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One-Year Survivor: The Joy and Vicissitudes of Surviving Cancer
This post was originally published on the author’s blog and reprinted with her consent. A year ago, I was undergoing cancer treatment. This month, I am celebrating my one-year survivorship. It is a big milestone on many levels. I underwent so much pain and so many sorrows. I am grateful for life, even though the hardships are notRead More...
OUR COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY
I wanted to take a moment to pause from business as usual and thank you as a community of people who care deeply about one another and our world. I am sure that many of your hearts are heavy like ours. We have been taking the time to reflect and listen during this time as we takeRead More...
Learn About Our Annual Volunteer recognition awardees
Each year, we ask our staff and community to nominate volunteers that stand out for the wonderful work they have done to support us. Under normal circumstances, we would gather together to celebrate all of our volunteers who choose to donate their time and talents to us throughout the year. Without our volunteers, BACC wouldRead More...
From Sewing to Fight Cancer to Stitching to Fight COVID-19
Regina Bortolus epitomizes the humble ‘angel’ among us. As a member of Mani di Angeli, a group within the Italian American Women’s Guild, she has led a group of dedicated women who have spent many hours creating and sewing dolls for pediatric wards at local hospitals and heart pillows for newly diagnosed clients of BayRead More...
10 Ways You Can Support BACC
It is no secret that we absolutely love our BACC community. There’s a good reason that our Executive Director has been known to send emails and letters with the sign off “sending hugs!” It’s because, even before this pandemic, we knew we had the absolute best community. Now, during this time, our love and appreciationRead More...
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