Sunday, October 7, 2012
From galas to walks to shopping, here's how you can participate, pledge support and donate to the cause locally and beyond.
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and whether you love to shop, attend events, walk or run, there are tons of different ways to support the cause. Check out the list below of opportunities to go pink in Long Valley and beyond: Pig Roast BBQ For the Cure When: Saturday, Oct. 6, 3pm Where: Stirling Elks Lodge, 1138 Valley Road, Sterling. Pricing: $25 at the door Making Strides Against Breast Cancer When: Sunday, Oct. 28, 9am Where: New Jersey Convention & Expo Center at Raritan Center, 97 Sunfield Avenue, Edison Making Strides Against Breast Cancer When: Sunday, Oct. 21, 8am Where: Lincoln Park, Lincoln Park & West Side Ave, Jersey City Making Strides Against Breast Cancer When: Sunday, Oct. 21, 8 am Where: Military Park…
Doctors recommend that women see their doctors once per year for a checkup after reaching age 40
- BREAST CANCER AWARENESS
- Patch Staff
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Sunday, October 7, 2012
Do it in the shower. Do it while getting ready for bed. Just do it once a month. The American Cancer Society recommends women get into the habit of frequent breast self examinations. Being familiar with their breasts helps women notice any lumps, fluid or changes in size, shape or feel. “I encourage all of you to become an expert about the way your breasts look and feel so you can detect any subtle changes. After all, it’s our body, and we are the ones who have to live with whatever goes wrong with it,” said Jennie Yoon Buchanan, Medical Director of Women’s Imaging Services at Florida Hospitals. It’s even more important that women in their 20s see a doctor for a Clinical Breast Exam every three years – and once a year after turning 40…
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
From galas to walks to shopping, here's how you can participate, pledge support and donate to the cause in Bergen County and New Jersey
- BREAST CANCER AWARENESS
- Rashmi Raman
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Tuesday, October 2, 2012
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and whether you love to shop, attend events, walk or run, there are tons of different ways to support the cause. Making Strides, part of the American Cancer Society is hosting the 2012 Making Strides Walk at Overpeck Park in Ridgefield Park on Oct. 21, 10am (Registration at 9am). So far, over $85,160.81 has been raised towards Making Strides through a combination of 100 teams from the Oradell's Allstate Office and Family Martial Arts to Paramus Gold's Gym. That same weekend, the River Dell based The Real Pink Flamingos will take to the streets of New York City for the 2012 Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. The two-day 39 mile walk spans Manhattan neighborhoods Chelsea, Greenwich, and Soho, …
Sunday, May 20, 2012
The borough turned out to support the American Cancer Society in its fight against cancer.
New Milford Relay for Life took place Friday night through the early morning hours on Saturday. Approximately 200 hundred residents supported the effort and raised more than $12,000 for the American Cancer Society. Participants can upload their photos from the event to this gallery.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Cancer survivors and families from New Milford, River Edge and Oradell join forces for the second annual Relay for Life
The second annual American Cancer Society's "Relay for Life" is only two weeks away and your help is needed to make this year's relay as successful as last year's event with over 800 participants and $97,000 raised to support the fight against cancer. Relay For Life is a fun-filled, overnight fundraiser to celebrate cancer survivorship, remember those who lost the battle and fight back against this terrible disease. Most importantly, Relay for Life raises money for research, education and local American Cancer Society programs. Participants form teams that camp out, walk laps around the track and participate in activities designed to build a spirit of community while honoring loved ones. Relay For Life is being held at Gibbs Elementary …
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Shannon Hogan was just one student honored during Monday's Board of Ed meeting at RDHS
For the past few months, students at River Dell have been busy bringing home awards for various accomplishments. On Monday night, the River Dell Board of Education honored those students during a Student Recognition. Under the tutelage of art teacher Mercedes Faunde, Shannon Hogan not only won $1,000 for herself but an additional $2,000 for the regional district by creating the winning T-shirt design for the Great American Smokeoff, an anti-smoking campaign, sponsored by the American Cancer Society, ENT and Allergy Associates, LLP (ENTA) and The Mount Sinai Medical Center. The design, a black shirt with artwork of a pair of lungs, includes the motto "Black is not the New Pink." According to high school principal Lorraine Brooks, REBEL will…
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