Events

When:

Thursday, October 3, 2019
7:00–9:00 p.m.

Where:

New Location Performing Arts Center Adelphi University One South Avenue Garden City, NY

Celebration of Survivorship 2019

You are invited to a Celebration of Survivorship
Thursday, October 3, 2019

Doors Open at 7:00 p.m. (raffles available)
Speakers at 7:30 p.m.

**New Location**
Performing Arts Center
Adelphi University, Garden City, NY

**Food will NOT be served at this event. (due to new location)**

Click here for directions to the Performing Arts Center

Once you arrive at Adelphi University, follow the pink balloons to PAC (Performing Arts Center). A pink balloon will also be at the underground parking garage.

Speakers for the evening

MARGO BORES

30 yr. survivor

Margaret Bores played professional basketball for the New Jersey Amazons at age 17, opening for the Harlem Globe Trotters at the Renaissance Club in Harlem. In 1979 she refereed one of the first women’s college basketball games played at Madison Square Garden.

After her four children graduated from college, she earned degrees in physical therapy psychology, and exercise physiology. While attending college, she was diagnosed with breast cancer, and when she recovered, spent ten years as a member of the Living with Breast Cancer Program, organizing and maintaining the lending library and teaching breast self-exam. She has been a breast health educator, speaking at colleges, factories, stores and community centers and for 10 years she taught the exercise program for the Arthritis Society.

ESTEFANY CAROLINA GARAY

5.5 yr. survivor

Estefany Carolina Garay is a first generation American…her parents emigrated from El Salvador in 1980 and she was born here and grew up in Freeport. She earned a B.A. from Hofstra University and M.P.A (Magna Cum Laude) from LIU Post.

Today she is director of the Town of North Hempstead’s Yes We Can Community Center in Westbury. She is responsible for programming and maintenance of the facility and oversees an afterschool program with over 50 children and a summer activities program with 80 children.

BARBARA EHRENPREIS, LCSW, ACHP-SW

28 yr. survivor

Barbara Ehrenpreis was referred to the Adelphi Breast Cancer by the hospital where she was receiving chemotherapy. She joined a support group and her life took a different turn. After completing the group, Barbara volunteered to be a hotline volunteer. That led her to the decision to attend the Adelphi School of Social Work and completed a Masters Degree in Social Work.

Today Barbara is a Licensed Clinical Social Work, working for NorthWell Health Hospice Care Network, providing support to hospice patients on the Palliative Care Unit at NorthWell Manhasset, as well as in their homes.

CINDY KAYE-FINK

25 yr. survivor

Cindy Kaye-Fink was 36 years old with two young children and a full-time job as a court reporter when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She reached out to the Young Women’s Support Group at the Adelphi Breast Cancer Program where she met with others in her situation and gained the support she needed to go on. In 2010 breast cancer returned. After a mastectomy, reconstruction and more chemo, today she is in remission and giving back by becoming a volunteer with the Adelphi program. She still meets monthly with the group of women from her original support group.

Registration

Please RSVP by September 20, 2019

Register by phone: 516.877.4325
(If calling to register, please mention it’s for Celebration of Survivorship and the amount of
guests joining you.)

Register by email: breastcancerhotline@adelphi.edu

Celebration Journal

A commemorative journal, to support the work of Adelphi Breast Cancer Program will be printed and distributed the evening of the Celebration of Survivorship.

Reserve a Journal Ad

Covers (2 available) (5.5″w x 8.5″h) $1000.00
Full Page (5.5″w x 8.5″h) $500.00
Half Page (5.5″w x 4.25″h) $250.00
Quarter Page (2.75″w x 4.25″h) $100.00
Listing in Journal $25.00

To be included in the journal, all ads MUST be received by Friday, September 13, 2019.

How to submit your journal ads

Please submit our online form or call 516.877.4370 to reserve your space
Submit camera-ready artwork. You can email a PDF or JPG file to knewman@adelphi.edu
Call 516.877.4370 if you need assistance with your ad design
Please send your journal ad payment to:

Adelphi Breast Cancer Program
Adelphi University School of Social Work
One South Avenue
P.O. Box 701
Garden City, NY 11530
Attn: Kim Newman (celebration 2019 journal ad)

Thank you to all of our generous donors!

Adelphi University is a qualified 501(c) (3) tax-exempt organization
and donations are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.

Coronavirus Update: As New York is on a "pause" for social distancing purposes, all in-person events for the next several weeks have been converted to online, postponed or canceled. Please check this page as information will be updated as possible—and call ahead before any upcoming in-person events until further notice. Thanks.

For further information, please contact:

Breast Cancer Hotline and Support Program
p – 516.877.4320
e – breastcancerhotline@adelphi.edu

Support Hotline: 800.877.8077

Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program

Need Help? Call us at 800.877.8077