LADY CHARGERS TAKE PART IN SUSAN G. KOMEN WALK FOR A CURE

September 27, 2017

LADY CHARGERS TAKE PART IN SUSAN G. KOMEN WALK FOR A CURE

Orangeburg, N.Y. (9/27/17) Members of the Dominican College women's lacrosse team took part in the Susan G. Komen Walk For A Cure that was held on Sunday, September 10th in Central Park, New York City.

Orangeburg, N.Y. (9/27/17) Members of the Dominican College women's lacrosse team took part in the Susan G. Komen Walk For A Cure that was held on Sunday, September 10th in Central Park, New York City.

In addition to their entrance fees, the team raised $150.00 in donations.

Donations will continue until October 31st under the team name Dominican College Women's Lacrosse, so if you would like to make a donation please click here.

The Susan G. Komen Greater New York City organization service area includes about 64% of New York State's population, all within nine unique communities. Komen Greater NYC serves the Manhattan, Queens, Bronx, Kings, Richmond, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, and Rockland communities – some of the most ethnically, financially, and geographically diverse communities in America.

Approximately 80% of grant funding is focused on innovative programs that provide patient navigation/case management for screening and treatment, and support programs that provide crucial support services including transportation, financial assistance, meals for patients and their families, legal assistance and programs that eliminate barriers to clinical trials. Twenty percent of Komen Greater NYC's programs fund education and outreach programs that directly link women to screening.

We are investing in programs that promote family support for breast cancer patients help alleviate family demands, improve cultural competence, and improve provider accessibility (longer hours and patient navigation). Investing in these programs has the ability to better health outcomes in the community.

Komen Greater NYC also invests in health systems for comprehensive health insurance, funds for low cost and free breast care, and the creation of equipped multi-modal breast care facilities. These will allow New Yorkers to receive care where they live, instead of venturing outside their community, especially when transportation is a barrier.

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The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement. Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world. Dominican also sponsors 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.