TDJBCF – FAQs – Breast Cancer and COVID-19 – Get Facts!

Download Attachment Breast Cancer and COVID-19 – Get the Facts! COVID-19   What is coronavirus? COVID-19 is the name of the illness caused by a new type of coronavirus that has led to a large outbreak, which was first reported in China in December 2019.  The name of this coronavirus is “SARS-CoV-2.”  Coronaviruses are a family of […]

The 7th Annual Fresh Start 5K is Going Virtual

All Residents Deserve a Fresh Start To prepare the District residents for 2021, Mayor MurielBowser, through the DPR health and wellness initiative, #FITDC3, in partnership with AETNA is offering a series of new virtual events, that give residents FREE access to simplified fitness during these complicated times.The first event is the 7th Annual Fresh Start FITDC […]

Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund Annual Holiday Virtual Support Group Meeting

Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at 6 pm via Zoom and TDJBCF Facebook Live Featured  Speaker:  Dr. Rachel Brem, Professor & Vice Chair of Radiology and the Director of the Breast Imaging and Intervention Center, George Washington University Newsweek Magazine ranked Dr. Brem as one of the top cancer doctors in the country. Also, noted surgeon […]

November Newsletter

Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund – November 18 – December 16 .  Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Campaign by Corinne Bombowsky. Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s first-ever virtual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Washington DC Event.  Download #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; } /* Add your own Mailchimp form style […]

Virtual Support Group Annual Thanksgiving Celebration

Join the  Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund (TDJBCF) Virtual Support Group’s Annual Thanksgiving Celebration on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at 6 pm via Zoom and TDJBCF Facebook Live. The panel’s topic of discussion is “Being Thankful in an Ever-Changing World: The Voices of Breast Cancer Survivors and Advocates with Physical Disabilities.” Featured speakers will […]

WESTMINSTER TO SCREEN THE GOOD BREAST IN HONOR OF BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

In observation of Breast Cancer Month, Westminster Presbyterian Church’s Faith & Film Ministries is partnering with the Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund in presenting the documentary The Good Breast, an official selection of the 2016 Bentonville Film Festival. The documentary shares the diverse emotional journeys of four women and their surgeon as they face the challenges […]

FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE THELMA D. JONES BREAST CANCER FUND

Wednesday, Sept. 20 at 6 p.m. will be the fifth anniversary of the founding of the Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund (TDJBCF), and Jones’s 65th birthday celebration. The venue will be at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church. Highlights of the celebration include a reception, musical and vocal performances, and door prizes. DC City Councilmember Charles Allen, Bonita Pennino […]

THELMA D. JONES BREAST CANCER FUND SUPPORT GROUP HOLIDAY MEETING

Thelma D. Jones, founder of the Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund (TDJBCF), held her annual Support Group holiday meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017 at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church with 30 participants in attendance. TDJBCF is a grassroots organization with national and global recognition. Jones, herself a breast cancer survivor, established the monthly support group in […]