LETTERS From CAMP Rehoboth |
In Brief |
Mautner Project Hosts 1st Conference on Lesbians and Cancer The Mary-Helen Mautner Project for Lesbians with Cancer today announced it will present Healing Works: the First National Conference on Lesbians and Cancer, from September 21 to 23 in Washington, DC. "Healing Works is an unprecedented advance in the field of lesbian health," says Mautner Project Executive Director, Kathleen DeBold, "For the first time ever we are bringing together the many constituencies who share a common vision of increasing care, services, research, programming, and organizations for lesbians with cancer, their partners and caregivers." Featured speakers include: Assistant U. S. Surgeon General Marilyn Gaston; MD Breast cancer surgeon and author of Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book, Susan Love, MD; National Lesbian Herstory Archives founder/cancer survivor Joan Nestle, and others. The Conference will convene scores of panels, roundtables and workshops that enable cancer survivors, healthcare providers, researchers, activists, public policy advocates, and government officials from around the country to share their information and experience. Topics include "Creating a Grassroots Lesbian Cancer Project," "African American Lesbians and Cancer," "How Tobacco Companies Target Lesbians," "Outreach to Latino Lesbians," "Gender Identity as an Obstacle to Healthcare," "Senior Lesbian Health," and "Removing the Barriers to Quality Healthcare for Women Who Partner With Women." The Healing Works registration fee is $300, which includes all Conference materials, three breakfasts, two lunches and a welcome reception. Thanks to the generous support of Healing Works Founding Sponsors, including American Airlines, The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, The Gill Foundation, An Uncommon Legacy Foundation, and the Human Rights Campaign, the Mautner Project offers scholarships and sliding-scale registration fees to lesbians from under served populations. For more information, or to register for the Conference, please contact the Mautner Project at 202-332-5536, or email: mautner@mautnerproject.org. Now celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Mautner Project is the only national organization dedicated to fighting the lesbian cancer epidemic. In addition to providing direct services to lesbians with cancer, their families and caregivers, the Mautner Project provides information and counseling to the lesbian community about cancer; educates the healthcare community about the special concerns of lesbian families; and is a leading advocate for lesbian health issues. MCC Hosts "Out of the Closet" Yard/Bake Sale Metropolitan Community Church of Rehoboth will host its 3rd annual "Out of the Closet" Yard and Bake sale, on Saturday, September 2, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Ocean Wave Lodge on Holland-Glade Road (Road 271). Is it trash, or treasure? You decide. There will be something for everyone: appliances, housewares, books, lamps, gifts ware, furnishings, clothing, and more. There will be delicious fresh- baked goods for sale, including brownies, cakes, cookies, pies, and more. All proceeds from this event will benefit the MCC Rehoboth Building Fund. MCC of Rehoboth worship services are held every Sunday at 9 & 11 a.m. (with a social time between services) at the Ocean Wave Lodge on Holland- Glade Road (Road 271). It's the first building on the left immediately after the Little League Field. MCC of Rehoboth is a Commissioned Church of the UFMCC (Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches) with over 300 churches worldwide. MCC is the world's oldest Christian denomination ministering to the gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, transgendered and heterosexual community. De. Rainbow Chorale Launches Fall Season "The Rainbow Chorale of Delaware will kick off its fall season with a mixer and new member pool party on Sunday, August 27. All current and potential singers are invited to attend. All new members are welcome to attend our open rehearsals on Monday, August 28th, September 4th, 11th, and 18th to discover more about the chorale, meet our members, and hear the music we make. The chorale rehearses at West Presbyterian Church on the corner of Eighth Street and West Street in downtown Wilmington. Rehearsals begin promptly at 7 p.m. Auditions are not required." "Celebrating its first anniversary, the Rainbow Chorale of Delaware has received acclaim for it's previous engagements at First and Central Presbyterian Church, The Grand Opera House, Three Little Baker's Dinner Theater and the Rehoboth Convention Center. Our chorale has partnered with the following 'sister' organizations over the past year, AIDS Delaware, PFLAG (Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), Sussex County Aids Committee, House of Joseph II, and Delaware Pride as part of our mission to reach out to the community." The mission of the chorale is to build community among lesbians, gays, bisexuals, the transgendered and their friends while making great music and supporting like-minded organizations. Delaware's only GALA chorus is open to men and women of all voice parts. If you would like to know more about the Rainbow Chorale, call Kym Thompson at 302-777-4591 or Ron Schnorbus at 302-633-3994. If you want to know what's going on in Rehoboth Beach and all around southern Delaware, be sure to look at the listing in CAMPdates on page 86 of this issue of Letters from CAMP Rehoboth. |
LETTERS From CAMP Rehoboth, Vol. 10, No. 12, Aug. 25, 2000. |