Leukemia Research Foundation and Gilda`s Club Chicago Partner to Host Spanish-language Town Hall Meeting

Released on = August 16, 2007, 12:19 pm

Press Release Author = Carl Alston, Leukemia Research Foundation

Industry = Healthcare

Press Release Summary = Leading medical experts in the areas of leukemia, lymphoma,
and myelodysplastic
syndromes answer questions for Spanish-speaking patients.

Press Release Body = The Leukemia Research Foundation (LRF) and Gilda's Club Chicago
are partnering to offer a free Town Hall Meeting for Spanish-speaking leukemia,
lymphoma and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) patients and their families. This
interactive question and answer session will be presented entirely in Spanish. The
goal of this Town Hall meeting is to offer patients and family members the
opportunity to participate in three hours of uninterrupted dialogue with medical
experts on leukemia and lymphoma and MDS.

The Spanish Town Hall Meeting will take place Saturday, October 27 from 1p.m. until
4p.m. at Gilda's Club Chicago, 537 N. Wells Street in Chicago, 60610. A free
children's program and goodie bag and free parking are also available. Light
refreshments will be served.
For more information and reservations, please call Jeanette Albarrán at
312-464-9900, x17 or email jeanettealbarran@gildasclubchicago.org.

Reunión Comunitaria en Español
Información sobre la Leucemia y Linfoma

Se Requiere Una Reservación
La reunión comunitaria es GRATIS
y todos estan bienvenidos.
Traiga sus preguntas sobre la Leucemia y Linfoma a un panel de expertos médicos
durante una discusión para pacientes
y familiares. Para más información y/o
para reservar su espacio,
llame a Jeanette Albarrán al
312-464-9900

sábado, 27 de octubre 2007
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Gilda's Club Chicago
537 North Wells Street
Estacionamiento Gratis en la Puerta

About Gilda's Club Chicago
Named for legendary comedienne and "Saturday Night Live" alum Gilda Radner, the
mission of Gilda's Club Chicago is to provide a meeting place where people living
with cancer, and families and friends, join together to build social and emotional
support as a supplement to medical care. Free of charge, Gilda's Club Chicago
offers support and networking groups, lectures, workshops, social activities, a
children's program, bereavement support, and a Latino program in a warm and
welcoming setting located at 537 North Wells Street in Chicago.

About The Leukemia Research Foundation (LRF)
The Leukemia Research Foundation, headquartered in Glenview, Ill., is dedicated to
funding research and providing support to people affected by blood cancers. The
Foundation's mission is to conquer leukemia, lymphoma, and myelodysplastic syndromes
by funding research into their causes and cures, and to enrich the quality of life
of those touched by these diseases. For more than 60 years, thousands of volunteers
and 24 chapters have helped the Foundation raise more than $41 million to help fund
research specifically targeting aspiring, eager, and innovative scientists and
physicians around the world, provide patient financial assistance, and offer
educational and emotional support for patients and their families.

Leukemia Research Foundation information is available at www.leukemia-research.org,
or by calling 847-424-0600.
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Web Site = http://www.leukemia-research.org

Contact Details = Carl Alston, Leukemia Research Foundation
847-919-6250
carl@lrfmail.org

or

Jeanette Albarrán, Latino Program Coordinator
Gilda's Club Chicago
312-464-9900, x 17
jeanettealbarran@gildasclubchicago.org

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