Mondays at Racine

Sisters Cynthia Sansone and Rachel DeMolfetto have helped hundreds of women diagnosed with cancer. Their Islip business, Racine Salon & Spa, has offered free services and supportive therapies to cancer patients one Monday a month since 2004.

Ms. Sansone and Ms. DeMolfetto have seen their salon become an impromptu resource center and therapeutic safe haven for cancer patients. Their Mondays at Racine Foundation works to expand the supportive program to other locations.

Award-winning filmmaker Cynthia Wade produced and directed Mondays at Racineto tell their inspiring story. The film garnered an Academy Award nomination, film festival awards and appeared on HBO.

Now, the North Shore-LIJ Cancer Institute is offering three screenings of Mondays at Racine to promote breast cancer awareness. Following each presentation, Ms. Sansone and Ms. DeMolfetto will join panel discussions with health care specialists. Together, we will find ways to better provide our community with knowledge, awareness and support — and how to address the whole person, not just the disease.

Mondays at Racine Screenings

• Monday, October 20, 6 to 9 p.m., at Staten Island University Hospital’s Regina McGinn Center, 475 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10305.
  There is no charge for attending this event, which includes a film screening and light fare.
  Preregistration is preferred, but walk-ins are welcome.
• Thursday, October 30, 6 to 9 p.m., at Lenox Hill Hospital’s Einhorn Auditorium, 100 East 77th Street, New York, NY 10075.
  Admission is a $20, which includes the film screening, cocktail reception and light fare. This event benefits the Mondays at Racine’s Foundation. Each ticket is fully tax-deductible.
  Preregistration is preferred, but walk-ins are welcome. All cancellations must be called in by October 15. Refunds are not available for no-shows after October 15.
• Monday, November 10, 6 to 9 p.m., at the Sid Jacobson JCC, 300 Forest Drive, East Hills, NY 11548.
  Admission is $10, which includes the film screening and light fare. This event supports the Mondays at Racine Foundation and the Nancy Marx Strength-to-Strength Cancer Wellness Program at the Sid Jacobson JCC. Each ticket is fully tax-deductible.
  Preregistration is preferred, but walk-ins are welcome.

This post was written by George Raptis, MD, vice president of the oncology network at the North Shore-LIJ Cancer Institute.

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