3 Down, 3 To Go…

So far, Pat and Michael have presented Chasing Rainbows in Calgary, Winnipeg (twice) and Toronto (five times!). Pat reports that the screenings have gone well - many thanks to the wonderful folks at Wellspring Calgary, the Manitoba Cancer Centre, Wellspring Toronto (various locations), Gilda’s Club and the Princess Margaret Hospital for all their help in organizing…to the young adults who spoke at each screening…and of course to the lovely people who attended. Pat and Michael have really enjoyed meeting you all!

Next up: Ottawa on Monday, Montreal on Tuesday and then it’s off to Halifax. Stay tuned…

— Melanie

(Chasing Rainbows publicist)

Chasing Rainbows Tour Update - April 07/08

Wow! Our Chasing Rainbows Screening and Discussion Tour across Canada for Spring 2008 is coming together. We are now adding Halifax to our Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal dates. We’ll also be presenting the film at CAPO (Canadian Association Psychosocial Oncology)’s annual conference on Friday, May 9th at 2:30 PM at the Marriott Waterfront Hotel in Halifax.

I have been busy chatting with all the young adult speakers in each city that will be part of our screening presentations. Each person has a different story to tell. I hope we can collect and publish those stories into a young adults living with cancer anthology, one day.

Thanks to the hard work of our publicist, Melanie Thompson, we are beginning to get some feed back from the media we have been in contact with for the Tour. I am being interviewed on the Noon Show on CTV Calgary on April 22.

More to come soon, I am certain.

A side line: Michael Booth Palmer, our “Chasing Rainbows” co-producer and songwriter, held a video taping of his latest live concert and new band, the Fretbenders, at the St James Community Square last month. I hope to take the video copy of the “Chasing Rainbows” song and upload it onto Youtube when we get back from our Tour. I will keep you posted.

Be sure to say hi to Michael and me at our Screenings, so we know that this blog is getting “hit” on.

Keep “Chasing Rainbows” at www.chasingrainbowsproduction.com

Pat

Chasing Rainbows is going on tour!

That’s right: we are taking the film on the road again. Last spring we launched Chasing Rainbows: Young Adults Living With Cancer with screenings at cancer agencies in Vancouver, Kelowna, Surrey and Victoria. Later that summer we also showed the film at Kelowna’s Relay for Life. After that, we felt like we had made a good start at getting the word out in BC. But Sara’s dream was to make the film available to young people across BC, Canada, the US and “if we have time, Mum,” Europe. Not to mention Asia, Australia, New Zealand…. So we’re working on it. One “market” at a time, as they say in the entertainment industry! This spring, we’re taking a stab at the rest of Canada. We’re so thrilled to announce that we have booked screenings in Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, Oakville and Ottawa in April and May.

Pat will be there to introduce the film and moderate the post-screening discussion/Q&A, which will also feature a performance by singer-songwriter (and Chasing Rainbows co-producer) Michael Booth Palmer. We also hope to have a local young adult cancer survivor join us at each screening to discuss his or her experiences and the resources available to young people in the area. Have a look at the dates below - if we’re coming to your area, we’d love it if you’d come and join us!

CHASING RAINBOWS SPRING TOUR 2008

Wellspring Calgary
Calgary
April 22, 2008 (time TBA)

CancerCare Manitoba
Winnipeg
April 23, 2008 Evening (time TBA)
April 25, 2008 12 Noon

Wellspring Odette House
Toronto
April 28, 2008 6-7:30 pm

Wellspring Sunnybrook
Toronto
April 29, 2008 2:30-4:00 pm

Wellspring Halton-Peel
Oakville
April 30, 2008 6-7:30 pm

Gilda’s Club (TBC)
Toronto
May 1, 2008

Princess Margaret Hospital
Toronto
May 2, 2008 (time TBA)

Ottawa Hospital Care Centre
Ottawa
May 5, 2008
Two screenings: 12 noon – 1 pm and5:00 – 7:00 pm

Coming soon: possible screenings in Halifax and New York City. Watch this space!

Welcome to the Chasing Rainbows blog!

Welcome to our Chasing Rainbows Blog!

Blog Talk! Yikes! How does one Blog Talk? Well, I will take a cue from something my daughter Sara might have said, ” Mom! Don’t think, just do!”

I Do want to bring Awareness to the unique needs of young adults living with cancer.

I DO want to continue to make Sara’s dream come true. “Help make other young adults living with cancer feel less alone.”

I DO want to make the young adults living with cancer, the public and the health professionals and caregivers who care for them know that Sara’s documentary, “Chasing Rainbows - Young Adults Living With Cancer” is available as a resource. ( It’s like the “Coles Notes” for young adults living with cancer. Short, succinct and funny!)

I DO want to hear back from people visiting our website and Blog.

I DO want to keep you posted on where our next “Chasing Rainbows” Tour is going.

I DO want to keep you posted on how our plans are going for the Awareness For Young Adults With Cancer Concert I am producing for either September 2008 or the Spring of 2009.

I DO want to use all avenues of the modern day communications.

I DO want this Blog to help us meet all these goals.

I have read that Rainbows represent; “a bridge between the earthly self and the enlightened self, good news and hope” and that is why Sara and I are Still Chasing Rainbows. Thanks for coming along for the ride!

Pat Taylor