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Geri Barish, center, with Hewlett House supporters Marnie and Leonore Weidenfeld at the gala pizza party last month.

Celebrating Hewlett House’s accomplishments with pizza

The success of Hewlett House and of 1 in 9: The Long Island Breast Cancer Action Coalition in Hewlett, and Geri Barish, the executive director and president, respectively, was celebrated at a gala … more

9/6/18

This month, let’s all join the fight against breast cancer

Breast cancer has killed far too many of our wives, mothers, sisters and friends. It is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women in the U.S., after lung cancer, and . . . more

10/12/17

An ‘angel’ helps out in the Five Towns

Whether it is repaving a parking lot at the Hewlett House or helping children find scholarship money to attend college, Cedarhurst resident Joseph Santaniello wants to be able to help. more

By Vanessa Parker | 2/20/15

Cedarhurst resident and Peninsula Kiwanis member Joe Santaniello, far left, is considered an angel by Hewlett House Executive Director Geri Barish, fourth from right, for all the work he and his friends have provided.

An ‘angel’ helps out in the Five Towns

Whether it is repaving a parking lot at the Hewlett House or helping children find scholarship money to attend college, Cedarhurst resident Joseph Santaniello wants to be able to help. more

By Vanessa Parker | 2/18/15

Myths — and truths — about breast cancer

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and there’s no better time to gauge your awareness. Are the following statements true or false? more

10/9/14

Women and the role they played in L.I.'s history

In observance of Women’s History Month, we thought it fitting to highlight some notable women who were instrumental in shaping present-day Long Island. more

3/20/14

Saving the world, $10 at a time, part II

At 6 p.m. last Sunday, I tore off two layers of plastic sheeting covering the double doors that separate my upstairs living room from my ground-level family room, which are connected by a simple pine staircase. It was a triumphal moment. more

1/10/13

This month the focus is on breast cancer

Nassau County has one of the nation’s highest rates of breast cancer, and more than 1,200 women in the county were diagnosed with the disease from 2004 to 2008, according to the State Department of Health’s New York State Cancer Registry. more

10/11/12

Geri Barish, executive director of Hewlett House and president of the 1in9: The Long Island Breast Cancer Action Coalition, has battled breast cancer three times and devotes her life to advocating for cancer patients.

‘Cancer doesn’t end for us on Oct. 31’

As Geri Barish sat in the waiting room at North Shore LIJ Hospital in 1974 for her son Michael, who was undergoing an operation, she looked around at the other hysterical parents also waiting for their children and at that moment she knew she had to step up and be an advocate for cancer patients. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 10/20/11

Geri Barish, executive director of Hewlett House and president of 1 in 9: The Long Island Breast Cancer Action Coalition, was named a Woman of Distinction.

Geri Barish of Hewlett House named a woman of distinction

Geri Barish, executive director of Hewlett House and president of 1 in 9: The Long Island Breast Cancer Action Coalition was one of several women honored as a Women of Distinction. more

10/6/11

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