LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Adelphi New York Statewide
Breast Cancer Hotline and Support Program upon the occasion of celebrat-
ing its 30th Anniversary in 2010

WHEREAS, Individuals and organizations devoted to improving the quality
of life for others, enabling them to build lives of dignity and self-
worth are deserving of the highest praise and recognition; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to congratu-
late the Adelphi New York Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline and Support
Program upon the occasion of celebrating its 30th Anniversary in 2010;
and
WHEREAS, Since its inception, the mission of the Adelphi New York
Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline and Support Program is to educate,
support, empower and advocate for breast cancer patients, professionals
and the community; and
WHEREAS, The Adelphi New York Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline and
Support Program was established in 1980 when the Adelphi University
School of Social Work provided a support group for women who had under-
gone a mastectomy; the women in the group, who all felt very isolated
when they were diagnosed, wanted to reach out to other women; subse-
quently, the group members, staff, faculty and interns at Adelphi devel-
oped the "Women to Women Hotline" in 1982; in 1990, the hotline expanded
to all of New York as the Adelphi New York Statewide Breast Cancer
Hotline and Support Program; and
WHEREAS, The foundation of the Adelphi New York Statewide Breast
Cancer Hotline and Support Program is the hotline, where over 100
specially trained and supervised volunteers, most of whom are breast
cancer survivors, answer approximately 3,500 calls each year that come
from New York State; and
WHEREAS, Locally, the Adelphi New York Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline
and Support Program offers support groups, individual counseling and
family counseling, which is provided by certified social workers and
graduate students, as well as educational forums and workshops; and
WHEREAS, The Adelphi New York Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline and
Support Program has developed ties and collaborated with numerous cancer
and health organizations to create services such as Sisters United in
Health/Hermanas Unidas en la Salud, which provides breast cancer infor-
mation to underserved Latina and African-American women; and
WHEREAS, In addition, the Adelphi New York Statewide Breast Cancer
Hotline and Support Program offers Paths to Wellness, a series of
complementary wellness workshops for breast cancer survivors; these
workshops include acupuncture, biofeedback/stress reduction, exercise,
guided imagery, meditation, massage and aromatherapy, nutrition, Reiki
and yoga; and
WHEREAS, It is the practice of this Legislative Body that those organ-
izations which enhance the well-being and vitality of the community and
have shown a long and sustained commitment to excellence certainly have
earned the recognition and applause of all the citizens of this great
Empire State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate the Adelphi New York Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline and
Support Program upon the occasion of celebrating its 30th Anniversary in
2010; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Adelphi New York Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline and
Support Program.