Gilda’s Club creates welcoming communities of free support for everyone living with cancer – men, women, teens and children – along with their families and friends. Our innovative program is an essential complement to medical care, providing networking and support groups, workshops, lectures and social activities, all free of charge.
Below is a little information on how the Club itself came about.
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About Gilda's Club:
It was Ms. Radner's dying wish to create a place where people with cancer could go to receive support. Through the efforts of Gene Wilder (Gilda's husband) and Joanna Bull (Gilda's therapist), the first Gilda's Club was opened in New York City in 1995.
History of Gilda’s Club Worldwide:
Gilda’s Club was founded in 1991 by Joanna Bull, Gilda Radner’s cancer psychotherapist, together with Gilda’s husband, Gene Wilder, with the help of film critic Joel Siegel, actor/singer Mandy Patinkin and several of Gilda’s other friends.
The first Gilda’s Club, including a world wide training center, opened its signature red door in New York City in 1995.
The relationship between Gilda’s Club Worldwide and its affiliates is close but flexible.
-No annual dues are paid to Gilda’s Club Worldwide
-Money that is raised locally stays local
-Training is provided at the Gilda’s Club Worldwide Training Center
-Gilda’s Club Worldwide hosts an annual Affiliates Conference for networking and education.
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