h360 HealthTalk: Lily Safani – Gilda’s Club–Facing Cancer Together
February 15, 2018 | Healtheo360
Dave sits down with Lily Safani, the CEO of Gilda’s club— a free comprehensive cancer program that includes support groups, educational lectures, and workshops such as the John Lennon Real Love Project for everyone impacted by cancer— men, women, teens, and children. Watch video
Joe Raiola: Nonprofit President Helps Cancer Fighters Find Harmony Through John Lennon’s Music
December 4, 2017 | Spectrum News NY1
Raiola’s “John Lennon Real Love Project” is a free songwriting workshop for cancer fighters and survivors. Since joining, Caporale has built confidence and once again feels at home in the spotlight. “This has given me life,” she said. Watch video
Red Door Community gala raises money for cancer support network
November 7, 2017 | ABC 7 NY
Eyewitness News Anchor Bill Ritter hosted the annual gala for the amazing Gilda’s Club, named for comedian Gilda Radner. Ritter showed off the view from the podium as he helped 400 people raise money for this cancer support network. Watch video
At Red Door Community, healing help is always free
October 19, 2017 | The Villager
Migdalia Torres, executive director of Red Door Community New York City, said that the programs are not just open to breast cancer patients and families, but for everyone — from family members, to those who have lost someone, to those diagnosed — because there is some form of knowledge to be gained from this month of programming. Read more
Metallica, Mastodon to Reissue LPs on Pink Vinyl for Charity
August 25, 2017 | rollingstone.com
Metallica, Gary Clark Jr., Mastodon and Portugal. The Man are among the artists who will reissue their music on pink vinyl for the fourth annual Ten Bands One Cause. Now in its fourth year, Ten Bands One Cause has raised over $144,000 for the organization. Read more
Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner: A Story of Love, Cancer, and Laughter
October 2, 2016 | thedailybeast.com
At an event at Red Door Community in New York City, Mandy Patinkin and others recalled Gene Wilder’s passionate fight to create a lasting, practical legacy. Read more
Anthrax Is Still Here and Still Rocking
September 18, 2016 | NY Times
In 2011, Anthrax took the stage at Yankee Stadium alongside Metallica, Megadeth and Slayer, the three other bands in the “big four” credited with bringing thrash metal to wider audiences in the late 1980s. On Friday, it was cramming itself into the 300-capacity Saint Vitus for the first of two shows to raise money for Red Door Community (Mr. Benante’s mother and Mr. Bello’s grandmother, Bernadette Benante, long a fixture at Anthrax shows, died of cancer in 2012.) Read more
Beyond the Screen, Red Door Community Is Gene Wilder’s Greatest Legacy
September 6, 2016 | brandchannel.com
Along with a trove of hilarious films and comedic performances, beloved comic actor Gene Wilder leaves behind a different kind of legacy with Red Door Community, the charitable organization that he founded in 1991, two years after his third wife, Gilda Radner, died from ovarian cancer. Read more
Let’s Remember Gene Wilder’s Legacy As A Women’s-Health Advocate
August 30, 2016 | Refinery29.com
With his death at 83 due to complications from Alzheimer’s on Sunday, Gene Wilder left behind a legacy full of laughter and joy. But as we remember him for his beloved roles in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and Blazing Saddles, it’s also important to honor his legacy as an advocate for women’s health. Read more
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