The Cancer Center for Healthy Living has a variety of special events throughout the year. The first Special Event of 2010 is the Spirit of Living Dinner. The Spirit of Living Dinner is a very unique event that helps us recongize those who are an inspiration to our organization and to all cancer survivors around the world. We take pride in this event and hope that you will share this special moment with us.
Another exciting special event that is held each year is the Uncorked! Wine & Craft Beer Tasting, Silent & Live Auction event that takes place each October at the Embassy Suites Hotel in East Peoria. The event consists of Peoria's best wine and food vendors. Last year we had 26 wine and food vendors combined! The event also has unique auction items! This event should not be missed.
Pedal the Prairie has been a family favorite for years. The event is a recreational bike run & walk through the beautiful Rock Island Trail State Park. The ride goes as far as 24 miles!
Throughout the year, there are also other special events that arise. Last year, we teamed up with the Peoria Cancer Center Foundation and had cancer survivor and mountain "cancer climber", Sean Swarner tell his story at the Weaver Angus Farm.
We are very fortunate to have so many people attend our special events. We would like to thank you all for your continued support. If you have not attended any of our special events, we invite you to join in the fun this year!
Uncorked! Wine, Craft Beer & Hors D'oeuvres Tasting, Silent & Live Auction
Uncorked! will be held October 8th at the Embassy Suites Hotel in East Peoria from 6:00pm-10:00pm. We are looking forward to another magificant event filled with great wine, craft beer and hors d'oeuvres!
Wine & Craft Beer Vendors Include:
Barefoot Wines
Brewers Distributing
Kickapoo Creek Winery
Mackinaw Valley Vineyards
MarketPlace Selctions
Southern Wine &...read more
Home Run Challenge
Join the Home Run Challenge to Benefit CCHL!
Contact Matt George at (309) 303-3970 with additional questions
The Game Rules:
#1- Select your FAVORITE TEAM (Cubs, Cardinals or White Sox)
#2- Pledge a fixed amount of money to CCHL for EACH HOME RUN your team hits during the 2010 MLB Season. Donation will be made at the end of the 2010 season.
#3- If your team wins the challenge, your name will be placed in...read more
Spirit Of Living 2010
The Spirit of Living Dinner was held April 30th at the Packard Plaza in downtown Peoria.
Thank you to everyone who helped us celebrate the gift of life and those who are an inspiration to our organization and to all cancer survivors. This event was very special to us and those we help live life to the fullest.
We would like to thank President Joanne Glasser, Jackie Watkins, Jo Marchini and Joan Ruppman for doing a wonderful job.
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Fancy Schmancy Market
The Fancy Schmancy Market was held May 15, 2010 at the Cancer Center for Healthy Living on Knoxville. It ran from 10am-5pm All proceeds benefited CCHL.
There was local artists, home businesses, great food, raffles and entertainment!
The Cancer Center for Healthy Living and the Fancy Schmancy Market would like to thank 97.3 River Country for their sincere generosity! They have produced and played an awesome advertisement on their stat...read more
Giddy Up & Get Down! In The Fight Against Cancer!
The Cancer Center for Healthy Living is teaming up with the Peoria Cancer Center Foundation at Weaver Angus Farms on June 4, 2010 for a country good time! The event will feature music by the Midnight Flyer, a pig roast and a silent and live auction.
Tickets are $75. To RSVP please call our CCHL office at (309) 693-8139, the Peoria Cancer Center Foundation at (309) 243-3320 or below. If you are interested in a corporate sponsorship, please contact Matt Ge...read more
Uncorked! 2009
Uncorked! is a Wine & Premium Craft Beer Tastingwas held October 16th at the Embassy Suites Hotel in East Peoria! There were over 20 local wine and food vendors in attedance. The Kevin Moletti Trio entertained us throughout the night with their great music. A variety of unique silent and live auction items were donated for our benefit. The event raised over $70,000. If you are interested in becoming an U...read more
Native American Flute And World Percussion Concert
You may be familiar with the musical group, Autumn’s Child. In May, Mark Holland, founder and leader of Autumn’s Child, and N. Scott Robinson, world percussionist, will perform at the Hult Health Education Center. Mark and Scott have recently released a CD entitled "Wind & Fire.” A portion of the proceeds will be donated to The Cancer Center for Healthy Living.
You can hear their music on the website: read more
Pedal The Prairie
Pedal the Prairie is a recreational bike run and walk for the entire family. The event started at Connor Company, located on Pioneer Parkway and continued on the beautiful Rock Island State Trail.
Participants rode their bikes or walked many different distances, depending on their comfort level. Door prizes and raffles were presented at the end of the event. They all received a t-shirt and a sports bottle.
Door prizes and raffle ticket drawings will wrap up the event at tha...read more
On Top Of The World
The Cancer Center for Healthy teamed up with the Peoria Cancer Foundation to present "On Top of the World" featuring Sean Swarner, the first cancer survivor to climb Mount Everest. Sean continues to go on adventures that inspire and raise cancer awareness all over the world.
Sean spoke about his cancer journey where he beat the odds not once, but twice with a stage 4 cancer diagnosis (in which both times he was told that it would be terminal).
The event was held ...read more
Spirit Of Living Dinner
The Spirit of Living Dinner was held at the Packard Plaza in downtown Peoria on April 24th 2009. The guest speaker was Jeff Schwarzentraub, President of One Heartbeat Ministries and the guest vocalist was Nashville Singer/Songwriter Marta Tyree.
The award winners for the night included:
Barbara Walvoord Inspiration Award: Mike Voeller
The Barbara B. Walvoord Inspiration Award was created to honor individuals in the co...read more
Share The Journey Retreat
The Share the Journey Retreat is for cancer patients and their support network reconnect, relax and reenergize and spend a day at beautiful Wildlife Prairie State Park.
The Journey
The day of diagnosis in a cancer patient's life, in many ways, is a new beginning. From that point on you no longer view the world as you once did. Perhaps you now view life as a precious gift, or maybe you are still struggling to deal with the wide range of emotions on...read more