Elana Shapiro: Celebrating 20 Years
I genuinely believe in the mission. It resonates with me. I love working in a small organization because you are exposed to everything. It’s challenging but so exciting. I believe we have an incredible team.
Amy Zeglinski-Spinney: 2023 winner of the Lorna Rosenstein Award
Amy Zeglinski-Spinney is the third youth volunteer to receive the Lorna Rosenstein Youth Volunteer Leadership Award in as many years.
Sharon Bray, Writing Through Cancer, retiring instructor.
“I interviewed at Gilda’s Toronto in 2016, and the group workshops took off.”
Lindsay is on the Run!
"I started supporting Gilda’s Toronto and my mother and her friends Linda Rechtsman, Helen Burstyn and Lorna Rosenstein (the founders of Gilda’s Toronto). I feel like I’ve been involved in some capacity from the beginning. Of course, I’m going to be there to support them.”
Our first overnight family camp was an incredible success!
Throughout the weekend, children, youth and families made beautiful connections with each other. Families held space for one another, sharing personal thoughts, feelings, grief, memories, wishes, and hopes tied to their cancer experiences.
I am so grateful that I received the support I needed from Gilda’s Toronto – it ultimately saved my life
As the recipient of the Lorna Rosenstein Youth Volunteer Leadership Award, I was matched with a mentor who helped me navigate my grief, Gilda’s Toronto’s own Katie Jacobs, Director of Clinical Programs. We both followed the same higher education path and even attended the same universities! In our time together, Katie talked about her 15 years
Celebrating 20 years with pioneering Therapeutic Touch practitioner Crystal Hawk
Crystal Hawk, MEd, RT, is a Gestalt psychotherapist/educator and Therapeutic Touch and Emotional Freedom Techniques practitioner. She has taught Therapeutic Touch for over 40 years, studying with its developers, the late Dolores Krieger and the late Dora Kunz. She co-founded the Therapeutic Touch Network of Ontario. Crystal was awarded an Honorary Life Membership in The Nurse
A golf tournament turned me into a cancer support ambassador
Now I can see how one day on the golf course can build community and bring crucial mental health support to those living with cancer and those who care for them. Now I can ensure these services are available to families like mine when they need them the most.
Connecting families impacted by cancer
The best part is connecting families with other families going through a similar experience in their cancer journey. It lets them know they’re not alone and can face the experience together as a community.
I got a lot more out of Gilda’s Toronto than I ever anticipated
I struggled and needed to talk about what I was going through. The give and take in the group support sessions were remarkable. I got a lot more out of it than I ever anticipated from Gilda's Toronto.