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YWCA Hamilton is ready to kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month with action, passion, and support for survivors!

Posted on 1 October 20241 October 2024 Posted in Home Page Featured Post, Programs & ServicesTagged Community, Encore, Health and Wellness

Every October, YWCA Hamilton’s Health & Wellness team leads the charge to raise critical funds for our ENCOREplus program. ENCOREplus […]

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The Road to Hope is Never Travelled Alone – Thank you for Supporting YWCA ENCOREplus!

Posted on 16 November 2023 Posted in Events, Home Page Featured Post, Programs & ServicesTagged Community, Encore, Health and Wellness

The Road to Hope is never travelled alone, and our community showed up with overwhelming support for survivors of breast […]

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Road to Hope: The Road is Never Travelled Alone

Posted on 19 October 202323 October 2023 Posted in Home Page Featured Post, Programs & ServicesTagged Encore, Health and Wellness

This month, YWCA Hamilton is calling on our community to raise support for ENCOREPlus – the umbrella program that includes […]

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YWCA Staff run half-marathon in support of programming for breast cancer survivors

Posted on 17 November 202217 November 2022 Posted in Home Page Featured Post, Programs & ServicesTagged Encore, Health and Wellness

Amazing things happen when women support women – particularly when it makes a positive impact on their health. That’s exactly [...]

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Mimma’s story: YWCA Hamilton’s Encore Program “saved my life”

Posted on 5 November 202025 February 2021 Posted in Home Page Featured Post, Programs & ServicesTagged Encore, Health and Wellness

Mimma Musitano was told she wouldn’t survive her breast cancer journey. She was 57 years old when she was diagnosed [...]

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Maureen’s story: how YWCA Hamilton’s virtual Encore Program helped a breast cancer warrior, 18 years after treatment

Posted on 29 October 202025 February 2021 Posted in Home Page Featured Post, Programs & ServicesTagged Encore, Health and Wellness

When it comes to YWCA Hamilton’s Encore program, Maureen Hayman describes herself as a bit of a contradiction. “I’m probably [...]

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Dea’s story: how positive thinking and YWCA Hamilton’s Encore program offered a road map to life after breast cancer

Posted on 22 October 202025 February 2021 Posted in Home Page Featured Post, Programs & ServicesTagged Encore, Health and Wellness

Dea Cappelli says one of her biggest strengths is her positive outlook – even while undergoing treatment for breast cancer. [...]

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Amanda’s story: How YWCA Hamilton’s Encore program helped a 29-year-old breast cancer warrior

Posted on 1 October 202025 February 2021 Posted in Home Page Featured Post, Programs & ServicesTagged Encore, Health and Wellness

Amanda Rahija was only 29 when she felt a lump in her breast. Breast cancer was the last thing on [...]

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YWCA Hamilton’s Encore program is a lifeline for breast cancer survivors

Posted on 10 September 202029 March 2021 Posted in Home Page Featured Post, Programs & ServicesTagged Encore, Health and Wellness

When Neanette Atanas talks about YWCA Hamilton’s Encore program, she gets a little emotional. “I may cry when I talk [...]

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How YWCA Encore Changes Lives

Posted on 19 November 201825 February 2021 Posted in Programs & ServicesTagged Encore

Two years ago, Neanette Atanas rolled over in a Stretch Sweat and Unwind yoga class and her life went sideways. [...]

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