Wisconsin Ovarian Cancer Alliance

A Good Time Was had by All

wocaadmin — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:03:41 +0000

Well it is Tuesday, April 30th, and I am finally settling down from the most incredible high. It started on Sunday when the Alliance played host to 103 Ovarian Cancer Survivors from throughout the state and their guests. They gathered at the Wisconsin Club in Milwaukee, WI to celebrate a common journey, living with Ovarian Cancer. The Survivors wore name badges that indicated their lengths of survival which ranged from 2 months to 37 years. Believe me, the ladies sporting tags with numerous years gave hope to everyone..

After an incredible Wisconsin Club brunch finished off with teal desserts from Just Nic’s, Dr. Manish Patankar, PhD and Associate Professor, gave a presentation that brought the crowd up to date on research he and his team are conducting at University Hospital and Clinics in Madison, WI. His talk was followed by a panel of gynecologic oncologists who answered questions that had been submitted by Survivors. Panel members were Dr. William Bradley, Dr. Janet Drake, Dr. Scott Kamelle, Dr. Ali Mahdavi, and Dr. Sybilann Williams.

The event concluded with a drawing of 4 Survivors who are going to the national conference in Washington D.C. in July. All of their expenses will be paid (up to $1,500) thanks to a grant from the Townsend Foundation.

It is hard to believe that our first Survivor Brunch was held 6 years with only 16 Survivors. Can we hit 200 next year!!!???

Another Angel

wocaadmin — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:10:31 +0000

On Sunday, April 15th, Discount Liquor in Milwaukee held an incredible event featuring more than 30 brewers. The name of the event was Crafts and Drafts (not the “quilty” kind of crafts but the “beery” kind. More than 200 beer conisuerrs swarmed in to taste the goodies. Kelli and Sandi had fun watching, and believe me, the imbibers had fun tasting. We are sending a huge thank you to the crew at Discount Liquor for all of their hard work and exposing the Alliance to an all new audience. We also thank them for making WOCA one of the beneficiaries of the event.

Help WOCA get the VIPM award

admin — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:18:16 +0000

Hi Everyone, We want to win a VIPM (Very Important Partner Member) award this year at the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance’s annual conference. The award is given to the 3 partner members with the largest number of attendees. The conference is held in Washington D.C July 12-15. Sign up at ovariancancer.org between April 15 and May 15 and join “team Wisconsin” to attend. Learn about what is happening in the world of research and treatment. Meet lots of folks who are fighting for the cause. There is also an incredible opportunity to reach out to our state legislators on Lobby Day.

New Website Launch

admin — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:17:18 +0000

We finally completed our new website.