Dover, Delaware – Get ready for an unforgettable Parisian escape at the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition’s (DBCC) Lights of Life Gala: A Night in Paris. This elegant evening of living and giving takes place on Saturday, March 1st, 2025, at Bally’s Dover Casino Resort, featuring the captivating music of local favorite, DJ Brian K. Hall. …
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Yes2Health Kicks off Health Habits for a New Year!
Yes2Health, a program of the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition, will host multiple sessions this winter, with in-person and virtual options. Yes2Health is a FREE 10-week program with classes available in both English and Spanish. Weekly educational programs include fitness, health, and wellness education to help participants live an active and healthy lifestyle. In-person sessions will feature …
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Dewey Goes Pink Raises a Record-Breaking Fundraiser for the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition
Dewey Goes Pink Raises a Record-Breaking $365,000 for the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition. Dewey Beach, Delaware – Dewey Goes Pink, held on October 5, 2024, raised a record-breaking $365,000 for the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition (DBCC). This annual event, loved and anticipated by the community in Dewey Beach and beyond, has raised over $1.5 million …
Del. Breast Cancer Coalition benefits from generosity
Survivors, patients supported by fall events By Glenn Rolfe Daily State News GEORGETOWN — The Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition’s mission to assist survivors and patients of the disease banks on grants but also on the benevolence of individual supporters. “We don’t have anything that we can sell to make money,” said Connie Holdridge, the coalition’s …
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Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition hold Walk for a Cause
BaytoBayNews.com | Daily State News | Thursday, November 14, 2024 11Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition holds Walk for a CauseHEALTH Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition SMYRNA — The Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition’s 15th annual Monster Mile Walk for a Cause took place Oct. 19 at Homestead Gardens. The Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition partnered with Homestead Gardens for …
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Stockley Tavern event raises $114,000 for breast cancer services
Check presentation attendees for the Stockley Tavern donation to the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition are in back (l-r) Clint Fluharty, Tommy Engle, Ken Adams, Steve Smyk, JB Burnett, Robbie Fleming and Chess Hedrick. In front are Cindy Fluharty, Shondelle Graulich, Tracy Adams, Francesca Vogel, Alyssa Belote, Teresa Rogers and Connie Holdridge. SUBMITTED PHOTO November 6, …
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DELAWARE – Governor John Carney and Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long officially designated October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Delaware on Oct. 25.
This proclamation emphasized that breast cancer impacts many in Delaware and across the U.S., with over 1,100 new cases projected in the state this year., according to the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition. DBCC was honored for its ongoing efforts in providing screening and support, with its programs fostering awareness and offering essential services to underserved communities. …
Enlighten Me: Peer mentor support for breast cancer patients in Delaware
By Abigail Lee Published October 25, 2024 at 9:19 AM EDTListen • 11:15 One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime and although fewer than one percent of men are diagnosed with the disease, their odds of survival are worse. To help with the stressors, anxieties, and uncertainty that come with having breast cancer, …
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