News

Leila Comerford, a student at North Pocono High School, recently donated $733 to support the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute. Ms. Comerford wrote and directed a play called, Tweed Caps For Silk Dresses that was presented at North Pocono High School on Friday, April 30, 2010, and Saturday, May 1, 2010. All of the admission proceeds…

AseraCare Hospice recently made a $1,000 contribution to the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute in support of C.A.S.U.A.L. Day. C.A.S.U.A.L. Day is a dress down day hosted by the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute in March to raise awareness about colorectal cancer. Participants dress C.A.S.U.A.L. by wearing an event shirt or pin and spread the word about…

Northeastern Pennsylvania residents who have been touched by cancer are invited to attend the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute 18th Annual Cancer Survivors Celebration on Sunday, June 13th from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in Wilkes-Barre. This regional event is free of charge and open to the Family of Survivors –…

Chelsea Cucura, a junior at Lackawanna Trail Jr./Sr. High School, recently raised awareness about colorectal cancer as part of her senior project. Chelsea collected $1,630 to support the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute C.A.S.U.A.L. Day, a dress down day where participants are encouraged to wear event shirts and pins to remind individuals about the importance of…

On Thursday, March 25, 2010, you can raise awareness for colorectal cancer by dressing C.A.S.U.A.L. The Northeast Regional Cancer Institute will host the 7th annual C.A.S.U.A.L. (Colon Cancer Awareness Saves Unlimited Adult Lives) Day SM, an event in memory of Helen Phillips, a courageous woman who fought a battle against colon cancer and died in…

The second annual “Pink Night” basketball game between The Scranton Preparatory School Classics and Abington Heights Lady Comets raised $7,200 to benefit the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute. All proceeds from this year’s “Pink Night” will support the Smart Girls, Wise Women initiative. This multi-generational program will focus on educating girls 12-16 along with their female…

The employees of Herbert, Rowland & Grubic Inc. and the Dunmore Regional Office recently made a $100 contribution to the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute. Each year employees of Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. select a charitable organization to make a yearly contribution. This year the employees chose the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute in honor of…

Two local high school girls’ basketball teams are putting aside their on-the-court rivalry to help raise awareness of breast cancer. The Scranton Preparatory School Classics and Abington Heights Lady Comets will meet on the Scranton Prep Saint Francis Xavier Center court on February 4, 2010, for the second annual “Pink Night.” The theme of this…

The Northeast Regional Cancer Institute presented a special acknowledgment poster to Heidi Cook, a melanoma cancer survivor and local photographer whose artwork was featured on this year’s Cancer Institute Holiday Card.

Northeast Regional Cancer Institute volunteers (left to right) Ruth Ann Flynn and Jean Oprendick sold Holiday Note Cards at member hospital, Wilkes-Barre General Hospital in Wilkes-Barre. Each Holiday Note Card Package contains a collection of 12 blank holiday note cards and envelopes featuring a festive winter scene created by a local cancer survivor or caregiver.…