Sonny Hendel was always altruistic, even in death By KATHLEEN EDGECOMB By all accounts, the late Sander Hendel was a kind and generous soul who was devoted to his family, his community and his faith. But when he left $100,000 in his will to the Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation, even those who knew him […]

Behind the Scenes of a Training Walk By Melissa Johnson On the beautiful morning of Sunday, Aug. 14, nine walkers participated in a vehicle-supported training walk in Old Saybrook sponsored by the Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation. With the big walk less than two months away, on Oct. 1, marathoners were working to build their […]

Great Neck Country Club raises $12,000 for TBBCF By Melissa Johnson Great Neck Country Club (GNCC) held its annual golf tournament benefiting TBBCF on Aug. 9 this year and was able to raise $12,000 for the foundation. Kenny Hall, Margrette Pasteryak, Carole Capodiece, Maureen Butler and Heather Vigneau presented the foundation with a check on […]

By Melissa Johnson The Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation has added two members to its scientific advisory board (SAB), the group that awards TBBCF research grants funded by every dollar donated to the foundation. Current SAB members include a former Pfizer president and former senior vice president, both of research and development; two NYU Medical […]

By Melissa Johnson The Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation’s 17th annual Walk for a Cure is approaching quickly. Saturday, Oct. 1, will be the date of this year’s largest TBBCF fundraising event. Whether this will be your first walk or your 17th, take these steps to ensure you’re ready. Step 1: Sign up! Visit tbbcf.redpodium.com/tbbcf17th-annual-walk-for-a-cure […]

By Melissa Johnson The Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation makes an important promise–that 100 percent of all donations go directly to researching a cure for breast cancer. Foundation sponsors preserve that promise by covering overhead so that funds raised go where they belong. So far, that means $5.5 million dollars funding 55 research grants since […]

Foundation holds first in-person annual meeting in three years By Melissa Johnson What a difference a year makes. As the late afternoon sun streamed through the windows of Flanders Fish Market, dozens of people donning pink celebrated the Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation’s accomplishments at its 16th annual meeting, the first in person since 2019. […]

May fundraisers bring in thousands of dollars for TBBCF By Melissa Johnson Dessert and new clothes were the temptations behind May fundraising events for TBBCF. Anyone who had ice cream at Buttonwood Farm in Griswold on May 8 or bought clothes or jewelry at J.McLaughlin in Watch Hill on May 13 helped fund breast cancer […]