It is with great pleasure that the VT-NH Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure announces that the 2009 Survivor of the Year Award will be presented to Mary Noel Gluck of Pittsfield, Vermont. The award will be presented to Ms Gluck this Sunday, July 26, during the Awards Ceremony following the 17th Annual VT-NH Race for the Cure at Hildene Meadows in Manchester, Vermont.
Known to her friends as Noelie, she is an eleven-year breast cancer survivor who was “thrilled and shocked to learn of her selection. During the past eleven years Noelie has dedicated her time and energy to counseling and supporting breast cancer survivors in addition to raising awareness and funds for the Cure (she and her husband Richard are the founders of “Team Killington,” which has raised some $60,000 in its eleven year history).
In her letter of nomination, Charlotte Lang wrote, “Noelie Gluck herself is perhaps the best example of a survivor. Her smile and warm friendly manner is a constant. During the winter months after her chemotherapy and subsequent hair loss, she sewed bangs into her woolen ski cap and skied Killington just like she has done for the last 40 some years. Always positive, Noelie illustrates a survivor’s joy of living we should all appreciate.”