HOLIDAY 2018
OCTOBER STATS:
132 breast health programs 3,774 people educated
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BIG THANKS TO OUR FUNDRAISERS! Over a dozen organizations
celebrated Breast Cancer Awareness month in October and raised over $20,000. Events included special shopping days, dress down days, pink cookie sales, breast cancer bingo, bra pong, a donation match from Dan’s Dog Walking Services, as well as Rallye Motor Company’s donation for every car purchased or serviced.
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SHOP FOR A CAUSE Join us for the Champions For Charity® Shopping
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Benefit Nov 29–Dec 2. at Americana Manhasset. Register for a Champion Number and 25% of your full-price pre-tax purchase will be donated. Through the Maurer program, we were able to relay crucial information to
our peers, including controllable and uncontrollable risk factors....as well as how to do a breast self-exam. —Gabby Bieder, Student Peer Educator, Syosset H.S.
SOY & BREAST CANCER: WHAT IS THE CONNECTION? Not too long ago, researchers were concerned about the possibility of soy increasing breast cancer risk. Fantastic news for plant-based foodies everywhere—eating soy does not increase breast cancer risk, and in fact, soy reduces our risk of being diagnosed according to studies. To read more, visit us online at maurerfoundation.org/soy
FOUNDATION TRAINS MOBILE SCAN VAN NURSES
Registered nurses from Stony Brook Cancer Center’s new mobile 3D mammography van underwent intensive breast health training from The Maurer Foundation. The van will travel across Long Island providing easy access to no-cost mammograms for women 40 years of age and older. To read more, visit us online at maurerfoundation.org/van
HOW DO BREAST CANCER VACCINES & IMMUNOTHERAPY TREATMENTS WORK? Immunotherapy is a type of treatment that works with our natural immune system, enhancing it, activating it or even suppressing it, to help treat disease. Many believe the cure for breast cancer will be found in this cutting-edge science. To read more, visit us online at maurerfoundation.org/vaccines
The Maurer Foundation’s Pink Diamond Gala Raises Almost $200,000 For Breast Health Education
Thank you to all who showed their support on October 3rd at the 2018 Maurer Foundation Pink Diamond Gala at Crest Hollow Country Club. We would like to offer a special thanks to all of our generous friends and supporters, specifically to our outstanding Honoree, John F. Collins; Event Sponsor, NYU Winthrop Hospital; and Platinum Sponsors GNYHA Ventures, The Stern & Graham Families, Castagna Realty Co., Inc. and Steel Equities. To view the full photo album, visit us online at maurerfoundation.org/pdg18
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LET’S #ExpandtheCircle ................................................................................ ................................................................................ ................................................................................ ................................................................................ ................................................................................ ................................................................................ ................................................................................ Over the past year, we’ve directly educated 23,865 people ................................................................................ ................................................................................ ................................................................................ about breast health and early detection. More significantly, ................................................................................ EDUCATOR ................................................................................ we’ve certified 45 educators and taught 58 students to ................................................................................ CERTIFICATION ................................................................................ be peer educators, allowing them to bring our life................................................................................ ................................................................................ ................................................................................ saving breast health facts to others and expand our ................................................................................ ................................................................................ circle of influence to limitless potential. Help ................................................................................ ................................................................................ us #ExpandtheCircle further! ................................................................................ ................................................................................ ................................................................................ ................................................................................ ................................................................................ PEER EDUCATION ................................................................................ HERE’S HOW WE ................................................................................ ................................................................................ EXPAND OUR REACH ................................................................................ ................................................................................ ................................................................................ AND SAVE LIVES! ................................................................................ ................................................................................ ................................................................................ ................................................................................ ................................................................................ ................................................................................ ................................................................................ ................................................................................ ................................................................................ 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After a week of intensive classroom training, student educators are able to teach full-length classes to other students using our presentations and resources.
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Our certified instructors give a multimedia breast health presentation and teach participants how to do breast self-exams using silicone breast models.
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This year, we certified breast health educators nationally and internationally, as well as nursing students and registered nurses staffing a mammography van.
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