2011 Links For Life Wall of Hope

s October begins, it is hard to believe that Links for Life has been assisting women and families facing breast can-cer in the Kern County community for the past 19 years. This past fiscal year

we were able to provide the following services:

• 5,271 phone calls fielded by the office• 171 walk-ins were assisted• 441 mammograms and 814 ultrasounds

funded in Kern County• 285 fitted for wigs and head covers• 63 needle biopsies (11 positive diagnoses) • 20 received bras/prosthesis• 20 to 25 women utilized support group ser-

vices monthly • 28 survivors and family members attended

the yoga class• 17,818 were educated on breast health and

Links for Life services

As I begin my sixth year as the executive director of Links for Life, it is amazing to see the growth of our programs and services, volunteers and staff. The passion that this group has for the women and families facing breast cancer in Kern County is immeasurable! I feel so blessed to work with such a remarkable team.

We are a warm and compassionate organiza-tion that assists women and families when they are diagnosed with breast cancer. In our wig boutique, we do not just assist women diagnosed with breast cancer we assist ANY woman who has lost her hair while going though cancer treat-ment.

Links for Life’s mission is to provide an or-ganization to benefit people and families affected by breast cancer, challenge each Kern County woman to be aware of her breast health and pro-mote support for those affected, and to educate the general public about breast health.

One of Links for Life’s main goals is to insure that every woman in Kern County is able to receive breast cancer screening. Last year, with the Cancer Detection Program, “Every Women Counts” state program frozen, Links for Life allocated additional funds for screening services. With those funds, we were able to diagnose nine women with breast cancer. After having a diag-nosis of breast cancer, they were able to receive breast cancer treatment. With the community’s support, we helped save the lives of these nine Kern County women ... THANK YOU! We also provide wigs for cancer patients, breast health seminars, yoga classes, college scholarships at Bakersfield College and CSUB and a sup-port group for breast cancer survivors and their families.

We fund these programs and services through different annual events throughout the year. In October we have our “Paint the Town Pink” activities. The eighth annual Hockey-Thon with 24 hours of hockey played will again take place March 17, 2012. On May 19 and 21, 2012, Links for Life will host our 19th annual Sharyn Woods Memorial Pro-Am Golf Tournament & Gala at Seven Oaks Country Club. Along with private donations, bequests, grants, and outside spon-sored events, Links for Life continues to assist the women and men in Kern County with breast and cancer services.

All the money raised in Kern County stays in Kern County.

Thank you to all of the donors, sponsors, volunteers, and staff for all you do for the women and families of Kern County.

Sincerely,Jennifer HenryExecutive DirectorLinks for Life

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Links for Life Wall of Hope

58 BakersfieldLife October2011

KathleenBloom

CancerSurvivor10years

LyndaBoleschka


IreneBonner


DonnaBorntregerCancerSurvivor

7years

CarolynBradford


NancyBrady


CharlotteBrandt


LindaBrenner


StanaBright


EvonneBrown


JudyBuechler


TeresaBurns


JuliaCalvillo


MaryCamara


JeanneCantrell


DarleneCasey


LoisCaswell


EleanorChavez


ArleneChuman


BonnieCoats


ChristineAbbott


IreneAguirre-WalzCancerSurvivor

4years

ElaineAnderson-Dieter


MargaretArakelian


Mimi Audelo


SarahBentley


JacareBethea


CherrylBiggar


KellyBishop


Links For Life Wall of Hope

NormaArmendariz CancerSurvivor

3years

Rosie Azevedo


StephanieBaker


SusanBaldwin


MaryBarnard


DoloresBarton


BeverlyBaxley


MaryBarron


Brenda Bailey


JacquelynBradley-Sanders


KellyBendert Sanchez

CancerSurvivor1year

Grace Abaya

CancerSurvivor1year

JoyceButcher


MercedesCamarillo

CancerSurvivor1year

KellyClanton


LeeCole


NettieCollins


LindaConner


BettyCotton


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KathyDouglas


PamDowell-DaftCancerSurvivor

4years

BettyEaves


MarleneElbert


BarbaraEllis


GingerEmpey


JulieFollowwill


SandyFoster


IrmaFrank


EdyneFrassinelli


DianeFuller


DebbieGallington


ChrisGibson


LindaGlenn


CathyGoemer


RosendaGonzales


SuzanneGonzales


Karen E.Gould-Churchwell


VirginiaGraham


NatalieGrumet


ColeenGundzik


JennieHaberlanderCancerSurvivor

11years

MargaretHadley


Betty JoHaflich


PaigeHalterman


BrigetteHamblet



Alicia Linda Dunham


RoseGarcia


LolaGoodrich


Kristi Hatak Grohs CancerSurvivor

2years

JeanCoulter


JuliCoulthurst


ConnieCowan


P. J.Cribbs


JoyDoepel


Elsa JoyceDaves


JuliaDavis


LindaDeCant


JoyDixon


MarilynDorer


MaryCruse


VirginiaCummingsCancerSurvivor

22years

BettyDenter


SusanEwens


BeverlyGambini-Cagle


CaroleGribben

CancerSurvivor1year

DianeHaddock

CancerSurvivor1year

PricillaHallmark



OlgaJacobs


KarlaJadwin


CarolJett


DiannaJones


LindaJones


MarianJones


RhondaJones


LindaJordan


GermaineKimm


JillKnight


ArmidaLaddaga


MargueriteLofy


SaundraLoman


EstherLozano


MaryLuna


StephanieLynch


LindaHartt


JenniferHennick


SharonHennick


DianeHeston


MaryHolland


DorothyHollingsworth


ArleneHouse


MargueriteHughey


DonaHurt



DianaHernandez CancerSurvivor

2years

George Ann Kerley


CheryleKileen


DebbieKiser


LaNelleHowell


JudithMalerich


JanMaltone


CaseyMcBride


CarolynMcCleod


AnnMcCright


NaomiMcCutcheonCancerSurvivor

11years

DoloresMcNeil


EthelMiksits


GeraldineMiles


ArnitaMatthews


Marie Lehmann


Helen Huntalas


KarenKelley


RebekahKhan


GingerLane

CancerSurvivor1year

Barbara Lechtreck


GwenettaMarshall

CancerSurvivor1year

PhyllisLuckey



MeshaPhillips


JanePratt


SharonRea


MelanieReed


JoanReedy


LindaRegier


KayRestad


LisaRey


BillieReynolds


DeannaRhoades


DorothyRichard


VickieSanford


JoySchmidt


BarbaraScott


LavonneSchuetz


JoyceShankle


AimeeShaw


ChrisSheehan


LynneSill


BarbaraSmith


KaySmith



CoralPoole-Clark CancerSurvivor

2years

AngelaRuffino


KarenNeukom


TerriNixon


EdnaNorwood


SueNorwood


JoannNunn


AmyPadilla Villalobos


TerryPage


LouisePalmer


AleneParsons


Mary JoPasek


Jo AnnPayne


MargueritePechin


NancyPelton


DoloresPena


JenniferPeters


SharonMoore


BronwynMullen


MandyMuth


BarbaraNewkirk

CancerSurvivor1year

GerryRichardsonCancerSurvivor

3years

PatsyRomero

CancerSurvivor1year

DianeSchuetz

CancerSurvivor1year

KarenMinear


Carolyn “Scottie”Miller


JeanetteMiller



PatriciaSmith


RitaSmith


LydiaSoto


Debra LynnSt Louis


EthelStruble


JanSublett


EllenSvendsen


JoanTanner


FranThompson


IsabelThompson


JoyceTillery


KathyTorres


SusanTrihey


GeorgiaTwist


MaliseUnruh


MaryVanBlake-Shoaf


ShirleyVance


TriciaVelasquez


HeatherWaites


SandraWatkins


MarilynWatson


JeanWedeking


CatherineWemhoff


DebbieWilliams


JulieWorthing



LindaTurner


KalaStuebbe


ArmindaVanWinkle


Dorothy Vokolek


LoraWarfield


DiannaWarner


JanetYacopetti


BonnieTomlinson

CancerSurvivor1year

CarolWarkentin

CancerSurvivor1year

Jeff Hayward CancerSurvivor

16years

Thelma Reed / Tammy ShipleyMother / daughter

CancerSurvivors27years/7years

Cherie Shoemake / Marilyn ThomasDaughter / mother


Carleen Swank / Leea WimbishMother / daughter



Sapphire Sponsors Emerald Sponsors

Ruby Sponsors

To be included in next year’s Wall of Hope, please call Links for Life at 322-5601.

Jeanine Wanlass / Yevette PetersonMother / daughter


Ella Simpson / Connie Simpson Mother-in-law / daughter-in-law


Donna Wheeler / Jeannie SmithSisters


Dolores Romero / Millie Medina Sisters


Cynthia Lake / Mary LakeDaughter / mother


Pricilla Bacus / Ede PacaldoCousin-in-law / cousin-in-law


Yoga class for breast cancer survivors and their family members every Monday in October except the 31st, 6 p.m., Links for Life office..

Oct. 1: Lace’n It Up, kicks off Breast Can-cer Awareness Month in Tehachapi. Regis-tration begins at 8 a.m. at Yogurt Junction and ends at the Tehachapi Senior Center with a breakfast. To register for the Lace’n It Up event go to the Links for Life website www.linksforlife.org

Oct. 3: Lace’n It Up, kicks off Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Bakersfield. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., events at three locations: Liberty Bell, Park at River Walk and Kern County Department of Public Health. To register for the Lace’n It Up event go to the Links for Life website www.linksforlife.org

Oct. 4: Links for Life Breast Cancer Sup-port Group, 6:30 p.m., Links for Life office.

Oct. 5: Pamper Yourself in Pink at Chris-tine’s & LoLo’s, Stockdale Fashion Plaza. Four local salons will be providing mini services for the guests along with food, drinks and shopping! Join all the fun for $20 to benefit Links for Life. Call 834-3068 to make your reservations, limited space.

Oct. 13: Pink Passion for Fashion – Fash-ion Show & Luncheon, DoubleTree Hotel 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more info and to reserve your table call 322-5601.

Oct. 13: Bingo to benefit Links for Life in Tehachapi, Senior Center, 6 p.m. Call 805-0098 for more information.

Oct. 19: Bunco, hosted by Christine’s in the Stockdale Fashion Plaza, 6:30 p.m. Call for reservations, 834-3068.

Oct. 20: 7 p.m., CSUB Women’s Pink Soc-cer game, CSUB vs. UC Davis, main soccer field.

Oct. 25: Kisses for Cures Bingo Night, hosted by Victoria’s, 6:30 p.m. Call 665-8300 for details and reservations.

Oct. 27: Color Me Mine, A Fun Ladies-Only night of painting, food, and silent auction. For more details and to make your reservation, call 664-7366.

October eventsLinks For Life Wall of Hope

Special thank you to Karla Jadwin,

Jadwin Photography for the Wall of Hope

photos.


Documents

2011 Links For Life Wall of Hope