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As we prepare for our 16th annual walk in October this year, we pause to take a look at our 2020 top fundraisers. These are individuals and groups who went above and beyond and gave more than 100 percent in fundraising efforts. They host events, run promotions, walk as individuals and recruit walk teams. Congratulations […]

If it’s Mother’s Day, then Buttonwood Farm in Griswold is always thinking of mothers and the Terri Brodeur Foundation. This year, as they have for the past several years, the folks at Buttonwood hosted a Mother’s Day Sundae Fundraiser at their ice cream stand and made a $3,000 donation to the foundation to help fund

As we celebrate our 15th anniversary as a small nonprofit in Southeastern CT, we thought it was time for a refresh with a new logo and an updated website. But the new Terri Brodeur Foundation is still committed to giving 100 percent of fundraising dollars to breast cancer research. New us. Same Promise. We are

The Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation has awarded $400,000 in grants to four researchers who are looking for a cure for breast cancer and better ways to treat the disease in those already diagnosed. The foundation’s scientific advisory board chaired by founding member Nicholas Saccomano, PhD, reviewed almost 30 applications and conducted telephone interviews with

Generous TBBCF donor gets special recognition By KATHLEEN EDGECOMB Chuck Bowe and his crew of workers and corporate sponsors at Grand Wine and Spirits have been donating to the Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation for 10 years, raising thousands of dollars for the New London foundation that gives 100 percent of fundraising money to breast

The success of the Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation (TBBC) is based on sponsor generosity.  It is what makes that 100% promise possible.  The foundation uses many ways to acknowledge company and individual sponsors publicly, including coverage at events, press releases, in our newsletters and social media and in our annual newspaper “Thank You” ad.

Breast cancer researcher thanks Brodeur Foundation for support By KATHLEEN EDGECOMB Adrienne Waks, MD was a junior researcher in 2018 at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston when she received a $100,000 grant from the Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation to support a trial that aimed to reduce the amount of chemotherapy necessary to treat certain

Dear Supporters, There’s still time to share the gift of HOPE!  During this extraordinary year we were able to “come together” in a virtual walk (in 2020’s unique way) and share HOPE for a cure to breast cancer. We had 303 people, including myself, who registered and participated in our annual fundraiser in their own

By KATHLEEN EDGECOMB While Covid-19 shut down or slowed down many aspects of our lives, those with breast cancer continued to fight the disease, and scientists and doctors continued their clinical trials and research. And with more than 300 walkers participating in the first ever virtual walkathon, the foundation raised enough money in 2020 to

By KATHLEEN EDGECOMB Members of the Groton Town Police Department presented the Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation with more than $2,000, including Canadian $20, after selling pink police patches to raise funds for breast cancer research. Bobbette Clapsadle, a dispatcher at the station and a cancer survivor, helped organize the month-long promotion along with Community