Sustainable Film Series

Wednesday August 11, 2010

The Sustainability Institute at Molloy College

invites you to attend the kick off presentation

of Sustainable Film Series, Wednesday August 11, 2010.

Click here

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5th Annual
Breast Cancer Awareness Night

Monday, August 23, 2010

game starts at 7:05 pm Ducks team will play game in special pink jerseys to commemorate the evening. Tickets available contact HBCAC office at 631 547-1518 or email friends@hbcac.org

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HBCAC and Simon’s
“Fashion Now”
presents
Style Wars

October 15 – 16, 2010

at Roosevelt Field Mall Seeking models for this two day fashion event.

Simon’s “Fashion Now” Style Wars Presents … An invitation and opportunity to shine and have fun for a worthy cause!!!   The Huntington Breast Cancer Action Coalition, Inc. (HBCAC)  is seeking women to participate in this fashion event
On Friday October 15, 2010 "Style Wars" is coming to the Roosevelt Field Mall.  Style Wars is an interactive fashion competition involving students from Nassau Community College’s Apparel Design Program.  These students will meet with and design beautiful apparel for women in our community living with breast or gynecological cancer.  It’s a great opportunity to help college students and our cause.
Participants will have a custom designed ensemble created by a talented student designer; models will enjoy walking the runway in their one of a kind creation during a dazzling fashion show at Roosevelt Field Mall.

Click here for more details (PDF)

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Toxins in Consumer Products

Monday, June 28, 2010
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

H. Lee Dennison Building, Hauppauge

Guest Speaker :

Kate Winnebeck, Environmental Health and Safety Specialist Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies and New York State Pollution Prevention Institute, in associated with Rochester Institute of Technology.

Topic:

• Why are phthalates, Bisphenol-A (BPA), and heavy metals used in consumer products?
• What are the potential human health and environmental effects of the use of these products?
• What can be done to avoid them?
• How does the new Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, regarding chemicals in children’s articles and toys, affect consumers?
• What consumer products have been tested and contain toxic chemicals?

Space is limited to SC Employees – Lunch & Learn

Office of Cancer Awareness & Environmental Assessment Suffolk County Department of Environment & Energy

Phone: 631-853-5919

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Sparkle & Support

“This Spring season will welcome special occasions for the holidays.” Easter, Passover, Communions, Confirmations are some of the celebrations … think of your loved ones during this time and support Embraceable You. .

Click here for further details

http://www.embraceableyou.org/

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Early Environmental Exposures Conference

November 19-20, 2009

San Francisco, CA

Sponsored by
National Institute of Environmental Health Science.

Visit www.bcerc.org for further details.

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The Mount Sinai Department of Preventive Medicine and the
Children’s Environmental Health Center in partnership with the NIEHS/NCI
Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Center invite you to a lecture:

Breast Cancer, Endocrine Disruptors,
& Early Puberty

Monday, November 30, 2009

What are the Connections? Why are so many young
Women developing Breast Cancer?

Click here for further details. (pdf)

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