These tournaments have raised funds for charitable contributions to The Special Olympics, The Wellness Community of the South Bay, and many others.
I heard about the plan to fix up a donated house for the Wellness Community, and got on board.
"Four years ago, a group of us who had worked at various cancer-related organizations decided we wanted to do this," said Eunice Jadlocki, the executive director of the Wellness Community.
The Wellness Community (TWC) is an international, non-profit organization that provides support, and education to people with cancer and those who care for them.
"E-Health: Health Promotion and Wellness Communities".
In lieu of flowers, her family requested that donations be sent to The Wellness Community.
In 2009, Gilda's Club merged with another similar institution, The Wellness Community, under the new name of Cancer Support Community, which was legally adopted in 2011.
Her mother, Frances S. Johannes, is the database manager at the Wellness Community of Philadelphia, a nonprofit organization that provides psychological support to people with cancer.
She has donated several pieces to The Wellness Community of Southwest Florida, a non-profit organization providing support for people with cancer.
She was named host of Facing Cancer Together, a television program produced by the Wellness Community which aired on cable stations around the country.