Spring Luncheon
Join The Connie Dwyer Breast Cancer Foundation, and our wellness panel as we connect about nutrition and healthy aging. Funds raised help women get access to breast screenings, treatment, follow-up care and support.
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 @ 11:30AM – 2:00PM
Stone House : 50 Stirling Rd Warren, NJ 07059
Featuring a Conversation with
Emese Gormley
Cohost of ‘Lipstick on the Rim’
and
Sarah Wragge
Founder, Sarah Wragge Wellness
Nutrition Expert & Health Advocate
Connie Dwyer Breast Cancer Foundation cordially invites you to our annual Embrace Hope Gala
October 20 | 7PM – 11PM
Park Avenue Club
184 Park Avenue | Florham Park
Embrace Hope Honoree
Gary S. Horan, FACHE
OUR MISSION
Through our sponsored facilities, the Connie Dwyer Breast Cancer Foundation serves underprivileged and vulnerable women by ensuring the availability of top-quality breast-health services that include screening, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care. The Foundation provides financial assistance to programs and needs deemed most crucial to the health and wellbeing of patients and offers collaborative support to provide resources, education, advocacy and empowerment to the women we serve.
YOUR SUPPORT
This is our time to Embrace Hope and to help ensure all women in NJ have access to critical
breast health services for the uninsured and underinsured.
2023 Embrace Hope Journal
Connie Dwyer Breast Center at Trinitas
The Connie Dwyer Breast Cancer Foundation partnered with Trinitas Regional Medical Center to build a Connie Dwyer Breast Center in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The new centered opened its doors on October 1, 2018. Connie is thankful to those who have embraced her life-saving mission. The new state-of-the-art breast center provides the latest equipment and services available to provide all women with top-quality breast care from screening to diagnosis to treatment.
NEWS & EVENTS
New Mobile Mammography Unit
University Hospital is thrilled to launch our new Mobile Mammography Unit, made possible by the generous support of the Connie Dwyer Breast Cancer Foundation!
This incredible mobile unit will be hitting the roads of Newark and Essex County, bringing life-saving breast cancer screenings directly to our communities. With 40 weeks per year dedicated to screenings, we aim to reach and screen 4,000 patients annually. Early detection is key, and together, we’re on a mission to catch breast cancer sooner and provide timely, life-saving treatments. Together, we’re making a difference and saving lives. READ MORE >
Luncheon Featuring Special Guests Passionate About the Women’s Healthcare Space
The Connie Dwyer Breast Cancer Foundation and HerMD together will host a spring luncheon on Tuesday, April 18 for an afternoon of conversation and connection featuring special guests Stacy London, CEO of State of Menopause, Dr. Somi Javaid Founder of HerMD and Tamsen Fadal, Journalist, Author and Menopause advocate. Held at the Maplewood Country Club in Maplewood, NJ, the luncheon will include an intimate fireside chat with the named speakers and will be focused on survivorship, sex, menopause and healthy aging. READ MORE >
Connie Dwyer Breast Cancer Foundation Grants $50,000 to Local Nonprofits
The Connie Dwyer Breast Cancer Foundation (CDBCF) launched its first grant cycle in January of 2022. We are thrilled to announce in May the Foundation awarded $50,000 to three local nonprofits that are all helping women with breast cancer in a unique way. READ MORE >