History of Gilda’s Club Worldwide:

Gilda’s Club was founded in 1991 by Joanna Bull, Gilda Radner’s cancer psychotherapist, together with Gilda’s husband, Gene Wilder, with the help of film critic Joel Siegel, actor/singer Mandy Patinkin and several of Gilda’s other friends.

The first Gilda’s Club, including a world wide training center, opened its signature red door in New York City in 1995. 

The relationship between Gilda’s Club Worldwide and its affiliates is close but flexible.
           • No annual dues are paid to Gilda’s Club Worldwide
           • Money that is raised locally stays local
           • Training is provided at the Gilda’s Club Worldwide Training Center           
           • Gilda’s Club Worldwide hosts an annual Affiliates Conference for networking and education.

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