Six Maria Regina High School students who spearheaded the school’s Powder Puff football game community fundraiser to help support the mission of White Plains Hospital Center for Cancer Care were recently honored by the Town of Greenburgh Board.
The game, that was played entirely by young women at Maria Regina’s Sisters of the Resurrection Sports Complex, underscored the continuing commitment of the all-girls Catholic high school to raise awareness about the importance of prevention and routine screening for the early diagnosis of breast cancer.
Paul Feiner, Greenburgh supervisor, lauded the students’ initiative and presented them with certificates of achievement during a ceremony held at the start of the board meeting at Greenburgh Town Hall. Maria Regina is based in Hartsdale, which is part of the town of Greenburgh.
The student honorees included Grace Giacinto, who created the idea for the Powder Puff fundraiser, and Olivia Maskara, Julia Commisso, Megan Donohoe, Sofia Mora-Parmalee and Nicole Seery.
In addition, the students presented a $1,000 to Jill Shulmann, assistant vice president of the hospital’s cancer services.
Principal Maria Carozza-McCaffrey said, “White Plains Hospital Center for Cancer Care, a pillar of excellence in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, means a lot to our Maria Regina family. Our students, impacted by how breast cancer has touched the lives of loved ones, mobilized efforts to make this community fundraiser a success. We are so proud of their achievement and congratulate them on earning this very prestigious recognition by the Greenburgh Town Board.”
