Community Support

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  Share your experience with each other either online or in person.
  Here are some ways to become involved in your community:

  1. Attend a Survivorship Celebration

  2. Participate in an activity to raise awareness:

  Ride Across Maryland- Saturday, June 1, 2013 
  www.rideacrossmaryland.org

  Baltimore Women’s Classic 5K Race- Sunday, June 23, 2013
  www.baltimorewomensclassic.com

  The Red Devils 5K Run and Stroll- Goucher College, 1021 Dulaney Valley Rd.
  Sunday, June 9, 2013 at 8:30 a.m.
  www.thebaltimoremarathon.com

  Komen Maryland Race for the Cure:
  Ocean City, MD April 21, 2013
  Hunt Valley, MD October 20, 2013
  www.komenmd.org

  3. Check out volunteer opportunities at the cancer center where you received treatment or at other support organizations such as The American Cancer Society and The Red Devils.

  The American Cancer Society needs volunteers who can drive cancer patients to hospitals and doctors’ offices for treatment.    1-800-ACS.2345

  4. Participate in research opportunities:

  The Army of Women- The Avon Foundaton for Women is working with the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation to find a cure for breast cancer.   

  www.armyofwomen.org

  5. Participate in a community support group such as:

  HopeWell Cancer Support
  The mission of HopeWell Cancer Support is to create a community for all people with cancer, their families and friends, that encourages an exchange of information, the development of a support system and the presence of hope.

  P.O. Box 755
  Brooklandville, MD 21022

  Street Address:
  10628 Falls Road
  Lutherville, MD 21093

  Phone: 410-832-2719
  Fax: 410-337-0937

  www.hopewellcancersupport.org