Think Pink
Princeton Women’s Basketball to Take Part in WBCA’s “Think Pink” National Event
Courtesy: Princeton Athletic Communications, Release: 01/28/2008

The Princeton University women’s basketball team will be one of more than 700 schools and organizations nationwide taking part in an initiative called “Think Pink,” sponsored by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association to promote awareness of and contribute to the fight against breast cancer.

All fans who wear pink will gain free admission to Princeton’s Feb. 23 game against Dartmouth at 6 p.m. The Tigers will be wearing pink jerseys as part of the event and fans will be able to bid in a silent auction. “Think Pink” t-shirts will also be available for $15. All proceeds from the silent action will go to local breast cancer organizations.

Jadwin Gym will open for fans at 5 p.m. and the Tigers hope to have a record crowd on hand to participate in such an important event.

“Think Pink” began as a WBCA initiative last season with more than 120 schools participating. At the national level, the WBCA is partnering with the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund, named for the longtime North Carolina State women’s basketball coach who is fighting breast cancer.

Locally, Princeton has teamed up with Princeton HealthCare System’s Breast Health Center , the YWCA Princeton’s Breast Cancer Resource Center and Princeton Against Cancer Together, a student group, to provide information on the fight against breast cancer.

For more information, go to: www.goprincetontigers.com

The Nurturing Journey Retreat

4:30 pm May 30 – 3:30 pm June 1, 2008
Stella Maris Retreat Center , Elberon , NJ

A diagnosis of breast cancer can turn your world upside down and change your life forever. But no matter what stage of the journey you are on, it is important to take some time just for you—time to learn, to grow, to find strength, and to reconnect with your body, mind, and spirit.

The Nurturing Journey retreat is designed especially for breast cancer survivors. It will give you the opportunity to work on building the courage, confidence, and self acceptance that are essential to coping with the physical, emotional, and spiritual challenges of breast cancer. Explore ways to affirm and deepen your sense of wholeness, and focus on your wellbeing and the peace within.

Program
The Nurturing Journey offers an escape from the stresses of everyday life and gives you permission to relax, share, and heal in a peaceful and comforting setting with new and old friends. The program includes daily sharing circles; yoga, imagery and meditation sessions; writing exercises; exploration of creativity through art and music, complementary therapy sessions, a labyrinth walk, and much more.

All activities are optional, and free time for walking on the beach, reading, journaling, meditating, and relaxing are plentiful. Meals are simple but nutritious, and snacks and beverages will be available continuously.

For more information and to register, click here or contact BCRC at 609-497-2100 ext. 349.

Paddle for Pink
Sunday, June 1, 2008, 9am – 3pm
Mercer County Park Marina

Why walk, run or ride…. when you can PADDLE to support local women and families affected by breast cancer!!

Register to paddle... as a Community Team, a small group or an individual. $30/person or $600/team. No experience or equipment needed! 20 person boats, life jackets, paddles and practices are all provided.

Be a spectator…. Watch 22 person crews in exciting races, go for a dragon boat ride, experience a traditional eye-dotting ceremony and a breast cancer flower ceremony, listen to music and relax with a picnic in the beautiful park setting. All for FREE!

Get more information today - visit www.paddleforpink.org or contact the Breast Cancer Resource Center at 609-497-2100 ext. 346.

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The 2nd Annual "In the Pink" Fashion Show and Silent Auction
The Westin Princeton at Forrestal Village
Friday, September 29, 2006, 6-9pm

Watch the 2006 “In The Pink” Video here!


Click here for the “In the Pink” Fashion Show Photo Gallery

Over 225 guests attended BCRC’s 2nd Annual “In the Pink” Fashion Show and Silent Auction at the Westin Princeton at Forrestal Village on September 26, 2006. The show was supported by 1 major sponsor, 9 clothing sponsors, 146 silent auction donors, 4 live auction donors, and numerous in-kind donors. 27 models – breast cancer survivors and their husbands, children, and doctors – strutted their stuff on the runway in fashions from Aerosoles, Hedy Shepard Ltd., Honey West, Hulits Shoes, Ici Fashion for Children, J. McLaughlin, Rouge, Talbots, The Dandeline Shop. “In the Pink” raised $16,000 to benefit BCRC programs and services.

BCRC would like to thank the following sponsors of “In the Pink”:

Clothing Sponsors:
Aerosoles, Hedy Shepard Ltd., Honey West, Hulits Shoes, Ici Fashion for Children, J. McLaughlin, Rouge, Talbots, The Dandeline Shop

Bronze Sponsor:
Capital Health System

Live Auction Donors and Silent Auction Donors


A Home that Works for You A Touch of Ivy A-1 Limousine Acacia ACF Professional Chefs Guild of New Jersey Adorable Doos Grooming Salon Adorn Beauty Center and Spa Adventure Aquarium Aerosoles The Alchemist & Barrister Restaurant and Pub All Good Dogs Day Care Amanda Rose, MA American Sew & Vac Center Amy Karyn Home Collection An Organized Life Anna-Bean Clothing Another Angle Applegarth Golf Center Beekman's Copa Soaps Blue Tulip Borgata Heart & Soul Foundation Broadway Ballroom Dance Studio Bucks County River Country Carol Tischler Chez Alice Christopher Klim CLIX Coakley Confectionately Yours Cookie Cottage Cotton Company Cranbury Inn Cranbury Therapeutic Massage Cranbury Station Gallery Creative Hands The Dandeline Shop Dolls by Bunny Goode Eastern Mountain Sports Enchanted Home EverMay On The Delaware Fedora’s Café The Ferry House Fitness Together Framesmith Gallery Gabowitz TV & Appliancs Garden Café and Caterers

George Street Playhouse Gold Medal Impressions Hamilton Jewelers Hannah & Mason’s Hesco Lighting I. Spiewak & Sons Incredible Edibles at Carver’s Café J. McLaughlin Jo Doig Law Offices Katmandu KC Prime Steakhouse KnittingToGo.com Kopp’s Cycles La Jolie Salon Lahiere’s Restaurant Lawrenceville Inn Lenora Kandiner Lesley Sara Bags Life Photography by Katherine Lisa Jones The Little Chef Pastry Shop Longchamp USA Lucchetti Fencing USA, LLC Lucy's Ravioli Kitchen Madeline E. Falco Martha and My Beads Mary Phillips Designs Matt McCarville McCaffrey's Markets McCarter Theater Center MCCC Hospitality Club Mehek Indian Restaurant Miele Appliances, Inc. Movado Group, Inc. Nails by Shelley Nassau Inn Necessitites of the Heart Nets Basketball New Jersey Devils New Jersey Young Professionals The Ocean View Inn Off the Wall Craft Gallery Oh No So Ho Olive’s Bakery Onyx Salon Origins at Palmer Square Orpha's Coffee Shop The Pampered Chef Panera Bread Paper Mill Playhouse

Papier Photographic Passage Theatre Company Pennington Quilt Works Perennial Home Petal Pushers Pink Ribbon Massage Pins & Needles Platypus Princeton Beauty Emporium Quilters Barn Regal Entertainment Group The Ridge at Back Brook RWJ Hamilton Center for Health & Wellness Sesame Place Somerset Patriots Sotto Ristorante and Lounge Sparkle Emporium Of Princeton State Theatre, New Brunswick Stitching Horse Leathers Stoneybrook Sewing and Vacuum Strawberry Jam Stress Factory Comedy Club Suzann B. Fallon interior Design Suzanne G. Lee, President of Instant Productivity, LLC Sybil Parnes Sylene's Ten Thousand Villages Terra Momo Restaurant Group Thomas Sweet Chocolates Tiffany's Closet Tomorrow’s Heirlooms and Handcrafted Jewelry Tre Piani Restaurant Trenton Thunder Trump National Golf Club Unionville Vineyards Village Silver Villeroy & Boch Walmart - Hamilton Wild Flowers Farm Wild Oats The Window Box Woolly Lamb YWCA Princeton


Hair and Makeup
Metropolis Spa & Salon

Pink Ribbon Cake
Pastry Chef Instructors Rita Marie Bohlumbohm and Anne
Lumberger, Mercer County Community College

Photography and Filming
Life Photography by Katherine
Media Matrix

Emcee
June Ballinger

DJ
Eric Santini

Auctioneer
Jim D’Ovidio

Graphic Design
Jen King Graphic Design

Gift Bag Donors
Mary Phillips Designs
Firmenich
The Dandeline Shop
Revlon

Flowers
Wildflowers of Princeton Junction
Bloomers n’ Things

Printing
Triangle East Windsor

Balloons
McCaffrey’s West Windsor


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“Nurturing the New You”
Stella Maris Retreat Center, Elberon, NJ
Friday to Sunday, September 15-17, 2006

A diagnosis of breast cancer can turn your world upside down and change your life forever. But no matter what stage of the journey you are on, it is important to take some time just for you—time to learn, to grow, to find strength, and to reconnect with your body, mind, and spirit.

Nurturing the New You is a retreat designed especially for breast cancer patients and survivors. It offers an escape from the stresses of everyday life and gives you permission to relax, share, and heal in a peaceful and comforting setting with new friends.

This past September, 20 women attended the first Nurturing the New You Retreat and enjoyed daily sharing circles, yoga, guided imagery sessions, journaling, exploration of creativity through art and music, personalized complementary therapy sessions, a labyrinth walk, and much more. Nurturing the New You gave them an opportunity to build courage, confidence, and self acceptance that are essential to coping with the physical, emotional, and spiritual challenges of breast cancer.

For more information about Nurturing the New You, please contact BCRC or click here for a PDF copy of the brochure.

Watch here for upcoming “Nurturing the New You” Breast Cancer Retreats! For more information or to register your interest in attending a future retreat, please contact BCRC.


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Yoga Inspires 2007
May 20, 2007 9am – Noon
YWCA Princeton Athletic Field



Imagine feeling the spring sunshine warm your body, hearing the rustle of nearby trees in the soft wind, and allowing yourself a morning of total relaxation!

The 2nd annual Yoga Inspires open-air mass yoga session! Survivors, families and friends gathered together for a morning of gentle yoga, entertainment, remarks by local officials, refreshments, a wellness expo, and prizes!

Proceeds of $388.55 from this National Women’s Health Week event benefited the YWCA Princeton Breast Cancer Resource Center ’s support and information programs.

Supported by: Arbonne International, Brown Dog Marketing, Debra Leong, Herbstone Graphics, Karttikeya, McVicker & Hersh, LLC, Princeton Borough, Small World Coffee, Triangle Copy of East Windsor , Wegmans


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