On March 23, 2012, 11 DYNAMIC women gathered together at the Light Center in Black Mountain ( http://www.urlight.org/ ) for a Visioning and Planning Retreat for Three Baskets. What a POWERFUL experience! The synchronicity was strong, the energy high, and because of the passion and commitment of this group, Three Baskets has been brought to the next level.
Led by internationally renown organizer and activist Linda Stout ( www.SpiritInAction.net ), the following people joined forces for Three Baskets: Aditi Sethi-Brown, MD, Janet Weiss-Quate, LPT, Laura Rand (counselor & cancer survivor), Jan Howard (cancer survivor), Kimberly Doyle (cancer survivor) , Nancy Kehr, DC, Susan Hayden, founder, Susie Sloan, RN, LMBT, Janice O'Brien, and myself, Terri Balog, LMBT.
After an intense weekend of getting to know one another, building relationships, teamwork, creating a common vision and strategizing, Three Baskets now has a strong Board, a number of very passionate advisers, a very proactive fundraising and program committee and a goal of raising one million dollars for development of the Three Baskets' Cancer Information and Resource Center here in Asheville by the end of the year 2012!
Stay tuned for more exciting news as this extremely progressive nonprofit becomes a household name, and more importantly, achieves it's mission of providing resources,support and collaboration of health care services for the mind, spirit and body of all of those affected by cancer, their families and the entire community!
