Editor:

Kaleidoscope, a movement of hope and connection for people newly diagnosed or now living with cancer, is having our yearly Kaleidoscope Thank You for our sponsors, volunteers, membership and those of you whom it's been our joy to serve during the year. The program will be Sunday, Jan. 27 at 9:30 a.m. at the Byron United Methodist Church, 14671 Byron Highway. For more information, call 634-1411.

We would like to thank all of the wonderful people and businesses that have given so generously to Kaleidoscope this year. Many helped us with monetary gifts and many helped with merchandise, time and deeds.

Our special thanks to The Brentwood Press & Publishing Corporation and Executive Editor Rick Lemyre for getting our story out to the community with both words and pictures.

A heartfelt Thank You to the Brentwood Rotary Club; Arkwright Designs; Delta Networking Partners; Antioch Care; Patton Mission Grant; Sierra Management Book Fair; Sierra Management, Inc; Discovery Bay Lions Club; Lions Club of Brentwood; Toll Bridge Toilers; Summerset; Northpoint Security Services; Psalm 100; St. Anne Women's Fellowship; East Bay Community Foundation: Beswick Family Fund; Daubin Memorial Golf Get Together 2007; Buzz Inn; Leighton Construction; Sandy and Floyd Ring; Just Roasted Coffee Company; Adagio Singing Group; Cathie Marple's Real Estate Company; Intero Real Estate Company of Brentwood; Celebration Day Care; Bob Brooker; Painting Company; "That's a Wrap"; Launa Stauch; Soroptimist Club of East Contra Costa County; Home Depot - Tracey; Cold Stone - Discovery Bay; Rudy Para - San Leandro Contractor; Doug and Wendy Herman, DDS; Heavenly Remedies - Robyn; Brentwood Auto Parts - Rick Wilson; Brentwood Ace Hardware; The Cycle Shack - The Knapp Family; Brentwood Men's Club; Ms. Allison Boen - Oasis Wellness Center; Delta Splashers; Steve Gross - Discovery Bay Contractor; Brentwood United Methodist Church; Evergreen United Methodist Church; Soroptimist Club of the Delta; Open Bible Calvary Church; Dr. Matthew Bronge; Ms. Kim Kennedy - Holy Hair; Ms. Caryn Dahl - Holy Hair; Safeway Market of Discovery Bay; Ortega Mexican Restaurant; Pulte Homes; Discovery Bay Yacht Club; St. Teresa Cancer Center; "Body Kneads" - Virginia King; Village Nurseries Landscape Center; Bill Wilder - Landscape Company; Mid-Cal - Greg Peterson; Big B Lumber Company; Curves - Discovery Bay; BIC Corporation; Rich Dooley; Tip Top Recording; Sew Ewe Quilts; Weekenders - Kathi Reed; and Fran Hodge.

The great response from the community has strengthened our resolve to bring cancer patients and their families comfort and the feeling that "someone cares."

Midge A. Moser

Kaleidoscope