Connie Hom
A message from our Women and Wellness chair
At VCU Massey Cancer Center, Women and Wellness has a tradition of education, awareness and fundraising. For 26 years, WE have brought together strong, powerful women and raised over $5 million to advance Massey’s mission and fight cancer. WE connect and educate our sisters, bring awareness to our communities about cancer prevention and raise money to advance cancer research and innovation at Massey.
This year, Women and Wellness has a full year of networking and educational programming to engage, excite and empower us all. Women and Wellness is about bringing strong, compassionate and powerful women together to fight cancer. Together, WE can make a future without cancer possible!
We invite you
Women and Wellness is about women coming together to make a difference. As such, we invite you to SAVE THE DATES and join us for our Women and Wellness 2021/22 signature events.
Women and Wellness Luncheon, February 8, 2022 at The Jefferson Hotel
Each year, Women and Wellness come together for a luncheon at the Jefferson Hotel, serving up an elegant lunch, medical and research updates, and plenty of inspiration, with a noted featured speaker. This event always sells out; tickets go on sale this Fall; stay tuned for more details and a registration link.
Emmy award winning journalist Suleika Jaouad to speak at the Women and Wellness luncheon
Meet our featured speaker for our 2022 Women and Wellness signature luncheon on Feb. 8: Suleika Jaouad
Jaouad is a cancer survivor, Emmy award-winning columnist, celebrated TEDtalk speaker, and author of the instant New York Times bestselling memoir Between Two Kingdoms, which recounts her odyssey of healing and self-discovery after a diagnosis of leukemia at the age of twenty-two, and the widely acclaimed The New York Times column and video series, “Life, Interrupted.”
Women and Wellness Educational Mini-Conference, March 26, 2022 at The Westin Hotel Richmond
The Women and Wellness educational mini-conference invites guests to take a deeper dive with Massey leaders on topics like healthy living and nutrition, self-care and wellness, cancer and relationships and thriving with cancer. Hands-on opportunities, such as art therapy and makeup and beauty tips are also planned.
Registration for the Women and Wellness conference is free and is open to all. Sponsorship opportunities are available.
Check back for additional events and information.
Women and Wellness gatherings: Intimate and engaging
All this year, small gatherings hosted by Women and Wellness supporters will provide opportunities to meet and hear from Massey researchers and raise awareness about cancer. Events can be in person or virtual and hosted in private homes, local restaurants, clubs or elsewhere.
Interested in HOSTING a Women and Wellness gathering? We are here to help! Check out our Small Gathering Event Toolkit for ideas and tools to make your Massey event easy, fun and inspiring. Or, reach out to Connie Hom to get started.
Visit Team Massey Women and Wellness for more information and events.
Thank you Massey nation
Our corporate and individual CHAMPIONS are making Women and Wellness - and the innovative cancer research that is happening every day at Massey possible. Thank you to:
Learn more about ways you can stand with us all year to advance women’s cancer health at Massey. Contact Ocelia Hudson for information, so we can put your company's name on our partnership list.
Stay informed. Stay connected
Women and Wellness is part of an ongoing Women's Health Initiative at Massey
Read more about Massey's Women's Health Initiative and opportunities to advance women's cancer health and research at Massey.
Women and Wellness WE-Newsletter
Sign up to receive our Women and Wellness WE-Newsletter every other month to stay up to date on campaign events, research news and highlights and ways you can get involved with Women and Wellness all year long.
WE-News: September/October 2021
Join the Women and Wellness committee
Women and Wellness committee members help plan events and initiatives all year Reach out to Connie Hom for more info on our subcommittees and ways you can join our dynamic group!
- Women and Wellness Luncheon (Feb)
- Education: Mini-conference (March)
- Volunteer Events: Peer-to-peer gatherings
- Sponsorship: Corporate and individual support
- Events: Pink Ribbons of Hope; tennis tournament; and more
- Marketing and communications
Photos from past Women and Wellness luncheons
