CT Breast Health Initiative

The Photo Album from the 2010 CT RACE IN THE PARK Survivor Breakfast has been posted! Please take a look!   The photos taken by all the photographers at the RACE are in the first 6 albums shown. There are thousands of pictures there, find your picture!

Photos from the Pink in the Park Day at Rock Cats Stadium are also posted.

Many thanks to the volunteer photographers that worked through the rain to provide all the photographs in our 2010 RACE albums.  They are:

Yolanda Pucinski, www.YCPhotoDesigns.com; Bill Shea, Photographer, NPPA; Kevin Suares, and Frank Bradley.

CT RACE IN THE PARK

Erin Benedum of Shelton, right, gets a hug from her mother, breast cancer survivor Pam Mangan of New Britain, at the finish line of the Connecticut Race in the Park Women’s 5K. Benedum ran the race in honor of her mother who has survived breast cancer for seven months. The race is the Connecticut Breast Health Initiative’s largest annual fundraiser and was held in New Britain’s Walnut Hill Park. (TIA ANN CHAPMAN/HARTFORD COURANT / May 8, 2010)

NEW BRITAIN
Chris Chisholm of Farmington won the men’s 5K and Meredith Remigino of West Hartford the women’s 5K at Saturday’s CT Race in the Park, which benefits the CT Breast Health Initiative.

Chisholm, who will be 48 next week, finished first in the race in Walnut Hill Park in 16:24. Remigino, who had to hurry off to help the rest of the Remiginos run the Hartford Public Invitational track meet across town at Willow Brook Park, won in 19:25.

Ron Lombardi of Southington, who is 46, was the men’s runner-up (16:32) and Shawn Berard of Glastonbury was third (17:08). Kaeli Baker, 13, of Farmington, was second in the women’s race in 21:05 and Tessa Mah of Windsor was third (21:20).

Karen Fulton of Unionville was the first breast cancer survivor in 25:18.

There were 579 female finishers and 386 male finishers.
Copyright © 2010, The Hartford Courant

Many thanks to all of you that supported the CT RACE IN THE PARK on Saturday, May 8th. We appreciate your wonderful support of this event and breast cancer research. You have helped us continue the search for a cure and support breast cancer research in our home State of Connecticut! Below is a short video of the days activities.

This morning, May 4th, Fox Channel 61 interviewed Rick Buckley, “the Voice of the RACE”. Rick is the CT RACE IN THE PARK announcer, and is the voice you will hear at the CT RACE IN THE PARK on Saturday, May 8th. Rick describes the event in the video, below:

On Sunday, April 25th, Chris Tucker, CT Breast Health Initiative’s site manager for the CT RACE IN THE PARK on May 8th was interviewed, along with his two daughters, McKenna and Linnea, by Anjuli Porter of Channel 30. Chris’ wife, Becky, sings the National Anthem for the start of the 5K race. Please watch the video, below, and help us support breast cancer research in Connecticut by registering for the RACE!

Channel 30 Interview with Chris Tucker

Are there connections between these foods and breast cancer?

By Karen Collins, MS, RD, CDN – Q: If I skip the frosting on cake, will I remove most of the calories? Q: Do sweet potatoes reduce breast cancer risk? I’ve heard they do, but other reports say they increase risk. What’s up?

Click here to read the full article.

Coming soon!

New Britain, CT – November 18, 2009

Because the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently announced that it is changing its guidelines for mammography and no longer recommends routine screening for women between the ages of 40 and 49, The Board of Directors of the CT Breast Health Initiative is responding with the following statement.: CT BHI agrees with the American Cancer Society continued recommendation for annual screening using mammography and clinical breast examination for all women beginning at age 40.

The Herald – 07/30/2009 by James Craven

The popular Walk of Life walkway in Walnut Hill Park will be maintained and preserved for future generations due to steps by a local woman and a service club. A new Walk of Life Endowment Fund has been established by Rosemarie Burton.