August 2019

Ledge Light Healthwatch – Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation 14th Walk Across SE CT August 30, 2019 – Groton Municipal TV Host, Carolyn Wilson, discusses the Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation 14th Annual Walk Across Southeastern Connecticut with Walk Chair and Director of Operations, Kate Davis as well as Director of Development and Outreach, Amy

First-timer walkers ready for the challenge By KATHLEEN EDGECOMB The reasons people walk in the Terri Brodeur Walk Across Southeastern Connecticut marathon are as varied as the 300 or so walkers who participate every year in the October fundraiser. They have had cancer or are still fighting the disease. They know someone with cancer. They’re

Walkers get in practice miles before annual TBBCF marathon fundraiser in October By KATHLEEN EDGECOMB On one of the first cool Saturday mornings in August, a group of men and women met at Mystic River Park to train for the annual Walk Across Southeastern Connecticut fundraiser for the Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation. Melanie Kolek

TBBCF Matching Gifts By SANDY MANISCALCO Do you support a TBBCF Walk Across Southeastern CT walker(s) or walk team? Do you make general donations to honor, memorialize or support an individual or a group? Want to help maximize your fundraising efforts? Many companies offer matching gift programs to recognize their employees who support charitable organizations.

Some businesses increase workers’ fundraising goals By KATHLEEN EDGECOMB When Pam Watt was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008, family and friends surrounded her with love and support and walked a marathon with the Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation to raise money for breast cancer research. Watt, who was in the midst of chemotherapy treatment

Great Neck Country Club’s Women’s Association continues to set the bar for fundraising By SANDY MANISCALCO The Great Neck Country Club Women’s Association kicked off its 10th annual golf tournament on August 6 to raise money for the Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation. On August 20, event organizers presented Amy Caster, Director of Development and

…and they came in droves By KATHLEEN EDGECOMB The Great Neck Country Club Women’s Association kicked off its annual golf tournament on August 6 to raise money for the Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation. Last year, the group raised $12,000. This year, they’re hoping to raise even more. Stay tuned! Enjoy the photo gallery (photos