CT BHI is now registered with GoodSearch.com, a company that helps non-profits like ours raise funds through the everyday actions of our supporters  Click on “Read More” for information.

Here is how you can help:

Use GoodSearch when you search the internet – they will donate a penny to us every time you do!

Use GoodShop.com when you shop online – they work with more than 2,500 major brands, have over 100,000 coupons and donate a percentage of every purchase you make to us!

Enroll in GoodDining.com and they will donate up to 6% of every dollar you spend when you eat at one of 10,000 participating restaurants!

Please join our community on GoodSearch.com and help us raise money for our mission: to make a difference locally in the fight against breast cancer through research and education.

Just click on the GoodSearch button on our website or any of the links above to get started!

As part of its series of presentations on  finances and investing for women, Mass Mutual’s Brent Eugenides  gave a presentation to the women of Niantic Jazzercise on October 17th.  The picture was taken on November 21st at the presentation of the check to Cookie DelBiondo for the CT Breast Health Initiative.  Thanks you Mass Mutual!

During October, breast cancer awareness month, CTBHI will sponsor a JAZZERCISE fundraiser.  JAZZERCISE is a fusion of jazz dance, resistance training, Pilates, yoga and kickboxing all choreographed to today’s hottest music.  Proceeds will assist CTBHI’s mission to support education and breast cancer research in Connecticut. Click here for more information!

Saturday, October 1, 2011 from 9AM to 11AM

St. Mark’s Church

147 West Main Street

New Britain, CT

To attend, the donation is $25 and and can be made on-line at www.CTBHI.org/shop or by calling the CTBHI Office at 860-827-7103.

Free parking – Refreshments – Raffle Prizes

Join the fun and GET YOUR PINK ON with CTBHI !!

Click here.

The pictures in these new albums were taken and donated to CTBHI by YCPhotoDesigns.  (ycphotodesigns.com)

NEW BRITAIN — Pink is pretty, pink is feminine, pink is … baseball?

New Britain Stadium turned an unusual hue Sunday for the Pink in the Park day to advance the Race in the Park next Saturday.

The Rock Cats themselves carried on their now annual tradition of wearing pink jerseys in acknowledgement of breast health for their 1:35 p.m. game against the Harrisburg Senators.

When the Rock Cats first started Pink in the Park, there was some concern about getting players to wear pink uniforms, club president Bill Dowling said. Those fears were dispelled as soon as the idea was taken to the players.

”There were tears in the eyes of a couple of the players,” Dowling said, players who had had family members grapple with breast cancer and were willing to do whatever it takes to combat the disease.

According to Rock Cats director of community relations Amy Helbling, Pink in the Park was sponsored by Healthmart in partnership with the Connecticut Breast Health Initiative based out of New Britain.

“We have partnered with the Rock Cats over several years,” said Joyce Bray, president of the Breast Health Initiative.

Breast cancer survivors were paired with Rock Cats players and given the chance to throw out a pitch in a pregame ceremony on the field at 1 p.m.

“It’s just a really very celebratory day,” Bray said. “We look forward to it every year.”

The Initiative is running the Race in the Park day Saturday, May 7, its principal fundraiser. The proceeds from Race in the Park will go towards breast cancer research.

“The initiative is wonderful,” Dowling said. “They’re so caring.”

Stadium employee Brenda Plourde will be spending race day walking with Team Palmese, organized by Emily Palmese in honor of her grandmother, a cancer survivor.

“We look forward to Pink in the Park” at the stadium, Plourde said. “It’s just so colorful.”

Plourde’s daughter Danielle Lamont will also be walking with her own team of middle school girls called Strive, part of the YWCA team. “They’re super excited about that,” Lamont said, having raised nearly $200 for the event.
By Bryan Koenig
Staff Writer, New Britain Herald

at the RACE IN THE PARK!

Kids Expo will feature activities for kids up to 12 years old including parachutes, relay races, Nerf golf and tennis, hula hooping, basketball, bubble blowing, face painting and George DeVita from Farmington Woods will host a driving range for elementary age children.  Home Depot’s Build in the Park will have your child build a wooden toy to take home!

Click here for more information about RACE IN THE PARK events for kids and use the Pledge button to make a pledge to a Team or a Runner/Walker for the 2011 CT RACE IN THE PARK!

Seated, Glorie Zeisz holding a photo of Inez Laird, Shirley Bussolini; and Ruth Griswold; standing, Judy Brown, Dianne Battistoni, Marie Peluso, Annette Brunoli, Elaine DeLuzio, and Dede Brighenti

Volunteer knitters from Prince Thomas of Savoy Auxiliary in Avon are getting ready for CT BHI’s RACE in the PARK. Their beautiful pink scarves and handmade facecloths are special gifts given to breast cancer survivors at the Survivors’ Brunch on May 7th.

Included with brunch is a reserved seat for the game, a flower arrangement for Mom, a “Happy Mother’s Day” message on the Rock Cats video board, and a photo session with Rocky!

Space is limited, so sign up early. Tickets are $45 each, children 5-12, $25 each, and children 4 and under are free.  Please click here for a full description of the event.

The food was free, but all proceeds from the drinks went to the CT Breast Health Initiative, the organization responsible for the race.

Boot-shaped shot glasses, beer mugs and large glass beer boots were also on sale for $10, $20 and $30, respectively. Once purchased they were good for one free fill-up and a dinner coupon, with those proceeds also benefitting the initiative.

Owner Nick Augustino addressed the crowd with his loud cheer of, “Ticki tocki, ticki tocki, hoy, hoy, hoy!” The jovial Augustino then thanked those in attendance and reminded all that, “They’re going to have a race up there (in the park) and I’m going to bring pancakes.”

Augustino then praised Joyce Bray, president of the initiative, who was in attendance. “I’ve gone with Race in the Park for a lot of reasons, but a big one was Joyce.”

Volunteer Deanie Radda has been working with the initiative since 2004. In 1991, Radda was diagnosed with breast cancer. The 20-year survivor, who went through radiation and chemotherapy treatment, hopes a cure will one day be found, but also sees the benefits of fundraising in helping find new and more effective treatments.

“Our goal is to find a cure, our mission is to make a difference and we want to do it locally, all of our money stays in Connecticut,” Radda said.

The Race in the Park is scheduled for Saturday, May 7, in Walnut Hill Park in New Britain. The day actually features a variety of races and walks. For more information about the day’s events or about registration, check out ctraceinthepark.org or call 860-827-7103.  Pictures of the event are posted on our photo album page.  Click here to see the photos.

From The New Britain Herald, By CHRIS RICHIE
Staff photographer