A Year in Review: 2016 Executive Director’s Report
Norman Scherzer, Executive Director The Life Raft Group at its core is a love story—a love shared between a husband and wife, a mother and daughter, a brother, a sister, parents, grandparents [...]
LRG Advocacy Efforts at Home and Abroad
View our SideEQ article in our October issue The week of October 16 was a busy one for the Life Raft Group’s advocacy efforts. The week began with a trip to the [...]
LRG Networking at Partnering for Cures
Pediatrician and breast cancer survivor, Janet Sollod, gives a touching Time=Lives talk, "Approaching the Abyss." LRG staff members, Michelle Durborow and Erin Kristoff attended the Partnering for Cures 8th Annual Meeting hosted [...]
#GivingTuesday Launches the LRG Holiday Campaign
#GivingTuesday, November 29th, is a day dedicated to being generous. In direct contrast to #BlackFriday and #CyberMonday, days that are set aside for consumerism, it is an opportunity for coming together as a community [...]
In Memoriam – Larry Selkovits, LRG Board Member and Shelley Selkovits, his wife of 56 years
Larry Selkovits, LRG Board member passed away on November 6, 2016. He was predeceased by Shelley, his wife of 56 years, who died on October 19, 2016. They are survived by their son David [...]
Night to Fight Cancer Event Raises $130,000
The thirteenth annual “Night to Fight Cancer” event to benefit The Life Raft Group’s research programs was an overwhelming success. Held at the Midtown Loft and Terrace on October 13, 2016, the event provided [...]
CTOS Provides International Networking Opportunities
Executive Director Norman Scherzer traveled to Lisbon, Portugal in November to attend the 21st annual meeting of the Connective Tissue Oncology Society (CTOS). CTOS is an annual conference which has grown since its inception [...]
Cancerversary: Elsie Maria Hernandez – 16 years
“First of all, I thank God for this time I’ve been given to share with my dear family and my friends. To celebrate this anniversary last weekend, I went with my husband to Villa [...]
GIST: La Vision de Radiologo
"GIST: La Vision Del Radiologo", presentación del Patricia Castillo MD, October 27, 2016.
Time for Medicare Comparisons is Here
Melissa Simpson, Senior Program Manager, Center for Benefits Access, National Council on Aging By Melissa Simpson, Senior Program Manager, Center for Benefits Access, National Council on Aging Generally, we like choices. But, when [...]