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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

One woman’s vision inspired a movement that became TBBCF 20 years ago By ELLYN SANTIAGO Celebrating the Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation’s 20th year, over the next six 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

Dr. Valerie Malyvanh Jansen Joins TBBCF Scientific Advisory Board By ELLYN SANTIAGO For Dr. Valerie Malyvanh Jansen, it’s all about the passion and the purpose to help. It’s what physician-scientists focus on. “What we do is hard. Most drugs don’t make it, but we keep on trying.”  Jansen has been named to serve on the

TBBCF Announces 2025 Research Grant Recipients The Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation (TBBCF) is honored to award $500,000 in research grants to four outstanding scientists dedicated to advancing breast cancer treatment and finding a cure. Congratulations to the following grant recipients: We are grateful to be a grassroots Foundation committed to supporting early career scientists

In 2024 TBBCF shined a spotlight on its breast cancer research mission By ELLYN SANTIAGO The Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation shared a behind-the-scenes look at the Foundation’s breast cancer research program in a monthly series featuring stories about our researchers, scientific board members, and administrators. We also reported on the breast cancer research scientist

Devoted volunteer, breast cancer survivor Shelley Gregory, named to TBBCF board by ELLYN SANTIAGO Shelley and family: “The loves of my life.” Shelley Gregory will go to any lengths for the people, causes, and work she loves. She’ll scale mountains for her children and family. She’ll dive into the ocean’s depths for her work (literally).