Breast cancer hotline and support program receives grant

Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2014 12:00 pm

Receiving a check from the LI 2Day Walk to Fight Breast Cancer is, from left, Angelica Medina, outreach coordinator, Sisters United in Health; Rockville Centre resident Alida Rubenstein, volunteer and hotline coordinator of the Adelphi Breast Cancer Program; Ginny Salerna, founder and executive director, LI2DayWalk; Noreen Wohlgemuth, treasurer, LI2DayWalk; Heather Edmonson, program supervisor, Adelphi Breast Cancer Program; and Michelle Lamberson, administrative assistant, Adelphi Breast Cancer Program.

Courtesy Adelphi

For the 11th year, the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline and Support Program is a beneficiary of the Long Island 2 Day Walk To Fight Breast Cancer, receiving a grant of $34,700. This grant assists the breast cancer program with its Sisters United in Health program that educates and provides support for underserved women.

Since its inception in 2004, LI2DAY has raised and donated nearly five million dollars for community-based programs that provide help to Long Islanders affected by breast cancer.

For further information, the Long Island 2 Day Walk to Fight Breast Cancer can be contacted at 631-863-2DAY (2329) or go to www.li2daywalk.org. For the Adelphi hotline, call 800-877-8077 or visit www.adelphi.edu/nysbreastcancer. You are not alone.

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