The girls basketball team of Sachem High School East dedicated their annual program day, Feburary 4, to raise awareness for breast cancer and fundraise for The Maurer Foundation.
High estrogen levels in the body are believed to dramatically increase our risk of breast cancer.
The simple truth is that many of the humanity’s biggest killers, like heart disease and cancer, share the same risk factors.
Updated guidelines on nutrition and physical activity for cancer prevention from the American Cancer Society stress the importance of creating social and physical environments that support healthy behaviors.
Many thanks to J. Kings Food Service Professionals, Inc. for becoming a Spare Pin sponsor for our upcoming Flamingo Bowl!
Between 2004 and 2008, overall cancer incidence rates declined by 0.6% per year in men and were stable in women, while cancer death rates decreased by 1.8% per year in men and by 1.6% per year in women.
With your amazing support we met and beat our $10,000 annual fundraising goal, raising a total of $16,700.50!
For the ninth year in a row, wine company Fat Bastard donated a portion of their September and October sales to the Maurer Foundation as well as several other breast cancer charities.
Many thanks to two of our most recent fundraisers, Brasserie 214 and Bill Schlatter and his company Black Rock, who helped raise over $2000 for breast health education.
The top 10 posts in 2011 from the Maurer Foundation blog.