NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER
ThisNovember,wehavesomuchtobethankfulfor.Lastmonth, duringBreastCancerAwarenessMonth,ourcommunitycame togetherinextraordinarywaystosupportandempowerthose servedbyourBreastCancerResourceCenter.OnNovember4, welookforwardtousingourvoicesandmakingadifferenceat theballotbox.Andeveryday,wearegratefulforthe transformativeimpactofourEnglishasaSecondLanguage courses,whichhelpstudentsgainconfidenceandstrengthen theircommunicationskills.Keepreadingtoseewhatelseweare celebratingandthankfulforthismonth!
CELEBRATING AN INCREDIBLE OCTOBER AT
THE
BREAST CANCER RESOURCE CENTER!
OctoberwasaremarkablemonthfortheBCRC,withsuccessful outreachinitiativesandcommunityevents.Volunteersdistributed pinkawarenessbowsinCentralNJ,andstaffdecoratedMarketFair Mall'swindowswithagiantpinkribbon.Theteam,includinginterns andvolunteers,deliveredBreastHealthpresentationsand participatedinvariouseventsincluding:
APaintYourFridgeeventatMrs.G’sAppliances
SpeakingatTrentonCityHallaboutthesignificanceofbreast cancerawarenessandwomen'srights
JoiningforceswiththeladiesofSigmaGammaRhoSorority’sMu LambdaSigmaAlumnaeChapterforbreastcancerwalks SupportingtheamazingresidentsatRoycebrookattheir GatewayGivesBackwalkforBreastCancer
CelebratinglifeandcommunitywiththeresidentsatPrinceton ManorattheirannualThinkPinkWalk
WalkingalongsideGrandMasterJimmyBarnesofthePrinceHall MasonsandthewomenoftheOzielGrandChapterO.E.S,PHA,NJ attheTracyC.BarnesScholarshipWalkforBreastCancer. ProvidinginformationatourYWCA/BCRCtablesatcommunity eventsthroughouttheentiremonth!
Inaddition,OctobersawtheBCRCstaffandcommunityengageina shopping-for-a-causeeventatFrontPorchinPennington,aCancer CareBagdrive,andaBreastHealth101sessionwiththeWIN&Allies groupatBlackRockinPrinceton.Wealsoreceivedagenerous donationofTotesofHomefromourwonderfulfriendsatVitale’s HappySmilesFoundation!
ThegrandfinaleofBreastCancerAwarenessMonth2025wasour BeyondPinkartshowfundraiser,heldfromOctober23rdto25th.The galleryopeningeventwasatremendoussuccess,thankstoour sponsors,artists,donors,attendees,volunteers,ourBeyondPink Committeemembers,andallthestaffatYWCA!
BreastCancerAwarenessMonthextendsbeyondOctoberforthe BCRC.Since1972,wehavecommittedtoprovidingfreeprograms andsupporttoindividualslivingwith,through,andbeyondabreast cancerdiagnosis,aswellastothegreatercommunitythroughout CentralNJ!
DINE TO DONATES UPCOMING
TAKE A BREAK FROM COOKING AND CONTRIBUTE TO A WONDERFUL CAUSE BY JOINING US FOR OUR UPCOMING DINE TO DONATE EVENTS!
OurNovember DinetoDonate willbeheldat Chopton Thursday, November13, ALLDAY,where 20%ofyour purchasewillbe donatedto YWCAPrinceton. Markyour calendarsand dinewith purpose!
RegistrationforanewyearofourNewcomers&Friendsat YWCAPrincetonisstillunderway!Forover65years,the Newcomershavewelcomedwomentoourcommunityfrom aroundtheworld,nation,andstate. WehavemanyInterestGroupsforyoutoparticipatein. Whetheryoulikehiking,biking,cardplayingordiningout wehaveitforyouwithour35differentInterestGroups.
Youdon’thavetoliveinPrincetontobeapartofNewcomers& Friends.MemberscomefromalloverincludingMercer, Somerset,Middlesex,andBucksCounties.Whetheryouarea seasonedresidentornewtoourareaNewcomers&Friends welcomeyoutobloomwhereyouareplanted!