We extend our gratitude and thanks to the outgoing Rein in Sarcoma Board members who served our community, supported governance, and helped grow our mission over the past three years. We are grateful for your time and service to our mission! Linda Pomeroy Linda is a longtime mission advocate and volunteer with the Named Fund…
When Tom Boardman learned that his twelve-year-old grandson, Levi, was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma cancer, he wanted to step in and take the pain away. Family and friends of sarcoma patients know this feeling well. “I could not take the chemo for my grandson. Neither could I have the surgery he was going to need…
How do flowers make you feel? Might seeing colorful, creative, live floral centerpieces at Rein in Sarcoma events bring a sense of being nurtured to your soul? Think about the people that grow these blooms, donate their beauty, deliver them with care, knowing they quietly, and mindfully represent our collective mission of support, education and…
Rein in Sarcoma is very fortunate to have enthusiastic volunteers like Amy and Ruth Hoban. Amy Hoban volunteers with the Patient and Family Support and the Marketing and Public Relations Committees. She’s now approaching one year out from her last radiation treatment and has had clear lung and abdomen scans quarterly. “I was diagnosed with…
We would like to recognize Rein in Sarcoma volunteer Sarina McNamara Morrison this month. Diagnosed with sarcoma cancer at the end of 2014, Sarina came to know about RIS through the Patient Starter Notebook she received at the University of Minnesota. She gave a moving speech at the 2015 Party in the Park and has…
Steve Burrill came into the life of Rein in Sarcoma in a time of major problems, and there could not have been a better man to join us. In the fall of 2016, we experienced the tragic death of the chair of our Finance Committee, and the volunteer treasurer at Rein in Sarcoma resigned. We…
This month, we would like to recognize an extraordinary sarcoma survivor and RIS volunteer, Kraig Kuusinen. Kraig is an inspiring, kind and motivated sarcoma survivor and volunteer. Diagnosed in 1986, Kraig is now 30 YEARS cancer free from sarcoma!!! A year after his original diagnosis, Kraig began twitching in his arms and legs. Kraig was…
With this issue of the RIS Update, we officially welcome Julieann Selden as the editor of the RIS electronic newsletter and express our deep appreciation to Raúl Zavaleta who has edited this publication for the last three and one-half years. Raúl, who lives in San Francisco, works for Intuitive Surgical as a project manager. While…
As Vice President of Custom Business Forms (CBF), Frank has helped us advance and promote our mission by providing exceptional printing services that we couldn’t do without—most of our brochures, flyers, posters and annual reports come from Custom Business Forms.In addition to his contributions through CBF, Frank also volunteers in the Marketing and PR Committee…
This month, we would like to recognize Sarah Giga, a long time RIS Board member and passionate leader. Sarah has been engaged with RIS from the beginning as a friend of Karen Wyckoff’s big brother, Peter. Sarah was a charter member of the Board of Directors. Over a dozen years she served in many positions…
