Social Activities
Our Social Activities offer you another way to spend time with other women who’ve also heard the words “You have cancer.”
Perhaps you’re not interested in a support group but would still like to meet and interact with other women in a safe, comfortable environment. Maybe you’re looking for a way to “escape” for a little while, to focus your mind on a fun, relaxing or creative activity, with others who understand what this feels like. Our social gatherings have what you’re looking for.
Our goal is to provide a variety of options to meet your needs and to enhance your quality of life while living with cancer.
Some social activities meet monthly. Others meet at different intervals throughout the year. Please view this page often to check for new offerings. You can also visit our calendar.
All of our programs are free. Pre-registration is REQUIRED. Call us: 914-962-6402 or 800-532-4290.
Book Club
When: Thursday, October, 17, 7-8 pm
Where: Zoom Video Conference
Open to people living with breast, ovarian and gynecological cancers. Pre-registration is required. Space is limited. For information or to register, call Support Connection: 914-962-6402 or 800-532-4290. Must register before 5pm Wednesday October 16.
At this session, we will discuss Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus.
Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing as an average woman. But it’s the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute takes a very unscientific view of equality. Except for one: Calvin Evans; the lonely, brilliant, Nobel–prize nominated grudge-holder who falls in love with—of all things—her mind. True chemistry results.
But like science, life is unpredictable. Which is why a few years later Elizabeth Zott finds herself not only a single mother, but the reluctant star of America’s most beloved cooking show Supper at Six. As it turns out, Elizabeth Zott isn’t just teaching women to cook. She’s daring them to change the status quo.
Write to Heal Workshop
WHEN: Wednesday, November 6, 4-6pm
WHERE: Zoom video conference
Open to Women nationwide, who have or have had a breast, ovarian or gynecological cancer diagnosis. Pre-registration is required. Space is limited. For information or to register, call Support Connection, 914-962-6402 or 800-532-4290. Must register no later than 5 pm (NY time) on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.
Support Connection is pleased to offer an online writing workshop based on, but not limited by the life-changing diagnosis of cancer.
This workshop for cancer patients and survivors offers “expressive writing” as a way of healing. While writing may not cure, it can heal according to scientific studies. In a time of great uncertainty for many who have had a cancer diagnosis, writing and sharing our stories with others on parallel paths will be our avenue to reclaim our voices, and reconnect with our lives. Everyone is welcome: if you have never written, or if you have always written.
Participants are given cancer-related prompts, but do not need to write about cancer. The session provides a safe space to respond to prompts, write and share their writing with the group. Sharing is not required, but aids in healing through community support.
INSTRUCTOR BIO: Joanne Fay Brown, MSW, has led Amherst Writers & Artists workshops in Berkeley, Oaxaca, Mexico, Santa Fe, Los Alamos and Ghost Ranch, New Mexico. She is a writer, cancer survivor and a Master in Social Work. Joanne not only shares her writing expertise with her clients, but is sensitive to the needs of cancer survivors.
Healing Arts: Painting Autumn Landscape
WHEN: Tuesday, November 12, 4-6pm
WHERE: Zoom video conference
Open to people living with breast, ovarian and gynecological cancers. Pre-registration is required. Space is limited. For information or to register, call Support Connection: 914-962-6402 or 800-532-4290. Must register before 5pm Monday, November 11.
Relax, unwind, and enjoy yourself, in this virtual painting workshop with teaching artist, Lauren Hollick. No previous painting experience necessary.
Join us for this “Painting Autumn Landscape” workshop, where you will be guided through painting an autumn scene using watercolor paints.
In this workshop you will learn how to use a reference photo, sketch with paint, add shading, simple painting mark making techniques, and gain experience in color mixing, as you create a scene filled with the beautiful colors of autumn. This workshop is perfect for both beginners and experienced artists looking to enjoy artmaking and learn some new techniques.
Participants are asked to provide the following supplies:
Watercolor paints, watercolor or cardstock paper, printer/sketch paper, paint brush(s), pencil, eraser, paper towel, water in container.
Optional Supplies: any other painting, drawing, or collage supplies.
Instructor Bio: Lauren Hollick is a rising artist and art educator who is a lifelong Hudson Valley resident. A graduate of SUNY New Paltz, she currently has a studio in Dutchess County, NY. As an educator, Lauren accommodates persons from all walks of life to use artmaking as a powerful and expressive personal tool, teaching students how to engage mind, hands, and heart to share their personal experiences. Art tells a story.
