Membership at Gilda’s Club is for anyone touched by cancer. We’re open to women and men, children and teens, and any type of cancer. Membership is FREE.

Those you actively participate in their fight for recovery along with their physicians and healthcare professionals will improve the quality of their lives and may enhance tie possibility of their recovery.  Combining the will of the patient with the skill of the physician- A powerful combnation"  

Harold Benjamin, PhD (founder of the Wellness Community)

Membership

Membership is open to anyone living with cancer, and equally, to family and friends of those living with cancer, as well as family and friends of those who have died from cancer.

New Member Meetings are scheduled throughout the month – mornings, afternoons, evenings and weekends – and last about 90 minutes. Learn about the opportunities available at Gilda's Club, take a tour of the Clubhouse and meet other people. You will begin to make your plan for membership at this time, filling out your Customized Membership Plan (CMP).

The CMP is designed to help you get the most out of your membership at Gilda’s Club.  We believe that making intentional decisions and choices for how you will be involved is important- after-all, you know you best.  Once you complete your CMP, you are a member and join others in the Gilda’s community who “get it.” Attend workshops and lectures with experts from the community who will teach you self-care, mind-body skills, or the latest in cancer treatments. Membership also means you can participate in a monthly networking group, or after a short meeting with program staff, a weekly support group. And best of all, membership means not being alone. 

The first step is to attend a New Member Meeting – which includes a tour of the Clubhouse and a detailed explanation of our innovative program. 

It all takes about 90 minutes. Check out our Monthly Program Calendar to find out when we are having our next New Member Meeting that fits into your schedule.

Call us at (608) 828-8880 or email us at program@GildasClubMadison.org to let us know which New Member Meeting you will be attending. At the meeting you will learn about our philosophy and program. 

Then, you decide how you want to participate — a lot, or a little — whatever suits your life and meets your needs.