The Beth C. Tortolani Foundation is proud to have awarded grants to the following programs in 2004

Queens SHARE Informational support groups on breast cancer awareness and ovarian cancer detection conducted throughout Queens and Long Island.
Program Director: Linda Koteen

Casting For Recovery Educational and emotional support for women living with breast cancer through a retreat weekend in a natural setting on Long Island.
Program Director: Susan Balch

“Educational Strategies for Women Receiving Surgical Breast Cancer Treatment” Resource booklets for patients having breast cancer surgery.
Program Director: Marcelle Kaplan, RN

Lean On Me Breast Cancer Network One-to- one emotional support for the newly diagnosed breast cancer patient taking from diagnosis to surgery to adjuvant therapies.
Program Director: Donna Galgano, RN, MA

St. Barnabas Hospital - Mobile Mammography Free mammography screening, a clinical breast exam and education of self-breast examination provided to the poor and uninsured throughout the Bronx.
Program Director: Shareen Margolis

Support Connection - Customized Care and Information Hotline and Services Individualized information and support is provided to women with breast cancer and their families via telephone. Customized information packets are then designed to meet the need of each individual caller.
Program Director: Katherine Quinn

Cancer Support Team “Wellness Retreat” Underserved breast cancer patients in lower Westchester are offered the opportunity to sample a variety of complimentary alternative medicine techniques.
Program Director: Judith Dobrof, DSW

BCT Breast Cancer Education and Awareness Lecture Series at Glen Cove Hospital This program was funded through a grant from the NY State Department of Health and Senator Michael A. L. Balboni.
Program Director: Nancy Lee, RN, MA

Multicultural Resource Center/Library at New York Hospital Queens This center provides educational support through books and media in five languages.
Program Director: Dr. Susan H. Lee