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BEYOND THE RIVER’S EDGE Thirty years. Thousands of miles. For Patricia “Pat” Houser, movement isn’t just a habit-it’s a heartbeat. While a hip replacement traded her daily five-mile run for a five-mile walk, and a shattered ankle tried to ground her entirely, the pavement couldn’t stay quiet for long. Pat doesn’t just navigate the […]
Buttonwood Farm 2026 Mother’s Day Ice Cream Event to Benefit TBBCF When: Sunday, May 10th 2026 from 12pm-8pm Where: Buttonwood Farm – 473 Shetucket Turnpike, Griswold CT What: 100% of proceeds from every sundae sold on Mother’s Day will go directly to TBBCF
Registration for the TBBCF 20th Annual Meeting Is Open Now Registration is open for TBBCF’s 20th Annual Meeting on May 4, 2026 at Flanders Fish Market in East Lyme, Connecticut. Registration deadline is April 27th. We hope you will join us for this annual celebration of 2026 accomplishments and plans for our 21st Walk for […]
Survivor Jane Regan: Still on the journey, but grateful and happy where I am by ELLYN SANTIAGO Jane Regan loves the outdoors, gardening, yoga, and reading. The 63-year-old married mother of two adult children and grandmother of one lives in Niantic. She’s an Old Lyme school district eighth-grade teacher. Living a happy life, her […]
Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation Announces 2026 Research Grant Recipients For two decades, the Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation has empowered a new generation of researchers dedicated to one mission: researching and discovering the treatments needed to one day conquer breast cancer. To date, we have supported 67 grant recipient researchers, scientists and physicians […]
In our Volunteer Spotlight series, we want to highlight and acknowledge the amazing volunteers for the Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation. First up – Richard and Rayna Dakin. Richard and Rayna have been long-time volunteers for the Terri Brodeur annual Walk for a Cure. How long have you been volunteers? Richard: I just […]
PAWS, PRIDE, AND THE PINK PATH: THE THIRTEEN-MILE MISSION OF CONNECTICUT’S CANINE COPS by KAREN GODERE The trail from East Lyme to East Haddam isn’t just a thirteen-mile stretch of dirt and trees-it’s a corridor of hope, paved by the steady crunch of trail boots and the joyful panting of elite Labradors. Led by […]
Timeline for 2025 2025 marked the celebration of the 20th anniversary of TBBCF’s Walk for a Cure. We hope you have enjoyed reflecting on our journey over the past two decades, during which we have raised $7,400,000 and awarded 73 grants to researchers dedicated to finding a cure for breast cancer and advancing treatment options. […]
Survivor Hannah Slocum, now 28, was just 24 when diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer In January 2022, just seven months after her mother was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer the previous June, Hannah Slocum also faced a breast cancer diagnosis — an aggressive Stage 3 cancer. She was 24. That diagnosis came after […]
TBBCF Welcomes New Board Member and Thanks Departing Board Members The Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation is pleased to announce that Deborah (Deb) Fountain is joining its Board of Directors. Deb brings over 20 years of experience as a real estate agent and is the co-founder of The Fountain Team of William Pitt Sotheby’s International […]
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