by April Zubko | Mar 8, 2011
Who says students can’t be teachers? At the Peer Education Program at Edward R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn, NY, students are the only teachers. Peer Education Programs, a unique initiative of the Maurer Foundation, are student-run clubs, led by a school staff...
by Susan Simon | Apr 8, 2010
We have been very busy spreading the word about our Corporate Wellness Program. As we network, more and more executives are realizing the important part that wellness and healthy lifestyle choices makes in lowering your risk of breast cancer. Our 45 minute program...
by Susan Simon | Feb 4, 2010
Sometimes the most interesting part about educating people is hearing their stories. Today I was at a high school on Long Island, NY, and a student came up to me after class. In our breast health program, we talk about how previous breast cancer history is a risk...
by Susan Simon | Nov 19, 2009
Being able to educate people of all ages and ethnicities about breast health is very rewarding. This week, I went from presenting to ten 40-50 year old Caucasian and African American women at YWCA of NYC, to one hundred Asian high school students at Lower East Side...
by Helen Galarza | Nov 6, 2009
The mission continues! If you thought October was busy, November is following suit. Our educators continue to go out every day to schools, community organizations and corporation teaching different people about breast health. As mentioned earlier, in September, I had...
by Susan Simon | Oct 28, 2009
We are nearing the end of Breast Cancer Awareness month and we’ve been extremely busy! Besides a very successful fundraising event at Brother Jimmy’s BBQ on October 22nd, we’ve been doing tons of programs. I was looking for the Catholic Daughter of America on Monday...
