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Contents
Program.........................................................................5 The Maurer Foundation.....................................................9 About the Founder: Dr. Virginia Maurer............................... 11 About Our Honoree: Dr. Neeta Shah.................................. 13 Our Breast Health Reminder Service................................... 14 About Our Honoree: Angela Susan Anton.............................17 Master of Ceremonies: Kristin Thorne................................ 19 Board of Directors.......................................................... 21 Committee Members....................................................... 23 Did You Know? Get the Facts About Breast Cancer................. 25
Our Sponsors Capital One Bank.............................................................2 John H. Treiber.............................................................. 4 Mineola Medical Laboratory................................................6 North Shore-LIJ..............................................................7 Showcase Kitchens............................................................8 William & Joyce O’Neil Charitable Trust............................... 10 Moses & Singer LLP........................................................ 12 Periodontal Associates of Long Island.................................. 15 Dr. Glenn & Maria Simonelli............................................ 15 Anton Community Newspapers.......................................... 16 Farrell Fritz................................................................... 18 Kathy & Michael Weiss.....................................................20 Pink Diamond Gala Committee......................................... 22 Gastroenterology Associates, P.C........................................24 London Jewelers............................................................ 26 Harras Bloom & Archer................................................... 27 NY Paving....................................................................28 Voxx International Corporation......................................... 29 Long Island Plastic Surgical Group.....................................30 AVZ Certified Public Accountants.......................................30 NRAD Medical Associates, P.C.......................................... 31 Pink Diamond Gala Supporters.......................................... 31
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John H. Treiber
Congratulates
Angela Susan Anton & Monter Cancer Center/NSLIJ Dr. Neeta Shah as the 2013 Honorees
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2013 Pink Diamond Gala Welcome Andrew Corrado, Chairman of the Board Kristin Thorne, Long Island News Correspondent, WABC-TV Our Story
Stacey Kearley, Survivor, Teacher Honorees
Dr. Neeta Shah, Women’s Health and Wellness Expert Angela Susan Anton, Publisher of Anton Community Newspapers Our Mission
Dr. Virginia Maurer, Founder of the Maurer Foundation Red Carpet Fashion Show London Jewelers
Live Auction
Raffle � Silent Auction Winners Closing
Andrew Corrado FEATURING MUSIC BY THE CORE
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The Maurer Foundation & The Pink Diamond Gala & wishes to congratulate this year’s honorees
Neeta Shah, MD Angela Susan Anton We admire and respect your dedication. May you continue to be an inspiration and source of strength to the breast cancer community. We wish you continued success.
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Best Wishes from the Divisions of Hematology and Medical Oncology of North Shore-LIJ Daniel Budman, MD Chief, Don Monti Division of Medical Oncology/Division of Hematology North Shore University Hospital Division of Hematology/Oncology Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Steven Allen, MD Myra Barginear, MD Jacqueline Barrientos, MD Ruthee-Lu Bayer, MD Thomas Bradley, MD Jane Carleton, MD Kit Cheng, MD Craig Devoe, MD James D’Olimpio, MD Laura Donahue, MD Cristina Ghiuzeli, MD Mark Hoffman, MD Veena John, MD Alla Keyzner, MD Jonathan Kolitz, MD Johnson Liu, MD
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Sabeen Mekan, MD Doru Paul, MD Tony Philip, MD Harry Raftopoulos, MD Kanti Rai, MD George Raptis, MD Sadia Riaz, MD Rajasree Roy, MD Linda Russo, MD Steven Savona, MD Iuliana Shapira, MD Amy Sharma, MD Vincent Vinciguerra, MD Lora Weiselberg, MD Xinhua Zhu, MD
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Our congratulations to Dr. Neeta Shah and Angela Susan Anton. Showcase Kitchens is proud to support The Maurer Foundation.
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The Maurer Foundation and our mission to save lives...
The Maurer Foundation’s roots in breast health education go all the way back to the private practice of our founder, Dr. Virginia Maurer. While seeing patients as a breast surgeon, Dr. Maurer identified a real need for women of all ages to be better informed about the role they play in their own breast health. From lessons on early detection to reducing risk factors for breast cancer, Dr. Maurer’s success with her own patients and their families led her to reach out to the surrounding community, particularly through local high schools. This outreach was a direct result of Dr. Maurer’s belief that the choices young women make today can wield a tremendous influence over their lifelong breast health. In 1995, Dr. Maurer’s personal passion became the driving force behind The Maurer Foundation. In that first year, we reached just over a thousand people. Since then, over 204,000 people have heard our lifesaving message of combating breast cancer through early detection and prevention. Our primary outreach occurs through the breast health programs we present in high schools, colleges, community organizations, businesses, and health fairs throughout Long Island and the Greater New York area. During these programs, we offer practical information about the www.maurerfoundation.org
myriad of ways women can actively improve their own breast health. From demonstrating proper breast selfexam techniques and outlining the importance of early detection to describing how lifestyle choices like diet and exercise affect breast cancer risk, we focus on the real-life tools women can use to improve their odds against breast cancer. We also provide training for high school students to run Being Breast Smart (BBS) clubs in their schools, allowing for peer-to-peer encouragement and accountability. With some of the nation’s highest breast cancer rates occurring right here on Long Island, we believe our community outreach is truly life-saving. This year, over 230,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, and nearly 40,000 will die; however, we are not powerless in the face of this disease. Evidence shows that healthy lifestyle choices like good nutrition, regular exercise, and not smoking can reduce the risk of breast cancer forming in the first place, while studies have long demonstrated that catching breast cancer early is the best predictor of survival. As more young women are empowered and educated through our breast health programs, we hope the result will be a lasting impact of lower cancer rates and higher recovery for generations to come. 9
Congratulations and All Best Wishes to The Maurer Foundation For Its Dedication And Committment To Our Community
William & Joyce O’Neil Charitable Trust Hollis F. Russell John C. Crabill Trustees
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About The Founder Dr. Virginia E. Maurer
Dr. Virginia E. Maurer, MD is a nationally recognized leader in the field of breast health education. A graduate of Queen’s University School of Medicine in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, she is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada. Dr. Maurer is a prominent breast surgeon and breast cancer specialist. She has been in private practice since 1981 and currently maintains two offices in the New York area. A staunch proponent of breast cancer awareness, Dr. Maurer discovered that many women lacked access to pertinent and current information about breast health and breast cancer. She resolved to correct that deficit, establishing The Maurer
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Foundation for Breast Health Education in 1995. Today, she remains active in her role as Founder and Board Member. Over the years, Dr. Maurer’s tenacity, compassion, and professionalism have made her one of the country’s leading advocates for women’s health care. She is a member of the Advisory Board of 1 in 9, the Community Advisory Board of Holiday House and former member of the Board of Trustees of the Greenvale School. She has been a member of the Society for the Study of Breast Disease, the American Medical Women’s Association, and the New York Metropolitan Breast Cancer Group. Dr. Maurer has two daughters and resides in Garden City, NY.
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About Our Honoree Dr. Neeta M. Shah
Dr. Shah served most recently as Vice President for Community Services for The Katz Institute for Women’s Health. In this role, Dr. Shah built partnerships between KIWH and the communities to provide relevant health information, services and research opportunities. Dr. Shah worked closely with the clinical chairs and hospital administrators to ensure that the health system offered a range of community programs to meet women’s healthcare needs across their life span. She is an internist who is a member and leader of numerous professional and peer affiliations (statewide and nationally) that provide her with a platform to effect change and develop policies that directly benefit the communities and healthcare consumers of Long Island and the New York Metropolitan area. Dr. Shah was an Assistant Professor of Medicine, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine and Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, and was Clinical Instructor in Medicine, Cornell University Medical College.
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Dr. Shah is a fellow of the American College of Physicians (ACP) and a member of the American Medical Association. She is past president (1st woman president), New York Sate Program Directors in Internal Medicine, member of the Health and Public Policy Committee (NY State Chapter of ACP), member of the Health Research Science Board (New York State Department of Health) and member of the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) where she has devoted time in mentoring female medical students. Dr. Shah has received many honors, awards and citations including the “Top 50 Most Influential Women of Long Island Award” from Long Island Business News in 2009 and 2011, “Top Women in Queens Business Award” in 2008, and the “Physician Mentor Recognition Award” from the American Medical Association Women’s Physician Congress. She has also received the “Physician Healthcare Hero Award” from Long Island Business News and the “Community Leader Award” from the Long Island Women’s Agenda and was an honoree for “Go Red for WomenQueens“. She recently received the “Making
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A Difference For Women Award” from Soroptomist International of Nassau County, “Something to Believe in Award” from Carol’s Cause, “25 Businesswomen of Excellence Award” from National Association of Women Business Owners, Long Island Chapter (NAWBOLI ), “Distinguished Public Service Award” from the Organization of Chinese Americans Long Island Chapter (OCALI), “Advocate of the Year Award” from Harbor Child Care, New York and the “Rev. Dr. Renita J. Weems Trailblazer Award” from the Women in Ministry State of New York, New York (WIMSNY). Dr. Shah was instrumental in having Bill #295-2009 signed into Law which supports an annual Women’s Health Week and Women’s Checkup Day for Suffolk County that will coincide with the National Women’s Health Week which is initiated by the US Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health. Dr. Shah believes in empowering individuals by educating them through community outreach. She is a frequent local and national lecturer to health professionals and lay public (corporations, churches, schools and correctional facilities) on
various women’s health issues, healthy lifestyles and complementary medicine. As an expert on women’s health, she has appeared on several television and radio shows including WABC, CBS, PATV, FIOS 1 News, WLNY, KJOY 98.3, WGBB 1240 AM and Blog Talk Radio. Dr. Shah is a regular contributor of health articles to the Healthy Living Digest (Anton community newspaper). Her work has also been featured in Newsday, Times Ledger, Biz India Magazine, GEM Magazine, and many other local media. Her vision to reach a unique audience gave birth to the Health Information Team (HIT) at Citi Field Stadium (NY) which opened in 2010 – first time ever that a health organization and a major league baseball stadium created a permanent location where fans can obtain health and wellness information. She has created and hosts a series of video episodes called “What Women Want and Need to Know” under the banner of The Katz Institute for Women’s Health. Dr. Shah received her medical education at J. N. Medical College, Belgaum, India and completed her residency at Flushing Hospital Medical Center.
Our Free Breast Health Appointment Reminder Service sends you (or a loved one) an email reminder every month to do a breast self-exam and once a year to set an appointment for an annual mammogram. It’s simple! Just visit our website and tell us which dates you’d like your reminder. Your health is in your hands!
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Periodontal Associates of Long Island Periodontal Associates ofMaurer Long Island We are proud to support Dr. Virginia and her Brian S. commitment Margolis, P.C. Periodontal Associates of health Long Island foundation for their toD.D.S., breast education. Vincent J. Abbatiello, D.M.D., P.C. Many years of continued success. Brian S. Margolis, D.D.S., P.C. Nicholas Toscano, D.D.S. Practice Limited to Periodontics • Implantology Vincent J. D.M.D., P.C. Brian S. Abbatiello, Margolis, D.D.S., P.C. Nicholas Toscano,D.M.D., D.D.S. P.C. Vincent J. Abbatiello, Practice Limited to Toscano, Periodontics • D.D.S. Implantology Nicholas
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The Family and Offices of Dr. Glenn and Maria Simonelli Congratulate The Honorees and Dr. Virginia Maurer In Their Continued Support Towards the Fight Against Breast Cancer
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About Our Honoree Angela Susan Anton
Angela Susan Anton is one of Long Island’s most dynamic, prominent and innovative businesswomen, and is a leader of the area’s business community. Publisher of the Anton Community Newspapers, a highly acclaimed group of community newspapers with a weekly readership of approximately 150,000, Angela devotes her time and energy to keeping her newspapers’ readers informed of the news of their communities. “I have a huge commitment to the community and giving back,” says Angela. “I believe strongly in that.” Her belief in giving back is evidenced by the tireless work that she does in support of many charitable organizations. Being the publisher of 16 newspapers, which are an integral part of the communities on which they report, requires much time and effort, although it is something that Angela loves to do. However, she still has found the time to serve on the board of directors of the American Liver Foundation of Greater New York, the North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center, the Theodore Roosevelt Council Boy Scouts of America,
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the Long Island Arts Alliance, and the Nassau County Museum of Art. In addition, she is a member of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America Administrative Board, serves as the cochairperson for the Nassau County of Art’s Museum Ball, which is a major fundraiser for the museum, is on the advisory board of Seven Stars and Stripes, and is a member of the Explorers Club in New York City. Angela has also served on many other boards and committees of charitable organizations that greatly benefit the community. In addition to her tireless work, the Anton Community Newspapers organization also works to benefit its communities. As as example, during the holiday season, there is a toy drive to collect toys for the Toys for Tots program. A Long Island native who has lived here her entire life, Angela is dedicated to helping Long Islanders. She grew up on the north shore of Long Island. The mother of three children, Angela enjoys the many unique and exciting things that Long Island offers.
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Master o� Ceremonies Kristin Thorne
Kristin Thorne is a Long Island correspondent for WABC-TV’s Eyewitness News. Before joining the Eyewitness News team in January 2012, Kristin was a reporter at News 12 Westchester. Before that she worked at WHTMTV in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Kristin loves being involved with the Long Island community she serves. She is a volunteer with the Little Shelter Animal Rescue and Adoption Center in Huntington and is a Big Sister with Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Long Island.
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Kristin is a graduate of Georgetown University in Washington, DC and earned her Master’s Degree from the prestigious Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. She is the recipient of an Emmy Award and has received numerous Emmy nominations. She has also been honored with a regional Edward R. Murrow Award. When she’s not busy working, Kristin enjoys the outdoors. Her bucket list includes white water rafting, competing in a mud race and spending a month working on a winery in Italy.
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Thank you to... Dr. Virginia Maurer, our founder, for her vision to educate women of all ages Andrew Corrado, our board chairperson, for his tireless work on behalf of the foundation Board of Directors for devoting time to ensure that the foundation’s vision becomes a reality Maurer staff & volunteers for their hard work, dedication, & boundless energy that enables the foundation to share with thousands of people every year our important mission to educate people about the importance of healthy lifestyles & breast self-examinations. Kathy & Michael Weiss
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Board oďż˝ Directors of The Maurer Foundation
Our heartfelt appreciation goes to our talented Board of Directors. Their ongoing guidance and strength of vision has helped shape The Maurer Foundation into the effective and life-saving non-profit organization that it is today.
Founder Virginia E. Maurer, MD Chairman Andrew F. Corrado Treasurer Kathy Weiss, PhD Secretary Alice Y. Kim, MD
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Directors James Alterbaum, Esq. Barry K. Douglas, MD FACS Maureen Dougherty Susan Iadarola Pamela Praetorius Jon N. Santemma, Esq. The Honorable Joy Watson
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The Pink Diamond Gala Committee Wishes to Congratulate the Honorees
�r. Neeta Shah � Angela Susan Anton
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For Her Continued Inspiration
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Many thanks to our hard-working 2013 Pink Diamond Gala Committee Members. Without their tireless work organizing event details, securing sponsorships and tables, and generously donating their time and energy, the Pink Diamond Gala could not have happened. Thank you from the bottom of our heart for supporting the life-saving breast health education programs of The Maurer Foundation.
Committee Chairs M. Patricia Janco-Tupper Becky Creavin Adam Ingber Amanda Sexton Anne Marie Immerso Debi Silber Ilene Cooper Kathy Weiss, PhD Elizabeth Madigan
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Mona Engel Norma Giler Octavio Chacon Patty Fulton-Lawrence Penelope Wamboldt Sharon Friday Stacey Kerley
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Did You Know?
Get the Facts About Breast Cancer The Maurer Foundation’s mission is to educate women about the facts and myths about breast cancer prevention and early detection.
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1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point during her lifetime. Odds are, we all know someone who has been touched by breast cancer.
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One in three cancers diagnosed in U.S. women is breast cancer.
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Long Island has breast cancer diagnosis rates approximately 11% higher than the statewide average.
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Men account for 1% of all breast cancer cases diagnosed. Breast cancer risk lowers significantly if a healthy lifestyle begins at a young age.
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The Maurer Foundation is the only non-profit dedicated solely to educating people on Long Island and the Greater New York area about risk reduction and early detection of breast cancer.
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Since our inception, our program educated over 204,000 students and women about breast health.
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The most effective approach to breast health is three-pronged: monthly breast self-exams, annual mammograms and annual clinical breast exams.
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The Maurer Foundation offers both on-site and webinar corporate breast health workshops tailored to your company.
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While many women still do breast self-exams in the shower, selfexams are actually more effective when performed lying down.
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The Maurer Foundation has a free custom mammogram and breast selfexam appointment reminder service on our website.
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According to a 2010 Swedish study, breast cancer mortality was reduced 29% for women ages 40-49 who received mammograms.
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Scheduling your mammogram 6 months before or after the clinical breast exam your doctor performs in his/ her office annually is a great way to monitor your breast health twice a year.
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The average lump found through a breast self-exam is the size of a pea, while the average size of a lump accidentally discovered is the size of a golf ball.
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The earlier you detect breast cancer, the greater the chance there is to
stop it.
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LONDON JEWELERS is pleased to join
THE MAURER FOUNDATION in honoring
NEETA SHAH, MD Women’s Health & Wellness Expert
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ANgELA SUSAN ANTON Publisher, Anton Community Newspapers, Long Island Weekly, and Long Island Social Diary
for their support of The Maurer Foundation’s mission to save lives through breast health eduction.
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Our congratulations to Dr. Neeta Shah and Angela Susan Anton on this much deserved honor.
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631.524.5151 120 Commerce Drive, Suite 106, Hauppauge, NY, 11788 www.maurerfoundation.org The Maurer Foundation’s mission is to save lives through breast health education. Since our inception, we have reached over 200,000 people with vital information on breast cancer prevention, risk reduction, early detection and healthy lifestyle choices. Please help us reach our next goal of a quarter of a million people.