Thank you for your support of the 'Third Annual Recognition Dinner'

The night is over and event was a huge success, and now that we have time to breathe we want to offer our sincerest thanks for your support of our Recognition Dinner 2014. The honorees, three amazing women who inspire, strengthen and empower others are a blessing for Strength for Life, and we were so happy to present our first ‘Evelyn Knapp Benevolence’ award.

Your support helped Strength for Life raise $8000 towards the mission of providing free exercise classes and wellness weekends to people living with cancer and survivors. Strength for Life is able to impact the lives of cancer survivors by your generous sponsorship. Thank you!

As you may know, Strength for Life was formed in memory of Evelyn Knapp, an exercise physiologist, who lost her battle with breast cancer in 2005.  After Evelyn’s diagnosis, she continued to exercise saying it gave her a feeling of control in an uncontrollable situation. Aside from the psychological benefits of exercising during treatment, studies have shown that there are many physiological benefits as well.  The newest American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) guidelines suggests that patients who exercise through treatment have up to a 50% increase in survival rate.

Since 2007, when Strength for Life was officially formed, we have helped over 1000 cancer patients and survivors regain their “strength for life”. We hold classes at Stony Brook Cancer Center, Winthrop University, Mather Hospital, STARS Rehab (part of NSLIJ), Long Island Cancer Wellness Center, and our newest location at the Commack JCC Strength for Life is very active with support groups throughout Long Island we are on the advisory committee for the Suffolk County Cancer Awareness Task Force.  In addition, we were honored to be voted 2013 LIWA (Long Island Women’s Agenda) Organization of the Year. Strength for Life has a ‘5’ star rating on “Great Non Profits” with comments from our clients stating they had a “life changing”, “powerful” and “nurturing” experience.

Our mission is to educate survivors and the general public how to use exercise as a complementary therapy to increase the odds of survival; and how exercise as prevention decreases the risk of chronic diseases.  The exercise prescribed is doable and necessary, so to quote Nike – “just do it!”

Thank you!

Jacqui Errico  & Debbie Hughes

Founders

see previous posts for a recap of the event...