It’s time to fall for our September program line-up! Check out this round-up of this month’s programs.
Coffee + Oodles
Come to this weekly drop-in program which takes a typical journaling format and gives you a chance to respond to a prompt in whichever medium speaks to them most: drawing or writing.
Wednesday, September 6th @ 9:30-10:00am PT / 11:30am-12:00pm CT / 12:30-1:00pm ET
Wednesday, September 13th @ 9:30-10:00am PT / 11:30am-12:00pm CT / 12:30-1:00pm ET
Wednesday, September 20th @ 9:30-10:00am PT / 11:30am-12:00pm CT / 12:30-1:00pm ET
Wednesday, September 27th @ 9:30-10:00am PT / 11:30am-12:00pm CT / 12:30-1:00pm ET
Unspoken Whispers
Join us for this brand-new drop-in writing program! In this program, the facilitator provides a writing prompt and you can use that prompt in any way you’d like to create a story over a set amount of time. Once we’ve finished, everyone is given the opportunity to read their writing out loud.
Thursday, September 7th @ 9:30-10:00am PT / 11:30am-12:00pm CT / 12:30-1:00pm ET
Thursday, September 14th @ 9:30-10:00am PT / 11:30am-12:00pm CT / 12:30-1:00pm ET
Thursday, September 21st @ 9:30-10:00am PT / 11:30am-12:00pm CT / 12:30-1:00pm ET
Thursday, September 28th @ 9:30-10:00am PT / 11:30am-12:00pm CT / 12:30-1:00pm ET
Art Workshop: Pressed Leaf Lanterns
Join 25 of your young adult cancer peers, ages 18-45, through a seven-week program experience where you’ll hit the highlights of Cactus Cancer Society’s workshops, both on Zoom and in a dedicated Facebook group.
Tuesday, September 12th @ 5:00-7:00pm PT / 7:00 – 9:00pm CT / 8:00-10:00pm ET
Final Send-off: Unspoken Ink
Join us for our final Unspoken Ink send-off as we transition the program into retirement!
Thursday, September 14th @ 5:00-7:00pm PT / 7:00-9:00pm CT / 8:00-10:00pm ET
Family Art Time: LEGO Monsters
Cactus Cancer Society and Bright Spot Network Present Family Art Time! Join us for a parent and child art project, where we’ll be putting together a bunch of LEGO monsters!
Sunday, September 17th @ 8:30-9:30am PT / 10:30-11:30am CT / 11:30am-12:30pm ET
Meditation with Mamma G
Join Mamma G, Cactus Cancer Society, and Elephants and Tea for Guided Yoga Nidra Meditation! Â Angie Giallourakis (aka Mamma G) will be leading guided yoga nidra meditation classes. This is in partnership with Elephants and Tea!
Monday, September 18th @ 5:00-6:00pm PT / 7:00-8:00pm CT / 8:00-9:00pm ET
Quarterly Meeting: Prickly Rebels Club
Join us for a Prickly Rebels Club quarterly meet-up where we’ll share progress, design our badge stickers, and hear from folks in our community who have a knack for a certain badge skill.  It’s one part book club, one part Scouts, another part meet-up, and a whole lot of fun!
Thursday, September 21st @ 4:00-5:00pm PT / 6:00-7:00pm CT / 7:00-8:00pm ET
Guys Discussion Group
In this guys-only program, men with young adult cancer experiences can meet to chat and hangout. No agenda, and nothing is off-limits.
Monday, September 25th @ 5:00-6:30pm PT / 7:00-8:30pm CT / 8:00-9:30pm ET
Survivorship Series 3.0
Calling all young adults facing AML, ALL, or Glioma! Join 25 of your young adult cancer peers, ages 18-45, through an eight-week program experience. You’ll hang out for 90 minutes each week to put together a LEGO Delorean set and then participate in a 30 minute focus group where you can give input on how to better the AML, ALL, and Glioma landscape.Â
Tuesday, September 26th @ 5:30-7:30pm PT / 7:30-9:30pm CT / 8:30-10:30pm ET
Focus Group: Side Effect Management
We’re running a focus group around the topic of side-effect management and communication with support from Daiichi Sankyo. The Focus Group will include a discussion surrounding patient experiences and preferences on education surrounding side-effect management.
Tuesday, September 28th @ 5:00-6:30pm PT / 7:30-8:30pm CT / 8:00-9:30pm ET
