Resources
Support. Empowerment. Love.
Support. Empowerment. Love.
New Hampshire Breast Cancer Coalition provides financial assistance to New Hampshire residents with breast cancer. View More Info…
Assists families struggling financially through life-threatening diseases, illness, or disability. View More Info…
Womenaid provides short-term financial assistance to neighbors in need when they have nowhere else to turn. Visit Website
The Joe Andruzzi Foundation is committed to providing help, hope, and a reason to smile, for New England cancer patients. View More Info…
The Thrivers’ Tribe is My Breast Cancer Support’s private online safe space for NH & ME breast cancer survivors & thrivers! This support group is for advice, venting, sharing information & spreading LOVE! Join the My BCS Thrivers’ Tribe!…
Personalized care through counseling, support groups, nutrition, integrative therapies, movement and fitness, and more—at no cost. View More Info…
Yoga and Cancer Classes include yoga postures, flowing movements and pranayama (focus on breath) to help students achieve relaxation and mobility in everyday life. Conscious effort to link breath with movement helps relieve tension and helps students gain flexibility and improve strength in the body. Cancer survivors and caregivers are welcome to participate in these free classes. No yoga experience is necessary. With one exception, all classes are free to all participants newly diagnosed, in cancer treatment or in recovery as well as their caregivers. View More Info…
Ink 4 Pink helps breast cancer survivors who have undergone mastectomies finally feel at home in their bodies with nipple & breast tattooing. View More Info…
On Belay provides unique adventure-based programs that build community among youth who have or had a family member with cancer. Their programs are free for participants in thanks to generous community support. View More Info…
The Betty J. Borry Breast Cancer Retreats and Adventure Weekends provide adventure-based opportunities for women living after breast cancer. Participants challenge themselves physically, emotionally, and spiritually; they find understanding and support. They have fun, and are amazed by the new things they learn and the boundaries they push through. View More Info…
North of Boston Cancer Resource (NBCR) online guide. We hope you will find this resource helpful for people living with cancer, their families and providers in communities north of Boston. View More Info….
Cleaning for a Reason provides free home cleaning to patients battling cancer. When cancer makes life at home difficult, our trusted network of residential cleaners, cleaning industry volunteers, and community volunteers come together to support cancer patients and their families. View More Info
In collaboration with New England Cancer Specialists, Foundation4Love strives to help people battling cancer with holistic and integrative wellness programs. View More Info…
Free wigs for patients with medical hair loss. EBeauty’s mission is to enhance and strengthen the education, charitable and community support network for women undergoing cancer treatments. EBeauty works to improve the quality of life of women undergoing chemotherapy treatments through the implementation of its Wig Exchange Program and Hospital Partnership Program. View More Info…
The New Hampshire Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (NH BCCP) helps individuals across New Hampshire access FREE breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services. Services are offered at many healthcare sites, such as hospitals and doctor’s offices, throughout New Hampshire. View More Info…
The Breast Cancer Support Group meets twice each month at the center in Biddeford, Maine and provides a setting for those who are dealing with cancer (and also their caregivers) to come and share information about their journey. Call (207) 283-7805 or View More Info…
Visit the Cancer Wellness page for a list of support services provided by Exeter Hospital.
Wentworth Douglass Hospital, Dover Offers support groups for caregivers and those diagnosed with cancer. For more information, please contact Anne at (603) 740-2830 Or View More Info…
Meetings are held the third Monday of the month from 6:30-8:30 PM in York Hospital’s Ellis Conference Room. To learn more, contact Jean Smith, RN at (207) 646-1364.
Transportation Assistance for Seacoast Citizens (TASC Rides) If you need help with transportation, TASC Rides may be able to help. View More Info…
TripLink is a regional transportation call center, serving 38 towns between Newton and Wakefield, NH. View More Info…
Currently offering fare-free transportation services in York county. View More Info…
President, Board of Directors
Lauren lives in Rye, NH with her husband, Anthony, and children, Bruno and Josephine. She has been an oncology Physician Assistant for 8 years; first at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, and most recently at New England Cancer Specialists in Portsmouth, NH. Her passion is caring for those with cancer and their families. She has seen first-hand the impact MyBCS has on the lives on patients and is proud to help contribute to their mission.
Executive Director
Jennie was diagnosed with stage II breast cancer in 2010. She joined the MBCS Board of Directors in 2012, in 2014 she became our Executive Director. Jennie is responsible for the organization’s internal and external fundraising activities and events, marketing, outreach, partner relations as well as ongoing day-to-day operations. She also continues to be the liaison to the 8 area cancer centers and hospitals MBCS is currently partnered with.
Jennie has a background in business management and held the position of Business Manager at Fiddlehead Farms Marketplace in Dover, New Hampshire for nine years.
Treasurer, Board of Directors
Christine, MyBCS Treasurer, attended the Evening By The Sea Gala event and joined the board shortly thereafter. She joined to represent, support and fight for her mom who was diagnosed with breast cancer this year and all the other amazing woman out there. She is currently a CPA at Leone, McDonnell & Roberts and enjoys shopping with her mom, going to the beach, and going on the boat with family and friends.
Secretary, Board of Directors
Amy has been on the MyBCS board for several years and she actively supports all fundraising and MyBCS events. She studied Communication at UNH and is a Licensed Insurance Agent with Commonwealth Property & Casualty. Amy also is a Group Exercise Instructor at The Works.
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Stephanie went to her first Evening by the Sea Gala in 2022 and then was diagnosed with Breast Cancer 3 months later. She joined the Board in March 2023. Stephanie is a full-time real estate agent and co-owns Atlantic Gymnastics with her husband Tony. In spare her spare time Stephanie loves to travel and hike. She has 2 grown children and lives in Dover NH with her husband and their third child- her dog Cooper.
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Katharine resides in York, ME, alongside her husband, Kevin, daughter, Vivienne, and their beloved dog, Charlie. Having courageously confronted Breast Cancer at the age of 32, she was inspired to deepen her involvement in supporting women and their families affected by this formidable disease. Following her move from Boston to Maine, she discovered MyBCS and was so moved by its mission that she recently became a board member. Katharine has spent the majority of her career leading high performing customer success and account management teams at rising technology start-ups.
Development & Senior Project Manager
Tina’s first experience with MyBCS was as a participant in the Celebrate Pink 5K event in 2012 and then she joined the CP5K Planning Committee for several years before signing on as the Special Projects Administrator. Tina is responsible for supporting many of the back-end systems, streamlining workflows, helping with ongoing tasks, and managing all types of projects.
Tina is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with experience managing multiple, concurrent technology projects for national clients. She leads teams of internal and contracted resources to successful project completion.
Program Administrator
Shelley was diagnosed with breast cancer in October of 2020. While recovering from a bilateral mastectomy and reconstruction, she happily joined the Celebrate Pink 5K Committee and then proudly joined My Breast Cancer Support as the Program Administrator in the summer of 2021. Shelley’s role is to support the mission of My Breast Cancer Support by providing patient and cancer center outreach, ensuring that the emotional and financial needs of local breast cancer patients are met.
Shelley is a teacher at Noble High School in North Berwick, Maine, where she teaches English to ninth graders. She lives in Kennebunk, Maine, where she enjoys the close proximity of the beaches and the coast of Maine with her daughter, Chloe.
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Kathy is a 24+ year breast cancer survivor and devotes so much love and enthusiasm to our mission of supporting local breast cancer patients. Kathy is a multi-talented executive with over 35 years of IT, telecommunications, and customer service experience. She is currently the Chief Operation Officer at CloudHesive.
Kathy loves spending time on the seacoast with her family and recently completed the Boston Marathon!
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Pat lives in Greenland with her husband Bob. Together they run Lancaster Communications Group, a cloud and network consulting firm. Pat was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012 and was honored to join the MyBCS board as a way to give back. In her spare time, Pat enjoys traveling with her family, skiing, cycling, and hiking.
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Shirley attended multiple gala’s and fashion shows over the past 7 years and is thrilled to be on the board to support the important work MyBCS does in the community. She has lived in the seacoast for the past 40 years, raising her two adult children Kyle and Christina, and working in the HR services industry. She loves to travel, ski, play golf, and pickleball in her spare time.
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Donna recently became involved with My Breast Cancer Support through the Community Outreach Committee at the Seacoast Board of Realtors. She has supported and continues to support her friends who have had breast cancer. She lives in Greenland with her husband Terry, dogs, Gracie Mae and Rudi and cat, Jack.
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Carolyn started participating in the Celebrate Pink 5K races following her own breast cancer diagnosis in 2013, putting together a team each year that she proudly calls her tribe. She and her husband, Chris live in Stratham, NH and have been part of the Seacoast for over 30 years while raising their two adult children: Natalie and Ethan. Carolyn is a licensed attorney in both New Hampshire and Massachusetts, currently working at Cross Insurance as Assistant Corporate Counsel.
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Jane, a clinical psychologist, resides in Exeter, NH, with her husband, David. They both visit NYC and San Diego regularly to visit their daughters. After her successful breast cancer treatment in 2018, she has participated in the Celebrate Pink 5K race four times, grateful for MBCS’s support and for the opportunity to give back.
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Rhonda attended numerous galas and a fashion show before her breast cancer diagnosis in 2022. Thanks to the encouragement from My Breast Cancer Support, she gained the confidence to walk their runway for the first time without her wig in 2023. As a seasoned fundraising and communications professional, Rhonda is deeply passionate about advancing the mission of nonprofits. She is excited to contribute her skills and experiences to give back to the breast cancer community.