HRGF donates $2.5K to Support Connection

Lin Crispinelli, Hudson Gateway Realtor Foundation; Barbara Cervoni, Melissa Higgins, and Katherine Quinn of Support Connection Inc; and Bonnie Koff, Alicia Albano, Stephanie Liggio and Harding Mason of HGRF.

The Hudson Gateway Realtor Foundation (HGRF), the charitable arm of the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors, recently presented a check for $2,500 to Support Connection Inc. in Yorktown Heights. Support Connection is a nonprofit that provides free, confidential support services and programs to people affected by breast and ovarian cancer.

Katherine Quinn, executive director of Support Connection, said, “Our professional peer counselors are all cancer survivors who can answer questions about living with cancer from the unique perspective of someone who”™s been there.”

In addition to one-on-one counseling, the group offers peer-to-peer support groups, educational and wellness programs, webinars and social gatherings for cancer survivors.