NEWS

The first edition of The LifeLab's literary journal, Noble, has been published! You can purchase a copy here. Noble is the result of the pilot cycle of The LifeLab's writing workshop, The re:Writing Project. We are very proud of the work. Thanks to all of you who attended the reading party last month for Noble. For those of you who couldn't make it, you can listen to a podcast of the reading right here! Press the arrow to begin: This podcast thing is pretty cool, I must say. For those of you who would like copies of the journal, they will be available here in about a week. The re:Writing Project is The LifeLab's creative writing workshop for young adult cancer survivors in New York City. We will be holding additional cycles of The re:Writing Project, in the future. Please see the schedule below and contact us if you would like to participate.

FALL Progams

We are pleased to be offering the following programs this Fall:

September 21, 2006: re:Writing Project II - A continuation of our writer's program with our instructor, David Stoler, for those with some writing experience and/or works in progress. We will be working in workshop format during this eight session class, which meets every week at our offices in Soho, on Thursday evenings from 6:00-8:00. This class will also include mentors from major publishing houses and literary agencies and will culminate in publication of works in our literary journal, Noble. The class is free, and this is an incredible opportunity to get your foot in the door if you are interested in writing for publication, so please do get in touch if you are interested. This cycle of the re:Writing Project II has been sponsored by a generous Visionary Grant from the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults. THIS CLASS IS NOW FULL. for information on future class sessions, please email jodi [at] thelifelab [dot] org (or call 212-920-3672.)

If you are a new writer, will be hosting another cycle of the beginner's workshop (The re:Writing Project I) in the Winter, sponsored by a community grant from The Lance Armstrong Foundation, which is funding the re:Writing Project for 2007!

ONGOING: YOUNG ADULT POST TREATMENT NETWORKING GROUP - We are delighted to announce that we now sponsor a bi-weekly support group on the first and third Wednesdays of each month, from 6 to 7:30, exclusively for post-treatment young adults, at Gilda's Club in NYC. The first group of its kind! Gilda's Club is located at 195 West Houston Street (just west of 6th Ave.) in the West Village. This is a drop-in group, so no commitment is necessary - attend as you like. If you would like more information, or to sign up for your free Gilda's Club membership, please call our group's facilitator, Marcey Needel, at 212-647-9700 x238. This program is free, but an RSVP is required to 212-647-9700. You may download the flyer here.

Upcoming Fall/Winter 2006 group dates: October 4 & 18, November 1 & 15, December 6 & 20

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We are frequently adding additional programs, so please check back or sign up on our mailing list to be notified.

The LifeLab is a small non-profit trying to make a difference and serve as a model for support services for young adult survivors in other communities. You can help support our efforts by making a tax-deductible donation. Thank you so much!

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Thank you for your interest and for supporting cancer survivorship.

Warmly,

Jodi Sax, Esq.
Founder and Executive Director

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