Walter Panas Student Helps Families Fighting Cancer

(Published by The Daily Voice Cortlandt Buchanan Croton) By Sam Barron, The Daily Voice. Photo courtesy of Alison & Risa Repetto Risa Repetto knows all too well what it’s like when a family member is diagnosed with cancer. Repetto, a Walter Panas junior who lives in Garrison, has launched a project called “Taking a Break […]

New Store to Benefit Support Connection

Support Connection is pleased to announce the opening of Fantastic Finds, an upscale resale shop at 400 King Street, Chappaqua, NY. (Former site of the Discovery Shop, in the Talbots shopping center) All proceeds from sales at the shop will benefit Support Connection’s free, year-round breast and ovarian cancer support services. Fantastic Finds boasts a […]

Grants Update

The following grants have been awarded to Support  Connection since January 1, 2016. We are deeply grateful to these organizations for their support of our services and programs. Beth C. Tortolani Foundation: $10,000. Customized Care Services for Breast Cancer Survivors EILEEN FISHER: $1,000. Comprehensive Care and Well-Being program 2016 Enterprise Holdings Foundation: $1,000. 2016 Support-A-Walk […]

A Cancer Survivor’s New Year’s Resolution

By Barbara Tako Reprinted with permission from CURE® www.curetoday.com A survivor of breast cancer and melanoma reflects on her simple New Year’s resolutions. (Original publication date: Dec. 30, 2015) I am still here! Five and a half years after breast cancer and a year and a half year after melanoma, I am so grateful to be here. […]