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Ridgefield Community Helps Cancer Patients with Benefit Party for Ann's Place

A benefit is being planned for Ann's Place that includes three live bands, delicious food from Ridgefield's Odeens, raffle prizes and more.

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Wendy Ann Mitchell, Community Contributor
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RIDGEFIELD, CT — The Ridgefield community is coming together to benefit a nonprofit on the Danbury/Ridgefield line that helps people whose lives have been impacted by cancer. Last year's #MyLeftBoob cancer free party raised over $1,400 for Ann's Place. This year, organizer and cancer survivor, Wendy Mitchell, is celebrating 2 years being cancer free with a musical celebration.

Join the fun on Saturday, Feb. 11th at the Danbury Elks Club, 36 Sugar Hollow Rd., Danbury (Route 7), from 7 p.m. – 12 a.m. for live music, awesome food, raffle prizes and tons of fun! It’s all for a great cause.

From the day I was diagnosed with the evil “C’ word I’ve worked to raise awareness of self breast exams for early detection. I was low risk, went for a mammogram every year but got Metaplastic Carcinoma (MpBC), a rare, aggressive, fast-growing type of caner found in only 1 percent of women. I was lucky enough to have caught it early at Stage 1 while dying my hair (dropped hair dye on #MyLeftBoob felt the lump and the rest is history). Many women who get it don’t find MpBC until it’s at Stage 3 or 4.

I’m also Triple Negative, something only 15 percent of women have, so I can’t be on any follow up meds. I say it’s kind of like walking on a tightrope in high heels with no net. It’s scary at times but as long as I stay balanced, keep my chin up and keep moving forward, everything will be okay.

After 16 weeks of dose dense “red devil” chemo, 30 rounds of radiation, 5 surgeries, 5 lumps and numerous complications, I’m happy to say I’m now 100% cancer free and planning the 2nd annual #MyLeftBoob celebration to raise funds for Ann’s Place a nonprofit that provides free services for cancer patients and their families. We’ll have live bands, delicious food prepared by Odeens BBQ, raffles by local bands and much more!

Bands include:

  • Traveling Danburys (featuring i95FM DJs Tim Sheehan & John Perry)
  • $2 Hat (featuring members of Future Tense)
  • The Knockoffs (featuring members of HED & Leadfoot)
  • Sugar Hollow Band (Elks Club House Band)

Tickets are $25 each and include hors d’oeuvres, live music and one free raffle ticket. There is a cash bar. A portion of the ticket sales will go to benefit Ann’s Place. 100% of the raffle prize funds collected will go to benefit Ann’s Place.

Raffle prizes so far include:

To read Wendy's survivor story from the beginning visit:

https://wendipoprock.wordpress.com/myleftboob-breast-cancer-awareness-campaign/

To learn more about Ann’s Place visit:

http://www.annsplace.org/about/

For questions about this benefit or to donate a raffle prize, please contact wendyannmitchell@live.com or call/text (203) 501-7424.

Tickets are $25 each and can be purchased:

In person: Bach to Rock Music School, 15 Danbury Rd., Ridgefield

Online: http://myleftboobparty.brownpapertickets.com

Online: PayPal.com and entering wendyannmitchell@live.com.

Image by Lisa Kosarko Sotero, Gruntled Design

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