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Audrey Bussani, left, Danielle Bussani, Michelle Cardinal, and her daughter Abigail.

Valley Streamer participating in pancreatic cancer fundraiser

In February 2015, Audrey Bussani experienced stomach pains and a change in appetite. Her doctor presumed it was an ulcer, but when she started to get worse he changed his opinion. Her daughter, Michelle Cardinal, said pancreatic cancer was not something any of her family had considered it could be. more

By Nick Ciccone | 4/8/16

The Klein family, from left, Rich, Angeline, Kenneth and Jenn, were recognized at the tournament.

Playing for mom

The MacArthur girls basketball program hosted the first-ever Kim Klein Memorial Tournament in December. The four-team competition honored the memory of Kim Klein, a Generals supporter and a proud mother. Klein died from breast cancer last year after battling the disease four separate times. more

By Rebecca Anderson | 2/9/16

The ‘pinking’ of America: part activism, part fraud

Breast cancer is big business in America today, and high season for the industry is October. Personally (and it is personal), I feel exploited by the “pinking” of the world around me . . . more

10/15/15

This Year’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk is set for Oct. 18 at Jones Beach Field 5.

Walking for a cause at Jones Beach

Although the summer is coming to a close, Jones Beach will continue to draw crowds. As families gather at Field 5 in the dim hours of the morning, there will be only one thing on everyone’s mind: finding a cure for a dreaded disease. more

By Rebecca Anderson | 9/16/15

Erin Metzger, 16, gave a buzz cut to Anthony Lunha, 11, at Calhoun High School’s March 17 fundraiser for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. Participants had their hair cut or shaved in solidarity with children with cancer, raising $48,000 for childhood cancer research.

Calhoun goes bald to fight cancer

Since 2007, Calhoun High School has raised more than $500,000 for childhood cancer research, according to Calhoun English teacher Peter Magnuson. The Merrick school passed the milestone on March 17 at its ninth annual St. Baldrick’s Foundation fundraiser. more

By Brian Racow | 3/25/15

Attendees decked themselves out in pink and visited the fair's photo booth for some festive photography

Valley Stream Central H.S. holds Go Pink Fair

Students donned pink shirts, hats, costumes — even hair — for Valley Stream Central High School’s annual Go Pink Fun Fair on Oct. 16 to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month. “We had a … more

By Micah Danney mdanney@liherald.com | 10/29/14

Triathlete Jenn Sommermann survived Stage III ovarian cancer and went on to raise more than $107,000 through her 50 Triathlons in 50 States to Raise $100,000 for Ovarian Cancer Research campaign.To celebrate the successful completion of the campaign, Sommermann and her husband, Don Harris, trekked 600 miles by bicycle across Vietnam and Cambodia in March.

Triathlete beats cancer, then raises $107K for research

The sting seemed innocuous. A bee nipped Jenn Sommermann in the leg as she entered the water at the River Cities Triathlon, contested around the Cypress Black Bayou, near Shreveport, La., in August 2011. more

By Scott Brinton | 10/15/14

Football players should wear black and blue

Do we really want to see the bruisers of the NFL play for pink? As Breast Cancer Awareness month begins . . . more

9/25/14

Front Street Bakery will be selling special cookies and cupcakes, decorated with a teal ribbon, to raise awareness for the fight against ovarian cancer.

Sweet street

For the month of September, Front Street Bakery will be donating a portion of its sales of special cookies and cupcakes to help fund ovarian cancer research. more

By Alex Costello | 9/10/14

Kyle Berthoud, 13, made a $50 donation to St. Baldrick’s before he had his head shaved.

Calhoun shaves it off for cancer research

In what has become a yearly spring ritual, hundreds of Calhoun High School students, staff members and local residents recently had their heads shaved en masse in Calhoun’s gym. It was all for … more

By Brian Racow | 3/27/14

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