January, 18th 2025: Join us for food, drinks, dancing, and author sharing — all to support our mission. Learn more here!
The Elephant in the Room is Cancer. Tea is the Relief Conversation Provides.
The Elephant in the Room is Cancer. Tea is the Relief Conversation Provides.
Elephants and Tea invites you to join us in celebration of the newest magazine release!
Our Magazine Release Events are in-person gatherings that take place across the country to celebrate the release of our magazine while meeting others in the adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer community.
Our goals for these events are:
Happening quarterly, and partnered with a local organization or hospital that serves the cancer community, celebrate with us and connect with others in the AYA cancer community in a fun and meaningful way!
Daytime Activities:
1. Elephants and Tea Healing Through Writing Workshop
2. Two additional workshops ranging from survivorship workshops to wellness activities
A Night Out:
1. Storytelling Soiree – an evening out with Elephants and Tea to celebrate the magazine release, hear from some of our authors, and spend time with others in the community
Magazine Theme: “Expectations”
January 18, 2025 – Cleveland, OH
Regional Partner: The Gathering Place
Schedule of Events:
Healing Through Writing Workshop (12:15-2:00)
Movement Workshop Powered by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (2:15-3:15)
Creative Art Workshop (3:30-4:30)
Storytelling Soiree & Fundraiser (6:30-10:30)
Daytime workshops will take place at:
The Gathering Place – Westlake
25425 Center Ridge Road
Westlake, OH 44145
Our Storytelling Soiree & Fundraiser* is the main event! There will be food, drinks, dancing, and author sharing. This will be our largest ‘gala style’ fundraiser of the year. Come celebrate with us!
Click here for more information about the Storytelling Soiree & Fundraiser
*Survivors who are attending daytime workshops will be receiving a promo code to gain access to the Storytelling Soiree & Fundraiser via email after registering.
The Storytelling Soiree & Fundraiser will be taking place at the following location:
St. Demetrios Cultural Center
22909 Center Ridge Rd.
Rocky River, OH 44116
Hotel Room Block Info:
Hyatt Place Cleveland/Westlake/Crocker Park
2020 Crocker Road
Westlake, OH 44145
Click here to reserve your room at our special rate! Deal only lasts until 12/20!
INFORMATION COMING SOON!
Elephants and Tea provides scholarships to our writers from the corresponding magazine to join us at each regional location.
Interested in donating to help provide a scholarship? Donate here.
*Be sure to leave a comment stating that your donation is for the magazine release event scholarship.
2024 Events –
Spring Magazine Event: “Friendships”
March 2, 2024 – North Carolina
Regional Partners – Duke, UNC Chapel Hill, and Wake Forest AYA Programs
Summer Magazine Event: “Dear Cancer”
June 1, 2024 – Stanford, CA
Regional Partners – Stanford Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Program, Stanford Medicine Children’s Health, Stanford Health Library
Fall Magazine Event: “The Ghosts of Cancer”
September 21, 2024 – Buffalo, NY
Powered by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Regional Partner – The Young Adult Program at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
2023 Events –
Spring Magazine Event: “The Unseen Challenges of Survivorship“
March 4th, 2023 – Houston, TX – Powered by Walgreens
Regional Partner – MD Anderson Cancer Center
Summer Magazine Release Event: “Dear Cancer“
May 20th, 2023 – Cleveland, OH
Regional Partner – The Gathering Place
Fall Magazine Release Event: “Words Matter”
September 23rd, 2023 – Boston, MA – Powered by Servier
Regional Partner – The Young Adult Program at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Winter Magazine Release Event: “Rediscovering Yourself After Cancer”
January 20th, 2024 – Dallas, TX
Regional Partner – Dallas Young Adult Support Program at UT Southwestern
Elephants and Tea is a trademark of the Steven G. Cancer Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit under federal tax guidelines.