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FOR
LIFE
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FOR
HOPE
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FOR
CHANGE
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Volume 20, Issue 1
FOR
THE
F U T U R E
Winter 2014
A Word from the Board ........................................... 1
Knowledge is Power ................................................ 2
Board of Directors ................................................... 3
In Loving Memory .................................................. 3
11th Annual LI 2DAY Walk - June 7, 2014 ............ 4
MR-Guided Ultrasound Offers Treatment .............. 5
Lend A Helping Hand Testimonial .......................... 6
In the Spotlight ....................................................... 7
2013 Golf Skill Challenge Classic.............................8
New Test May Help Predict Ovarian Cancer ......... 9
Our Sincere Appreciation....................................... 10
Be Smart About Your Health.................................. 11
Thank You .............................................................. 12
Tanger Fit for a Cure 5K ....................................... 13
Girls Club Update ................................................. 14
Vision of Hope Fall 2013 Dedications .................. 14
Vision of Hope Volunteers .................................... 14
Dedicate a Brick .................................................... 15
2013 Founders Award ............................................ 16
Save the Dates ....................................................... 16
A word from the board
By Lorraine Geyer
Many times I have believed that
the statistics were stacked against
women on Long Island. The thought
entered my mind: If one of every
eight women is diagnosed with breast
cancer in her lifetime, it wouldn’t be a
case of “if” but rather of “when” a cancer diagnosis would occur. I recall
when I was informed of my malignant
biopsy results by my breast surgeon.
Having many previous scares prepared me for receiving the cold message of having breast cancer in 2009.
Looking back, it was a moment
frozen in time. I knew the task of
breaking the news to my husband
and children would surely be difficult. I also knew it would frighten
them. Then, I’d need to pick up the
pieces and start researching my
options — where to begin? Although
my case resulted in a bilateral double
mastectomy, I feel fortunate knowing
an early detection plan is critical to
combating the disease.
The early diagnosis saved my life
and gave me an entirely new path. I’m
now cancer-free and after my recovtheir laughter, which makes me smile
ery, I became inspired by my daughwith pride. It is terrific to see all of
ters and their Girl Scout troop. I found
them working side-by-side, feeling
myself surrounded by ambitious, enerthe energy and cooperative effort.
getic young teen women willing to
The Babylon Breast Cancer
participate with me in maintaining the
Coalition offers an array of resources
Babylon Breast Cancer Coalition’s
and support systems. It has referrals
“Vision of Hope” Garden, located at
at the ready to medical experts, hosBabylon Town Hall.
pitals and treatment suggestions.
Our cleanups have become a famGuided by the experienced staff and
ily affair, and the experiences are
volunteers, I found it very helpful to
quite rejuvenating. Currently our
speak to women who have faced varclub is committed to grooming the
ious surgical experiences, which
garden several times a year. This dedhelped me to consider my treatment
ication has evolved into The Girls’
options. The BBCC has a network of
Club Junior Coalition for the
ladies and gentleman who have faced
Babylon
Breast
Cancer
the same life-changing afflicCoalition. We enjoy the
tion. I realized, unfortugarden, its spirit and its
nately, that cancer is
beauty. It is a place
quite common but,
VOLUNTEERS
where families can
thankfully, in many
are not paid for
stroll, meditate, or
cases it is treatable.
their work – not
simply sit and relax.
The
Babylon
because it is
worthless, but
The young teens
Breast
Cancer
because it is
have a great sense of
Coalition has many
PRICELESS!
accomplishment and
patient programs; for
leave behind the echo of
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Knowledge is Power!
L.I. COMMUNITY BREAST
AND GYNECOLOGIC
CANCER GROUPS:
Cancer Care
800.813.4673 • www.cancercare.org
L.I. Division: 516.364.8130
Babylon Breast Cancer Coalition
631.893.4110
www.babylonbreastcancer.org
Cancer Information Services
800.4.CANCER • www.mskcc.org
Brentwood/Bay Shore Breast Cancer
Coalition • English 631.273.9252
Spanish 631.951.6908
www.bbsbcc.org
Coalition for Women’s Cancers at
Southampton Hospital
631.726.8715 • www.cwcshh.org
Glen Cove C.A.R.E.S. 516.671.0629
www.glencovecares.org
Great Neck Breast Cancer Coalition
516.829.1139 • www.greatneckbcc.org
Huntington Breast Cancer Action
Coalition • 631.547.1518
www.hbcac.org
NCI Cancer Trials
http://cancer.trials.nci.nih.gov
National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences • www.niehs.nih.gov
National Breast Cancer Coalition
(NBCC) • 202.296.7477
National Cancer Institute
800.4cancer • www.nci.nih.gov
National Center for Complementary &
Alternative Medicine
www.nccam.nih.gov
NY State Department of Health
866.881.2809
www.health.state.ny.us
Islip Breast Cancer Coalition
631.968.7424
www.islipbreastcancer.com
LONG ISLAND BREAST AND
GYNECOLOGIC CANCER
SUPPORT AND HOTLINES:
Long Beach Breast Cancer Coalition
516.943.3404 •
www.longbeachbcc.com
Adelphi NYS Breast Cancer Support
Program
516.877.4320
Hotline 800.877.8077
Lucia’s Angels (late stage support)
631.204.9331 • www.luciasangels.org
Manhasset Women’s Coalition Against
Breast Cancer • 516.627.2410
www.manhassetbreastcancer.org
Cure Mommy’s Breast Cancer
516.967.1148
LONG ISLAND BREAST
HEALTH CENTERS:
Breast Health Center at Winthrop
University Hospital • 516.663.2400
Carol M. Baldwin Breast Care Center
Stony Brook University Hospital
631.638.1000
Ellen Hermanson Breast Center at
Southampton Hospital
631.726.8466
Fortunato Breast Health Center at
Mather Hospital • 631.476.2771
Good Samaritan Breast Health Center
631.376.3736
St. Catherine’s of Siena Breast Health
Center • 631.862.3171
OTHER SUPPORT:
Cancer Care Hopeline
1.800.813.HOPE (4673)
Cancer Services Program of Suffolk
Breast and cervical screening for
under/uninsured • 631.548.6320
HER2+ Patient Support
www.HERconnection.com
866.449.HER2
Latino Health Initiative 631.273.4047
Dr. Benjamin Schwartz
Ovarian Cancer Support Groups
631.376.0055
Look Good, Feel Better 631.376.3736
Hewlett House
516.374.3190
Lymphedema Patient Support
www.lymphedemapeople.com
Northfork Breast Health Coalition
631.208.8889
www.northforkbreasthealth.org
LI Oceans Ovarian Cancer Education
Advocacy Support Network
631.928.0298 • www.lioceans.org
North Shore Neighbors Breast Cancer
Coalition • 631.255.2401
www.northshoreneighbors.org
North Shore Family Guidance Center
Free support groups for teens
516.626.1971
SHARSHERET
Breast cancer support for Jewish
women • 866.474.2774 •
www.sharsheret.org
Mid-Nassau Lend A Helping Hand
1.888.420.1030
www.midnassaulahh.org
West Islip Breast Cancer Coalition for
LI • 631.669.7770 • www.wibcc.org
SHARE – Breast Cancer Hotline
866.891.2392
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Ovarian Cancer Hotline
866.537.4273
American Cancer Society
800.ACS.2345 • www.cancer.org
Suffolk 631.300.3185
Nassau 516.921.6082
Breast Cancer Action
877.2STOPBC • www.bcaction.org
Latina Hotline
212.719.4454
Suffolk Y JCC
Support group for breast and ovarian
cancer patients • 631.462.9800
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Long Island Cancer Help & Wellness
Center • 631.675.9003
SIBS Place
Support for children with a parent or
sibling with cancer • 516.374.3000
Sisters Network, Inc.
Breast cancer support for African
American women
www.sistersnetworkinc.org
Witness Project of Long Island
Breast and cervical cancer education
for African American women
631.422.7642
BBCC Board
of Directors:
Tess Helfman, President
Suzanne Schettino,
Vice President
Darrell Conway, Esq.,
Secretary
Frank Pokorney, Treasurer
Beth Anderson
Lorraine Geyer
Debbie Kolovich
Karen Kunkel
Kim Mascolo
Jon Mason
Fran Sweeney
Erika Tripoli
newsletter
Editorial
committee:
Kayla Geyer,
Junior Copy Contributor
Tess Helfman
Donna Jurasits
Suzanne Schettino
Claire Meirowitz,
Copy Editor
Agapito Design Studio,
Graphic Design
A word from the board
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example, Lend a Helping Hand,
SOS, and Gift of Health &
Inspiration Bags. I have a great deal
of respect and admiration for the
board and the volunteers. They are
very dynamic community leaders
who are passionate about their cause.
There is an outstanding amount of
selfless devotion that goes into all
the fund-raising programs. I am
amazed at how many wonderful
events are so successful, such as the
Tanger Outlets at the Arches 5K
Run/Walk, the golf outing, Chefs for
a Cause, LI 2Day Walk, bowling,
hair salon cuts for donations, and so
much more.
I see the Babylon Breast Cancer
Coalition generously contribute to
educational scholarships and grants
for cancer research — contributions
that also give back to the community. The Coalition produces a
newsletter promoting breast care
awareness and lifestyle changes to
help educate and find positive solutions. It wasn’t until I started to volunteer for the BBCC — later becoming a board member — that I realized the magnitude of what the
BBCC does.
Spending quality time with the
Girls’ Club and volunteering with the
BBCC have been the best medicine to
In Loving Memory
Irene Burns by Owen E. Brooks and Jayme Rose Burns
In Lieu of favors at their Wedding on 12/28/13
in memory of Jayme’s beloved Grandmother Irene
Shirley L. Kelly by Deborah Novack
Keith Innes by Laurie Kuhn & Thomas Innes
Josephine Montesanto by Patricia Killingsworth & Towers Flowers
Donald Thurber By Nelda Ewald
WOULD YOUR
BUSINESS LIKE TO
SPONSOR AN
UPCOMING ISSUE?
It’s a terrific community service
and clearly demonstrates your
commitment to helping patients
and their families cope with the
devastation created by a cancer
diagnosis. For sponsorship rates
and other ways you can help
with our newsletter, contact
the BBCC at 631.893.4110.
In HONOR
Maria Bellucci by
Joseph Tomasone
Tess Helfman
by Claire Meirowitz
Dorina DeGregorio
by AnnMarie Russoniello
Daisy Holzmacher by the
Staff of Babylon Grade School
Margaret Dill by
Michelle & Roger Geldert
Linda Hoyler by Nancy Grover
Margaret Dill by
Lynn & Richard Geldert
Margaret Dill by
Stephanie Geldert
Claire Meirowitz
by Sheila White
Margaret O’Connell by
Cornelius J. O’Connell, Jr.
Renee Giorgini by Jackie Forman
Shannon Saturno by the
Staff of Babylon Grade School
Tess Helfman
by Anthony Biancaniello
Mary Soviero’s daughter by
her loving Mother
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11th annual li2day walk
JUNE 7, 2014
Babylon Breast Cancer Coalition
(BBCC) is proud to once again be a
participating beneficiary organization of the 2012 LI2Day Walk To
Fight Breast Cancer to be held on
June 7th 2014. The LI2Day has
made some exciting event changes.
They have expanded their mission
to be more in line with our own
which is to raise awareness and
funds for women with gynecological
cancers as well as breast cancer.
The BIG change: ONE
DAY! In the hopes of appealing to
more participants who could not make
the 2 day commitment or do the distance this will now be a one day event.
The June 7, 2014 LI2DAY Walk will be a half marathon
distance of 13.1 miles. Walker check in, breakfast and the
Opening Ceremony will still take place in the DARE area
at Smith Point as in the past. Walkers will head out on the
route at 7:45am and take a NEW route that overlooks the
Smith Point beach and the Flight 800 Memorial. Walkers
will proceed through a beach community along the
Carmans River. Lunch will be held at the Manor of St.
George’s overlooking the Carmans River where participants (including survivors) will have all the treats of
Cathedral (massage therapists, podiatrists, maybe some
yoga, the Serenity Tent, entertainment, etc). After lunch
we will walk a short distance to the entrance of the Marina
to meet the Pipe and Drum Band where we will process
over the bridge to the DARE area for the final
closing ceremony. Everyone here is extremely excited
about the new route and changes.
In Brief What Is New:
• One day walk
• 13.1 miles– that’s a half marathon!
• Only a $500 minimum fundraising commitment (but
they hope you will aim for the $1000 you used to be
required to raise ... after all “what’s raised here stays
here” and these funds will be going to support more
cancers this year!)
• Online registration only, and a lower registration fee
this year $75.
The annual event will once
again support the important work
of grass-roots breast and gynecological cancer organizations right
here on Long Island. Last year, the
BBCC team, We Aint Just Boobs
was once again sponsored by the
very generous NBTY Helping
Hands charity. The $60,000 they
donated to our teams efforts were
used to pay for our team shirts, donate
matching funds of over $56K that our
team raised in 2013 and paid for fanny
packs given to all walkers and crew that
participated in the 2013 event (not just
our team). They also generously donated
snacks for all the LI2 Day participants.
These funds added to the grants LI2Day can provide to
other LI2Day beneficiaries and to the total grant the
LI2day made to the BBCC which was an astounding
$110,019! Since 2004 they have granted the BBCC a total
of $462,407! These funds have been used by the BBCC to
provide various services to breast cancer patients recovering from surgery and/or undergoing treatment such as
transportation to and from treatments and medical
appointments, housecleaning, financial help, food, childcare, also to provide these same services to families who
have lost a spouse or parent to breast cancer and to provide
over 4,100 Gift of Health and Inspiration bags to newly
diagnosed patients all across Long Island.
The BBCC is once again looking for walkers to join their
team, We Aint Just Boobs. The BBCC supports its team
We Aint Just Boobs by helping them put together various
fundraising events and we again plan on doing so just
as soon as the new registration is open. Registration is
only being accepted on the LI2Day website this year and
as stated about that is due to open in early February ...
watch for news on our event page on our website or directly at www.li2daywalk.org ... Please remember to register
under our team name of: We Aint Just Boobs (no
apostrophe in aint). If you can’t find it online or for more
information about this amazing and inspirational event call
us at 631-893-4110.
Remember: What’s Raised Here, Stays Here!
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MR-Guided Ultrasound Offers
Treatment for Breast Cancer
MR-guided focused ultrasound
(MRgFUS) ablation is a noninvasive
technique that requires no incision or
puncture to perform. Instead, it uses
the acoustic energy from high-intensity focused ultrasound to remove, or
ablate, diseased tissue. Continuous
MRI is used to locate the lesions and
monitor temperature changes during
the ablation process.
The primary advantages of
MRgFUS over other breast cancer
treatments are that it is a noninvasive,
outpatient procedure offering a quick
recovery time, and that it provides
precise measurement of temperature
changes during the procedure.
“In the treatment stage, we are able
to precisely visualize where the energy is having an effect and to measure
exactly the rise in temperature,” said
Alessandro Napoli, M.D., Ph.D.,
assistant professor of radiology at
Sapienza University in Rome.
“Temperature monitoring is particularly important, since too low a temperature is ineffective and too high a
temperature may be dangerous.”
Dr. Napoli and colleagues assessed
the safety and efficacy of MRgFUS in
12 patients with invasive ductal
breast cancer before surgical removal
of the cancer and biopsy of the
lymph nodes. They used 3T MRI to
confirm the presence and treatable
location of cancerous lesions. The
patients then underwent single-session MRgFUS treatment. Researchers
evaluated treatment efficacy through
post-surgery pathology.
None of the patients experienced
significant complications during or
immediately after the procedure. In
10 of the 12 patients, MRI showed no
enhancement in the treatment area
after the procedure. Post-surgery histological evaluation confirmed the
absence of residual disease in the
treatment area in those 10 patients.
“This procedure allows for safe
ablation of breast cancer,” Dr. Napoli
said. “At pathology, no significant
viable tumor was found in the
specimens from these 10 patients.”
In the other two cases, treatment
failed due to transducer malfunction,
In support and recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, TEAM TFCU,
TFCU's (Teacher's Federal Credit Union) employee involvement group, raised
$1300.00 by doing a simple but fun dress down day and presented the funds on
the morning of 10/23 to BBCC's Tess Helfman who could see by their genuine
concern and enthusiasm why their event was so successful!
and the pathologist observed residual
tumor in the samples.
According to Dr. Napoli, MRI
guidance is crucial for the correct
identification of lesions, treatment
planning and real-time control
during the procedure. Specifically,
monitoring with MRI allows for the
efficient deposit of energy into the
region of treatment at the correct
range of between 60 and 70 degrees
Celsius (approximately 140 to 158
degrees Fahrenheit).
“This is carried out by a special
sequence that is called MR thermometry,” Dr. Napoli said. “Only MRI
presently has the ability to determine, in real time, fine temperature
quantification.”
While the initial results are
promising, Dr. Napoli said more
research will be needed before the
approach can be adopted as a standalone treatment for breast cancer.
Source:
National
Center
for
Biotechnology Information, Publication
14692653, December 2013
Fitness Incentive’s annual
Thanksgiving Benefit was
done on behalf of the
BBCC this year. For many
years we have enjoyed a
beautiful mutually rewarding relationship with this
excellent fitness center.
They facilitate the Pink
Ribbon Program training
program which is a one on
one 8 session supervised
exercise program to help breast cancer patients regain
strength and mobility following surgery and/or treatment.
Trained exercise physiologists tailor and supervise the oneon-one exercise regimen to meet the individual needs of each
client. BBCC offers this and will pay for this program for our
LAHH survivors as they are ready to move on and are given
medical clearance. We were thrilled and thankful to get the
call from owner Corinne Brown letting us know we would be
the beneficiary of this wonderful annual Thanksgiving event
which raised $3,935. A special thank you to all the staff and
participants who made our volunteers feel right at home.
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lend a helping hand testimonial
Denise Botiglione
Lindenhurst resident Denise
Botiglione was on her way to a BBCC
fundraising event back in October
2012 when she received a phone call:
her recent breast biopsy was malignant. Shortly after, she tested positive
for the BRCA-2 genetic mutation
marker and commenced down a year
long road that included a doublemastectomy, chemotherapy, radiation
and a hysterectomy, with more
surgery scheduled in the future to
complete her reconstruction.
“I learned about the BBCC on the
internet website “Farmingdale Patch”.
There was a posting about The
Babylon Girls Club and how they help
maintain the Coalition’s Garden of
Hope at Babylon Town Hall. I
contacted Lorraine Geyer, the woman
in charge of the Girls Club to see if I
could volunteer at an upcoming BBCC
fundraiser where the Girls Club was
helping out. I received the phone call
about my biopsy while on my way out
the door to the event. I didn’t even
have time to process it all until I
arrived. I told the three women there,
who were all long-time Girls Club
volunteers, and they spent the rest of
the night telling me about the BBCC
and how they could help me.”
“Once I signed up for the LAHH
program, they assigned Tess Helfman
as my volunteer, who I would contact
at anytime for anything! They sent a
cleaning service to my home every
other week, paid some utility bills
(which freed up money needed to pay
doctors not covered by my insurance)
and set up an account with a local
butcher, C&J Meats. I was able to get
food there when I was too sick to
cook. The BBCC also asked a local
group called The BBQ Brethren, a
group of competitive BBQ chefs, to
help my family out when I was too
sick to cook Thanksgiving dinner last
year. BBQ Brethren members cooked
and delivered a wonderful Thanksgiving meal with all the trimmings to
my home. They pay for everything
and completely do this from their
hearts. I was overwhelmed, to say
the least.”
Denise, an employee at SUNY at
Farmingdale, continued to work
throughout her chemotherapy and
describes her co-workers as incredibly
supportive, enabling her to take off
during treatment weeks and work the
weeks she wasn’t doing chemo.
However, as mother to a 13 and 24
year old, she found helping her family
deal with her diagnosis to be her
greatest challenge. “The worst thing
was telling my family (mom, her kids,
her fiancé Frank and her brother
Anthony) but I tried to make it seem
as if it wasn’t so bad. My thirteen year
old daughter, Toni, began to cry. I
told her I would be fine, that I’d be
undergoing chemo and would have
times when I was tired and nauseous
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and I would lose my hair and might
need some extra help around the
house. She spent the next six month
clinging to my side. Frank came to
most of my chemo appointments
while Anthony went to all my other
doctor appointments (I didn’t want to
upset my mom and kids by having
them see me hooked up to the chemo
drugs). Although everyone stepped up
to help with things, I always acted like
I was fine and didn’t need help. I’m
mom, I am superwoman. I couldn’t let
them see me unable to cook, clean and
taxi them around to all their activities
and appointments. Mom is always
there and Mom will ALWAYS be
there, right? One funny thing was that
on Easter, to help my family and kids
cope with the baldness caused by the
chemo, I let them all draw on my
entire head with washable non-toxic
markers. They had a ball and it made
them happy, which made me happy.”
Done with her chemo treatments,
Denise and Toni plan to continue
volunteering with the Girls Club,
especially whenever they do any type
of community service benefitting the
BBCC. She says, “Without the BBCC
and my family, I could not have gotten
through this. Everyone played an
important role in helping me during
this journey and I cannot ever thank
them enough. The BBCC have
become my family, too, this past year.
My brother owns a roofing company,
Anthony’s Roofing, and he donated
a percentage of his October sales to
the Coalition. He also paid for and
made t-shirts that he sold and then
presented the proceeds to the BBCC.
It made all the ladies cry, which in
turn, made my brother cry and his
heart fill with joy.”
in the spotlight:
Anthony Botiglione
When they were kids growing up in
Brentwood, Anthony Botiglione’s big
sister, Denise, always looked out for
him. Years later, in 2013, the roles
reversed, and it was Anthony who
took care of his big sister when she
was diagnosed with breast cancer.
The owner of Anthony’s Roofing
Corp. in Bohemia, Anthony was by
Denise’s side through all of her surgeries and doctor appointments. When
he learned the BBCC’s Lend-aHelping-Hand program was providing
his sis with a variety of services, he said
he was “blown away at the humanity
of these big-hearted, wonderful people
who donate their time, resources,
money and compassion for women
battling this terrible disease. I saw firsthand the effect that this organization
had on my sister’s recovery, and it was
invaluable. The BBCC is the shoulder
these women lean on.”
“I wanted so badly to help others
the way the BBCC had helped Denise,
and so I decided to focus all my energy on a fundraiser through my roofing
company. I turned all of my advertising pink and increased the circulation
threefold. My roofing ads read: “10
percent from all jobs in October will
be donated to women fighting breast
cancer.” I had all my employees wear
pink hats and T-shirts and also made
up dozens of sweatshirts, T-shirts and
hats to give away to customers who
patronized my business that October.
The fundraiser took off like a race car
at a green light; everyone wanted to
get involved. I met a lot of wonderful
people during that time. But the best
part was that the BBCC had no clue
what I was doing for them.”
“It was December when I finally finished up with all the October jobs. I
asked Denise if she could arrange a
meeting for both of us at the Coalition
office. It was December 16th — my
Dad’s birthday in Heaven. What better day to give than on the birthday of
the man who taught me to? I handed
over a check for $7,000, and they all
burst into tears! It was clear to me that
I had made one of the best and most
rewarding decisions of my life. The
feeling I got from that moment will
warm my heart forever, and that is
worth much more than you can fold
and put in your pocket.”
Anthony really won the hearts of
the ladies at the BBCC, and they
haven’t stopped talking about him
since. A fantastic big brother and loving uncle, Anthony presently lives in
Manorville. When not on a roof, he
collects and restores old hot rods,
cooks and bakes, and spends a good
part of the warmer months fishing for
largemouth bass. A guitarist since his
teens, he owns 14 guitars, and his band
was once the opening act for Motley
Crue. What a guy! No wonder everyone in the office is smitten!
Beauty for a Cure Founder, Christina Smith is on a mission to give
back in every way she can. Her enthusiasm carries over to the other
salons that held October Cut A Thons for the cause this year (Amoré
Salon in West Babylon and Safié Salon & Day Spa in Massapequa)
and she makes every inch of her own Top Cuts Salon in Bethpage
count. This year she even rented the empty storefront next door to
house and display all the raffles they collected. But they don't stop
there ... Beauty for a Cure hosts an annual LAX for hope Tournament
that even though it was a drizzly misty day was still a colorful, fun
successful day. She and her dedicated team continue to strive to
make a difference and we are grateful for their support.
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New test may help predict
ovarian cancer survival
A sensitive new DNA test can predict how long ovarian cancer patients
will survive and guide personalized
treatment decisions, according to
new research.
The technology, called QuanTILfy,
counts the number of cells called
tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs)
in a cancer patient's tumor biopsy.
Cancer patients with more of these
cells in their tumor tend to have better
outcomes, previous studies in ovarian,
colorectal and other cancers have
shown.
This test is the first that can precisely count the number of immune
cells present in a tumor sample.
"We are providing a new tool,"
said Jason H. Bielas, a cancer geneticist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer
Research Center in Seattle, and lead
researcher of the study. Unlike currently available tests, which rely on
staining tumor tissue and are subject
to interpretation, the new test provides a sensitive, numerical readout.
"This is a big step forward to accurately count how many [immune
cells] have infiltrated the tumor,"
Bielas said.
In a proof-of-concept study, the
researchers tested 30 tumors from
ovarian cancer patients who had survived between one month and 10
years with their cancer.
They found that the number of
immune cells, as measured by the
test, was threefold higher in patients
who had lived for more than five
years after their cancer diagnosis,
compared with those who had lived
less than two years with ovarian cancer. The results were published on
Dec. 4, 2013, in the journal, Science
Translational Medicine.
The test is based on research
showing that the strength of a
patient's immune response to her
cancer, as well as the effectiveness of
the response, varies from patient to
patient. The immune response results
from TILs recognizing the mutated
genes on the surface of cancer cells as
"foreign," zeroing in on these tumor
cells and launching an immune reaction to destroy the cancer cells
directly.
"The size of the immune response
in a tumor has been known for many
years to predict survival, and has
recently been shown to determine
which patients will respond to
immunotherapy,"
said
study
researcher Harlan Robins, a computational biologist at the Fred
Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
The QuanTILfy test provides a
standardized way to count the
immune cells in the tumor, using a
digital approach. DNA is extracted
from a tissue sample, and then the
DNA from the TILs is identified and
quantified using a technique called
digital polymerase chain reaction.
"This is clearly an outstanding science result that sets the scene for the
further development of the test to
quantify [immune biomarkers] in different malignancies," said Dr. Jeffrey
Weber, an immunologist and oncolo-
gist at the Moffitt Cancer Center in
Tampa, Fla., who was not involved in
the study.
Still, the test is not yet ready for
use in clinics. First, further validation
by other researchers is needed,
Weber said.
The older, staining-based tests
have not been used to make important treatment decisions for cancer
patients because of their high variability, Bielas said. He and his colleagues would like to see whether the
QuanTILfy test could be used in
treatment decisions by including the
test in clinical trials of cancer treatments. It's possible that the test could
be used to better predict whether a
patient's cancer is likely to respond
to a treatment or a combination of
treatments.
Particularly, Bielas said he thinks
this test could be used to gauge
whether a patient is likely to respond
to a new class of cancer drugs, called
immune therapy drugs, which are still
in development but have so far been
shown to be effective in some
patients.
"Now that we have these immune
therapies that work, a test that could
indicate whether a patient is more
likely to respond to the treatment
becomes an important issue" and the
ultimate goal of personalized therapy, Bielas added.
Source: Fred Hutchinson Cancer
Research Center (Dec. 4, 2013), “Predicting
ovarian cancer survival by counting tumorattacking immune cells.”
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our sincere appreciation
Heading into 2013 we were unsure where our support
both financial and on a volunteer level would come from
given how hard hit all our local communities were from
Sandy. We knew that so many businesses and individuals
were being so generous to all those in need after the storm
and also in the year that followed, so we were amazed and
grateful to see the amount of support we still received.
We finished out 2013 topping our 2012 earnings with
our biggest earnings in BBCC history and it came at a time
when it was well needed, as many of the women we serve
were also affected by storm damage and the financial and
housing crunch was and is still taking its toll on so many of
them. Their needs have never been greater, so THANK
YOU to all our supporters!! Each and every one of you
whether it be in your time your money or both, has made
our mission to support these families a reality! This fall
right on through the holiday season was just an amazing
display of generosity from the community.
All the efforts for the Thanksgiving Family Dinners
Project and the cooked Christmas turkeys and hams were
amazing and will be featured in our Spring Newsletter.
Here and sprinkled throughout this newsletter is a small
sampling of the other generosity:
Care to Knit is ALWAYS so generous to the community at large and their Heart Warmers Chapter went over
and above with a wonderful gathering of knitters on 10/5 to make sure their group made enough hats and
scarves to include the BBCC in their October donation efforts. Their heartwarming donation was presented at the event to BBCC president, Tess Helfman,
who couldn't help but notice that each and every one of the lovingly made hats and scarves come with a sweetly knit heart and a lovely note tag.
Be Smart About Your Health
Preventive Tips for a Healthy 2014
Most New Year’s resolutions
involve some sort of health-related
intention: lose weight, exercise more,
eat healthier, etc. While those are
worthy goals to work toward, consider making some changes that are more
subtle, yet can go a long way to
protecting your physical and mental
health for decades to come.
1. Get Serious About
Breathing Exercises
Simple breathing techniques offer a
drug-free way to help lower your
blood pressure, calm a racing heart or
settle an upset digestive system.
Proper breathing has a direct
influence on emotional states and
moods. When you’re upset, you
breathe rapidly, shallowly and
irregularly, but you can’t be upset if
your breathing is slow, deep, quiet and
regular. At first, the effects are subtle,
but they will gain power the more
often you repeat them. Whether you
want to address health problems or
just relax and reduce stress, make
this the year to learn and practice
breathing techniques.
2. Adopt the Antiinflammatory Diet
From left to right: BBCC President, Tess Helfman, BRG owner, Michael
Bohlsen; BBCC founder Bette Ann Innis, and BRG Owner, Michael and
Kurt Bohlsen at the November 14th Think Pink Celebration event at
Monsoon Asian Kitchen Restaurant, THE BOHLSEN RESTAURANT
GROUP (BRG) owners presented the local breast cancer coalitions
with $6000 from their 6th annual PINK CAMPAIGN. The Eat, Drink &
Think Pink Campaign has raised $76,000 over the 6 years. The
fundraising concept offers Antioxidant Ingredient Menus at Prime,
Monsoon, H2O, Tellers, VERACE and Beachtree. for the month of
October with a portion of the proceeds to Benefit Coalitions in
Huntington, Babylon, West Islip and Islip.
Other restaurants like Horace and Sylvia's and Barrique Kitchen and Wine Bar
also added to the local fun of eating out in October for a good cause and
donated generously to the BBCC.
WE ALWAYS NEED HELP
We are in greatest need of volunteer drivers and volunteers to service
our Lend A Helping Hand Program. Of course we also always need help
with our fundraisers and even with some office work. If you would like
to volunteer in any capacity please call Beverly in our office 631.893.4110
The anti-inflammatory diet isn’t a
weight-loss program (although you
can lose weight on it) or a temporary
eating plan. It is a lifelong guide
intended to counteract chronic
inflammation, now known to play a
central role in the development of
heart disease, many cancers and
Alzheimer’s disease. Poor diet is
perhaps the main contributor to
chronic
inflammation.
The
anti-inflammatory diet can help you
correct that: It points the way to food
choices that can help you remain
optimally healthy. Along with
influencing inflammation, the diet will
give you steady energy and provide all
the vitamins, minerals, essential fatty
acids and dietary fiber you need.
3. Get More Sleep
You probably already know that a
good night’s rest can do wonders for
your mood — and appearance. But
sleep is more beneficial to your health
than you might realize.
A lack of sleep has been linked to a
greater risk of obesity and Type 2
diabetes. And sleep is crucial for
strengthening memories (a process
called consolidation).
So take a nap — and don’t feel
guilty about it. Hit the sack earlier to
make sure you’re getting enough sleep
each night. Irregular sleep patterns,
eating before going to sleep and not
getting enough sleep are all linked to
obesity, while getting enough sleep is
linked with maintaining a healthy
weight. Sleep health is 50 percent
habit and 50 percent fatigue. Obesity
can cause kidney disease, because the
kidneys have to work harder to filter
out toxins and to meet the metabolic
demands of the increased body mass
index (BMI) in obese individuals.
When it comes to a good night’s rest,
most people require about seven
hours.
4. Enlist Technology
to Meet Your Goals
Think about downloading some
apps to help you stay on track with
your 2014 resolutions. Grocery iQ,
LoseIt! and Noom Weight are just a
few that are worth checking out. And
don’t forget the power of a collective
workout. For those who follow
Twitter, check out ResolutionTweet to
harness the support and input from
like-minded souls.
On November 19th Amoré Salon owner
Giovanna Abbate sponsored and hosted the
sweetest fundraiser we have ever been a part of
— Photos with Santa!Santa Claus (yes Santa
Claus himself) and Mrs. Claus/Mary Ellen
Schempf were wonderful to watch as they interacted with everyone. The priceless smiles of
children filled the day and Petunia the pet pig
who was brought in for her glamour shot with
Santa was a real show stealer. The talented and
friendly Amoré staff all pitched in to create
curls and final touches that made everyone picture perfect. Photographer, Vicki Jauron of
Babylon and Beyond Photography, so generously gave of her time and talent both on the day of
and with all the professional post work she did
for all the shots. The images were amazing and
everyone really felt the joy of the season and
this event was a wonderful way to kick it off.
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. Helen Keller
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THANK YOU TO OUR WONDERFUL
SUPPORTERS AND VOLUNTEERS:
Proud Supporters
NBTY Helping Hands Charity,
LLC
The LI 2Day Walk to Fight
Breast Cancer
Tanger Properties LP/
Tanger Outlets at the Arches
Deer Park
Anthony Junior’s Roofing Inc.
Anthony Botiglione
Beauty for A Cure,
LLC/Christine Smith
Babylon Senior High School
Student Council
Babylon High School DECA
Club
West Babylon High School
Period 1 AP
Macroeconomic Class
Women’s Golf League in
Babylon Village
Our Lady of the Rosary
Columbiettes
Grace Moreo
Foundation/BRG
Frances P. Mulholland
Jeff Comiskey
Comiskey Park Bar
Amy Naeem & Family
Donald Riker
Copiague Auto Wash
Katherine & Keith Rooney
Faith Hope Inspire Jewelry
Angela Russo
& Jeffrey Smith
Fitness Incentive
Dominic Stilletti
Harte Building
& Remodeling, Inc.
Tom & Yve Sullivan
Hassell Auto Body
Sabrina Walker
Bonnie Helfner, DDS, PC.
Maureen Wardell
Horace & Sylvia’s
Publik House
DDI Developmental
Disabilities Institute
Teachers Community
Involvement Committee
TEAM TFCU
Anne & James Demopoulos
Carol Waxman
Ann & Donald Doyle
Clarence Fenner
Marie & Seymour Gallay
The Staff at
Babylon Grade School
Catherine & John Geantasio
Babylon Field Hockey Team
Gerald Iacono
Danielle Bellemore of
West Babylon High School
Louise & Martin Kennedy
West Babylon High School
Periods 3,7,8,&9
Government/Economic Classes
Eileen & Kenneth LaMotte
Ladies Golf League
Richard & Kathleen Weaver
Patricia Brennan-Ziegler
Nickianna Properties
Powell Funeral Home
Rothco
Amore’ Salon/
Giovanna Abbate
Norah & Frank Gusmerotti
Arrow Electronics
Sans Souci Catering
South Bay Auto Collision
Donald Ervolino
U.F.C.W. Local 1500
Aurora Nail & Skin Salon
Carolyn Saraniero
Visgauss Associates, Inc
Gina Leone
Babylon Restaurant Group
Barrique Kitchen & Wine Bar
Zumba Fitness
Cindy Merkler, Instructor
Paula Loskamp
The Bohlsen Family
Lisa Kowalewsky
Volunteers Supporting:
LI2Day Extras • Copiague Chamber Summer Concerts • Comiskey Park • Gift Card Pick Up • Macy’s Shop for a Cause
• Ducks Breast Cancer Awareness Night • Tanger 5K Run/Walk • Tanger PINK Coupon Sales • West Islip Country Fair
• Office Work • United Way Agency Fair • Breast Cancer Summit • Zumbathon • Golf Goody Bag Assembly
• North Babylon High School Track Walk • Gift of Health and Inspiration • Photos with Santa • Fitness Incentive Thanksgiving Fundraiser
Alena Berenblatt • Alexa Morales • Alexandria Morrow • Alicia Libraro & Deer Park Cheer • Allison Saber • Alyssa Shindel • Amore Salon Staff
• Angelina Siemsen • Ann Marie Shindel •,Anne Morrow • Annette Krauss • Barbara O’Reilly • Barbara Schwab • Barbara Spilker • Bob Conway
• Bonnie Otto • Brandon Barbosa • Brandon Berkowitz • Brandon Leo • Brian Meister • Bridget Mascolo • Brooke Catalano • Caleigh Morrow
• Camille Smith • Carmela Milano • Carol Stoltz • Caroline Herrera • Catherine Bracco • Chloe Bzdyk • Christina Cardino • Christine Bentley
• Christine Leo • Cole Elu • Connie Low • Darrell Conway • David Hotelling • Dawn Rivera • Denise Botiglione • Dominique Rivera
• Don Bentley • Donna Frole • Dorota Narewska • Eileen Molloy • Elizabeth Kelly • Eloise Wallace • Emma Micara • Flo Siemsen • Gillian Morrow
• Gina O’Hara • Giovanna Abatte • Gladys Roeper • Grace Moreo • Hara McCandless • Helen Del Terzo • Holly Mascolo • Ilene Meister • Isabella
Dinkel • Jared Nezzacappa • Jessica Hotelling • Jessica O’Hara • Jessica Tellez • Jewelia Calone • Jill Mercadante • Joann Hotelling • Joanne Camier
• Joe Nezzacappa • John Erola Jr. • John Erola Sr. • Jonathan Lima • Julia Gaare • Justin Leeb • Kaitlin Incandela • Karen Kunkel • Kathy Ruggeri
• Kathy Thomas • Kayla Geyer • Kayla Rizzo • Kaylee Shindel • Kelly Incandela • Kim Cardino • Kim Mascolo • Kristen Reilly • Kristi Geyer
• Kristin Olmsted • Lauren Ragen • Lorraine Geyer • Luis Loachamin Jr. • Luis Loachamin Sr. • Lynn Leeb • Marcy Turnbull • Marie Hickey • Marisa
Mercadante • Mary Ellen Schnepf • Maryann Dubartell • McKenzie Corcoran • Megan Rizzo • Meghan Reilly • Melanie Robinson • Melissa Schwab
• Mike Sweeney • Mike Vittorio • Mindy Ehrlich • Nancy Short • Nancy Sweeney • Natasha Rodriguez • Nicole Cardino • Nina Von Deesten
• Noah Barbosa • Nora Dunn • Olivia Price • Paige Bzdyk • Pat Murray • Pat Podesta • Patricia Murray • Patty Wankel • Paul Zangle • Ray Mascolo
• Reba Soloman • Rena Springer • Rich Incandela • RJ Incandela • Roseann Pizzo • Ruth Levin • Samantha Levins • Samantha Schwab • Santa Claus
• Savannah Haworth • Sean Hotelling • Sharon Donnelly • Shawn Murray • Shay McCandless • Sheldon Berkowitz • Skylar Frole
• Stephanie McSweeney • Susan Jaskulek • Tammy Cotrone • Terry Prag • Tess Helfman • Thomas Everhart • Tiffany Loachamin • Tina Gibbons
• Toni Panzer • Tracey Haworth • Vanessa Cardino • Vicki Jauron • Vincent Calone • Xaivier Rivera
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Tanger Fit For A Cure 5K
By Bill Gironda- Runner, Triathlete, Writer for GLIRC
Sometimes it’s hard to write something novel about a race that’s not the
usual story ... and sometimes things
just happen so that it writes itself. The
weather on September 15th for the
Tanger 5K was perfect, cool almost
cold, no wind, flat course, just a perfect day for a fast race, fast time, competitive race. While there were some
of the seasoned competitive runners
you see at other races, most were not.
But this event let me see a lot of different sides again. It was a huge party,
a celebration of many things. Some
we tend to forget and shouldn’t. ... and
one* I would like to forget and will.
So many of the participants were
doing something they had not done
before, attempting a 5K. There were
siblings, friends, couples, families and
groups doing the race together.
Whether they were running, walking
or a combination of the two, it was
funny seeing and hearing discussions
with a little bit of both excitement and
fear mixed together about what to
expect.
All these newer participants not
totally prepared and a large turnout
led to a slight delay of the start. All
other things after the start out on the
course went perfectly.
The finish area was an amazing site
of laughing, crying, people not believing they had actually done the thing
they had set out to do, parents congratulating sons and daughters, sons
and daughters congratulating parents.
Groups running together, any and
every combination you could think of.
It made you realize the true enjoyment they got from just participating
and finishing ... not the time, just the
finish of a journey.
The awards were just a blast. A
BBQ, snacks, coffee, cold refreshments, milkshake samples, a DJ, line
dancing for a bit, fabulous raffles, just
a lot of fun for everyone. The master
of ceremonies was a combination of
DJ, comedian, cheerleader and
dancer. He kept the crowd laughing,
dancing and just having a great time
on a great day. He made each winner
feel like they were the overall winner
of a major race. Besides their medals,
the women were given a bouquet of
flowers. (*The part that I will forget
was that twice the MC was interrupted by a runner who just wanted to see
if an award was due and take off. To
his credit, the MC took it in stride and
kept on with this program).
So what this very well planned,
well run event is about is community,
accomplishments, togetherness and
fun. We tend to get too worried about
time, too worried about place. We
sometimes miss the fun, the simple
accomplishments that mean the world
to beginners, the absolute joy that
some get just from finishing! People
out on the course stopping to run with
someone that was struggling, not worried about losing a few seconds or
even minutes. It was refreshing to see
and experience.
If you just want to run a race, get
your medal and go home, then it’s not
for you. If you want to have fun, enjoy
an event, enjoy a morning with friends
and community, then its definitely a
great one to try next year. In addition
to all that, it raises money for a great
cause – the Babylon Breast Cancer
Coalition.
Bill Gironda – is a triathlete and runner.
He is a member of and writer for the Greater
Long Island Running Club (GLIRC).
Many Thanks
For Fall Donations of Goods
Christine & Donald Bentley • Jill Mercadante
• Care to Knit • Care to Knit – Heart Warmers Chapter
• Nina George • Julianne Zizzo • The Lindenhurst
Homemakers Day Unit • Betty Lou Fahie
• Maria Spadaccini • Iris Santiago • MaryAnn Haas
• Fran Jacoby • Hazel Mack • Arielle Gelosi
For the Fall Donations to our
Vision of Hope Garden:
Vincent Calone • Tracey Haworth • Lorraine Geyer
• Tess Helfman • Joe Tota of Better Gro
At their Holiday Kick Off Event on November 23rd, Tanger Outlets at the
Arches presented the BBCC with a BIG check and it was BIG in every way!
The $35,275.32 was raised partially at the annual Tanger Fit for a Cure 5K in
September at which the turnout was bigger than ever and the after party was
a big blast. That event kicks off their annual Tanger PinkSTYLE Campaign
which runs through the end of the month of October and is where the rest of
this VERY BIG donation comes from. Tanger Outlets is generous nationwide,
but we are extremely lucky to have the “Terrific Tanger Trio” of Bob
Hennessey, Operations Manager, Eileen Rupnick Assistant General Manager
and their dynamo leader Nancy Larson, General Manager at Deer Park.
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GIRL’S CLUB UPDATE
By Kayla Geyer
The Girl’s Club volunteers
recently clipped, snipped and
shaped up the Vision of Hope
Garden. The girls continue to
adoringly contribute their efforts
and free time to sprucing up the
garden throughout the spring,
summer and fall months. The
most recent clean-up was held on
November 2nd, where they were
joined by Girl Scout troop #2284
who were chaperoned by Janice
Smith and the Lindenhurst High
School Art Service Club and their
supervisor Ms. Mattera also joined
us. During our Summer spruce-up
on August 3rd, Vincent Calone
one of the Girl’s Club volunteers,
was kind enough to create and
install a breast cancer ribbonshaped birdhouse. The girls have
aspirations of adorning it with
flowering vines when the warmer
weather arrives. Our next cleanup is scheduled for April 5th. The
girls are all anxious to begin the
new season and getting the
chance to roll up their sleeves and
get their hands dirty. Before we
know it, the garden will be
beautiful with all of the little spots
of pink flowers among the new
Girl’s Club rock. We have
recently received many complements from Babylon Town Hall
officials and the BBCC’s board
about how lovely the Vision of
Hope Garden looks. Tess
Helfman said herself; “such an
amazing difference in the little
garden nowadays, I feel all of the
beautiful energy of the girls there
even when they are not there and
it makes seeing some of the names
not so sad, knowing this garden is
in hopeful honor and in memory
of so many and that young
women are working side by side
preserving the beauty of what is
there and playfully leaving all
their delightful giggles behind.”
Vision of
Hope Garden
Volunteers
Gabriele Betancourt
Denise Botiglione
Vincent Calone
Jewelia Calone
Christina Cardino
Kim Cardino
Nikki Cardino
Vanessa Cardino
Isabella Drago
Kayla Geyer
Kristi Geyer
Lorraine Geyer
Savannah Haworth
Tracey Haworth
Tess Helfman
Connie Low
Natalie Madlon
Melanie Marine
Cecelia Mattera
Marisa Mercadante
Toni Panzer
Evelina Poplawski
Kassidy Rieder
Crystal Rose
Alyssa Shindel
Kaylee Shindel
Janice Smith
Morgan Smith
Kathy Thoma
Toniann Zizzo
Julianna Zizzo
Micheal Leone
In Memory of Aida Leone
Jeannie Rocchio
In Honor of Jeannie Rocchio
Jeannie & Jerry Broome
In Honor of Tess Helfman
John Capurso
In Memory Of Ralph Capurso Jr.
Doris Puglisi
In Memory of Lucy Proto
Barbara Kandybowicz
Thanks Be God for His Blessings
The Staff of
Babylon Grade School
In Honor of Shannon Saturno &
In Honor of Daisy Holzmacher
Ann & Donald Doyle
In Memory of Jayne Doyle
Gustafson
Peggy Reilly
In Memory of Don A. McDonald
Wanda Hagerty
In Memory of Margaret Long
Jeannie Rocchio
In Honor of Donna Scalfano
Bruce Bader
In Memory of
Elizabeth Ann Bader
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DEDICATE A BRICK
8/3/13, 9/21/13 and 11/2/13
Fall 2013 dedications for our vision of hope garden
Celeste Crockett
In Memory of Patricia Weinmann
DEDICATE A BRICK
BBCC
In Honor of Sculptor Chris Mason
BBCC
In Honor of Sculptor Eileen Barry
BBCC
In Memory Irene Burns
I would like __ bricks at $50 each.
Total check $__________________________________
c In Memory
c In Honor
The Babylon Breast Cancer Coalition is very
proud of our beautiful Vision of Hope Garden,
located just east of Babylon Town Hall on Sunrise
Highway in Lindenhurst. The garden is filled with
beautiful perennials in shades of pink and white,
lovely shade trees, sculpture and benches, along
with a brick-lined path in the shape of an awareness
ribbon. Each brick is inscribed in honor or
memory of an individual. The garden is a restful
place for meditation and relaxation and very
visually inspiring. We invite you to visit anytime.
Interested in dedicating an inscribed brick?
HERE ARE THE SPECIFICS:
Each brick costs $50 and can have up to three
lines engraved on it, with a maximum of 10
characters per line. Whatever wording you’d like
can go on those lines as long as each line doesn’t
exceed 10 characters. If you are using an extremely
long first or middle name, consider dropping
middle name or using an initial.
Examples:
VIRGINIA A
MASON
1943-1994
LORRAINE
GEYER
SURVIVOR
Many thanks to Anthony Spadolini of
Wellwood Memorials in Lindenhurst for donating
the engraving charges on all the bricks and to
BBCC board member Jon Mason for installing each
brick in the garden. If you’d like to purchase one,
please complete the DEDICATE A BRICK form
and remit with your payment to the BBCC at 100
Montauk Highway, Copiague, NY 11726.
Your Name: ___________________________________
Name of person the brick is dedicated for:
_____________________________________________
TEN CHARACTERS PER LINE
INCLUDING SPACES
Line 1 _______________________________________
Line 2 _______________________________________
Line 3 _______________________________________
(Please print clearly)
Please send acknowledgment of the brick(s) purchase to:
Name _______________________________________
Address ______________________________________
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Phone _______________________________________
Email ________________________________________
Please notify the following when the brick has been
installed:
Name _______________________________________
Address ______________________________________
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Phone _______________________________________
Email ________________________________________
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2013 founders’ award
BBCC Founders’ award – a special award given in recognition of
extraordinary service and/or support to the BBCC organization.
Past recipients: 2010: Debbie Basile, Founder and Past
President; 2011: Beth Anderson; 2012: Jon Mason
The 2013 award was presented to Tess Helfman at this year’s
celebration that directly follows our golf outing. Beth Anderson
our 2011 recipient made the presentation and covered many of
Tess’ contributions recollecting her own first meeting with Tess
that was at a health fair they both had volunteered to cover for the
BBCC. This was when Beth was undergoing her own battle with
breast cancer and she recalled how easy it was to talk to this kind
and supportive stranger. As an active dedicated volunteer in our
Lend A Helping Hand Program, Tess began assisting those in need
following her own diagnosis and recovery over ten years ago. She
subsequently began her service as a board member in 2007 and has
served as our board President since 2010 and does so under a
volunteer capacity. She has championed every aspect of the
coalition’s services and necessary fundraising, is active on our
scholarship committee, with our Vision of Hope Garden, an
SAVE THE dates:
April 5, April 7 and June 14th:
Vision of Hope Garden Clean Up
Arielle Gelosi, Barry and Tess Helfman with event chairperson Kim
Mascolo.
editor of our newsletter, administrator of our Lend A Helping
program and many, many more. She has accomplished this while
maintaining a full active Lend A Helping Hand caseload of her
own, the passion and commitment that brought her to us.
May 6th: Chefs for a Cause
June 7th: LI2Day – One Day 13.5 Mile Walk
Back for 2014: Check our website for updates on
our Bowling Event
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