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Walk Chair Corner – August 2025 By Eleanor Mariani Registration for this year’s Walk for a Cure on October 4th is officially open – and the energy is already incredible! As of August 24, we have 215 walkers signed up, with 56 first-timers (26%!) joining our community of hope and determination. If you’re new […]
WE COULDN’T DO IT WITHOUT YOU Dedicated to fighting breast cancer by finding a cure through research TBBCF couldn’t do the work it does without community support. We are fortunate enough to have businesses and groups, including even middle-schoolers, raise funds for TBBCF through their own events and fundraising promotions. We are here to […]
CHARTER OAK MATCHING GIFT PROGRAM IS NOW OPEN! The 2025 Charter Oak Federal Credit Union Matching Gift Program is NOW OPEN! We hope their program will inspire you to make a donation to the Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation, or to an October 4th walker/volunteer. Charter Oak Federal Credit Union (COFCU) will match all […]
TBBCF Timeline 2015 – 2018. Here we go again … Regroup, Reinvent, Restructure. By SANDY MANISCALCO When TBBCF Executive Director, Mary DeVizia, resigned during the first quarter of 2015, the TBBCF Executive Committee met to discuss creating interim plans for staffing operations and development and outreach activities for the upcoming year and for readjusting goals and […]
Survivor Kim Buckley: What do I need to do to see my baby grow up? By ELLYN SANTIAGO East Lyme High School English teacher Kim Buckley, now 55, was just 31 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. The mother of two, Spencer, 25, and Holden, 20, she loves to read, and walk her goldendoodle. […]
Walk Chair Corner – July 2025 By Eleanor Mariani The Momentum is Building! Join Us for the 20th Anniversary Walk for A Cure – October 4! Our 20th Anniversary Walk is gaining incredible energy – and we’re thrilled to announce that 183 walkers and 43 volunteers are already on board! This is more than just […]
TBBCF Guest Bartenders at Filomena’s, Featuring Becky’s Besties When: Sunday, July 13th from 12pm-4pm Where: Filomena’s Restaurant 262 Boston Post Rd, Waterford CT What: Tip the guest bartenders to support TBBCF!
‘Anchored in a storm, refusing to give up’ By ELLYN SANTIAGO Debbie and her brother, Larry In 2022, at age 46, Debbie McGrath began her cancer “journey.” Unfathomably, she was diagnosed with three cancers. Suffering from a bad eye infection, which sent her to her primary care doctor, it was suggested she have […]
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 […]
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