Due to some recent changes that have taken place, there are a few updates to this car show. However, the basic premise has not changed. I am doing this to help promote the interests of the cancer survivor and to raise money for programs that share the same views.
The chosen charity is still the
Virginia R. Cvetko Patient Education Center and their program that they are in the process of developing. Below you will find a brief overview of this program. All of the money raised at this event will be donated directly to this program to help offset the costs involved to create and implement it and to provide longevity to continue this program for years to come. Based on the information that I have read, most of which is provided here, this program addresses true concerns a cancer survivor faces, and I feel that it will be a huge benefit to those that are both recently cured and to those who have been cured for many years.
The information below was received directly from Mr. Greg Powers, with the Virginia R. Cvetko Center, but has been edited to fit within this post.
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The LLS chapter in San Antonio developed this transition program. It will probably be revised before being instituted at the Virginia R. Cvetko Center, but this is a pretty good outline of what is planned.
Transitions: Life After Cancer
- Session 1: Fear of Recurrence - MD speaker
- Session 2: Psychosocial Issues around Survivorship - Social Work speaker
- Session 3: Long-Time Side Effects: What They Don't Tell You - MD speaker
- Session 4: Sex After Cancer - RN speaker
- Session 5: Nutrition and Complementary Therapies - Nutritionist speaker
- Session 6: Celebration of Life - Chaplain speaker
Sessions would be held for two hours, every other week. The first part of the program would be a speaker for approximately one hour. The second part would consist of a support group type meeting to discuss the information from the talk or any other issues from the group.
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As many of you know, there is a pre-existing weekly car show at this location, promoted by Jared with
RiceKiller.com. Therefore, I have adopted the agenda to hopefully compliment the existing times, but these times are subject to change.
Agenda - Sunday, June 1, 2008
- 1.00p - 2.00p: Car Show Participant Registration and Vendor Setup
- 2.00p - 2.30p: Event Opens to Public, Presentation of Event, Explanation of Car Show Judging, and Thank You to Volunteers
- 2.00p - 5.00p: Car Show Judging (5.00p - 5.30p: Tally Votes)
- 5.30p - 6.00p: Awards Show (Car Show, Door Prizes, Silent Auction, etc.) and Closing Presentation
At this point, there will not be categories in the since that each category winner will receive a prize. We will however, organize the participants in similar groups You may still bring out your car and show it without entering in the show, the donation simply gives you an opportunity to win a trophy and donate to a good cause.
Car Show Groups ($10/car)
- Car Cancer Survivors (must include picture of car prior to restoration from rust)
- Modern Cars
- Classic Cars
- Trucks/SUV's
- Motorcycles/ATV's
- And more...
This show cannot happen without volunteers, so I am asking for help from anyone willing and able to donate their time to help make this show a great success. Below you will find some specific areas that I need help with, but if you can only give a few minutes a week, let me know, and I'm sure I can find something for you. Some of these volunteer opportunities do not take place on the day of the show, so if you're not going to be in town for the show and still want to help, there are plenty of options.
General Event - To oversee the general progress of the event
- Organize vendors and sponsors
- Collect donations
- Organize individual volunteers
Car Show - To plan and organize the car show
- Gather support from local car clubs
- Organize the categories
- Plan voting procedure
- Run table at event (at least 2 at all times for entire event)
Additional Volunteers
- Pass out fliers
- Make phone calls
Thank you all for your continued support.
An edited version of this is available on the main page of the Google Groups website for
NCSD DFW. Please contact me directly if you would like to help out in any way. Also, please pass this information along to anyone who might be interested in attending, helping, or sponsoring/donating.
Thank you all for your time.
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