Peconic River Sportsman’s Club Raises $66K For Breast-Cancer Charities

On Wednesday, December 13, the Peconic River Sportsman’s Club hosted a luncheon at their main lodge where the board of directors presented a $22,000 check to each of three local breast-cancer organizations: Babylon Breast Cancer Coalition, Lucia’s Angels and North Fork Breast Health Coalition. The donation is from the club’s ninth annual fundraiser for the research and treatment of breast cancer and is nearly a 30-percent increase over last year's gift, according to event co-chairs Joe Hocker and Ed Walden.

Almost 200 people attended the sporting clays event called “Take A Shot At Cancer,” which was held on September 10 in advance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The PRSC membership had urged the public to take advantage of the “chance to shoot a 21-station course of sporting clays at the very best club on Long Island.” The day included a BBQ chicken lunch and raffles with numerous sporting prizes donated by the club and its members.

During the luncheon and check presentation, PRSC President Mike McEnroy remarked: “Although we work with numerous charities, this is our signature event and has become part of the fabric of our club. We are already planning next year. These three local breast cancer organizations are doing important work here on Long Island, and our club is honored to assist by raising much needed funds.”

“We are so grateful for such a generous and loyal benefactor as PRSC. With this kind of support, we are able to provide additional services and funding to those in need. This donation will truly make a difference in people’s lives,” says Melanie McEvoy Zuhoski, president of the North Fork Breast Health Coalition.

The NFBHC is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization that supports local breast-cancer patients with programs such as the Helping Hand grants. NFBHC also supports metastatic patients and research through the Kerri Lynn Stromski Stage IV Fund. The group continues to provide free services such as gentle yoga, massage therapy, reflexology and "Strength for Life" classes to breast-cancer patients and survivors.

For more information about the North Fork Breast Health Coalition and the services that the organization provides to breast-cancer patients and survivors who reside in the North Fork/Riverhead area, visit http://www.northforkbreasthealth.org. Ann Cotton-DeGrasse and Antonio DeGrasse founded the North Fork Breast Health Coalition in 1998

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