What better way to celebrate the month of October than with our pot luck birthday celebration. Chef Ken Harvey did not disappoint! Chef provided an educational (and oh so tasty) demo creating fresh table side guacamole using peppers from our garden and a secret ingredient… pomegranate seeds! Thank you to Chef Ken and his son Austin as well as Billy Stern, owner of Stern Produce, for donating the delicious healthy produce for our event.

TCC showed up in force on a beautiful fall Sunday morning supporting the American Cancer Society in the Making Strides against Breast Cancer walk. Our president Liz Almli kicked off the morning as our speaker followed by a fun warmup with high energy Zumba Instructor Lupe DeLeon. Lupe was amazing and has offered to come to TCC on a Saturday morning to lead a Zumba class. This is one class you won’t want to miss!

Watch for our 2017 membership information arriving in your mailbox via email blast later this week. Please join us! This is YOUR organization!

The Tucson Cancer Conquerors Board

• November 6th, Sunday, 8:00 AM, U of A Mall: NOCC's Tucson's 1st Annual Run/Walk to Break the Silence on Ovarian Cancer® - Join the TCC Team at the NOCC Tucson's Run/Walk. Click here register online for this event as part of the TCC Team - just select Join Existing Team and search the list for Tucson Cancer Conquerors!

• November 21st - Deadline to RSVP and Pay for the 2016 Holiday Luncheon - If you plan to attend the Holiday Luncheon on December 2nd, it is essential that you RSVP and pay in advance for this event no later than November 21, 2016. See the December 2nd event description below for more details.

• December 2nd, Friday, 12:00 Noon, Get Social Annual Holiday Luncheon - Come join us to celebrate the holiday season and each other!

This year we will be celebrating at Tucson Country Club at 2950 N Camino Principal, and the cost is $25 per person. It is essential that you RSVP and pay in advance for this event no later than November 21, 2016.

• You can RSVP to the Evite that was sent out OR email info@tucsoncancerconquerors.org.

• You can either pay at any TCC activity OR mail check payable to TCC to Arlene Kutoroff at 6510 E. 12th Street, 85710.

• You must also select your meal choice at the time you pay. This year's choices are: Grilled Salmon, Grilled Mushroom Napoleon or Strawberry Orange Salad with Chicken.

Our walking group is growing and going strong. If you can walk, you can do it. You just need to take that first step and GET MOVING. We have something for everyone so bring a friend and join the walkers at 8:00 AM every Saturday!

Get Fit class is focused on functional fitness - strength, flexibility, balance and endurance. Anyone at any fitness level can do this! TCC Get Fit classes are held at Brandi Fenton Park Tuesday evenings at 5:30 PM and Saturday mornings at 8:00 AM.

Throughout the fall you have two opportunities every week to come help tend to the TCC organic garden - Tuesdays at 4:15 PM and Saturday mornings at 9:30 AM. For more information, please contact Dawn at 520-975-4839 or timdawnmesser@gmail.com.

This month's book recommendation is A Simple Act of Gratitude: How Learning to Say Thank You Changed My Life by John Kralik.

Experiencing the downward spiral of both his personal and professional life, the author finds it very difficult to appreciate all that he does have.  Trying to climb out of the doldrums, he sets himself a goal of writing daily thank-you notes for gifts or kindnesses he'd received from friends, family, coworkers, and others along the way who had done him a good turn. Thank you note by thank you note, the author experiences an up-swing in his own life because of his renewed perspective of gratitude and appreciation.

John Kralik’s personal story shows the transforming power of saying thank you.  The book contains good messages to consider, especially as we approach the season of giving thanks for what we have, where we are, and who we know and love.

Caring Baskets

We always look for creative ways to offer support to our members who are encountering major life changes or challenges. TCC provides personalized items to these members to offer inspiration, nurturing, and support. We hope that this gesture will help members know how special they are to TCC and that we stand ready support them in any way we can during difficult times. If you know a member who could use a little extra TLC, please let us know. If you have any questions, click here to email Annie O’Connor.