September 17, 2024 • 8 mins
Lori Mangum (Chief Operating Officer) and Halen Gifford (Southern Indiana Program Manager) from Gilda's Club Kentuckiana tell us what they do to help people living with cancer and how they are expanding to Southern Indiana...
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
All right.
Speaker 2 (00:00):
In the house. We have a couple of friends in
from Guilda's Club. There's Laurie. Hi, Laurie.
Speaker 3 (00:05):
It's Harry House for Halloween.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
Yes, we're serious about our Halloween candy. I never scaled
back to those little tiny things.
Speaker 3 (00:14):
Yeah, don't go fun size.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Not even in the worst of the pandemic. I said,
I'm still coming.
Speaker 3 (00:18):
I'm still coming with full game, excellent, excellent, respect the game.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
The parents stand down at the end of the driveway
and they go, I told you he had real candy bars, Hayle, good.
Speaker 1 (00:28):
To see you, Good to see you, good to be here. Well.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
The Guilda's Club has just been such a gift for
our community, and I was so delighted to learn there's
going to be more of it in our metro area.
I'm pretty excited about it. First off, who wants to
tell us about the mission for those who are unaware?
Speaker 3 (00:46):
So, Gilda's Club is a cancer support community, and we
are there for anyone connected to cancer. So if you
are living with cancer, if you love someone living with cancer,
if you are beyond treatment and celebrating survivorship, or if
you've lost someone to cancer, all of our programs are
free and we have everything from groups and counseling to
educational programs, healthy lifestyle programs, art, music, and sometimes programs
(01:10):
just for fun, because you should have fun even when
cancer is part of your life. And that's what we
do at all of our locations and it's not going
to change now that we are so in.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
You brought me a shirt today too, that is maybe
was going to be moved to my top shirts of
all times.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
Yay.
Speaker 2 (01:26):
I got to wear this out and about so we
can get it on social media. It's Gilda Radner in
the character of Roseanne Rosanna Dana and it says, keep
Gilda weird Ian take a look at this shirt in
that pose. Ah solid, Isn't that awesome? That's great. I
just love that. Gilda Radner was just such an amazing person,
just so hilarious. I love seeing old YouTube videos of
(01:49):
her own there. But this whole Gilda's Club concept was
born out of her challenges.
Speaker 3 (01:55):
That's right. Yeah, she lived with ovarian cancer and when
she passed away, the people loved her decided they wanted
to do something in her honor because she wanted to
have that legacy of helping people walk through the most
challenging thing that she had ever experienced. And the first
one was born in New York City. And now there
are almost two hundred service sites worldwide, and we have
(02:17):
four of them here in Greater Louisville.
Speaker 2 (02:19):
That's fantastic. So where's the original now? I know that
you moved from one location. Where's the original now?
Speaker 3 (02:24):
We did? So our largest service base is on Grinstead
Drive across from Cave Hill next to Louisville Collegiate School.
That's right in the Highlands. And then we have a
service suite inside of the Republic Bank Foundation YMCA in
West Louisville. And I'm gonna let my friend Halen tell
you about our two new spots because she is our
Southern Indiana program manager and we couldn't be more proud.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
Congratulations on that title, Halen, Well.
Speaker 1 (02:46):
Thank you so much. I'm excited that we have two
locations that I get to manage.
Speaker 2 (02:51):
First off, your name, everybody brings up Van Halen.
Speaker 1 (02:54):
Oh, yes they do.
Speaker 2 (02:55):
I've never heard Halen before, but it's like Van Allen.
Speaker 1 (02:58):
Yeah, it's a great way to tell people how to
spell it, how to say it. I get called Haley
or Helen otherwise, but Van is like the best way
to get people to get it. So I love it.
Speaker 2 (03:07):
What are the great pants of all time? So you
are in charge of not one, but two of the
new locations in Southern Indiana.
Speaker 1 (03:15):
Yes, so we have two locations. We're calling them Guilda's
Clark in Gilda's Floyd. We have so our New Albany
location and our Jeffersonville location. If you're looking at the cities,
one is Guilder's Clerk. It's a beautiful pastoral environment. We've
got a farmhouse there, so lots of outdoor space that
we can use to It's a little off the beaten path,
which is why our New Albany location is also great.
(03:37):
Right near downtown New Albany. It's on Oak Street in
the historic Cardinal Ritter Birthplace house. So we're lucky enough
to have some space in there that we're renting that
we can host program as well.
Speaker 2 (03:48):
So obviously it's easier access for people in Southern Indiana. Yes,
but really, Guilda's Club kind of invites anybody from anywhere,
isn't that kind of how that works?
Speaker 3 (03:56):
Absolutely? Yeah, our service area is technically the whole state
of Canucky, less the river bordering counties that are bordering Cincinnati.
There's another awesome cancer support community that serves that location.
But we are spreading out across the state. We're working
with systems like Baptist Health and many more to bring
the mission of Guild Us to Kentuckians everywhere, and so
(04:17):
you can be part of our programs online from literally
wherever you are. We've got people that have joined us
from Texas, We've got people that have joined us from Spain.
They found us online. And I have become part of
Guildess Club Kentuckyana, and so this is just an extension
of that.
Speaker 2 (04:31):
All right, So what are these Southern Indiana facilities up
and running?
Speaker 1 (04:35):
So we've started some programming there now, and if you
check us out at GCK dot org you can find
out what programs are happening there currently. But we do
have two open houses that are coming up. On September
twenty fourth, It's a Tuesday morning at ten am. We'll
have our Guilda's Clark opening and I can give you
the address there if you'd like. That's going to be
at five three one eight King Road, Jeffersonville, Indiana for seven.
Speaker 2 (05:00):
Oh. But you said like a ribbon cutting ribbon.
Speaker 1 (05:04):
Well, I don't know if the mayor is available, but
we'll have our board there and our staff there and
some wonderful guild as club members that are excited to
see the place opening.
Speaker 2 (05:12):
Yeah, I mean yeah, there's got to be some luminary
right there nearby, and she still needs to be able
there and be for the ribbon cutting.
Speaker 1 (05:18):
Oh for sure. Well, and we'll hopefully have some media there.
But we've got doughnuts, we've got snacks, got all sorts
of great things. But you can see the environment, you
can see the farm. The cows will hopefully be checking
it out, coming to watch us cut the ribbon as well,
so it'll be a fun time. We're going to start
that at ten am. Ribbon gets cut at ten thirty
and we'll be open until noon if you'd like to
(05:38):
stop by and see the space.
Speaker 2 (05:40):
So is it a working farm where the cow is
a working farm?
Speaker 1 (05:44):
Which is one of the greatest things about it is
you you know, you're real close to Jefferson Builts, not
too far from veterans, and then you get to the
farm and you feel like you're completely a million miles
away from anything in the world. So peaceful, there are
tractors running, there are farm there are farm animals doing
their thing. We've got tomatoes growing out there right now,
so it's it's a working farm. You feel like you
(06:06):
were on a farm when you're out there. I was
just cleaning the dust off the windows, so it is.
It is definitely up and going.
Speaker 2 (06:14):
That's a great pursuit too, for folks who are going
through some sort of life transition to just be around
that sort of serenity.
Speaker 3 (06:22):
Definitely you're healing.
Speaker 1 (06:24):
And we've had folks from Louisville who maybe they aren't
Jeffersonville residents, they don't live in Clark County, but they
love coming out there because of exactly what you just said.
Being away from everything, especially if you're in the city
you're going back and forth from hospitals all the time.
It's a nice place to just get away and feel like,
you know, you're the only person in the world.
Speaker 3 (06:43):
Given people a risen across that great Ohio ocean.
Speaker 2 (06:45):
Terry exactly are those rose colored glasses, because I'm digging
it they are. There's kind of a hippie chick vibe
to it, and I really like.
Speaker 1 (06:53):
Thank you. I have to build it into my aesthetic
are a prescription.
Speaker 2 (06:57):
But they're very cool and they work great in this light.
A here well, Haylen, it's a pleasure to meet you. Congratulations.
I'm so glad that this important mission is just kind
of spreading its wings and being able to help more people. Laurie,
that's just that's the goal from the beginning, and it's
been so well run here in Louisville. I'm glad that
(07:19):
you're able to satellite it out now.
Speaker 3 (07:21):
Thank you, Terry. We hope all the time that we
lose our jobs because cancer is eliminated from this world.
But until that's the case, we will be here for
every Kentucky and that needs us, and we appreciate you
helping us get the word out.
Speaker 2 (07:33):
No doubt. A grand opening and ribbon cutting celebration from
ten till noon Tuesday next week Gilda's Clark fifty three
eighteen King Road in Jeffersonville, and then the Floyd location
is where that is.
Speaker 1 (07:48):
At the Cardinal Ritter birthplace, which is twelve eighteen East
Oak Street, New Albany, Indiana, four seven one five oh
and that's going to be on October eighth, same time,
ten am. We'll do the ribbon cutting at ten and
we'll be open until noon.
Speaker 2 (08:02):
Congratulations on the great work. Thank you so much, Lorian
Halen from Gilda's Club and the website.
Speaker 1 (08:07):
Is g CK dot org.
Speaker 2 (08:11):
Gck dot org for people get information about any of
these Gildas clubs around here. Thanks so much. Ladies back
in a minute on news radio at forty whas
All right.
Speaker 2 (00:00):
In the house. We have a couple of friends in
from Guilda's Club. There's Laurie. Hi, Laurie.
Speaker 3 (00:05):
It's Harry House for Halloween.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
Yes, we're serious about our Halloween candy. I never scaled
back to those little tiny things.
Speaker 3 (00:14):
Yeah, don't go fun size.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Not even in the worst of the pandemic. I said,
I'm still coming.
Speaker 3 (00:18):
I'm still coming with full game, excellent, excellent, respect the game.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
The parents stand down at the end of the driveway
and they go, I told you he had real candy bars, Hayle, good.
Speaker 1 (00:28):
To see you, Good to see you, good to be here. Well.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
The Guilda's Club has just been such a gift for
our community, and I was so delighted to learn there's
going to be more of it in our metro area.
I'm pretty excited about it. First off, who wants to
tell us about the mission for those who are unaware?
Speaker 3 (00:46):
So, Gilda's Club is a cancer support community, and we
are there for anyone connected to cancer. So if you
are living with cancer, if you love someone living with cancer,
if you are beyond treatment and celebrating survivorship, or if
you've lost someone to cancer, all of our programs are
free and we have everything from groups and counseling to
educational programs, healthy lifestyle programs, art, music, and sometimes programs
(01:10):
just for fun, because you should have fun even when
cancer is part of your life. And that's what we
do at all of our locations and it's not going
to change now that we are so in.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
You brought me a shirt today too, that is maybe
was going to be moved to my top shirts of
all times.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
Yay.
Speaker 2 (01:26):
I got to wear this out and about so we
can get it on social media. It's Gilda Radner in
the character of Roseanne Rosanna Dana and it says, keep
Gilda weird Ian take a look at this shirt in
that pose. Ah solid, Isn't that awesome? That's great. I
just love that. Gilda Radner was just such an amazing person,
just so hilarious. I love seeing old YouTube videos of
(01:49):
her own there. But this whole Gilda's Club concept was
born out of her challenges.
Speaker 3 (01:55):
That's right. Yeah, she lived with ovarian cancer and when
she passed away, the people loved her decided they wanted
to do something in her honor because she wanted to
have that legacy of helping people walk through the most
challenging thing that she had ever experienced. And the first
one was born in New York City. And now there
are almost two hundred service sites worldwide, and we have
(02:17):
four of them here in Greater Louisville.
Speaker 2 (02:19):
That's fantastic. So where's the original now? I know that
you moved from one location. Where's the original now?
Speaker 3 (02:24):
We did? So our largest service base is on Grinstead
Drive across from Cave Hill next to Louisville Collegiate School.
That's right in the Highlands. And then we have a
service suite inside of the Republic Bank Foundation YMCA in
West Louisville. And I'm gonna let my friend Halen tell
you about our two new spots because she is our
Southern Indiana program manager and we couldn't be more proud.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
Congratulations on that title, Halen, Well.
Speaker 1 (02:46):
Thank you so much. I'm excited that we have two
locations that I get to manage.
Speaker 2 (02:51):
First off, your name, everybody brings up Van Halen.
Speaker 1 (02:54):
Oh, yes they do.
Speaker 2 (02:55):
I've never heard Halen before, but it's like Van Allen.
Speaker 1 (02:58):
Yeah, it's a great way to tell people how to
spell it, how to say it. I get called Haley
or Helen otherwise, but Van is like the best way
to get people to get it. So I love it.
Speaker 2 (03:07):
What are the great pants of all time? So you
are in charge of not one, but two of the
new locations in Southern Indiana.
Speaker 1 (03:15):
Yes, so we have two locations. We're calling them Guilda's
Clark in Gilda's Floyd. We have so our New Albany
location and our Jeffersonville location. If you're looking at the cities,
one is Guilder's Clerk. It's a beautiful pastoral environment. We've
got a farmhouse there, so lots of outdoor space that
we can use to It's a little off the beaten path,
which is why our New Albany location is also great.
(03:37):
Right near downtown New Albany. It's on Oak Street in
the historic Cardinal Ritter Birthplace house. So we're lucky enough
to have some space in there that we're renting that
we can host program as well.
Speaker 2 (03:48):
So obviously it's easier access for people in Southern Indiana. Yes,
but really, Guilda's Club kind of invites anybody from anywhere,
isn't that kind of how that works?
Speaker 3 (03:56):
Absolutely? Yeah, our service area is technically the whole state
of Canucky, less the river bordering counties that are bordering Cincinnati.
There's another awesome cancer support community that serves that location.
But we are spreading out across the state. We're working
with systems like Baptist Health and many more to bring
the mission of Guild Us to Kentuckians everywhere, and so
(04:17):
you can be part of our programs online from literally
wherever you are. We've got people that have joined us
from Texas, We've got people that have joined us from Spain.
They found us online. And I have become part of
Guildess Club Kentuckyana, and so this is just an extension
of that.
Speaker 2 (04:31):
All right, So what are these Southern Indiana facilities up
and running?
Speaker 1 (04:35):
So we've started some programming there now, and if you
check us out at GCK dot org you can find
out what programs are happening there currently. But we do
have two open houses that are coming up. On September
twenty fourth, It's a Tuesday morning at ten am. We'll
have our Guilda's Clark opening and I can give you
the address there if you'd like. That's going to be
at five three one eight King Road, Jeffersonville, Indiana for seven.
Speaker 2 (05:00):
Oh. But you said like a ribbon cutting ribbon.
Speaker 1 (05:04):
Well, I don't know if the mayor is available, but
we'll have our board there and our staff there and
some wonderful guild as club members that are excited to
see the place opening.
Speaker 2 (05:12):
Yeah, I mean yeah, there's got to be some luminary
right there nearby, and she still needs to be able
there and be for the ribbon cutting.
Speaker 1 (05:18):
Oh for sure. Well, and we'll hopefully have some media there.
But we've got doughnuts, we've got snacks, got all sorts
of great things. But you can see the environment, you
can see the farm. The cows will hopefully be checking
it out, coming to watch us cut the ribbon as well,
so it'll be a fun time. We're going to start
that at ten am. Ribbon gets cut at ten thirty
and we'll be open until noon if you'd like to
(05:38):
stop by and see the space.
Speaker 2 (05:40):
So is it a working farm where the cow is
a working farm?
Speaker 1 (05:44):
Which is one of the greatest things about it is
you you know, you're real close to Jefferson Builts, not
too far from veterans, and then you get to the
farm and you feel like you're completely a million miles
away from anything in the world. So peaceful, there are
tractors running, there are farm there are farm animals doing
their thing. We've got tomatoes growing out there right now,
so it's it's a working farm. You feel like you
(06:06):
were on a farm when you're out there. I was
just cleaning the dust off the windows, so it is.
It is definitely up and going.
Speaker 2 (06:14):
That's a great pursuit too, for folks who are going
through some sort of life transition to just be around
that sort of serenity.
Speaker 3 (06:22):
Definitely you're healing.
Speaker 1 (06:24):
And we've had folks from Louisville who maybe they aren't
Jeffersonville residents, they don't live in Clark County, but they
love coming out there because of exactly what you just said.
Being away from everything, especially if you're in the city
you're going back and forth from hospitals all the time.
It's a nice place to just get away and feel like,
you know, you're the only person in the world.
Speaker 3 (06:43):
Given people a risen across that great Ohio ocean.
Speaker 2 (06:45):
Terry exactly are those rose colored glasses, because I'm digging
it they are. There's kind of a hippie chick vibe
to it, and I really like.
Speaker 1 (06:53):
Thank you. I have to build it into my aesthetic
are a prescription.
Speaker 2 (06:57):
But they're very cool and they work great in this light.
A here well, Haylen, it's a pleasure to meet you. Congratulations.
I'm so glad that this important mission is just kind
of spreading its wings and being able to help more people. Laurie,
that's just that's the goal from the beginning, and it's
been so well run here in Louisville. I'm glad that
(07:19):
you're able to satellite it out now.
Speaker 3 (07:21):
Thank you, Terry. We hope all the time that we
lose our jobs because cancer is eliminated from this world.
But until that's the case, we will be here for
every Kentucky and that needs us, and we appreciate you
helping us get the word out.
Speaker 2 (07:33):
No doubt. A grand opening and ribbon cutting celebration from
ten till noon Tuesday next week Gilda's Clark fifty three
eighteen King Road in Jeffersonville, and then the Floyd location
is where that is.
Speaker 1 (07:48):
At the Cardinal Ritter birthplace, which is twelve eighteen East
Oak Street, New Albany, Indiana, four seven one five oh
and that's going to be on October eighth, same time,
ten am. We'll do the ribbon cutting at ten and
we'll be open until noon.
Speaker 2 (08:02):
Congratulations on the great work. Thank you so much, Lorian
Halen from Gilda's Club and the website.
Speaker 1 (08:07):
Is g CK dot org.
Speaker 2 (08:11):
Gck dot org for people get information about any of
these Gildas clubs around here. Thanks so much. Ladies back
in a minute on news radio at forty whas
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