Charter Oak donates nearly $14,000 to TBBCF By KATHLEEN EDGECOMB The only thing better than the Terri Brodeur Foundation receiving $13,925 in donations from individuals who believe in its mission to fund breast cancer research, is getting a matching donation from the Charter Oak Federal Credit Union. This year, credit union members donated nearly $14,000 […]

Future business leaders learn early to give back By KATHLEEN EDGECOMB Alyson Woznicki was 24 years old when she started teaching business at Waterford High School and was asked to strengthen the after-school business club. Her students in the Future Business Leaders of America started fundraising and donated the proceeds to the Terri Brodeur Foundation. […]

Four TBBCF volunteers have received Athena Awards By KATHLEEN EDGECOMB When Susette Tibus was honored with the 18th annual Athena Award from Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce Foundation on Nov 2, 2021, she became the fourth woman with ties to the Terri Brodeur Foundation to be recognized for her professional excellence, leadership and commitment to […]

As the Terri Brodeur Foundation celebrates its milestones, we are taking a look back and talking with those who helped get the foundation started and who have continued to support its mission over the years of raising money and designating every dollar donated toward breast cancer research. This year marks the 15th anniversary of TBBCF, […]

You’ve never seen so much pink. Pink balloons, pink t-shirts, pink sweatshirts, pink leggings, pink cowboy hats and ball caps, some pink hair and even pink ribbon face tattoos. Pink is always the color of hope and joy on the first Saturday of October since 2006 when the Terri Brodeur Foundation holds its annual walking […]

The nearly 300 people who participate in the TBBCF Walk for a Cure every October are offered soup, sandwiches, snacks and ice cream when they complete their walk. And for the past 10 years, they have also been treated to the smiles of the volunteers from the Arc Eastern Connecticut who line up the bags […]

Register TODAY There’s still time to join family, friends, and neighbors for the TBBCF Walk for a Cure to raise money for breast cancer research. Register online at tbbcf.org for the 16th annual walk which will take place on Oct. 2. Do a full marathon from Old Saybrook Point to Harkness Memorial State Park, or […]

Breast cancer research continues as care and treatment improve The supporters of the Terri Brodeur Foundation have raised more than $5 million over the past 15 years. While there is yet to be a cure for breast cancer, that money has funded exciting research into what causes cancer, kick-started the careers of brilliant young breast […]

As the Terri Brodeur Foundation celebrates its milestones, we are taking a look back and talking with those who helped get the foundation started and who have continued to support its mission over the years of raising money and designating every dollar donated toward breast cancer research. This year marks the 15th anniversary of TBBCF, […]

Shout out to The Day for coming out to our last training walk and writing such a wonderful article about TBBCF! Ann Baldelli not only wrote our entire story in one article, she managed to wrap our spirit into it as well. Published September 23. 2021 10:07AM | Updated September 24. 2021 7:47AM Photographer: Dana […]