Painted “Chairs with a Purpose” are on display during the Artisan Street Fair in Homewood in June. The chair auction will begin Friday. (Photo by Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle) The Cancer Support Center’s special website will be open as of noon on Friday, Aug. 10, for bidding to begin on[Read More…]
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Beautifully decorated chairs will raise funds for the Cancer Support Center
(Photos by Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle) Sit back and relax this summer in your specially designed Adirondack chair. This striking red chair, donated by UpsaDaisy, incorporates the daisy logo. More than four dozen brightly colored chairs are on display throughout Homewood as part of the “Chairs for[Read More…]
Family-friendly bike ride to help prostate cancer sufferers
Keith Kebschull designs his annual Pedal for Prostate fundraising bike ride to be family-friendly and fun. It’s not a race. It’s an opportunity for solace and service and, hopefully, sunshine. The fourth annual ride will begin, rain or shine, at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 19, from the parking lot at[Read More…]
Cancer Support Center’s Texas Hold’em fundraiser is Saturday
The Cancer Support Center Community Board is hosting the 14th annual Texas Hold’em Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 3, at Balagio Ristorante, 17501 Dixie Highway in Homewood. This event has helped raise more than $500,000 for the work of the Cancer Support Center in Homewood and Mokena. Organizers are looking for[Read More…]
Holiday Tree & Wreath Sale Benefitting The Cancer Support Center
The Cancer Support Center is accepting orders through Friday, Nov. 24, for its sale of holiday wreaths and trees. The sale is for 24-inch Fraser Fir wreaths for $30, 6- to 8-foot Fraser Fir trees for $50 and 8- to 10-foot Fraser Fir trees for $65. Pick-up will be at[Read More…]
Holiday House Walk Nov. 18 to benefit Cancer Support Center
The Cancer Support Center is sponsoring a Holiday House Walk on Saturday, Nov. 18. The event begins at 10 a.m. at the Flossmoor Country Club. Ticket pick-up starts at 9 a.m. This event is hosted in partnership with the Women’s Board of the Cancer Support Center. In addition to visiting[Read More…]
Donations over $75,000 for Cancer Support Center annual walk
Walkers, some dressed as super heroes in keeping with the theme of the event, prepare to begin the Walk of Hope on Oct. 1. (Chronicle file photo) Walkers and supporters raised more than $75,000 in the Cancer Support Center’s Walk of Hope on Oct. 1. Organizers[Read More…]
Oncologist presents breast cancer program Oct. 23 at Cancer Support Center
Noted oncologist Dr. Dennis Citrin will give a presentation on breast cancer at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 23, at the Cancer Support Center, 2028 Elm Road in Homewood. Citrin, of Cancer Treatment Centers of America, will cover a variety of topics including prevalence of the disease, symptoms associated with the[Read More…]
Boo ’10 will benefit Cancer Support Center
Celebrate the decades at the Cancer Support Center’s Boo ’10 fundraiser Saturday, Oct. 21. Guests are encouraged to come in costume from their favorite decade. “You might love the roaring ’20s, or you might be an ’80s person,” said Jeanette Bruni, co-chair. “Costumes are not mandatory, but they are encouraged.[Read More…]
Cancer Support Center hosts first ‘Survivor Camp’ on Sept. 16
The Cancer Support Center is hosting its first Survivor Camp on Saturday, Sept. 16, designed to give information and tools for cancer survivors. The free event is open to anyone who has battled or is currently battling cancer. Caregivers are welcome to join and take part in the sessions as[Read More…]