Fundraising events take planning. By ELLYN SANTIAGO Without businesses and community groups, schools, walk teams, clubs and associations, the non-profit Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation couldn’t do the work it does. Resolute to finding a cure for breast cancer through research, TBBCF is blessed to have many in the larger community raise money to help
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DID YOU KNOW that it takes about 150 volunteers to support the walkers at the Walk for a Cure? By Eleanor Mariani and Kate Davis Traffic and Safety It’s true! Because our longest walk option is a full marathon, we need volunteers spread across all 26.2 miles – which spans 8+ hours. We have more
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Survivor Series – Meet Patricia Santacroce ‘I drew the short straw on this, but I’m in a really good place right now.’ By ELLYN SANTIAGO In June 2021, still in the grips of the pandemic that had disordered our globe, Patricia Santacroce’s world was “turned upside down.” For the now 53-year-old, the breast cancer diagnosis
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In 2023 ‘Events and Promotions’ supporters raised enough to fund a grant By Amy Caster and Ellen Swercewski In 2023 forty-two ‘Events and Promotions’ supporters raised more than $131,864 for TBBCF….enough to fund one researcher! Over the course of that year, there were six annual events, fourteen month-long promotions; three walk team and individual walker
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‘We were all on sinking ships, but rescued in one lifeboat.’ By ELLYN SANTIAGO For nearly 25 years, a group of random women of all ages from across the region, from different professions and backgrounds and different interests, meet up for dinner seven or eight times a year. What they share in common is a
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‘You’ll stick with this until we cure cancer, Nick.’ By ELLYN SANTIAGO Nicholas A. Saccomano, PhD, is described by Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation colleagues as the “backbone of the efforts to find and fund research.” “The entire backbone may be a little too much,” he joked. “Maybe two-thirds of a vertebra?” Nick Saccomano, PhD,
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TBBCF offers two major supported training events By ELEANOR MARIANI AND KATE DAVIS 20-mile training walk: view from Mystic River Park The Walk for a Cure not only supports an important cause but also offers extensive training recommendations and two major supported training events? Those aiming to walk a Full or Half Marathon are strongly
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I hope my story can help, even just one person By ELLYN SANTIAGO A few short months after her breast cancer surgery in November 1998, Marie Joly got on a plane with her husband, family, and church friends and flew to Italy for a holiday. Her doctors had given their blessing. Marie and Mike Joly
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As we prepare for our 19th annual walk in October this year, we pause to take a look at our 2023 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
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19th Annual Walk for a Cure Route By ELEANOR MARIANI and KATE DAVIS Did you know that on October 5, the TBBCF Walk for a Cure takes walkers through the historic towns of Old Saybrook, Old Lyme, East Lyme, and Waterford? North Cove – Old Saybrook As you lace up your shoes and join the
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