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Walk Chair Corner by Eleanor Mariani As I enter my second year as the TBBCF Walk Chair and helping to organize the 20th Anniversary Walk on October 4, 2025, I continue to be amazed at the community spirit that both supports and propels the continued successes of the Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation Walk for […]
“The road to success is always under construction” ~Marianne Esposito, 2012 Timeline 2011 – 2014 At the end of 2010 the Foundation faced both opportunities and challenges. With the loss of core technology and marketing volunteers and changes in Walk leadership,TBBCF needed to revisit its vision and adjust the mission accordingly. The ‘little engine” needed […]
Dine-In Event at Valentino’s Restaurant Support TBBCF When: Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025 from 10am-9pm Where: Valentino’s Restaurant 725 Colonel Ledyard Hwy, Ledyard CT What: Valentino’s will donate a 20% of the proceeds from dine-in or takeout 860-464-8584
TBBCF’s 19th Annual Meeting Held On May 20, 2025 By ELLYN SANTIAGO The meeting began with past board president, Patti Burmahl, sharing the Foundation’s background and history with the photo of Norma Logan on the screen to emphasize the reason why everyone was in attendance this night. The Foundation, founded in 2006 by Norma and […]
Dana-Farber: ‘TBBCF’s support of breast cancer is greater than ever, as is its impact’ By ELLYN SANTIAGO When Harvard Medical School Professor of Medicine and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute President and CEO Benjamin L. Ebert, MD, PhD, pens a thank-you letter, it’s a major event, especially for the ‘little Foundation that could.’ The Terri Brodeur Breast […]
Building the Little Non-Profit that Could -Traveling the Foundation timeline from 2007 through 2010 In 2006, the Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation’s business plan was focused on achieving IRS recognition as a non-profit foundation, garnering corporate sponsorship to cover fundamental business costs, building a strong volunteer core and initiating a series of TBBCF-driven fundraising events […]
Ordinary People Engaged In An Extraordinary Pursuit By ELLYN SANTIAGO Celebrating the Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation’s 20th year Over the next several months leading up to the annual Walk For A Cure, readers will find the TBBCF newsletter’s Timeline Celebrating the Foundation’s 20th Anniversary. Each month, we’ll look at milestones on the two-decade timeline […]
Survivor Amber Steady: I fought that monster and survived By ELLYN SANTIAGO Amber Steady had no idea that while nursing her newborn, she had breast cancer. And when she did find out, the cancer diagnosis arrived not through a compassionate phone call, but through MyChart. She was just 31. The young Waterford part-time remote worker […]
J. McLaughlin Sip and Shop – Watch Hill, RI When: Saturday, May 10th , 2025 from 12pm-4pm Where: J. McLaughlin 124 Bay Street, Watch Hill, RI What: Join us for an afternoon of sips and shopping! 10% of sales will benefit TBBCF
Mother’s Day Ice Cream Event at Buttonwood Farm When: Sunday, May 11, 2025 from 12pm-8pm Where: 473 Shetucket Turnpike, Griswold, CT What: 100% of proceeds from every sundae sold on Mother’s Day will go directly to TBBCF
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