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A small group of breast cancer survivors began meeting in 2002 in the home of one of its members and they found there was a need locally for support and services for young women diagnosed with breast cancer. Since then, we have provided a supportive environment for over 160 young women with breast cancer in the Seattle area. As of November 2008, we are honored to represent YSC as an affiliate and bring its national focus to the Pacific Northwest.
We offer a welcoming supportive environment which for many, is the first opportunity to connect with other young women with breast cancer. We regularly participate in outreach events, in cooperation with the medical, breast cancer, and general communities in order to ensure that no young woman will have to face breast cancer alone. It is our goal to extend the reach and name recognition of the YSC and to be the premier support organization for young women with breast cancer in our area.
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Saturday, June 02, 2012 | 8:30AM-3:00PM
YSC Seattle Information Table at Moving Beyond Cancer to Wellness educational event
YSC Seattle will host an information table on Saturday, June 2nd from 8:30-3:00 at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Survivorship Program’s sixth annual Moving Beyond...
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Friday, June 08, 2012 | 2:00 PM
YSC Seattle Annual Retreat
Enjoy a full weekend of yoga, organic local vegetarian cuisine, support group art therapy, hiking beach combing, and reconnecting as well as making new friendships.
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Support Group dates for 2012: 1/4, 1/18, 2/1, 2/22, 3/7, (no group 3/21), 4/4, 4/18, 5/2, 5/16, 6/6, 6/20, 7/18, 8/1, 8/15, 9/5, 9/19, 10/3, 10/17, 11/7, 11/21, 12/5 &12/19.
Our facilitated support group meets the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month from 6:30–8:30 p.m. at Gilda's Club Seattle. These facilitated bi-monthly meetings are open to all women diagnosed with any stage of breast cancer under/around the age of 40. The meeting time is used for listening, sharing, discussion and occasional guest speakers. If you are interested in attending, please email Nicole Taylor, YSC Seattle Affiliate Manager, at yscseattle@youngsurvival.org or call 206 322.9965
Location: Gilda's Club Seattle, 1st Floor Ballroom. 1400 Broadway Ave, Seattle, on the corner of Broadway and Union. Street parking is available or you can park at the Polyclinic across the street for $5.00. Directions to Gilda's Club.
Metastatic Networking Group
YSC Seattle is now offering a new support group for women facing metastatic (stage IV) breast cancer. The group meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 12:30 p.m. location varies. For information on the group, meeting location or to RSVP, please contact Katie Hogan or yscseattle@youngsurvival.org.
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Word is getting out! Our Seattle support group meetings, social and educational events are bustling with new faces, and we're happy to see new connections and friendships being made. Our members have been busy, so please take a look:
Thank you Throttle Rockets- you are out of this world! The Throttle Rockets chose YSC as the beneficiary for the Rat City Roller Girl annual charity bout on Saturday February 18th. They raised $500 to support our ongoing support groups, education and outreach. Thanks to you, the volunteers who staffed our information table and all the fans and supporters who are now a part of our circle of support
Seattle represented the Pacific Northwest in style at C4YW Conference for Young Women Affected by Breast Cancer in New Orleans this past February in New Orleans. 
We had a great turnout of 60 people for our 4th Annual Holiday Party on December 17th! We celebrated with delicious Greek food, had fun in the photo booth not to mention the kids activities that included cookie decorating with our great volunteers! Thank you so much to Misshelrawka for the music and Paul Porter for the photo booth, not to mention our party planners Katie, Judy, Jen & Melanie. We look forward to a great 2012 ahead together!
On Sunday November 6th 2011, Lululemon University Village pushed their products aside, unrolled yoga mats and turned their space into an instant yoga studio for just us YSC Seattle members! It was a great chance for us to unwind after a long Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM) and restore our bodies and spirits as we head into the busy holiday season. Thanks to the organizers and volunteers who made it happen.
2011 In Living Pink- a huge success! With the help of our sponsors, guests, donors and volunteer committee, we raised $32,000 to fund our direct local support,education and continued outreach so that no young woman has to face breast cancer alone. Check out Facebook for more photos.
Our Annual Family BBQ- the hottest day of the year in Seattle!
We had over 45 members attend our Annual Family BBQ in the Seattle sunshine! What a strong sense of community this group has—friends new and old. Survivors, co-survivors and our little cherubs too! Big thanks to Tina for getting us the bouncy house, to Katie for orgaznizing and to Joe Renee and Laura for preparing all the amazing food and to all who are part of our circle of support. Until next time...
YSC Seattle local Retreat held at Harmony Hill Cancer Retreat Center
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Resources
Check out our resources educational materials in resource library off of the Ballroom at Gilda's Club as well as upstairs in our YSC Seattle office off of the Fireplace room. We now have Newly Diagnosed Resource Kits, books, pamphlets, videos and an exchange basket full of items you may need for treatment/recovery. Please feel free to peruse them before or after our support group meetings or contact Nicole by emailing yscseattle@youngsurvival.org or calling 206 322.9965.
Volunteer opportunities
Our affiliate leadership committee is still looking for people with experience and passion in planning our education, social and outreach activities for the year. If you or anyone you know would be interested in dedicating time to one of these efforts please email yscseattle@youngsurvival.org. These positions require some commitment and are vital to our 2012 mission. <LEO_HIGHLIGHT style="BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(255,255,150) 2px solid; DISPLAY: inline; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; CURSOR: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; -moz-background-size: auto auto" id=leoHighlights_Underline_2 onmouseover="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOver('leoHighlights_Underline_2')" onmouseout="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOut('leoHighlights_Underline_2')" onclick="leoHighlightsHandleClick('leoHighlights_Underline_2')" _mce_style="border-bottom: 2px solid #ffff96; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; cursor: pointer; display: inline;" leohighlights_underline="true" leohighlights_url_bottom="http%3A//shortcuts.thebrowserhighlighter.com/leonardo/plugin/highlights/3_2/tbh_highlightsBottom.jsp?keywords%3Dsurvivor%26domain%3Dyoungsurvival.org" leohighlights_url_top="http%3A//shortcuts.thebrowserhighlighter.com/leonardo/plugin/highlights/3_2/tbh_highlightsTop.jsp?keywords%3Dsurvivor%26domain%3Dyoungsurvival.org" leohighlights_keywords="survivor"> You do not have to be a survivor to take part so please reach out to your networks to help us bring more people on board!
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Local Partners
We thank our partners for their generous support of YSC Seattle.
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