Cancer Support Community is a place for those dealing with cancer to find support, education and empowerment.  Our larger community makes it possible for us to offer services at no cost to participants through your generosity to support our mission. Thank you for your ongoing participation and support.
 
Above all we are a Community of Support. Join our  Cancer Survivors Day Picnic  on June 1 and help us raise funds for our programs by participating in the inaugural  Hope Walk  on June 15. Find details on these events and more information on programs below.


Regards,
Steven J. Dwyer
Executive Director
Cancer Support Community Valley/Ventura/Santa Barbara
BE A HOPE WALK HERO ON JUNE 15
You're invited to the first-ever CSCVVSB Hope Walk, Saturday, June 15! Activities begin at 8 a.m. at CSC headquarters, 530 Hampshire Road in Westlake Village. Walkers of all ages are welcome. Details here .

Walk with us to raise funds and awareness for the fight against cancer. Businesses, faith organizations and groups of friends are encouraged to create a team to walk and raise funds together.

Can't make it on the 15th but want to help ensure that no one faces cancer alone? You can donate today! Sponsor a participant, team, or make a general donation .


CANCER SURVIVORS DAY PICNIC AND BUTTERFLY RELEASE
Join us on Saturday, June 1, 1-3pm at CSCVVSB, 530 Hampshire Road, Westlake Village, for a day to pause and celebrate the courage and compassion of cancer survivors and the people who care about them.

There is no charge to attend, but registration is required. Register online or call 805.379.4777. Food will be generously provided by Kiwanis Club of Thousand Oaks. Purchase a live butterfly for $20 in honor or memory of a loved one, or for $10 inscribe a paper butterfly with your loved one's name for display.

Want to purchase a butterfly ahead of time? Call 805.379.4777 or drop by CSCVVSB, 530 Hampshire Road, Westlake Village during business hours and we would be happy to reserve a butterfly for you, even if you won't be able to attend the picnic.



ASK THE EXPERT: THREE THINGS CANCER TAUGHT ME
Anyone who knows Liane is aware that she's no stranger to adversity. You really have to read her story to believe it . Rather than let her challenges get the best of her, Liane uses them to help others overcome their own obstacles. Liane will speak at CSCVVSB on Wednesday, May 29, 6-7:30pm. Learn more and sign up here .



FACES OF HOPE: MELINDA MALOVOZ
You will never walk again. Those were the words Melinda heard from her doctor after waking up from a coma, paralyzed from the neck down by metastatic breast cancer that had spread to her brain and bones.
 
Being diagnosed at age 21 with aggressive metastatic breast cancer sent Melinda into the fight of her life, but it wasn't the only challenge she had faced, even at such a young age.


A MESSAGE TO OUR EVENING OF HOPE GALA SUPPORTERS
The Evening of Hope Gala on April 27 was a record-breaking success, raising more than $180,000 for our cancer support programs! We want to thank our hardworking event chair, Grace Crocker, and her fabulous committee, Celebrity Co-Emcees James Darren and Jim Moret, the Gala honorees and entertainers, Kids Circle participant Coco Byun for sharing her story, our dedicated volunteer team, the generous attendees, our Board of Directors, the program book advertisers, and the event sponsors listed below and on our website , who made this fundraiser possible.

EVENING OF HOPE GALA SPONSORS
Gala Honoree Photo by Hector Perez.
SPECIAL EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS
Mondays, May 13, 20, June 3, 10, 17, 24, July 1, 12:30-3pm
Retreat Saturday, June 22 9am-2pm
Register online or call 805.379.4777.
Wednesday, May 29, 6-7:30pm.
Register online or call 805.379.4777.
Saturday, June 1, 1-3pm
Register online or call 805.379.4777.
Saturday, June 15, 8am