weSPARK & i[2]y Young Adult Networking Group is this Thursday (New day & time) in Sherman Oaks. Dinner provided and a great opportunity to meet other people your age who know what you’re going through. Call or email weSPARK to RSVP @ 818-906-3022 or lea@wespark.org

RSVP now for our first Thrive/Survive Free Community Event!

For young adults (18-49 or young at heart) post cancer treatment:

May 15th, 2011 / 3:30-4:30 PM

Stress Reduction: Meditation & Breathing Class with Chappell Westlake

Learn to use insightful meditation and breathing techniques to calm and focus the mind and create balance for all that which you experience in every day life.

Register today: http://thrivesurvivelosangeles.eventbrite.com

Black Dog Yoga

4454 Van Nuys Boulevard, Suite 206

Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

Attend for the chance to win Five Yoga Classes! (A $75 value!)

Date: Saturday, April 9th, 2011 (After UCLA Cancer Survivor Education Day)
Time: 2:00-3:30pm
Where: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, B-level, 757 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095
RSVP: 310-794-2475 or UCLAsurvivorshipprog@mednet.ucla.edu

Exciting news- UCLA Cancer Survivor Education Day is just around the corner on Saturday, April 9th! This is a great way to learn about cancer survivorship issues like managing physical long-term effects, nutrition and supplements for survivors, working with your PCP to get the best care, and much more.

• Location: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Tamkin Auditorium
• Date: Saturday, April 9th
• Time: 9:00am-1:30pm
• Young adult survivor discussion group after the event
• Only $5 at the door!

Please register online to hold your spot as soon as possible— they have very limited seating!  Register here: uclasurvivorday2011.eventbrite.com

Thrive/Survice has been named the official charity of this years Beatles Cruise and Beatles News has the scoop!

“Beatles Tribute Cruise 2011 will be hosting a charity raffle with close to 100 Beatles related items with all proceeds going to Thrive/Survive Los Angeles. Tickets will be sold during the cruise and prizes will be awarded before each event during the eight day cruise in March.

The grand prize of two Ultimate Weekend Tickets for Abbey Road on the River and signed copies of “LET HIM BE” DVDs have generously been donated.

“We have donations of signed books, hundreds of MusicSkins, CDs, DVDs, Beatles toys and collectibles with much more on the way” says Woody Lifton, Beatles Tribute Cruises promoter. “We would love to help Thrive/Survive with a huge boost in awareness and funding.”"

From Beatles News.

Head to Beatles News for the full story and make sure to check out the Beatles Cruise on www.BeatlesTributeCruise.com!

We are thrilled to announce that Thrive/Survive Los Angeles is now a Project of The Giving Back Fund, a registered 501(c)(3) organization. We’re excited to grow our partnership and create programs that touch our community.

The Giving Back Fund (GBF), established in 1997, seeks to cultivate and nurture a new group of philanthropists within the sports and entertainment communities and to help establish role models who will inspire others to give back. GBF provides philanthropic consulting, management and programs to athletes, entertainers, entrepreneurs, and other high net worth individuals aimed at increasing the impact of their philanthropy.

Sunshine and I were lucky enough to attend the United Global Shift “Be The Shift” event in Los Angeles last week. It was a great opportunity to meet people in our community who are looking to make sustainable change, just like we are. We’re working hard to get Thrive/Survive up and running, and our goal is to have a robust website launch in the next few months.

Nico (left), Sunshine (right)

Debbie Major Photography: http://www.facebook.com/debbiemajorphotography, http://www.myspace.com/debscamera

For more information about UGS, click here.