STOP THE LOSS OF WOMEN

Senator Jean White

The Colorado Legislature recently passed a joint resolution recognizing the symptoms of ovarian cancer and the need to raise awareness of the disease.  On May 3, 2012, Senator Jean White , R-District 8, introduced Colorado Senate Joint Resolution 43 on the Senate floor with representatives from the HERA Women’s Cancer Foundation and the Colorado Ovarian Cancer Alliance (COCA) in attendance.  The resolution spells out the grim statistics of ovarian cancer and encourages women and medical personnel to learn the symptoms and risk factors.  The resolution goes on to promote the importance of research and funding of an accurate early screening test, and it recognizes the HERA Women’s Cancer Foundation, COCA, the Cheryl Shackelford Foundation, and the Sue DiNapoli Foundation for their work towards these efforts.

Representatives of HERA and COCA attend session

Thank you, Senator White, for bringing ovarian cancer to the forefront of the public discussion.  It is crucial to raise awareness about the disease, and the HERA Women’s Cancer Foundation is honored to be part of this important process.

HERA is part of the Ovarian Cancer Task Force in Colorado, partnering with COCA, the Cheryl Shackelford Foundation, and the Sue DiNapoli Foundation.  The OCTF will present the Ovarian Cancer Summit on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at DU.  Stay tuned for more details.

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Being part of the HERA family means you get some great benefits year-round! We’ve noticed that many of you enjoy photography, and it just so happens that one of our volunteers, Jay Kinghorn, is a digital photography expert.  Jay is offering a Lightroom Mastery Weekend Workshop course in Denver, May 19-20, 9:00 am-6:00 pm each day, and he’s offering a 20% discount on registration to our HERA Friends.  In this workshop, you will gain a deeper understanding of this robust program to help you devise creative solutions to many of your photography needs in Lightroom by:

• Using DNG profiles to minimize repetitive corrections;

• Creating presets to streamline your workflow from ingest to print;

• Learning techniques for reliably preparing photos for print and the Web;

• Learning techniques within Photoshop to extend the power of your workflow;

• Utilizing Lightroom 4’s new features to improve image quality.

The workshop will be held at Andrew Clark Photography, 1481 S. Gaylord in Denver.  Only a few spots are left, so signup today and take advantage of this 20% HERA discount.  To register for the workshop, click here and use the coupon code HERA12 at checkout.

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Tullia Bruno, a postdoc fellow & cancer researcher, is hosting an exciting, albeit unusual, fundraising party at SkyVenture in LoneTree CO, on Sunday, June 10 from 4:00-8:00 pm.  This is your chance to try indoor skydiving for a great deal, buy excellent items at a silent auction, eat delicious food, and show your support for the HERA Women’s Cancer Foundation.  Tullia is part of the Denver Senders, one of the long-standing climbing teams at Climb4Life Colorado.

At the “Fly for Life” event, participants will have the opportunity to experience indoor skydiving, attend a great party, and donate to HERA.  There are four ways that you can participate:
1.  Sign up now to reserve a 2 minute flight for $35 (or buy more than one!)
2.  Attend the event and buy a 2 minute flight spot for $40.
3.  Purchase a $35 gift certificate for a 2 minute flight spot at a later date.
4.  Make a donation to HERA and come support the other flyers—no amount is too big or too small, and donations are tax-deductible.

You can do all of these things by clicking on the following link:  http://www.payitsquare.com/collect-page/5515.  SkyVenture is located at 9230 Park Meadows Drive in Lone Tree, Colorado.

We have 50 spots for people to participate in the flying portion of the event.  Sign up now and fly for a cause!  Pass this opportunity along to any friends and family who might have an interest!

What a fun, creative way to raise funds for HERA!  Thank you, Tullia!

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