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This creation by Frances Cuomo Perpero is called “Follow the Road”
Creative Cups fundraiser for breast cancer
Get out your sewing needles, glue gun, fabric, beads, pins , paint and feathers, Creative Cups is back. The popular bi-annual fund raising event, sponsored by the Adelphi Statewide Breast Cancer … more
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The Klein family, from left, Rich, Angeline, Kenneth and Jenn, were recognized at the tournament.
Playing for mom
The MacArthur girls basketball program hosted the first-ever Kim Klein Memorial Tournament in December. The four-team competition honored the memory of Kim Klein, a Generals supporter and a proud mother. Klein died from breast cancer last year after battling the disease four separate times. more
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De La Mer Salon & Spa staff members surrounded Dakotah and Rene Maken along with salon owner Esther DiDonna, after helping to raise $8,500 for the Maken family.
Cancer-stricken girl gets help
Bellmore’s De La Mer Salon & Spa employees hustled to provide discounted nail and styling to nearly 200 guests from throughout the Bellmore-Merrick community who turned out Nov. 3 to help … more
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Carmine DeVito and his daughter, Michelle.
Holding out hope for a last holiday
It is well past when Carmine DeVito’s doctors said he would die from the cancer he was diagnosed with in June. The 58-year-old sat in his modest second-story apartment on Stephen Place as his … more
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Lawrence resident Harold Blond established the Israel Children’s Cancer Foundation, based in his home community, in 1999.
Helping kids battle cancer in Israel
Harold Blond borrowed $5,000 in 1999 to establish the Lawrence-based Israel Children’s Cancer Foundation and from that humble beginning created an organization that has collected $5 million in donations this year to help children in Israel who are battling an array of cancers. more
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JoAnn Pushkin with state Sen. John Flanagan after she received the New York State Senate Women of Distinction award. The award recognized Pushkin’s efforts in lobbying for the Breast Density Information Law.
More testing, not less, needed for breast cancer
According to a report by the New York State Cancer Registry, which is maintained by the Department of Health, the occurrence of female breast cancer in many Nassau County areas is much higher than the state expectancy rate. In fact, of Nassau County’s 65 zip codes, 35 had at least a 15 percent increase in the number of breast cancer cases anticipated in those areas, the report said. more
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Students had fun in the photo booth. In front, from left, were Meaghan Adams and Rebecca Colgan; in back were Raven Pitt, Yasmeen Shaukat, Alesha Gutierrez, Joy Okafor, and Amber Shaukat. Hidden under the pink wig was third-grader Hannah Shaukat.
Central H.S. goes pink against cancer
More than 400 students showed up for Central High School’s annual Pink Fair on Oct. 16 to raise money for breast cancer research and increase awareness about the disease, which affects Long Islanders at a rate 13 to 18 percent higher than the statewide average. more
Michelle DeVito and her father, Carmine.
Daughter seeks neighbors’ help for dying father's burial
Valley Stream resident Carmine DeVito went to Franklin Hospital in June with some pain and difficulty moving his legs. He was diagnosed with metastatic bladder cancer and told he had only a few months to live. As he waits for the end, his daughter is trying to raise money to pay for his burial. more
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Organizers from the American cancer society said that 65,000 people took part in the annual Making Strides Walk, raising more than $2.7 million.
Thinking pink
An estimated crowd of 65,000 people clad in pink raised $2.7 million for breast cancer research and awareness on Oct. 18 at Jones Beach in the annual Making Strides of Long Island Walk. more
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MacArthur High School volleyball players made a poster to survivors of breast cancer, those currently battling the disease, as well as those who died from it, for the annual Dig Pink volleyball game on Oct. 15.
MacArthur goes pink for a cause
The MacArthur High School volleyball team hosted its annual Dig Pink event on Thursday to help raise awareness for breast cancer. more
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