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EVENTS
February 9th, at 8 p.m, SHAI (Sephardic Heritage Alliance) Environmental Program Saddle Rock Elementary School, Great Neck. Laura Weinberg, president of GNBCC will be one of the panelists of this program. Click here for more information.
March 20th, New York State Breast Cancer Network Advocacy Day Legislative Office Building (LOB) Albany, New York. For more information go to: www.nysbcsen.org .
April/May: Cafe Rustica Cabaret Fundraiser Events, dates/times to be announced.
May 9th, 7:00 PM: Cabaret Night Fundraiser , with Great Neck South Middle School Chorus and Musical Director Shelley Willcox. At Cafe Rustica, 200 Middle Neck Road. Great Neck. Come hear these great vocalists sing for the cause! For reservations call: 516 829- 6464.
May 22nd: Nassau Science Explorations at Hofstra University. Laura Weinberg, president of GNBCC, presents: "Toxins in Our Cosmetics: How to Identify and What are the Health Risks?" Time to be announced.
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NEWS
Great Neck Breast Cancer Coalition Congratulates John Yang, participant in GNBCC's Students & Scientists program: Intel Semi-Finalist 2012!
(left to right): GNBCC Board: Colette Thaw, Mindy Rosenfeld, Pamela Fogel, John Yang, Mrs. Yang, Laura Weinberg, Lisa Levine, Maria Rudman, Mindy Gordon, Fern Rogers
(left to right): Mrs. Yang, John Yang, Laura Weinberg, president of GNBCC
Jeong Yun (John) Yang of Great Neck South High School was sponsored by GNBCC at Stony Brook University through GNBCC's Students & Scientists program. John began his internship in July 2011 and will continue in the GNBCC program through Summer 2012 working on the the toxicity of nanoparticles and their effect on breast cancer. John was honored by the GNBCC board for the research which won him the Intel recognition.
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Something To Talk About #376 - The Environment and Your Health
Something To Talk About producer/host Bonnie D. Graham welcomes Laura Weinberg / Great Neck Breast Cancer Coalition, Patti Wood / Grassroots, and Karen Miller / Huntington Breast Cancer Action Coalition .
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STORY AND VIDEO
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Hydrofracking Upstate poses health risk to Long Islanders,
Local Opponents Say
By
Karen Rubin
, Long Island Populist Examiner
December 7, 2011
So what if New York State permits hydrofracking to extract the natural gas in the state's southern tier. So what if environmentalists are right, and the blighted landscape ruins its tourism industry, contaminates the farms and the crisscrossing of pipes makes the land useless for future development upstate? Why should Long Islanders care?
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LONG ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SHINE AT NATIONAL BREAST CANCER/ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE
left to right: Yonatan David, Joshua Solomowitz, Megan Hansen, Dr. Frank Biro, Kayla Neville, John Yang, Melissa Wing, Vita Jaspan
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LI students honored for cancer research
Newsday Features Students and Scientists United for Breast Cancer Prevention Research Program, Jan. 5, 2012
Photo credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas | Student scientists John Yang, 18, and Kayla Neville, 16, pose with the poster they used to present their findings about the toxicity levels of nanoparticles. (Jan. 5, 2012)
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www.newsday.com
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GNBCC WALK October 23rd 2011
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Threat Hidden in Paper
Public is exposed daily to industrial chemical's traces
By Delthia Ricks
Consumers who handle recycled paper products are being inadvertently exposed to a widely used industrial chemical that continues to raise health concerns, a state Health Department study has found.
Investigators tracked the contamination to cash register receipts coated with bisphenol A that are being dumped into the nation's recycling stream.
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Editorial: “Coalition” Is Not a Dirty Word
By Carol Frank on Friday, 08 July 2011
This week, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, on behalf of generous people who thought they were donating money to a legitimate charity, filed a lawsuit to shut down and hold accountable the people who operated the Coalition Against Breast Cancer, Inc. (CABC) and the telemarketing company, Campaign Center, Inc. This is the scam operation we reported on in February of 2010, Chumming for Dollars, Giving to Charity or Big Business?
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2nd Annual Upland Road Block Party Fundraiser,
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"Greening Our Children" Luncheon in Greenwich, Connecticut where Dr. Phil Landrigan and Dr. Shanna Swan of Mount Sinai's Children's Environmental Health Center (www.cehcenter.org) spoke about toxic exposures in our environment and the link with chronic disease such as breast cancer and other cancers. Seven hundred people attended this luncheon/conference.
Pictured: Laura Weinberg, President of GNBCC and Dr. Phil Landrigan
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Madeline Etkind of GNBCC, (Lend a Helping Hand Consultant) at the March 25th Long Island Symposium at the Carlyle on the Green, Bethpage, NY.
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New York State Breast Cancer Network Advocacy Day 2011:
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| Left to right: Laura Weinberg, President of GNBCC, Co-Chair Environmental Committee and Liz Wohl, Chair of the New York State Breast Cancer Network |
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Debby Girgenti of Assembly Member Michele Schimel's Albany office speaks with Monika Lalezarzadeh and Karen Brachot about the NYSBCN legislative agenda. |
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| (Left to right) Karen Brachot, Laura Weinberg, Debby Girgenti of Assembly Member Schimel's office, and Monika Lalezarzadeh. |
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Laura Weinberg speaking to participants at Advocacy Day morning program. |
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| Laura Weinberg and Karen Miller, President of HBCAC and Vice Chair of the NYSBCN. |
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Monika Lalezarzadeh and Karen Brachot, alumni students of GNBCC Students and Scientists Program, discussing Advocacy Day legislative issues with Senator Flanagan of Huntington in the New York State Senate Chamber. |
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WAKE UP CALL, A FILM BY BARBARA MASRY,
(GNBCC'S FIRST PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER)
Barbara Sutton Masry, one of the founders and the first president of the Great Neck Breast Cancer Coalition, is producing an independent feature film, A Wake-up Call, co-written with Adam Nadler, about the impact of breast cancer on two Brooklyn women. The film was inspired by Barbara's wish to call attention to the disparities in access to health care in our country. With Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino, Grammy winner Ashanti, Dan Hedaya, and Amanda Setton attached to the project, the completed film will be available to health organizations for use in breast-cancer post-treatment workshops. For more information, go to www.awakeupcallfilm.com.
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GNBCC Visits Newly Elected Senator Jack Martins
Laura Weinberg, president of GNBCC, visited the newly elected Town of North Hempstead Senator, Jack Martins, with GNBCC alumnus scholarship student, Monika Lalezarzadeh
Photo (left to right) Laura Weinberg, President of GNBCC, Monika Lalezarzadeh, Senator Jack Martins
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By Long Island Press on January 17th, 2011
More than 35 Great Neck and Huntington high school students joined environmental experts and local health advocates in the inaugural New York conference on a national study gauging the likelihood of environmental toxins contributing to women developing breast cancer.
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GNBCC and HBCAC Organize National Conference in NYC on Breast Cancer and Environment Research Program
Twenty-nine students from Great Neck High Schools Attend
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NYS Names 85 Toxic Chemicals to Avoid | Long Island Press
www.longislandpress.com
The New York State Interagency Committee on Procurement voted on December 29, 2010 to approve a guidance policy requiring all NYS agencies to consider avoiding
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Two LI women have long fought for bisphenol-A ban
Aug 6, 2010 ... Long Islanders Laura Weinberg and Karen Joy Miller were campaigning against the plasticizing agent bisphenol-A, or BPA, long before it ...
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NYS Breast Cancer Network: BPA-Free Children And Babies Act
After an intense period of negotiations among New York State legislators, we have a historic win for families across this state. New York State Governor Paterson signed the Bisphenol-A Free Children and Babies Act (S.3296H Thompson, Buffalo), and A.6919D (Engelbright, Setauket) into law, making New York the first State to pass comprehensive BPA legislation.
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Upland Block Party Fundraiser Photos May 22nd
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Nassau Science Exploration Day on May 17th
Laura Weinberg, President of GNBCC, speaking to high school students about toxic ingredients in cosmetics and safer alternatives at Hofstra University for Nassau Science Exploration Day on May 17th. GNBCC which has presented at this annual, educational event for the past seven years was one of 40 presenters.
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Great Neck South Middle School Cabaret Night on May 4th
Great Neck South Middle School Cabaret Night on May 4th at Cafe Rustica. Musical Director Shelley Willcox and South Middle School Vocalists are pictured here.
 
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Laura Weinberg, President of GNBCC received on April 23rd, an "Environmental Quality Award"
 Laura Weinberg, President of GNBCC received on April 23rd, an "Environmental Quality Award" from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA-Region 2). Weinberg received this award with Karen Miller of Huntington Breast Cancer Action Coalition and Beth Fiteni of the Long Island Neighborhood Network. The award was given for environmental programs that Weinberg, Miller and Fiteni worked on as a team to enhance public health. The award was given by Judith Enck, U.S. EPA Regional Director.
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GNBCC Board Members at Great Neck Public Library
film presentation of
"Dear Talula" with film producer, Lori Benson:
 (left to right): Barbara Masry, (honorary
president) Colette Thaw (sec'y), Lisa Levine-Bernstein, V.P.
of GNBCC, Lori Benson (film producer of "Dear Talula"),
Laura Weinberg, president of GNBCC, Gloria Gersman
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President's Cancer Panel highlights everyday exposures to environmental pollutants and cancer
On May 6th, the President's Cancer Panel—a watchdog group of advisors charged with monitoring the National Cancer Program—released a groundbreaking report, Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk: What We Can Do Now.
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Green is the New Pink: Breast Cancer & The Environment
On Tuesday, September 22nd, Women At Risk and theYoung Survival Coalition partnered to host Green is the New Pink: Breast Cancer & the Environment, a workshop that presented a comprehensive overview of the links between environmental factors and breast cancer and provided attendees with information for avoiding harmful exposures in their daily lives.
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Giving to Charity or To Big Business?
Friday, 05 February 2010- Chumming for Dollars
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Launch of Mount Sinai’s
Center for Excellence in Children’s Environmental Health
at North Shore Medical Group
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Israel Proposes
law to Require Labeling Cleaning Product Ingredients
Legislation that
would force the companies that manufacture household cleaning
products to list ingredients on labels has been proposed.
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CRAAB!'S ADVOCACY
FOCUSES ON ENVIRONMENTAL LINKS TO CANCER
On March 24, NYSBCN held it's 11th Annual
NYS Breast Cancer Advocacy Day at the State Capital, where
Jane Houlihan, of the Environmental Working Group (EWG), stunned
participants with her presentation entitled, "It's In
Us: Chemical and Our Bodies," ....
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BPA FIRST IN THE NATION
BAN SIGNED BY SC LEGISLATOR STEVE LEVY 
We’re on the move!!!! There’s
no stopping us now…
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BPA-free Bottle Bill
signing in Suffolk County 
March 30, 2009
(Left to Right) Karen Miller of Huntington
Breast Cancer Action Coalition, Legislator Steven Stern, Laura
Weinberg of GNBCC, County Executive Steve Levy, William Zhou,
of Schreiber High School in Port Washington.
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Victory in Suffolk County
News 12; March 3, 2009
Thank you to Dr. Maricel Maffini of the Soto/Sonnenschein
Laboratory for her powerful testimony yesterday which helped
moved this mountain! Thank you to all of the amazing testimonies
and participation from all of the students including Regina
Roofeh, Tehreem Rehman, William Zhou and Zachary Rotter.
SMITHTOWN - Suffolk County lawmakers made
an unprecedented move Tuesday to get toxic and potentially
harmful baby bottles off the shelves.
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Great Neck Students and GNBCC Travel to
Alabama Conference
Great Neck Record; December 26, 2008
Edition
This year, the Annual Early Environmental Exposures Conference
was hosted in Birmingham, Alabama. Regina Roofeh, from Great
Neck North High School and Karolina Woronieck, from Great
Neck South High School, received scholarships to attend this
two-day conference. ....FULL
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 Community
Outreach: High School Students Involved in Breast Cancer Research
By Karolina Woroniecka and Regina Roofeh
Thank You to Everyone at the Ana Soto Lab, Great Neck Breast
Cancer Coalition
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 Laura
Weinberg, president of the Great Neck Breast Cancer Coalition,
presents at the College of Nursing at Florida Atlantic University,
"Breast Cancer and the Environment".
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 BCERC
Alabama conference (11/13-11/14) with students from Great
Neck Breast Cancer Coalition and Huntington Breast Cancer
Action Coalition, from the Students and Scientists Breast
Cancer/Environmental Research Scholarship Program.
VIEW PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT
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Big Thank You to
Great Neck Auto Center, Inc
at 390 Great Neck Road for their $200.00 donation to GNBCC
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October 2008: Rothman's
Steakhouse POSTPONED
Rothman's Steakhouse, 6319 Northern Boulevard,
East Norwich, Long Island. A percentage of proceeds of
an event will be donated to GNBCC. For more info see
flyer or call (516 ) 922-2500
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October 2008: Thank you Ray Leventhal
Shop
(38 Middle Neck Road) from GNBCC!!:
In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness month, a percentage
of Ray Leventhal shop's proceeds are being donated to GNBCC
for the entire month of October.
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October 2008 : Thank you
Bonda Yoga from GNBCC!!:
In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness month, all proceeds
($18 per person)** of the October 16, & October 23rd classes
@ Bonda Yoga will be donated to the Great Neck Breast Cancer
Coalition (GNBCC)
Bonda Yoga supports & recognizes Breast Cancer Awareness
Month. On Friday, October 12 from 12:30-1:30 there will be
a Community Yoga Class ($20)** On Sunday, October 19, there
will be a 2:00-3:30 bereavement workshop ($25)** given by
Beth Edelson, CSW (Social Worker) and RYT (Registerd Yoga
Teacher)** www.Bondayoga.com
**All proceeds from these classes will be donated to GNBCC
Healing Dance Circle will take place this Thursday, October
2 at 4A Bond St. Great Neck, the beautiful studio of Bonda
Yoga. We are returning to our old time, 1:45 - 2:45 PM.
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September
15, 2008
Spraying opponents blast
Nassau's mosquito policy
Breast cancer groups and environmentalists
sharply criticized Nassau County on Monday for last week's
aerial spraying against the West Nile virus over 50,000 acres
of the county.
Full Story
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September
5, 2008
Mosquito Spraying in Nassau Canceled
A planned aerial pesticide spraying over
a large portion of Nassau County that had angered several
environmental and breast cancer groups was canceled last night
because of high winds, Nassau officials said. Full
Story
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Summer 2008
July 24, 2008
News: GNBCC/North Middle School BC Coalition
Event at Cafe Rustica
In May, the Great Neck Breast Cancer Coalition at the Great
Neck North Middle School Choral Department co-sponsored a
successful "Musical Revue" fundraiser at Cafe Rustica.
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STORY (pdf)
Spring 2008
News: NASSAU
COUNTY UNANIMOUSLY PASSES A
GREEN PROCUREMENT POLICY
Green Procurement
Bill- pdf
Winter 2008
Going Green Given Boost in Great
Neck:
Participants who planned and presented
the community forum on "Going Green"
on Jan. 10 at Great Neck House are shown here. Pictured
(l. to r.): Laura Weinberg, Patty Katz, Fran Reid, Michelle
Schimel and Frank Morris. Photo by Carol Frank |
News: Recycle
This Paper...
It's a Start
The educational forum to promote "Going
Green" was chock full of information and had the tone of a
pep rally as participants were challenged to change just two
behaviors that will result in energy savings and resource
conservation. FULL STORY
Summer 2006
GNBCC’s 2006 summer scholarship program
GNBCC’s 2006 summer scholarship program at Tufts University
was a tremendous success. This year’s recipients,
Monika Lalezarzadeh, from North High School and Sofie Einbinder,
from South High School, learned valuable laboratory procedures
and about research pertaining to environmental links to breast
cancer at Ana Soto’s Laboratory at Tufts University
Medical School.
Their reviews say it best. Monika said, “I think
the work being done between the Great Neck Breast Cancer Coalition
and the Tufts Medical Laboratory is fantastic, informative
and very educational. It has inspired me to continue
with laboratory work and studies, and apply what I had learned.”
Sofie adds, “it was truly a rare gift to participate
in behind the scenes research on breast cancer.”
The laboratory skills they learned including staining mammary
gland tissues on slides and how to use a gel electrophoresis
(to separate macromolecules) which can isolate genes.
In addition, Monika and Sofie were taught of the potentially,
harmful effects of exposure to the chemical, Bisphenol A,
which is used in certain baby bottles and dental sealants.
They also learned that fetal exposure to this chemical may
cause future offspring to develop breast cancer as adults.
To view Monika’s and Sofie’s essays on their
experience at Ana Soto’s Laboratory at Tufts, visit
the GNBCC website at: www.greatneckbcc.org.
May 12, 2006 - News: Going, Going, Green
You might expect that only people who work in occupations
that expose them to a myriad chemicals or people who live
adjacent to Superfund sites would be found to have high levels
of chemicals in their blood and urine. But research done by
the Centers for Disease Control and the Environmental Working
Group in Washington D.C. shows that measurable levels of 148
chemicals have been found in ordinary Americans of all ages,
in all places. The measure of pollution in people is called
"body burden." FULL STORY
Great Neck Record May 12, 2006
http://www.antonnews.com/greatneckrecord/2006/05/12/news/
Yes, It Really Does Take a Village
Great Neck Record - Dec 2005
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