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.

Cancer Treatment Calls For Functional Fashion

After Kathy Adams battled Stage III Breast Cancer and won (!!!) she saw the need for comfortable functional clothing for post-surgery patients.  And so the Confident Clothing Company was born. Post mastectomy patients leave the hospital with tubing and drains embedded near the surgery site to collect lymphatic fluid during the healing process.  These drains [...]

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Happy Healthy Halloween!

As Halloween approaches, many of us take our annual trip to the local farm for some festive pumpkin picking with the family. But don’t be too fast to throw the away the jack-o-lanterns after Halloween! Pumpkins, along with other vegetables in the same color family such as carrots, red and yellow peppers, and sweet potatoes, [...]

“A Crucial Catch” – The NFL Joins The Cause

“”A Crucial Catch” is The National Football League’s new campaign to raise breast cancer awareness during the month of October.  A game-time public service announcement by Fergie, lead singer of the Black Eyed Peas, will remind fans of the importance of regular breast cancer screening.  At upcoming games, NFL staff will be sporting pink apparel, [...]

Go Local, Go Pink!

J. Kings is a Long Island company supporting their community by servicing local chefs, cooks and caterers and doing over $41,000,000 in annual sales with local farms, bakers, meat companies and other vendors.  For the entire month of October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, J. Kings is proud to work with the Maurer Foundation to help [...]

Maurer Partners with The Americana!

I’m happy to announce that The Maurer Foundation has teamed up with Americana Manhasset in Manhasset, Long Island!  Throughout the month of October Americana Manhasset will donate $5 toward the fight against breast cancer for every customer that buys an Americana Manhasset GiftCard.  With stores ranging Banana Republic to Louis Vuitton and Juicy Couture to Chanel, [...]