The Middletown Straw Poll
The Main Street Precinct of the Middletown Straw Poll to benefit the Connecticut Breast Cancer Coalition/Foundation is postponed to Saturday Jan. 26 from 7-9 PM due to imminent snow fall.
The event will now take place in the sanctuary of the Holy Trinity Church to accommodate a large number of guests expected to attend.
Please see http://middletownstrawpoll.com for more info and youtube links to footage of the 2006 event.
The Middletown Straw Poll
Friday 1/25/08 - 7-9 PM
in the Javapalooza Precinct 330 Main Street, Middletown, CT
For the benefit of the Connecticut Breast Cancer Coalition Foundation (CBCCF)
Representatives of the campaigns on the ballot in Connecticut Presidential
Primary will advocate for their candidates before ballots are collected from
the audience.
Also in attendance will be special guests and former Middletown Straw Poll
champions Congressman Joe Courtney and Mayor Alan Schlesinger, along with
members of the print, radio and television media.
Entrance is free and open to the public.
A $10 donation (preferably by check) to the Connecticut Breast Cancer
Coalition Foundation (CBCCF) is required to cast a ballot.
http://middletownstrawpoll.com/
BREAST CANCER ADVOCACY TALK
Save the Date: Monday, November 5, 2007, from 6:00 to
7:30 p.m.
You are invited to join us at Hartford Hospital to learn
more about the advocacy work of the CT Breast Cancer Coalition. Light
refreshments will be provided. To register for this free event, contact
Debra at (860) 872-5368.
BREAST CANCER 101 COURSE
MORE DATES & TIMES TO BE ANNOUNCED
The Connecticut Breast Cancer Coalition is pleased to announce the launch of the Breast Cancer 101 Course on September 15, 2003 in Bridgeport, CT. Breast Cancer 101 is an interactive one-day workshop that provides a general introduction to the science of breast cancer. The course will offer an overview that will allow patients and providers to better understand the nature of the disease and its treatment.
The course is designed for:
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Advocates who serve the breast cancer population
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Breast cancer patients
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Women who serve on commissions and committees in Connecticut
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Women who make funding decisions about breast cancer research
The course will provide an overview of the science that drives research and treatment of breast cancer. Many women who work with the breast cancer population have never been trained in the scientific language patients must deal with (i.e., aromatase inhibitor, SERM, Her2, etc.). The language can be highly technical and confusing. This will not be a course in specific treatment options (comparing risks/benefits of one drug with another).
SCHEDULE
8:00-8:30 Breakfast and Registration
8:30-8:45 Introduction and Overview. What do you know about breast cancer?
8:45-9:00 Work Group—What you know and what want to learn about BC
9:00-9:45 General Science Overview: cells, DNA, protein
9:45-10:15 Work Group—Label a picture of a cell; talk about new terms
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-11:45 The basic treatments for breast cancer—how they work
11:45-12:00 Work Group—Case study activity
12:00-12:30 Healthy Lunch
12:30-1:15 How to read studies about Breast Cancer
1:15-2:00 Group Activity—Reading an article (article on mammography)
2:00-3:00 Presentations on Article and Group Discussion
3:00-3:15 Wrap Up and Completion CertificateFaculty
The Faculty of Breast Cancer 101 consists of three experts in the field:
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Shirley Zajdel, Ph.D., chair of the Math and Science Deptartment at Housatonic, will lead off the day with a scientific overview.
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Dr. Barbara Ward, of Greenwich Hospital, is a frequent speaker and author on breast cancer.
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Pamela Potter, a nurse in the doctoral program at Yale University, is currently conducting a clinical trial.
The course is being sponsored by the CBCC, AHEC and the Witness Project.
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