Team Tony Cancer Foundation

Team Tony Lifestyle Wellness Series: "Caring for the Caregiver"
2025-11-06 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Team Tony Cancer Connection Center, 3562 S OSPREY AVE, SARASOTA, FL, 34239, United States
If you, or someone you know, is a caregiver for someone going through cancer, we invite you to join us Thursday, November 6th from 5:00 to 6:00pm for a special Team Tony Lifestyle Wellness Session: Caring for the Caregiver. This session, led by Kelly Garrett of Tidewell, will help caregivers create balance and offer tools for practicing self-care.
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To RSVP, please email kelly@teamtony.org or call (941) 227-4404 by November 3rd.

Runway of Hope to Benefit Team Tony Cancer Foundation
2025-11-01 16:00 - 17:30 | Sara Dance Center, 2821 Cattlemen Rd, Sarasota, FL, 34232, United States
Fashion meets compassion at the inaugural Runway of Hope, a happy hour–style fashion show hosted by Darci’s Boutique and Sara Dance Center, benefiting Team Tony Cancer Foundation. The fundraiser will take place on Saturday, November 1st from 4:00 to 5:30pm at Sarasota Dance Center.
This stylish and spirited evening will feature local cancer survivors, caregivers, and community champions modeling looks from Darci’s Boutique—all to support Team Tony’s mission of providing free peer-to-peer support and resources to individuals impacted by cancer on Florida’s Suncoast.
Guests will enjoy:

A runway show featuring real-life cancer fighters and survivors, as well as local influencers
Complimentary champagne and sweet and savory lite bites
Live entertainment
A chance to support Team Tony through silent auction, donations, and community engagement

Proceeds from “Runway of Hope” will help fund Team Tony Cancer Foundation’s free peer-to-peer mentor program, financial resources, and wellness programming for cancer fighters, survivors, and caregivers.

Team Tony Lifestyle Wellness Series: Living With Ease - How Planning Ahead Can Lighten Your Journey
2025-10-09 11:00 - 12:00 | Team Tony Cancer Connection Center, 3562 S OSPREY AVE, SARASOTA, FL, 34239, United States
Join Jen Hensley of Hensley Law Offices as she shares practical and inspiring insights on how planning ahead—through tools like wills, trusts, and other resources—can lift a huge weight off your shoulders and give you the freedom to focus on healing and living fully. Her upbeat and approachable style makes even the toughest topics easier to understand, so you’ll leave feeling more informed, supported, and empowered.
This event is a hybrid event held at our Cancer Connection Center (3562 S Osprey Ave, Suite C, Sarasota, FL 34239) or via Zoom.
RSVP to kelly@teamtony.org or (941) 227-4404 by October 7.

2025 Team Tony Lifestyle Wellness Series: Advanced Care Planning
2025-09-09 17:00 - 18:00 | Team Tony Cancer Connection Center, 3562 S OSPREY AVE, SARASOTA, FL, 34239, United States
Join us for “Advanced Care Planning: A Gift to Your Loved Ones” presented by Kelly Garrett of Tidewell.
Every adult should be empowered to create, communicate, and have their medical care wishes honored; the information presented in this Lifestyle Wellness Session can help you. We will focus on choosing a healthcare surrogate, making medical choices, and defining what a full life means to you. Advance Care Planning allows you to personalize your care and helps guide your family to honor your wishes. The living will documents and guides will be provided by Tidewell Hospice.
Please RSVP to kelly@teamtony.org or 941-227-4404 by September 8th.

Team Tony Lifestyle Wellness Series: Ecotherapy and Blue Mind
2025-06-24 11:00 - 12:30 | Team Tony Cancer Connection Center, 3562 S OSPREY AVE, SARASOTA, FL, 34239, United States
Please join us as Dr. Stephanie Minter of Re3 Innovative Neuroscience Institute, will focus on how nature, and more specifically water, helps us be happier, healthier, more connected and live better.
Please RSVP to kelly@teamtony.org or 941-227-4404 by June 20th.

TT Lifestyle Wellness Series: Ultimate Health Optimization with Dr. Brian Lawenda
2025-05-06 12:00 - 13:00 | Team Tony Cancer Connection Center, 3562 S OSPREY AVE, SARASOTA, FL, 34239, United States
Did you know that there are 23 Assessments Everyone Should Know, Track, and Optimize to Reduce Disease Risk, Stay Sharp, and Live Long and Strong?? Mark your calendars and make plans to join us on May 6th as Dr. Brian Lawenda, a Harvard/MGH-trained radiation oncologist and expert in integrative oncology, joins us for an enlightening talk on the 23 health assessments everyone should know to optimize their health and live long and strong!

This session is offered as a Hybrid event – both in person at our Cancer Connection Center and via Zoom.

RSVP to kelly@teamtony.org

Team Tony Lifestyle Wellness Series: Expressive Arts
2025-04-08 17:30 - 18:30 | Team Tony Cancer Connection Center, 3562 S OSPREY AVE, SARASOTA, FL, 34239, United States
Strengthening your relationship to your creativity helps you access healing on your survivor journey. In this expressive arts workshop, you will experience the power of different art forms to tap into your own creative energy and strengthen the connection between your body, mind, and spirit. Discover a new process that is life affirming, fun, and relaxing as you tune into the moment and access healing and joy.
RSVP by April 4th to kelly@teamtony.org or (941) 227-4404

Team Tony Lifestyle Wellness Series: Feel It! Write It!
2025-03-18 13:30 - 15:00 | Team Tony Cancer Connection Center, 3562 S OSPREY AVE, SARASOTA, FL, 34239, United States
Join us for this hands-on writing workshop with simple exercises to stimulate responses to express feelings, memories and experience facilitated by Ronni Miller, founder and developer of the nationally known Write It Out® program. This pilot workshop will whet your appetite to continue to write to heal as Miller is experienced working with people impacted by cancer.
This event is a hybrid event offered at our Team Tony Cancer Connection Center and via Zoom.
RSVP by March 14th to kelly@teamtony.org or (941) 227-4404

Team Tony Teammate Training Workshop
2024-11-07 17:30 - 21:00 | Team Tony Cancer Connection Center, 3562 S OSPREY AVE, SARASOTA, FL, 34239, United States
You’ve been matched with a Support Seeker. Now what? On the one hand, you’re happy that you can support someone through their cancer journey so they’re not alone. On the other hand, you wonder if you have the skills to be a helpful, supportive volunteer Teammate. This fun, informative, and educational training will help you gain confidence and support you in your role as a Team Tony Teammate.
Training presented by Lori Kayser, Leadership/Cancer Coach and C.O.O, Xperience, LLC
Lori is Co-founder of Team Tony Cancer Foundation, a Leadership Coach, Cancer Coach, and C.O.O. at Xperience, LLC. She spent 20 years in corporate America, 15 of those as a Financial Advisor. She felt a calling to change careers to coaching and supporting individuals through challenge after overcoming her own adversity. Lori shares, “Through my journey with cancer, twenty-one surgeries, the paralysis of my left leg, and managing chronic diseases, I’ve been surrounded by love, compassion, and support. It’s the glue that helped me hold it all together and thrive in spite of the challenges. Team Tony Cancer Foundation and I are dedicated to helping others thrive in spite of cancer by providing support, comfort, education and sharing our life and experiences.”
To register for the training, please go to https://teamtony.org/teammate-training-workshop/ and click on the register button.

2024 Lifestyle Wellness Series: Community Meditation
2024-11-05 18:30 - 20:30 | Team Tony Cancer Connection Center, 3562 S OSPREY AVE, SARASOTA, FL, 34239, United States
Join us for our next Team Tony Community Meditation led by LeeAnne Moody! These community meditation sessions are a pure, simple and easily facilitated process of utilizing various meditation and grounding exercises that not only calm you but also facilitate a multidimensional harmonizing effect!
Doors open at 6:30pm and the meditation begins PROMPTLY at 7pm.
Please RSVP to kelly@teamtony.org

2024 Lifestyle Wellness Series: Community Meditation
2024-10-19 09:30 - 11:30 | Team Tony Cancer Connection Center, 3562 S OSPREY AVE, SARASOTA, FL, 34239, United States
Join us for our next Team Tony Community Meditation led by LeeAnne Moody! Experience a pure, simple and easily facilitated process of utilizing various meditation and grounding exercises to not only calm you but also facilitate a multidimensional harmonizing effect!
Doors open at 9:30am and the meditation begins PROMPTLY at 10am.
Please RSVP to kelly@teamtony.org

2024 Lifestyle Wellness Series: Maintaining Optimal Health and Reducing the Risk of Cancer
2024-10-03 12:00 - 13:00 | Team Tony Cancer Connection Center, 3562 S OSPREY AVE, SARASOTA, FL, 34239, United States
Join Dr. Brian Lawenda, a Harvard/MGH-trained radiation oncologist and expert in integrative oncology, for an enlightening talk on “Health Optimization for Cancer Prevention.” Discover the latest insights on how lifestyle modifications, including nutrition, exercise, and stress management, can significantly reduce your risk of cancer. Learn about the importance of early intervention, the role of inflammation and free radicals in cancer development, and practical tips for managing precancerous conditions. Dr. Lawenda will also discuss the impact of chronic viral infections, carcinogens, and endocrine disruptors, providing actionable strategies to minimize exposure and enhance overall health.
Don’t miss this opportunity to empower yourself with knowledge and tools to optimize your well-being and prevent cancer. Join us to take proactive steps towards a healthier future.
RSVP to kelly@teamtony.org

2024 Lifestyle Wellness Series: Community Meditation at Team Tony
2024-10-01 18:30 - 20:30 | Team Tony Cancer Connection Center, 3562 S OSPREY AVE, SARASOTA, FL, 34239, United States
Make plans to join us again for our Team Tony Community meditation led by LeeAnne Moody! This session will be a pure, simple and easily facilitated process of utilizing various meditation and grounding exercises to not only calm you but also facilitate a multidimensional harmonizing effect!
Doors open at 6:30pm and the meditation begins promptly at 7:00pm.
RSVP to kelly@teamtony.org

2024 Lifestyle Wellness Series: Tides of Transition
2024-09-05 11:30 - 12:30 | Team Tony Cancer Connection Center, 3562 S OSPREY AVE, SARASOTA, FL, 34239, United States
Join us for a presentation focused on the whole person philosophy of mind/body/spirit wellness. This presentation will emphasize the importance of recognizing physical body changes, mental/emotional components of grief/loss and the healing process, and the important connection between humans and nature. We will also offer practical examples of self-care for each component of wellness and highlight professional services if available in the community.
Join us as Dr. Stephanie Minter of Re3 Innovative Neuroscience Institute presents this special session on wellness.
Please RSVP to kelly@teamtony.org

2024 Lifestyle Wellness Series: Community Meditation
2024-09-03 18:30 - 20:30 | Team Tony Cancer Connection Center, 3562 S OSPREY AVE, SARASOTA, FL, 34239, United States
Join us for our next session of Team Tony group meditations led by LeeAnne Moody! These sessions are a pure, simple and easily facilitated process of utilizing various meditation and grounding exercises to not only calm you but also facilitate a multidimensional harmonizing effect!
Doors open at 6:30pm and the meditation begins promptly at 7:00pm.
Please RSVP to kelly@teamtony.org

2024 Lifestyle Wellness Series: Laughter Yoga
2024-08-20 12:30 - 13:30 | Team Tony Cancer Connection Center, 3562 S OSPREY AVE, SARASOTA, FL, 34239, United States
Did you know that as children we laugh over 300 times a day but as adults we laugh only 30 times a day? Scientific studies indicate that laughter may have medically beneficial effects, particularly to cardiovascular health and mood. Laughter Wellness is a practice involving prolonged voluntary laughter. It is based on the belief that voluntary laughter provides the same physiological and psychological benefits as spontaneous laughter. You won’t want to miss this hysterical experience that will heighten your awareness of the therapeutic and restorative values of joy and laughter.
Join us as Kelly Garrett of Tidewell Health presents this special session on Laughter Wellness.
Please RSVP to kelly@teamtony.org

SRQ Women's Expo
2024-07-28 12:00 - 17:00 | The Ritz Carlton Sarasota, 1111 Ritz Carlton Dr, Sarasota, 34236, United States
Bringing together and celebrating local women and businesses, the SRQ Women’s Expo provides opportunities to learn, grow and relax!
Team Tony is proud to be a beneficiary of this year’s SRQ Women’s Expo being held on Sunday, July 28th from noon to 5pm at The Ritz Carlton Sarasota.
Tickets start at just $10!
Itinerary:

11:30am: Doors are open to attendees.

12:30pm: 2 minute commercial begins on stage.

1:00pm: Fashion Show Begins.

2:00 pm: Panel discussion starts and lunch will be served.

3:00 pm: Attendees can enjoy their services throughout the expo floor.

5:00 pm Raffle winner will be announced.

Ages: Open to all ages and genders.

Workshops will be happening throughout the day.
For more information, or to purchase tickets, please visit the SRQ Women’s Expo website here.

Guest Bartender Night at Farfelu Wine & Cheese Cafe benefiting Team Tony
2024-07-17 18:00 - 21:00 | Farfelu Wine & Cheese Cafe, 266 Tamiami Trail South, Venice, FL, 34285, United States
Make plans to join us on July 17th at Farfelu Wine & Cheese Cafe in Venice! Our friends from Grand Living at Wellen Park (along with our Executive Director, Kelly Deam), will be participating in a Guest Bartender event benefiting Team Tony!

The evening will include music, food and a fantastic auction!

For more information, visit the website here: https://guestbartender.org/events/qbvf89
