Save the Dates! April Maine Cancer Series & Walk For Life coming up ~ take a look!

💘 Welcome 2022!! 💘

Hello Everyone!

We welcome 2022 with hope that this newsletter finds you all well and a Happy Valentine's Day full of love and approach to spring!

February and March bring our continued collaboration with the Dempsey Center offering additional programming to the Center. The programs have been presented via the use of high-quality teleconferencing equipment so that participants can view selected programs on a large screen at the Beth Wright Center while engaging in real-time with the presenter and other attendees. Check out this winter's offerings below.

There has been a lot of planning for upcoming our annual events including the 22nd Beth C. Wright Walk for Life on May 22, and our next Maine Cancer Series Spring Conference on April 28, so Save the Dates today and watch for more details.

We also want to announce that we are offering a Special opportunity for women that are in need of post-mastectomy breast forms and/or bras here at the Center. This special offering will take place in late March. Please see details below.

Please check out our updates to the Beth C. Wright Resource Center Transportation & Lodging Fund made possible by a grant from the Maine Cancer Foundation. Check it out below.

We also have been blessed with an Operational Grant for 2022 from the Maine Cancer Foundation. To find out more about our friends at the Maine Cancer Foundation visit them on the web.

We would love to see you all here at the Center for our programs and if you want to drop by for anything you need or just to say hello. We just want to remind everyone that our mask policy is still in effect here at the Center. Everyone who enters the Center must properly wear a mask AND follow social distancing practices whether or not you have been vaccinated for the time being. This is the current recommendation from the Maine CDC. We will be following these guidelines until further notice.

If you have any questions, need assistance or just want to say hi, please feel free to call us at the Center at 207-664-0339 or email us at info@bethwrightcancercenter.org

Best, Everyone at the Beth Wright Center

Special Opportunity ~

Certified Mastectomy Fitter to Visit Beth Wright Center

We are offering a special opportunity for any women that are in need of post-mastectomy breast forms and/or bras here at the Center.

We will be providing a professional Certified Mastectomy Fitter (CMF) right here at the Center in a relaxed, private setting to take care of your post surgical mastectomy needs.

Everyone is invited, regardless of length of time from surgery. This special offering will take place in late March. If you would like to make an appointment or find out more, please call the Center at 207-664-0339.

Beth C. Wright Transportation and

Lodging Assistance Program

We would like to let you all know that the Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center can offer direct reimbursements of up to $350.00 annually to cancer patients living in Hancock and Washington Counties for costs incurred while traveling to treatment, through its Transportation and Lodging Assistance Fund. This service is made possible through a grant from the Maine Cancer Foundation.

Often times patients in Hancock and Washington counties must travel long distances to get to a major cancer treatment centers in Ellsworth, Brewer, Portland, Boston or beyond.

The Beth Wright Center eases the financial and emotional stresses of accessing cancer treatments for people living in Hancock and Washington counties.

For more information or to obtain an application, call the Center at 207-664-0339.

SAVE THE DATE!

Beth Wright Cancer Resource Center Board expresses condolences on the passing Mary-Ann Higgins

The Board of Directors of the Beth Wright Cancer Resource Center expresses its condolences on the passing Mary-Ann Higgins.

Mary-Ann was a valued member of the Beth C. Wright Center Board of Directors for four years. As a member of the Fund Development committee of the Board, she had excellent ideas on ways to raise more funds for the Center and was a strong advocate for fiscal responsibility.

She also realized the importance of the mission of the Beth Wright Center, being the mother of a cancer survivor. She took every opportunity to spread the word about the programs and services of the Center across the Gouldsboro peninsula.

Welcome Haley Strout to the

Beth Wright Board of Directors

We would like to welcome Haley Strout to the Beth C. Wright Board of Directors.

Haley is a life-long resident of down east Maine, currently residing in Harrington with her husband and three children. As a niece of Beth Wright, she grew up hearing inspiring stories of Beth and her vision to help others.

Haley is eager to help continue the work that her Aunt Beth started 20 years ago. Haley is a registered nurse, currently pursuing her Master of Nursing to become an FNP.

Beth C. Wright Cancer Survivors Scholarship Open

Valerie Dyer, a breast cancer survivor, reached out to the Beth Wright Center with the idea to create a scholarship fund for high school seniors whose parents have had cancer. In Valerie’s own words, “It would be a way to give back a little hope and promise for a better future to the ones who often suffer silently.”

Valerie has raised money for the scholarship fund from a portion of the book sales of “Chicken Soup For the Soul: Be You,” a book she had a short story published in. She also has raised money from friends and the general public on Facebook. All told she raised $7500.00. In 2021, four students were announced as the first recipients of the Beth C. Wright Cancer Survivors Scholarship and received a total of $3500.00 in scholarships.

An additional $4000.00 will be awarded to high school seniors in Washington and Hancock Counties in 2022. Call the Beth Wright Center for more information a 207-664-0339.

Dempsey ~ Beth Wright Collaboration Continues

Surviving and Thriving - When Cancer Treatment Ends

Series Offered

Offered by Telecast or Zoom by the Beth C. Wright & Dempsey Centers

ELLSWORTH, ME -- The Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center in Ellsworth continues to collaborate with the Dempsey Center, a renowned provider of cancer support services in Lewiston and South Portland, Maine, to bring a selection of their holistic cancer support programs to rural downeast Maine, throughout the month of February and March. This series will be held each Wednesday, beginning February 23 through March 30, 2022 from 4:00 – 5:30 pm.

The third program offered is ‘Surviving and Thriving - When Treatment Ends Series’. When cancer treatment ends, the impact of cancer can often continue. Join us for this 6-week series to learn techniques for coping with the new physical and emotional reality of your post-treatment cancer journey. Find out more

Fitness for Life with Tish Caldwell Series Offered

Offered by Telecast or Zoom by the Beth C. Wright & Dempsey Centers

ELLSWORTH, ME – The Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center in Ellsworth continues to collaborate with the Dempsey Center, a renowned provider of cancer support services in Lewiston and South Portland, Maine, to bring a selection of their holistic cancer support programs to rural downeast Maine, throughout the month of February and March.

The second series of the winter sessions is Fitness for Life with Tish Caldwell. The series will take place on Thursdays from February 24 - March 31 from 11 – 11:45 am. Exercise can help fight fatigue, boost your energy level, support your immune system, relieve stress and tension, make your muscles and heart stronger, improve balance and help you sleep better. Find out more

Thank you to All Who Made the 2nd Annual

Beth C. Wright Festival of Lights A Big Success

We want to thank everyone who attended the 2nd Annual Beth C. Wright Festival of Lights over the holiday season, it was a great success.

We were graced with over 650 visitors over the four-week period. 95 guests began ringing in 2022 by celebrating New Year's Eve visiting the Festival. Each guest was given a complimentary bottle of non-alcoholic sparkling cider to enhance the celebration.

Many thanks to Amy Reisman, the designer and initiator of the Festival, the many volunteers, and our sponsors for bringing this beautiful event to life in our own back yard.

We are looking to next year already!

LIVE/Hybrid & Zoom at Beth Wright Center!

Mindfulness: Tools for Well Being with Jen Harry returns to the Center, on the 3rd Friday of each month from 10:30 am - 12:00 pm. This is a Hybrid Event meaning you can join Face-to-Face in the Activity Room at the Center or on Zoom via the new Poly Studio X50 video bar with superior video and sound. Call 207-664-0339 to find our more or to register.

SUMMER ONLY

Walking Your Way to Mindfulness with Jen Harry returns to the Center this July and will meet on the 3rd Friday of each month at 9:15 to walk with intention and mindfulness. Each walk will begin at the Center. Call 207-664-0339 to register.

Safe Harbor Cancer Support Group

is a Cancer Support group that is open to all regardless of cancer type. The Group will be meeting on Zoom at a new day and time - on the 2nd and 4th Monday of the month from 3:00 - 4:00 pm. Call 207-664-0339 to register.