Our story
It began in 2002, in a living room in Port Arthur.
Dr. Winifred Frelow, a respected educator, opened her home to women in her parish who were facing breast cancer alone. That circle became Winners For Life, and she led it until she passed in 2013.
That same year, her daughter, Tracey Young, founded Rilassati Women's Retreats. Today it carries her mother's work forward across Southeast Texas, on one belief: women carry each other through the hardest seasons, and no one should carry them alone.
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Our programs
Four ways we show up for women.
One organization, four programs. Each carries its own identity, and each leads back to the same mission.
Breast cancer support
Winners For Life
Support, sisterhood and survivorship for women facing breast cancer, since 2002.
Visit programDiabetes awareness
Blue Hearts Brunch
Awareness, education and supplies for our neighbors living with diabetes.
Visit programPancreatic cancer awareness
Purple Pumps
An evening of fashion and fellowship for pancreatic cancer action, launching 2027.
Visit programYouth leadership and wellness
THRIVE
Our youth program for teens ages 14 to 18, building the leaders who come next.
Visit programWhen breast cancer is found at the localized stage, the five-year relative survival rate is over 99 percent.
Our founder
Started by a woman, for women.
Tracey Young founded Rilassati to give women a place to exhale. That spirit guides everything we do, from a brunch table to a survivorship celebration. We meet women where they are, and we stay.
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If you were just diagnosed
A calm place to start, a few gentle next steps and a way to reach a real person who understands.
Start hereKnow when to get screened
Our breast cancer guide explains mammograms, what "found early" means and the questions to ask your doctor, with sources on the page.
Read the guideCelebrate 25 years
Winners For Life turns 25 on Saturday, April 10, 2027, at the Port Arthur Civic Center. Members receive advance notice.
See the anniversaryShare your story
We are gathering stories and seminar memories for the anniversary, shared only with your permission.
Share a storyStand with the women we serve.
Your gift pays for support, awareness and the moments that remind a woman she is not alone.