about surviving cancer in your 20s
“I’m grateful to be here. And I’m still grieving what cancer stole from me. That doesn’t make me ungrateful. It makes me human.”
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September 09, 2025H&P is proud to support Young Adult Cancer Canada
H&P is proud to support Young Adult Cancer Canada
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August 18, 2025Thank you to Rhonda Nugent, Co-operators!
We’re starting off this week with a huge thank you to Rhonda Nugent, Co-operators for donating $5,000 in support of our mission!
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July 16, 2025CBN Lightning holds powerful event
The CBN Lightning Shave for the Brave was set for June 29, 2015, but heavy rain pushed us into the Bay Roberts Search and Rescue building. With music playing and nerves high, the evening began with messages of pride and support from Soccer Club President Robert Tarrant and NLSA’s Christopher Bartlett.
We introduced our young Shavers—five boys who had already raised over $2,500—though the youngest, Oliver Noseworthy, had to participate from home due to illness. The crowd of about 50 listened as guest speaker Jordan Bishop shared his cancer story and how YACC supported him. His honesty moved everyone and gave the event deeper meaning.
One by one, the boys took the chair as the crowd cheered and Ken Neville gave each of them a fun, unique shave—mohawks, reverse mohawks, and finally Damian Laundry’s long hair, braided for donation. Jordan handed each boy a Shave for the Brave toque as they finished.
After releasing memory balloons outside, the night ended with a shared sense of purpose and inspiration. It was one of the most moving events we had ever been part of.
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July 11, 2025Volunteer opportunity: Be a Localife leader!
We’re currently recruiting Localife leaders in St. John’s, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, and Victoria!
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June 19, 2025THEsalon on St. Paul raises $4,000 with 5th THEevent!
“So many guests came up to say how much they loved it, and a few shared stories about young adults in their lives who’ve been affected by cancer. It was a great reminder of why we do this.”
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