LETTER FROM CLARE FREDA, WALKATHON CHAIR

I would like to take this opportunity to personally thank everyone who participated in this years "Let's Walk Together" event. There were over 800 participants gathered to celebrate the day together and we are grateful to each one of you for joining us! We raised...drum roll please...over $150,000.00!

Thank you to our Team Leaders, Sponsors and Vendors. Each and every person who donated from $10.00 to $5000.00; you've all made an impact on our mission of Mary's Place and the women we serve who are battling cancer. To all the volunteers who helped to keep things running smoothly and on schedule, we couldn't do it without you. We are so grateful!

We would like to thank Team Wegmans for serving a nutritious lunch, snacks and drinks for the day and for your continued support throughout the year. We are so honored to work with your company.

To Dean's Natural Food Market, thank you for sponsoring the kids activity table and providing Kind Bars and bottled water. We are grateful for your support each and every day since we opened our doors 5 years ago!

To the entire community, thank you for embracing Mary's Place we couldn't do it without you!

To the women with whom I spoke and the family members I meet, please know we are committed to supporting those who cross our path. "And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up." Galatians 6:9

We have some exciting ideas for next year, as we grow and learn so save the date for Saturday, May 9, 2015!

Love, Clare Freda

Upcoming Events

Thursday, June 26th - Alex and Ani Come support Mary’s Place while buying Alex and Ani accessories. More Info

Sunday, June 29th - Johnny Mac’s Row, Row, Row your boat ... and raise money for Mary's Place. More Info

Saturday, July 5th - McLoone’s Pier House Bob Bandiera Seafood Buffet Call 732-923-1006 for a reservation. Doors open at 7 p.m. and Bob Bandiera plays at 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, August 16th Mom’s Rock Stand up Paddle Board Register by clicking here

Tuesday, August 26th - US OPEN bus trip with a breakfast, boxed lunch, and gift auction on the ride home! More Info

Saturday, September 6th - Let’s Build it Together End of Summer cocktail party to help capital campaign

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I t takes many hearts and hands to hold our mission together. . . .

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E x h i b i t n o . 9Thank you to Tom and Lois White and all those who joined us at the Silent Auction for Mary's Place in the Spring. They raised $2100 for our mission and donated a beautifully framed original print for our future home!

B i k r a m Yo g a i n We s t f i e l d 3 0 d a y c h a l l e n g eWestfield Thank you to Robert and all our friends at Bikram Yoga in Westfield. They raised $801 for Mary's Place during the month of April!

M o n m o u t h M a l lRoseann Osterkorn for hosting a registration at the Monmouth Mall. Her continued support of Mary’s Place by the Sea is appreciated by all of us!

B i g B e a t M u s i c S t u d i oAnnual Showcase performed three shows with proceeds benefiting Mary’s Place by the Sea. They raised $584 thanks to Joe and ALL our friends at Big Beat.

Wo m e n ’s E x c h a n g e o f M o n m o u t h C o u n t yAt their 80th Anniversary Luncheon Mary’s Place was presented with a donation of $1,000. It was an honor to be recognized by other volunteers and such an established local non-profit.

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Thank you to Martha Mary Guild of St. Mary's in Colts Neck for knitting beautiful prayer shawls for our guests and your generous donation! We are grateful!

Thank you to Mary Anne McCabe for the unique, hand-crafted jewelry you bring to us to share with our guests!

S p r i n g L a k e 5$2,500 raised from our team who ran together for the 3rd consecutive year!

American Legion Unit 129 from Toms River, NJ stopped by recently to present a check to Mary's Place for $400

Thank you to Terry Yack of Lakewood for knitting beautifully soft knitted hats for our guests!

M o n m o u t h B a r r a c u d a s S w i m C l u bThank you to Coach Paul Buerck and all those who supported Mary's Place by the Sea at their Spring Banquet and gift auction. The Barracudas raised $600 and now Olympic swimmers Katie Ziegler and Jimmy Feigen know about Mary's Place!

Thank you to MILES OF SMILES for honoring Mary’s Place by the Sea at their 1st event with a complimentary day to use their bus. Debbie Marini has been part of the Mary’s Place community and we appreciate her continuous spirit and support.

Thank you to Tim McLoone for helping us spread the word and raise money for Mary's Place. Visit one of his many locations today, have a great meal, color a picture and join us in our mission to Raise the Roof!

Linda M. JensenCertified Cancer Support & Nutritional Educator Healing Arts Practitioner

Linda Jensen brings a deep-seated, passionate motivation to her profession as a fully certified Cancer Support & Nutritional Educator Health

Coach, and Healing Arts Practitioner. The diagnosis of her 33-year old husband to a very rare form of cancer, propelled her down a path of learning about pH-balance nutrition and holistic treatment, which she used to compliment the traditional medical therapy he received. Following his passing, years of self-study in nutrition and the holistic approach led her to becoming a Certified Wellness Consultant and Health Coach in 2000. Then, in 2004, caught up in the stresses of life, having left her own wellness on the back burner, she found herself facing a Stage-3 diagnosis of breast cancer. This aggressive malignancy would require surgery, chemo- and radiation therapy, and a strong will to survive. She knew it was time to learn more about integrative health, nourishing the body, spirit and mind, to heal and treat herself - simply to survive.

Linda specializes in the alkaline/acidic effects on the body (pH balance nutrition and trophology - food combining), truly defining 'healthy' eating, all the more crucial for those having been diagnosed with cancer. Her practice incorporates Integrative Lifestyle Counseling, and the Healing Arts techniques of Jin Shin Jyutsu, Healing Touch, and Raindrop, all driven by the notion that optimal health is achieved by bringing balance and harmony to mind, body and spirit. She is presently studying the effects of sound therapy at a cellular level with the use of tuning forks. Her practice includes offering nutritional seminars for healthcare professionals; involvement in initiatives to bring healthy eating to local communities; an association with Frost Valley in Claryville, NY where she participates in

the Survivors Program in conjunction with the YMCA and Livestrong Foundation; she consults before, during and after treatment, by appointment, in Red Bank, and is available for on-site sessions to ensure the proper protocol in the home.

At Mary’s Place by the Sea, Linda is a frequent volunteer and sought-after expert in both of her fields. Attributing her own state of good health to having managed to “survolve” (survive and evolve) every day, she coaches each guest on an individual basis, sharing her vast knowledge depending on the specific diagnosis. Her passionate commitment rings loud and clear: “Often referred to as the ‘Cliff Notes of Nutrition’, my role is to guide and support our guests to be self-sufficient once they leave. Critical to this point, I provide a valuable network of professional resources in the alternative, holistic and medical communities, and make every attempt to reduce ‘information overload.’ In addition to touch treatments, I am able to offer ‘self-help’ instruction specific to everyday need, with the goal of preventing recurrence: just as I am, and will determinedly remain, cancer-free, thanks to these practices and choices, for our guests, I help them to set the 'stepping stones' to a healthy, positive lifestyle change.”

Born and raised in New York, NY, Ms. Jensen raised her daughter and two sons in Monmouth County, NJ, where she has lived for over twenty years; she currently resides in Rumson.

Ms. Jensen is the author of “Survolve” A guide to Nutritional Alkalinity and holds the following certifications:Health Coach/Trivita, Scottsdale AZ, 2000Study of Macrobiotics/Kushi Institute, NY/2005Healing Touch and Raindrop Technique/ Institute of Spiritual Healing & Aromatherapy, Aveda, CO 2008Jin Shin Jyutsu/Morristown Memorial Hospital and ongoing studies Scottsdale AZ/2009Center for Advancement of Cancer Education, Philadelphia, PA by Dr. Susan Silberstein/2012jensenhealth@comcast.net 732. 687. 2121

ONCOLOGICAL NUTRITIONIST

ONCOLOGICAL NUTRITIONBREAKFAST…From A to Z, well, at least up to Q…

AVOCADO AND EGG Serves 2

1 Avocado, organic….do not peel, slice lengthwise, remove pit1 tsp lemon juice, optional2 organic eggs

Fill pan with ½ in. water. On low heat, place sliced avocado in pan, drizzle with lemon juice, if desired. Crack and add egg. Cover to ”steam” unitl soft boiled. Remove from pan. Top with extra virgin olive oil

Avocado, cubed, raw1 cup, 240 cal. Glycemic Index….very low

The ability of avocado to help prevent unwanted inflammation is absolutely unquestionable in the world of health research. Cancer risk factors almost always include excessive inflammation (related to lack of anti-inflammatory nutrients) and oxidative stress (related to lack of antioxidants).

In cancer cells, avocado works to increase oxidative stress and shift the cancer cells over into a programmed cell death cycle (apoptosis), lessening the cancer cell numbers.

The avocado appears to selectively push cancer cells "over the brink" by increasing oxidative stress, which in turn, increases the cancer cells likelihood of dying. At the same time, it is actively supporting the health of non-cancerous cells by increasing their supply of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory nutrients.

Lest not to forget the egg, soft boil or poach will maintain the benefits of soy lecithin, a nutrient found in the yolk as well as protein needed to get your daily metabolism in gear. Only when oxidized does it become a cholesterol.Avocados and Latex Allergy and why its ok to steam the avocado….Like bananas and chestnuts, avocados contain enzymes called chitinases that are associated with latex-fruit allergy syndrome. There is strong evidence of the cross-reaction between latex and foods that naturally contain high amounts of chitinase enzymes. If you have a latex allergy, you may very likely be allergic to these foods as well. Processing the fruit with ethylene gas increases these enzymes; organic produce not treated with gas will have fewer allergy-causing compounds. In addition, cooking the food may deactivate the enzymes.Reference: Ding H, Chin YW, Kinghorn AD et al. Chemopreventive characteristics of avocado fruit. Semin Cancer Biol. 2007 May 17; [Epub ahead of print] 2007. 2007.Ding H, Han C, Guo D et al. Selective induction of apoptosis of human oral cancer cell lines by avocado extracts via a ROS-mediated mechanism. NutrCancer. 2009;61(3):348-56. 2009

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A young girl was walking along a beach upon which thousands of starfish had been washed up during a terrible storm. When she came to each starfish, she would pick it up, and throw it back into the ocean. People watched her with amusement.

She had been doing this for some time when a man approached her and said, “Little girl, why are you doing this? Look at this beach! You can’t save all these starfish. You can’t begin to make a difference!”

The girl seemed crushed, suddenly deflated. But after a few moments, she bent down, picked up another starfish, and hurled it as far as she could into the ocean. Then she looked up at the man and replied, “Well, I made a difference to that one!”

The old man looked at the girl inquisitively and thought about what she had done and said. Inspired, he joined the little girl in throwing starfish back into the sea. Soon others joined, and all the starfish were saved.

— Adapted from The Star Throwerby Loren C. Eiseley

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