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When Nancy Schawelson Friedman was losing her hair from chemotherapy treatment she went to Hair Expo Salon and Day Spa at the Sands Shopping Center to have her head shaved. It took two minutes, and she was charged $30. Friedman expressed her dissatisfaction with the price on Facebook. The salon contacted her and said they would hold an event to raise money for breast cancer research.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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7/15/15
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When Justin Rockitter was 6, he lost his grandmother to pancreatic cancer. A decade later, he has found a way to keep her memory alive, while helping fight the very disease that claimed her life.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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7/15/15
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Nancy Friedman needed to get her hair cut — it was falling out from chemotherapy treatment.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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6/24/15
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Seaford held its fourth annual Relay for Life at the high school on June 6. Relay for Life is the top fundraiser for the American Cancer Society and more than four million people participate in the event nationwide, collectively raising about $400 million.
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By Matthew Rachek
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6/10/15
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Hundreds came together on May 30 to walk the track at Long Beach Middle School and show support and raise funds for cancer research at the Long Beach Relay for Life 2015 event. Together, 32 teams …
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By Matthew Ern
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6/4/15
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Battling cancer is a never-ending team effort. For one day, the Seaford community will join the race to fight the disease by raising awareness and funds.
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By Matthew Rachek
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6/2/15
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More than 200 relatives, friends and community members showed up at Arthur J. Hendrickson Park on Sunday to walk in support of Joe Verrelli, the village worker who is fighting Stage 4 cancer.
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By Micah Danney
mdanney@liherald.com
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5/20/15
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A walk will be held at Arthur J. Hendrickson Park on Sunday, May 17 to show support for village employee Joe Verrelli, who is battling stage 4 lung cancer.
The event will begin at the pool …
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By Micah Danney
mdanney@liherald.com
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5/15/15
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To learn more about bladder cancer, the public is invited to attend a free educational program, Bladder Cancer Awareness Day, at Winthrop-University Hospital on May 9, from 9 a.m. to noon. It will be held in the Winthrop Research and Academic Center, 101 Mineola Blvd., Mineola.
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5/7/15
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Hundreds of people, most of them students, came together on Saturday, April 24, at Calhoun High School for Relay For Life, the American Cancer Society’s signature fundraising event. Forty-six teams of people collected more than $77,000, according to the ACS.
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5/7/15
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