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December 02, 2013
Save the dates for the 2014 program schedule!
We have narrowed down the dates and locations for our 2014 program calendar, and we wanted you to be among the first to know about them! Have a look, check your calendars, and start counting down the days! We can’t wait to see you!
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November 20, 2013
CancerCare Manitoba social worker is pumped for the Big Cancer Hook-up
I remember a YA at a workshop coining the phrase, “We may be rare, but we are there!” We need YACC to connect us with YAs through events like Retreat Yourself and the Big Cancer Hook-up!
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Join us in person, online, on Facebook on November 30. Connect for yourself, and connect to support other YAs out there in small rural and northern communities. You can make things better in your own life and in the lives of others by just being there! -
November 13, 2013
This is the start of something big
We want to congratulate Heather Bonynge, Gerrad Downs, and Becky MacLean for being selected as our first “YACCtivists.”
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November 04, 2013
Meet our Big Cancer Hook-up panelists!
The Big Cancer Hook-up is coming your way at the end of November, and we wanted to introduce you to our exciting panelists to get you thinking about the discussion and any questions you may have!
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November 01, 2013
Canada Post Community Foundation for Children grants $18k to YACC
Monique Dumesnil and Jerry Oliver from the Canada Post Community Foundation for Children came to the Young Adult Cancer Canada (YACC) office Friday afternoon to present a cheque for $18,100 as a part of this year’s program.
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October 29, 2013
YACC executive director receives the Aidan Maloney Emerging Professionals Award
Young Adult Cancer Canada (YACC) founder and executive director Geoff Eaton was named a recipient of the 2013 Aidan Maloney Emerging Professionals Award for Vocational and Community Service at the Rotary Club of St. John’s Northwest on October 29, 2013.
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October 19, 2013
Localife Calgary: A walk in the park
Colin and Michelle decided that since Calgary was running out of warm-ish weekends, there was no better activity than a walk in Prince’s Island Park!
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October 16, 2013
Eastern Health offers transition program for cancer survivors
Eastern Health’s Social Work Department at the Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Centre is offering a free seven-week program for cancer survivors who have been finished treatment from six weeks to two years.
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Localife Toronto's 2nd year starts off on a "sharp" note
We’re really proud of our Localifers in their connections, sharing and vulnerabilities that only reaffirms that karaoke is the great equalizer!
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October 09, 2013
The 2nd annual Surge for Cancer raises $25,000!
The second annual SURGE for CANCER at MAX was a huge success! Eighty-five participants pushed their bodies to the limit at the three-hour fitness event and raised over $25,000 to help young adults deal with cancer in Canada!
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October 08, 2013
Canada Post Community Foundation grants YACC $18,100!
Thank you to the Canada Post Community Foundation for selecting Young Adult Cancer Canada (YACC) as one of the 2013 grant recipients. Their gift of $18,100 will help young adults who are dealing with cancer access the 2014 Survivor Conference and Retreat Yourself programs.
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October 04, 2013
YACC celebrates its 13th birthday!
YACC celebrated its thirteenth birthday back in June, but scheduling conflicts meant we didn’t get to celebrate with the annual golf tournament until September 19, 2013. Even being held a little later in year, and at a different venue, the event was still a tremendous success (and a lot of fun)!
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