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The 16th Annual C.A.S.U.A.L. ( Colon cancer Awareness Saves Unlimited Adult Lives ) Day took place on Thursday, March 28th across northeast PA. This awareness campaign started when siblings, Michael Moran and Maura Phillips Staback’s mother, Helen Phillips was diagnosed with late-stage colon cancer and passed away five and a half months after her diagnosis.…

Bedrock Technology hosted an electronics recycling event on Saturday, June 8, 2019, at the TekRidge Center in Jessup and raised $658 that will help the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute fulfill their mission of easing the burden of cancer in northeastern Pennsylvania. Bedrock Technology partnered with Advanced Recycling, a provider of responsible recycling services. Households and…

A local personal training company in Clarks Summit, Body Blueprint, raised $1,000 for the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute. They hosted a 28 Day Ab Challenge for their members and non-members. A nominal fee was required to participate in the challenge and videos were posted to a private Facebook group with each daily workout. Head trainer…

The Northeast Regional Cancer Institute recently recognized One Point, Inc. for their contributions to the Cancer Institute’s annual colon cancer awareness campaign, C.A.S.U.A.L. (Colon cancer Awareness Saves Unlimited Adult Lives) Day. C.A.S.U.A.L. Day is an awareness campaign about the importance of early detection and screening for colon cancer. In addition to the awareness, participants dress…

Join us at Mick’s Barber Shop at 511 Main Street in Honesdale for the 5th Biennial Mick’s Buzz Off For Cancer on Saturday, June 29, 2019, from 2:00pm to 4:00pm. Ask family & friends to make a donation in exchange for your promise to have your hair buzzed. Can’t brave the buzz? Sponsor a “buzzee”…

  The Northeastern Pennsylvania Health Care Foundation awarded the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute a $15,000 grant. The grant was awarded in 2018. This investment will support the work of the Community-Based Cancer Screening Navigation Program for underserved residents of northeastern Pennsylvania to facilitate breast, cervical, colon, and lung cancer screenings. The Navigation Program helps identify…

The Duryea at Dusk committee has set their third Duryea at Dusk 5K and Festival for Saturday, June 1, 2019, at 5:00p.m. at the Duryea Community Park.  The event will feature a 5K run, a one-mile fun walk and a festival including food, games, basket raffles, local business vendors and a deejay. Through personal experience…

Thank you RCN Business in Wilkes-Barre for your CASUAL Day contribution. They hosted a company raffle and Bob Savakinas (on the left) won it and donated some of his winnings back to NRCI. Special thanks to Carolyn Oshinski. (From left to right: Bob Savakinas, raffle winner and RCN staff member, Karen M. Saunders, President of…

On the first Friday in May, the following 30 nonprofit organizations will work together with the goal of making 2019 NEPA Match Day the biggest day of giving in the Lackawanna County region’s history! Please send donations directly to each organization. If you send a donation to the Scranton Area Community Foundation, the donation will be…