Ashley Garcia

Ashley was introduced to The Maurer Foundation as a member of their Junior Committee. With a background in marketing and corporate event planning she hopes to have a positive impact on fundraising. As a native Long Islander, she enjoys working at the Maurer Foundation to help educate men and women in her local community. For enjoyment Ashley likes to travel, bake, spend time with her sweet two year old daughter and plan local outings and activities with friends and family.

Join us in our Mother’s Day Tribute and Contest

Show Her How Much You Care  For a $25 donation, we’ll send your honoree a beautiful Mother’s Day card and enter her for a chance to win this fabulous necklace generously donated by JE Lund.  The necklace is made of 14k white gold and features diamond and green amethyst , valued at $475 Your donations [...]

Fifth Annual Flamingo Bowl Fundraiser

Our 5th Annual Flamingo Bowl was held on Sunday, March 9, 2014 at Bowlmor in Melville, Long Island.  We had nearly 100 bowlers and volunteers come out to support the foundation and everyone had a great time! A friendly bowling competition ensued with prizes awarded to our top bowlers. Greg St. Germain of AVZ Accounting won a NY [...]

MyFitnessPal.com: My New Best Friend

A friend of mine recently introduced me to a website called MyFitnessPal.com.  It’s a get healthy site that helps to track what you’ve eaten in a day along with whatever exercise you’ve done.  I love it!  It’s similar to Weight Watchers‘ online site (for those of us familiar with that) but only it’s free which [...]

The Great Debate

Healthcare reform has been a hot topic for quite some time now but many American’s are still left wondering what it means for them, what it means for their future and what it will cost them. One particular provision of the reform stood out to me.  I flashed back to my graduation from FIT… ceremony [...]

Martina Navratilova Has Breast Cancer

People Magazine recently ran an interview with tennis legend Martina Navratilova who was diagnosed with breast cancer just recently. At age 54, Martina admitted to not having had a mammogram for four years!  After the mammo revealed a lump in her left breast in February and the biopsy came back positive for a non-invasive form [...]

I Heart Lord & Taylor

To be honest I had never really shopped in Lord & Taylor until I recently moved closer to the Garden City store on Franklin Avenue.  I have been a huge fan ever since.  None of the crowds that Roosevelt Field has but still a ton of shoes! Exactly why I’m so excited for the fund [...]

Sharing His Story of Breast Cancer

I’m a big fan of listening to the news on the radio since I spend so much time in the car commuting. I recently heard something on 1010Wins about one of their editors having breast cancer.  HIS name is Phil Pilato and he’s been kind enough to write a blog about his battle with cancer. [...]

What color are you wearing?

Last week a countless number of Facebook-ettes posted the color of the bra they were wearing in the status of their profiles.  The stunt was an effort to raise awareness for breast cancer although no one is really sure where the message originated. News spread quickly through this confidential message that urged ladies to post [...]

A “Psi” of Relief for Chemo Patients

New drug-free wristbands called Psi Bands (pronounced “sigh”) are providing relief for nausea due to pregnancy, travel, anesthesia and yes – chemotherapy. Created by two fashion forward moms, Carla and Romy, the bands are FDA cleared and latex free.  They come in five different designs and are available online and at local pharmacies.  Click here [...]

Holiday Event with Marshs

Last night was our annual holiday shopping event at Marshs in Huntington.  Despite the misty rain, it turned out to be a wonderful evening! The jewelry set out by Temple St Clair and Paul Morelli were gorgeous, the special “Pinktini” drinks were delish and the staff was attentive.  Best of all, Marshs will be donating [...]