SHAREing & CAREing is so pleased to welcome a returning staff member back to our team! Merryl Reichbach, LCSW, ACE, MA, has over 20 years of experience helping others as a therapist, teacher, and program director. With her diverse professional background, personal history with our organization, and an incredible passion for survivor, patient, and family [...]
On Saturday, September 19th, Allison Alexis and over 200 of her friends and neighbors participated in the 2nd Annual Queens Cancer Walk at Phil “Scooter” Rizzuto Park in the Richmond Hill neighborhood of Queens. The group gathered for a 2 mile walk to honor the cancer survivors among them and to spread the message of [...]
Happy Summer in this Great City! I found this image on the NYC City Council website and felt it summed up how we feel at the moment. The NYC City Council has once again come through for its constituents and restored funding to the Cancer Initiative for fiscal year 2016. We detailed the fight to [...]
For the past six years, the NYC City Council Cancer Initiative funding has supported the availability of, and access to, early detection programs for cancer services in our community. This support has ensured that thousands of women have access to life-saving health screenings, treatments, education, and support. Unfortunately, the current administration has deemed that funding [...]
One week later and we are still basking in the success of the June 7th Bikers Against Breast Cancer run to support SHAREing & CAREing. The 22nd annual fundraiser set many records and we couldn’t be happier with the turnout. Thank you to everyone who came out to support BABC and SHAREing & CAREing. We [...]
The word “Biker” may conjure up all sorts of images and stereotypes: tough, black leather, tattoos and facial hair and maybe even the hit show Sons of Anarchy. How about community, commitment, heart, and generosity? Perhaps not immediately, but SHAREing & CAREing’s experience with the Bikers we run with has been nothing short of an [...]
On Wednesday, May 13th SHAREing & CAREing conducted its monthly Recovery Survivorship Program support group meet-up. This month we were honored to have as a special guest, Olga Mardach-Duclerc MSOM, ADS of Earth Mama Acupuncture & Herbs. Olga talked about the ancient branch of Chinese Medicine called Acupuncture which has become a mainstream therapy for [...]
On April 27 & 28th we returned to Long Island City High School in Queens to share our signature Be A Friend to Your Mother outreach program. The staff at LIC welcome SHAREing & CAREing like family and we are happy to return each year to meet a new group of fresh faced teenagers. They [...]
As with all SHAREing & CAREing fundraisers, 2015’s “Roaring Twenties” event was a testament to the power of community relationships and local giving. The night was filled with Prohibition style cocktails, dancing, gambling tables with generous prizes from local vendors, and of course, delicious 1920’s themed eats and cocktails like only Gianna of Manducatis Rustica [...]
On April 22, 2015, SHAREing & CAREing was invited to speak to students at the Saint John’s University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences. Anna Kril, President & Founder of S&C, brought her breast health messages of prevention, awareness and hope and Registered Nurses, Kelly Ann Tobin & Linda Bulone, were on hand to talk [...]
