Celebrity “Survivor” Ethan Zohn Is Keynote Speaker At Sharsheret Annual Luncheon
Teaneck, New Jersey (April 15, 2010) – Ethan Zohn, a cancer survivor and winner of the TV show Survior: Africa, will address ore than 400 attendees at Sharsheret’s Annual Benefit Luncheon to be held on Sunday, May 16th. Sharsheret is a national not-for-profit organization supporting young Jewish women and families, of all backgrounds, facing breast cancer. The Benefit Luncheon, to be held at the Marriott at Glenpointe in Teaneck, New Jersey, will honor the mothers, daughters, sisters, and friends who have touched the lives of breast cancer survivors.
Sharsheret will recognize the valuable contributions of Guests of Honor Jeremy and Adina Fand (Westchester) and Lisa Schutzman (Long Island), who will receive the Lisa Altman Volunteer Tribute Award. The Benefit Luncheon will also feature a silent auction including electronics, jewelry, Judaica, signed sports memorabilia, and gift certificates. Benefit Chairs this year include Thalia Federbush (Englewood, NJ), Jennifer Galligan (Bellmore, NY), Amy Wolin (North Bellmore, NY) and Alissa Zagha (Teaneck, NJ).
“We are looking forward to a most successful event and are delighted to welcome Ethan Zohn as our Keynote Speaker. Ethan’s incredible story of survival and triumph serves as an inspiration to all the women and families of Sharsheret,” said Sharsheret Director of Operations Elana Silber. “We are honored to recognize the valuable contributions of this year’s honorees who have tirelessly dedicated their time and efforts in support of the organization. It is with their continued devotion that, in just nine years, Sharsheret has been able to grow from a handful of volunteers to a vital organization serving thousands in the Jewish and cancer communities.”
About Sharsheret
Sharsheret is a national not-for-profit organization supporting young Jewish women and their families, of all Jewish backgrounds, facing breast cancer. Our mission is to offer a community of support to women diagnosed with breast cancer or at increased genetic risk, by fostering culturally-relevant individualized connections with networks of peers, health professionals, and related resources. Since the organization’s founding in 2001, Sharsheret has received more than 19,000 inquiries from those affected by breast cancer, health care professionals, women’s organizations, Jewish organizations, and others interested in learning more about the important services Sharsheret provides nationwide. Sharsheret has developed the following national programs:
The Link Program
· Peer Support Network, connecting women newly diagnosed or at high risk of developing breast cancer with others who share similar diagnoses and experiences;
· Embrace, supporting women living with advanced breast cancer;
· Genetics for Life, addressing hereditary breast and ovarian cancer;
· Busy Box, for young parents facing breast cancer;
· Best Face Forward, to address the cosmetic side effects of treatment;
· Sharsheret Supports, assisting in launching and helping to sustain local support groups;
· Family Focus, providing resources and support for caregivers and family members.
Education and Outreach Programs
· Health Care Symposia on issues unique to younger women facing breast cancer;
· Sharsheret on Campus, outreach to students on campus;
· Facing Breast Cancer as a Jewish Woman educational resource booklet series.
For seat reservations, please visit
www.sharsheret.org or call Malke Grunberger at (866) 474-2774.