Tag: Susan G. Komen

North Philadelphia: Einstein Breast Cancer Program Gives Women In Need a Fighting Chance

April 11, 2016 Caralyn Michelle Dienstman

North Philadelphia resident Salma Mackenzie was busy filling her days hoisting 40-pound boxes at her job at an Estee Lauder warehouse in Bristol, Pennsylvania. Then everything changed. “It was a total shock,” Mackenzie, 52, said. “I

North Philadelphia: Fighting Cancer By Staying Up-to-Date with Technology

February 18, 2016 Caralyn Michelle Dienstman

Dr. Lisa Jablon is the director of the Breast Health Program at Einstein Medical Center located in North Philadelphia on the cross streets of Broad and Somerville. Under Jablon’s leadership, the Breast Health Program received national recognition as

Northeast: Five People Making a Difference in the Community

April 9, 2014

The Northeast is filled with an abundance of people making a difference in the community. Whether it’s coordinating after school-programs for children, helping the elderly get nutritious food or supporting breast cancer awareness, people all

Fairhill: Dance Director’s Tough-Love Approach Gets Results

April 3, 2012

[vimeo 39653154 height=400 width=600] As the Fuego Dance Company rehearsed for its Susan G. Komen’s Latinas United for the Cure performances, dance director Hector Serrano’s voice reigned supreme. “Lets go everybody, get your butts in here,”

Manayunk: Octavio Miles Boutique Presents Fashionably Pink

November 9, 2011

Octavio Miles Boutique presents Fashionably Pink today from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Philadelphia University’s Downs Hall located on the corner of Henry Avenue and School House Lane. Along with the Octavio Miles Boutique,