Stars of our evening - our honored guest speakers, Our Cancer advocates - Our Hero! Emma Woodle (acute lymphoblastic leukemia), Ravina Kashyap (Colon Cancer), Chandra Mavuluri (Lung Cancer), Sandhya Kumari Ramireddy (Breast Cancer), -You are inspiration for the mankind! Each of your motivational speech moved us... we cannot be more grateful for coming forward & sharing your heartfelt journey with a powerful message! Immensely thankful to Raghunath Reddy Challa for being an advocate!

Thanks to our esteemed MC, Saswati Collam- her gracious presence, poise & integrity with which she hosted the full event- is extraordinary- you drove the show with perfection!

Thanks to Our Musical night Event head- Mr Ramakrishna Nallapati who relentlessly, worked on the process, without whom the smooth execution of the event would not have been possible.Thank you for your heartfelt Vote of Thanks on behalf of BCH!

Thank you,

Dr. Lopamudra Das Roy,

On behalf of BCH family

#TogetherWeSaveLives #BreakTheBreastTaboo

Tribute- Thank you Shantanu Das, Neelima kambhampati & Vijayashree for letting BCH do the honors to celebrate the lives of your sister-in-law & aunt respectively..your presence meant everything to us during the tribute to Mrs. Lotika Das & Mrs. Janaki Chivukula. on BCH Musical NIght.. We celebrate the lives of our beloved ones to remember them as they are our inspiration & through our outreaches, they motivate so many women & men to be driven towards early detection.

#BreakTheBreastTaboo

#TogetherWeSaveLives

Heartfelt thanks,

Dr. Lopamudra Das Roy,

On behalf of BCH family

Event Sponsors & Volunteers: Our sincere gratitude towards OUR PLATINUM SPONSOR OF THE EVENT : ZENMONICS - AGILITY IN BANKING;
Our gold Sponsor: Bawarchi Indian Grill & Bar
Event insurance sponsored by Raghu Mothukuri - Allstate Agency; Amaravathi LLC; Passage to India Indian Cuisine; Parker Realty Home & Land LLC; Food vendors: Persis Biryani Indian Grill ; PopBar.
Our Event Decorations Sponsor- Dreamscapes by CMS (Event Decoration & Custom cake).

We would like to take the privilege to honor few names without whom the smooth execution of the event would not have been possible. Our Musical night Event head- Mr Ramakrishna Nallapati who relentlessly, worked on the process & was also instrumental in helping BCH with our Platinum sponsor- Zenmonics! Bhavani Sirikonda, Hema Appaji, Neelima kambhampati, Ramkrishna Nallapati, Jagan Gundala, Sandeep Roy - thanks to you all for helping with connecting to the sponsors tirelessly & also you left no stone unturned to run the event flawlessly! Everyone is telling me the event was so well organized! Monalisa Chetiapatra, Sapna Bordoloi, Chinmoyee Bhattacharya- thank you so much for the beautiful decorations.. you volunteered to sponsor the event decorations & so beautifully done with in-depth thoughts on the theme, concept & colors. The exterior as well as stage decorations were mind-blowing! All your time & efforts thinking through the process is amazing. Bharani Gundala, Sheshu Dronawalli, Mamata Jakkam, Aparna Sengupta, Amrita Borooah, Sapna Bordoloi, Monalisa Chetiapatra, Chinmoyee Bhattacharya, Anit Phukan, Kaberi Chatterjee, Manjula Vadapalli, Srilaxmi Gunda, Bhanu, Shrunu, Neel Yerra Suneetha Reddy- thank you for all your efforts to go above & beyond in circulating in your network about the event & all your support! Our food vendors- Thanks to Persis food vendor & thanks to PopBar for all you did to give our guests the best experiences.. we are immensely thankful to you! Last but not the least- the volunteers- starting from kids to adults - helped to maintain the decorum, drove various booths (be it BCH booth, book drive, kids’ driven art-craft booths, be it at reception booth, maintaining discipline in cafeteria & auditorium)- everyone did your best with perfection & with all sincerity! ISponsors- Thanks to each sponsor (be it kids donating their art & craft work or adults) who came forward to support us & believing in us! Because of everyone & everything- the event came out successful & flawlessly executed! Its all on the coordinated efforts of each of you! THANK YOU!

Heartfelt thanks,

Dr. Lopamudra Das Roy,

On behalf of BCH family

#TogetherWeSaveLives #BreakTheBreastTaboo

Our Vendor Showcase Sponsors - Thanks to each sponsor (be it kids donating their art & craft work or adults) who came forward to support us & believing in us! Your support is a huge help!. Last but not the least- the volunteers- starting from kids to adults - helped to maintain the decorum, drove various booths (be it BCH booth, book drive, kids’ driven art-craft booths, be it at reception booth, maintaining discipline in cafeteria & auditorium)- everyone did your best with perfection & with all sincerity! I

- A big Thank you! Vendor Display Vendors..

• doTERRA Essential Oils
  • Colors Creations
  • Kathy Okane - Edward Jones
  • Sreeni - World Financial Group
  • Padma’s Collections
  • Bala Sure
  • Sris Art Studio - Students donating their Art work towards fundraising
  Founder- Srilaxmi Deepak Gunda. Kids helped:
  Aanya shetty; chandrika Devarapalli; Pratima Ashok; Srishti Gunda; Nikkitha Hegde; Shriya Sekhar Patnaik;Shreya Suresh; Vibha; Riya kotla; Shrinidhi Gunda; Sanjana; Prashant Ashok, Shrinidhi Gunda
  
  • Bhavani Arts Group Fun4Kids (kids donating their art & craft) – Bhavani Sirikonda, Mahalaxmi Ramani, Tanvi Prabhu, Dhanya Gundala, Bhanu Krishnamsetty, Agastya L Roy, Agneya L Roy
  
  Amazing to see how the kids came forward, donated the arts and crafts they created for the cause.... hats off to the little kids with big kind thoughts... BCH is blessed.

Thank you,

Dr. Lopamudra Das Roy,

On behalf of BCH family

#TogetherWeSaveLives #BreakTheBreastTaboo

Fashion/ethnic wear- The ethnic attire presentation of NE India by LH Couture & The Color Creations' fashion show - the thoughts behind the presentations were so unique & each attire spoke for itself, carried with such grace by each participant! Thank you so much for supporting BCH and the cause!

BCH is extremely thankful to Color Creation: Fashion show: Owner – Suneetha Yerasi “Make your wardrobe more Colorful “
Concept of Fashion Show:
“We all together fight for power of pink and blue” – Breast Cancer for Women & Men
Participants for fashion show - Kids and adults
Sandya Yerasi, Hema Appaji, Bharani Gundala, Bhavani Sirikonda, Suneetha Yerasi, Mamatha Jakkam, Vijaya Challa, Sheshu Dronawalli, Deepika Peddakotla, Kruthi Mukkara, Dhanya Gundala, Nithin Nallapati, Rachana Rao, Kasyap Mukkara, Bhanu Krishnamsetty, Shrunu Allada, Sonia Poddar, Mousumi Ghosh, Agastya L. Roy, Agenya L. Roy, Nirali Poddar. Meghana Roy
From Color Creation - “We do manage trendy sarees including with stitching blouses ( just like grab and wear it) dresses with reasonable price and quality . We do take custom orders as well

BCH is immensely thankful to LH Couture- - Ethnic Attire of North-East by Inman Priyadarshini for the amazingly beautiful, fascinating presentation on the Musical Night & sincere thanks to each of you who took the time to participate in-spite of your busy schedule, to support the cause...
A must watch for all who missed the walk.. the thoughts behind the presentation was so unique & each attire spoke for itself, carried with such grace & perfection by Pooja Agarwal, Anu Nishar, Smitha Hassan Chandrashekhar, Raveena Mughal, Akansha Kuhranija, Rajshree Keshari, Puja Patil, Neha Rani, Sai Swati Ramesh, Swara Patil., Jyoti Kamal, Neha Maheshwari, .Shweta Kaushik, Donna Gamble, Anupama Das Gupta (Mrs. Ohio 1st Runner up-2019), Hollis Casey Inman, Venkatesh Damisetti and Priyadarshani..@Inman Priyadarshini Shweta Kausik

Description of the attires reflecting North-East India...
“Adoror Pusaak” (Loving attires) By Priyadarshini Inman
Silk production and weaving are an intrinsic part of North-East specially Assamese culture. In this northeast State, sericulture is dominated by mulberry (Pat) silk, which is white; the golden Muga; and the warm but coarse Eri/ Endi. Muga, often called the pride of Assam, is unique to the state. Its beautiful golden hue lends itself for artistic weaving is one of the costliest silks available in the world. It is produced from the cocoons of the worm Antheraea Assamensis which, in the whole wide world, is found only in Assam. Paat silk is extracted from mulberry silkworms raised on the leaves of the mulberry plant; and Eri is another popular Assam silk that is made from the Samia Cynthia Ricini, a worm fed on the leaves of the castor oil plant. The silk threads are woven in traditional handlooms known as taat-xaal. Cotton threads are also commonly used to create garments.
The state of Assam comprises of several indigenous tribes and each tribe has infused their own unique weaving patterns and styles into these garments. Rabha, Dimasa, Karbi, Bodo are a few names. The traditional Assamese two-piece garment worn by women is called the mekhela-sador. Mekhela is the lower pleated skirt and sador is long fabric that is draped across the upper body. In the Bodo tribe the dokhona, a long piece of fabric wrapped across the body, is the traditional attire of the women. The Rabhas attire comprises of a lower skirt called the rifan, a fabric wrapped around the bust called the kambun and a scarf called the pajar. The women’s attire is similar to the Assamese mekhela sador, lower part is known as a rigu and an upper covering known as rijamphain.
Besides, the other north east states have its own unique attire as well Manipuri wears, Inaphi a Phanek and Sarong. People from Tripura wears rikutu' for the loin and 'kamchwlwi borok' for the upper part of the body. West Bengal is also famous for its own weaving. Taat Saree, Jamdani are a few names that they wear at any occasions.
Priyadarshini Inman has been trying to popular the north east weaving in order to support the weavers by showcasing them in many events. She has done many shows including in Greensboro, Raleigh and Charlotte

Thank you, for supporting the cause,

Dr. Lopamudra Das Roy

On behalf of BCH

#TogetherWeSaveLives #BreakTheBreastTaboo

Performers- Hats off to the performing teams- everyone in the audience was mesmerized by your graceful dances/songs.. each dance & song performance reflected the intense ideas & creativity! Our heartfelt thanks to Mr Anil Singh... who volunteered his time & efforts to capture the BCH events through his amazing photography with patience & most importantly with a smile, your kindness & selfless gesture speaks volumes.

• Group Song- Moana: "Fight" Song from Moana.
  Amrita Kondamadugula ,
  Vani Dasu ,
  Gita Dasu,
  Srimayee Ponugupati

• Beautifully exwecuted Group Dance: Nrityam dance academy
  Bharatnatyam – the dance is Shiva Sambho Tandavam.
  Participants: Laasya Bodducherla, Sanvi Kadekoppa, Rhea Uthayasenthil, Deekshana Anandaraj, Iniya Ilamparithi, are dancers. Age group 11-13.

• Melodious beautiful Group Song: Aashayein
  It is a song from the movie Iqbal. The music is by Salim-Sulaiman and lyrics are by KK. The song is about hope and putting in our best effort to overcome all challenges and accomplish what we truly believe in. If we truly aspire for something, we can do it. No matter what! Reach for the sky! All together as one!
  The song perormed by the children's group Deepak: Agneya L. Roy (age 8), Meghna Roy (age 9), Sameeran Nasipuri (age 9).
  Anamika Mondal (Mentor): One of the foremost students of Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Meera Banerjee is considered a torch bearer of the Patiala gharana. Student of Meera Banerjee and Ahoy Chakraborty. Bachelor in music from Rabindra Bharti Jorasa

• Amazing beautiful Group Dance: Sawal Jawab
  A Kathak Rendition by Sahaj School Of Dance
  Participant Names: Rachana Rao, Ashna Shah, Ria Jain
  Choreographer: Esha Goyal
  Details about the item: Kathak dancers of Sahaj School of Dance presents a Kathak rendition in the form Sawal Jawab / Question Answer. This performance is a Jugalbandi between the dancers. Kathak Dance is a North Indian Classical dance which is famous for its spins, footwork and intricate geometrical hand movements.

• Energetic amazing Group Dance: RABASA Girls Group
  Song & Movie: Rowdy Baby - Marri2
  Participants: Ruthvika Reddy Kambam (11), Ankita Parsi (11), Bhanu Krishnamsetty (11), Srivalli Kantamneni (12), Ameya Kandula (12), Anika Siripuram (12), Akhila, Siripuram (11).
  Choreographer - Rekha Kambam

• Ashwini Kathak Dance Academy
  Krishna Bhajan: Chakara rakho ji
  This Bhajan is written by Saint Meera Bai as a devotee of Lord Krishna. She professes her devotion and love for Lord Krishna and pleads with him to accept her as his servant as she is willing to sacrifice all that is hers for his sake.
  Choreographed by Ashwini Gogate
  Participants (middle-high school-age kids): Aahana Chakrapani, Khyati Shrivastava, Nishka Ghiloria, Ritisha Adusumilli, Soha Desai, Aaditi Jadhav, Anushri Ghoshal, Gargi Wadodkar, Irika Desai, Vedant Pendurkar, Archita Khaire, Nandini Mittal.
  
  Ashwini Kathak Dance Academy is premier Kathak school in Charlotte. Ashwini Gogate is the artistic director of AKDA. Ashwini Kathak Dance Academy is dedicated exclusively to teaching Kathak as an Indian Classical dance should be taught. Ashwini believes strongly in staying true to the heritage and traditions of this art form, teaching the fundamentals of taal and rhythm, paying attention to correct form and execution, good posture and graceful movement.
  Ashwini is a center director for Bharti Vidyapeeth University of performing arts. AKDA offers opportunities for students to work towards accredited dance certification exams

• Stunning beautiful Group Dance : “Ghungroos”
  performance is based on a medley of 3 songs:
  “Mi-Gente” — Indian Raaga mix by Mahesh Raghavan and Vinod Krishnan
  “Out of your Mind” - Indian mix by Nuclea ft. And Shruthi Haasan
  “Dheemahi” - Ganesh Vandana by Shankar Mahadevan
  Participants:
  Kids: Mishika Moulik, Sana Roy, Anica Dey, Saanvi Raina, Oyishani Saha and Juhie Chakraborty
  Adults: Chakori Mitra, Varuna Devarajan, Sariga Manoshankar and Idrisha Moulik
  Choreographed by Chakori Mitra and Idrisha Moulik
  Costume and stage coordinator: Priya Roy
  Introduction:
  “Ghungroos” group, are aspiring dancers who dance to bring meaning, to bring beauty, to bring possibility, and to bring inspiration and hope into a concrete world. Indian classical and semi-classical dances have been our culture and tradition extended from older generations to the newer generation. Our initiative is to put a smile on your face with the dance form presentation by 2 generations projecting our values, culture and tradition

Heartfelt thanks for supporting the cause

Dr. Lopamudra Das Roy, on behalf of BCH

#TogetherWeSaveLives #BreakTheBreastTaboo

Mind-blowing performances by Dhun, Living Lines, Ashwini Kathak Dance Acedemy and Nritya Performing Arts...Thank you for supporting BCH. Our heartfelt thanks to Mr Anil Singh... who volunteered his time & efforts to capture the BCH events through his amazing photography with patience & most importantly with a smile, your kindness & selfless gesture speaks volumes.

• Melodious astounding Group Song: titled "Aas Paas Khuda", written and composed by Vishal-Shekhar.
  
  Group-Dhun or "Tune" symbolizes the melodious, unbridled flow of notes. Dhun is a Charlotte based trio of Aparna Sen and her two children, Aditi and Anirudh Sengupta. Aparna, the first Charlotte Indian Idol, leads Dhun and is supported by Aditi and Anirudh on the vocals and guitars. Dhun's members have been performing individually for a long time, winning hearts and laurels, but they performed as a group for the first time

• Moving, immensely expressed, coordinated, astonising performance - To My Daughter on Her Wedding Day
  Living Lines presents "To My Daughter on Her Wedding Day” a dance inspired by the unique style of Uday Shankar and performed to a popular film score from a recent Bollywood movie.
  Choregraphed by - Paramita Ghosh
  
  Dancers- Kalpita Sen, Sudeshna Dey, Tiyasha Mukherjee, Shilpa Dey, Paramita Ghosh
  
  I look at you at this moment
  So beautiful, so ready to face the world,
  But in my heart l’m thinking back
  To when I first held my little girl.
  I was so proud of you
  As I held you close.
  I counted all your fingers
  And kissed all your toes.
  You were an angel
  Sent just for me,
  All that I hoped for
  And everything I dreamed
  And now I give you to the world
  But one thing I’m keeping
  Just for me...
  The world can never take
  My precious memories...

• Amazing persormance by Nritya performing Arts..
  . The dedicated and talented dancers of Nritya team not only inspires each other to learn and grow but also encourages each other to create better creative and passion in art and dance ..
  The creative dancers of the team are Participants..Sowmya Sri , Gopi Sai , Sindhuja Suresh , Neelima ParuPally , Suganya Mariappan , Seema Singh and sudeshna Basu Sen .. Choreography and concept Sudeshna Basu Sen ..Sudeshna Basu sen trained in bharatnatyam and kathak is passionate to experiment with the fusion contemporary genre of dancing .. She learned contemporary modern at Dancer’s Guild performing arts school and now bringing both semi classical and modern choreography into fusion contemporary dance style

• Awe-struck, astounding performance by Ashwini Kathak Dance Academy -
  Boondana Boondana barse megha
  At long last, the dark clouds laden with heavenly drops of rain fill the skies, stirring waves of excitement in our hearts. The day we have longed for is finally here! With bated breath, we wait for the first rain to drench the thirsty earth and for the smell of the soil as it soaks up the first rain, inviting an irresistible urge of playfulness as we gather around with our friends to celebrate the advent of the monsoon. Dancing in the rain is pure bliss.
  Participants: Anushka Kulkarni, Jayanthy Raghavan, Krishna Chopra, Deepti Bhave Poonam Kulkarni, Vandana Chakrapani, Vidya Murlidhar, Ashwini Gogate
  Ashwini Kathak Dance Academy is premier Kathak school in Charlotte. Ashwini Gogate is the artistic director of AKDA. Ashwini Kathak Dance Academy is dedicated exclusively to teaching Kathak as an Indian Classical dance should be taught. Ashwini believes strongly in staying true to the heritage and traditions of this art form, teaching the fundamentals of taal and rhythm, paying attention to correct form and execution, good posture and graceful movement.
  Ashwini is a center director for Bharti Vidyapeeth University of performing arts. AKDA offers opportunities for students to work towards accredited dance certification exams

Sincerely thankful for supporting the cause,

Dr. Lopamudra Das Roy, On behalf of BCH Family

#TogetherWeSaveLives #BreakTheBreastTaboo

Mind-blowing performances by Rhythmic Squad, Shruti Vandana, Living Lines, Ashwini Kathak Dance Acedemy, Nritya Performing Arts & Raj Kumar (stand-up Comedy)...Thank you for your tremendous support towards BCH & the cause. Our heartfelt thanks to Mr Anil Singh... who volunteered his time & efforts to capture the BCH events through his amazing photography with patience & most importantly with a smile, your kindness & selfless gesture speaks volumes.

• Fascinating mesmerizing, extremely beautifully coordinated performance “Rhythmic Squad” presents a classical fusion dance on this special musical night event to support Breast Cancer Awareness. “Shape of you” and “Aye Zindegi Gale Laga Le” will be performed by Krithika Shanmugasund, Shankari Somayaji, Shreya Mitra and Tania Ghosal and choregraphed by Shreya Mitra

• A fun-filled, humorous, amaing stand up comedy by Raj Kumar-- Raj Kumar is a Standup comedian based in Charlotte, North Carolina. In his standup, Raj shares his American experience, observations and family life stories. He has won many comedy competitions and opened for many top comedians including Vir Das, Amit Tandon, Abhishek Upmanyu and Varun Thakur

• Extraordinary unprecedented group song by Shruti Vandana.. Performers: LEENA BASU; RAGHAV GOPAL KRISHNAN – Tabla
  SOHINI SENGUPTA - Co singer.
  Leena started her singing at a tender age of 5. She is a trained Hindustani Classical , Nazrul geeti and Rabindra Sangeet singer. She had gone for further learning of Classical vocal , Bhajans and Haveli Sangeet under the tutalage of Pandit Rattan Mohan Sharma, nephew and disciple of Sangeet Martand - Pandit Jasraj. Her love for Rabindra Sangeet got well nurtured with more specialisation by none other than the legendary singer, composer and exponent of Rabindra Sangeet - Suchitra Mitra.
  Couple of years back , Leena shifted to Queen City from Melbourne. Presently , she has a music school named SHRUTI VANDANA she teaches Hindustani Classical, Semi Classical and Rabindra Sangeet to spread the knowledge of Music .
  Nritya performing arts performed to the songs: Participants..Sowmya Sri , Gopi Sai , Sindhuja Suresh , Neelima ParuPally, Suganya Mariappan , Seema Singh and sudeshna Basu Sen .. Choreography and concept Sudeshna Basu Sen .. Dance school name Nritya performing Arts

• Graceful, stunning performance by Ashwini Kathak Dance Academy
  Sargam
  Kathak composition set to Indian classical musical notes... Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa. Set in taal tintaal.
  Choreographed by Guru Maneesha Sathe
  Participants: Anushka Kulkarni, Krishna Chopra, , Ashwini Gogate

• Extremely beautiful performance, amazingly coordinated- Living Lines presents A Sky Full of Stars, choreographed by Paramita Ghosh. In this Uday Shankar form of dance, the dancers showcase the graceful body movements that separates this unique and contemporary style from the rest. Performed by Remy Ghosh, Nalini Dutt, and Ashmita Ghosh, this dance will set the stage with a lively, vibrant performance that will take you on a trip with the girls to their Wonderland - so fasten your seat belts and get ready for the adventure!...A Sky Full of Stars...

Sincerely appreciate your support for the cause,

Thank you,

Dr. Lopamudra Das Roy,

On behalf of BCH family

#TogetherWeSaveLives #BreakTheBreastTaboo

All details and projects published under Research.

https://www.breastcancerhub.org/youngscientistcancermeet2019  

Press release: Spectrum News: https://www.facebook.com/breastcancerhub/videos/2433660736724319/

42 Teams (AGE 6 to 21 years from all across Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union County, Greensboro, & Atlanta ) presenting 42 different topics related to Cancer- Topic spectrum ranges from- Different types of Cancer, Early detection, Causes of Cancer, How to prevent Cancer, Risk factors, Genetics, Treatment, Carcinogens, Statistics, Comparative study between Developed & Developing countries & many more eye-opening review research analysis conducted by our teams – Extremely enlightening information for our audience --

 A step towards our fight against Cancer & Saving Lives!

Projects mentored by Dr. Das Roy.

Why BCH Scientific Cancer Meet?

Art of Scientific thinking….. Cancer Awareness & Research!

Young Children are our future ambassadors to the scientific as well as humanitarian community to save lives and provide better quality of life to the mankind.

Breast Cancer Hub wants to bring awareness and scientific thought leadership in the students that will encourage research ideas, data analysis, foundation for networking, collaborations and most importantly empowering them with knowledge about cancer prevention and the importance of early detection that can save lives. Team work & learning from each other creates magic!

Accomplishments

Ø Each team is a winner! Participants will be awarded with certificates for their scientific contributions towards Cancer from BCH.

Ø Team description and their Research work/exhibits will be published on BCH website, reflecting students’ research experience, eventually helping in their career path

Ø Teams present their exhibits/posters to our parents, attendees, invited Professors & Scientists who are Cancer Researchers, invited Cancer advocates & learn from their inspiring lives

Ø Students will relate science to the real world by applying their knowledge in meaningful ways for future development & growth

Honored guests for the event

Inspirational Cancer survivors/advocates. Cancer Researchers who are Distinguished Professors and inspiring Scientists

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Youngest BCH volunteers, our youngest ambassadors- Amrita Kondamadugula, Vani Dasu, Gita Dasu, Srimayee Ponugupati, Suhas  Kondamadugula - executing Lemonade stand to support Breast Cancer Hub! The kindest and the sweetest selfless gestures ... small kids with Big hearts! Thank you Neelima, Haritha and all parents for encouraging the kids to organize the stand on their own! I am really taken by surprise with the kids' own initiatives! Great thoughts! #TogetherWeSaveLives #BreakTheBreastTaboo

Thank you,

Dr. Lopamudra Das Roy,

On behalf of BCH family

Breast Cancer Hub js so thankful to Vidya and Ramya for connecting us to Ekam and the collaboration. It was an honor to meet Dr Sai Lakshmi, Founder of Ekam & learn from her inspiring life. Please check out the website below reflecting Ekam’s selfless service towards the community!              http://www.ekamoneness.org                http://www.ekamusa.org/

Sincerely thankful to Mrs. Rajalakshmi Ramachandran and each and every member of Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh Charlotte Shakha for supporting the cause of Breast Cancer and inviting to talk on Health Awareness. HSS is inspired by the idea that the whole world is one family and conducts activities across the United States and has a significant contribution to make towards the benefit of humanity. The event, on June 1st, 2019, encompassed many activities- art & craft, team activities, games, garba (dance form) & yoga to educate us on many valuable grounds in a fun-filled way. Our sincere thanks to HSS for inviting BCH, helping us spread the word by supporting Breast Cancer awareness.
https://www.hssus.org/

Wellsfargo 2019 Diversity & Inclusion Fair Sincerely thankful to Danielle Coty, and Chamekia Spencer from Wellsfargo for inviting Breast Cancer Hub at 2019 Inclusion and Diversity Fair. We had constant wave of people from 11 AM to 2 PM, ~more than 400 people visited, we handed Breast self exam card to each person for their family, a path towards early detection each month check for both women & men. The interesting part today, ~90% men who visited the booth didn't know they can get Breast cancer too.. Thank you Swapan Nandi, Shweta Kaushik, Benjamin Guerrero, Sheshu Dronawalli , & Sandeep Roy, all from BCH family to represent & support BCH today! It was so amazing to have you stop by!

Sincerely grateful to Mr. Arun Nair for connecting BCH to the event. A great opportunity to represent Breast Cancer Hub at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) & CRC organized event "Bridging the difference" for showing youth their potential and how to attain what they aspire. Breast Cancer Hub participated as a vendor as we provide the young generation opportunities for Community leadership, Scientific research and give them a platform to Network and Collaborate through our Global community framework.

Our heartfelt thanks to Bengali Women’s Forum (BWF) for inviting Breast Cancer Hub as Guest speaker and talk about the Challenges with Breast Cancer in the Developed and the Developing World. Thank you Mrs. Shanta Dutta and BWF for supporting the cause and organizing a Cancer Awareness Seminar-Hats off to BWF. It was my honor to be among the distinguished panelists and speakers and listen to their amazing talks - Mrs. Ravina Kashyap, Dr. Nilanjan Ghosh, Dr. Animita Saha and Dr. Joana. It was our privilege to listen to Mrs. Rituparna Mukherjee, as she opened the Cancer awareness event. Sincerely thankful to Mrs. Anindita Agarwal and Mr. Kinshuk Agarwal for their gestures to bring into limelight the importance of diet and lifestyle. A big thank you to Mrs. Dona Dasgupta, our amazing, dynamic Emcee and immensely grateful to Mrs. Amrita Chowdhury for introducing BWF and giving us a flawless, beautifully articulated Question-Answer session. A big thank you to Dola Paul for all your efforts with photography and giving us the beautiful pictures. Thanks to the amazing audience with such insightful questions.

A brief introduction of BWF with its beautiful concepts- The Bengali Women’s Forum (BWF)  was founded on various fundamental principles: equity for equality, equal opportunity, and opportunity for well-being. Based out of Charlotte, North Carolina, BWF provides constructive programming around current affairs, social concerns, personal and professional development, as well as informal gatherings, all of which are designed to strengthen and nurture connections among communities across the greater city. BWF is driven by the moto, “Aamrai Poriborton,-we are the change.”

Extremely thankful to Nidiya Gaspar & Shakthi Corporation for inviting Breast Cancer Hub to do a quick pitch about the vision of BCH and also inviting to have a booth. Hats off to the spirit of the kids who volunteered at the booth....Nirali, Aditi, Aniruddh, Kruti, Laasya, Shriya, Meghna, Agastya, Agneya.. all kids took the lead, explaining & conveying the message, spreading awareness along with us. So proud of the youngsters! Sincerely thankful to Bhavani, Suneetha, Manju, Hema, Srilaxmi, Aparna, Jayanta, Ramakrishna, Sonia, Vibha, Mousumi, Ranabir, Sandeep for coming for the event & supporting the cause! Thank you Padmaja, Aruna, Ramya for all your support!

Sincerely thankful to Cathy Burch - Wellsfargo to invite Breast Cancer Hub as a guest speaker to talk elaborately for an hour on Breast cancer & different aspects related to cancer. Cannot thank Cathy & her Wellsfargo division enough for organizing the event & re-inviting me on behalf of BCH again this year..so thankful to everyone attending the session, supporting the cause & many have volunteered to help us in future to spread the word by connecting us to different networks & groups across India & USA..

My privilege to represent Breast Cancer Hub! It is my immense honor to be invited as a panelist & inspiring community leader by United Indian Community Forum - Charlotte, NC, to talk about “Balance for Better” on International Women’s day ! it was a privilege to be among such distinguished panelists, amazing moderator Saswati & each person in the room, who is an epitome of energy, strength & independence! Speaking about Breast Taboo was one of the biggest issues I focused on.
Thank you Breast Cancer Hub family - my friends Monalisa, Sapna, Kaberi, Sreeni, Padma, Shweta, Suneetha, Bhavani, Simran, Aahana for coming for the event & supporting the cause! Thank you UIC-forum!

Heartfelt thanks for inviting Breast Cancer Hub to be part of the distinguished panel & speak about Breast Cancer!

So privileged to be amidst the 400+ amazing women, celebrating life & womanhood, March 2nd, 2019 !!

Sincerely thankful to Padma Nunna & Telugu association of Greater Charlotte-Ladies group, for supporting the cause-Breast Cancer & also other critical health issues, that women shy away from....
Padma, Hats off to your execution as a moderator, helping the audience to tap into the most sensitive panel discussions, encouraging to break the taboos!

I am extremely thankful to Cathy Y. Burch for inviting me to present on Breast Cancer at Wells Fargo, Charlotte.

Presentation Title: Unique challenges with Breast Cancer - the Developed and Developing World. Immensely thankful to Cathy Burch, Tonya McCullugh, Maura McCarthy and Angie Short for organizing the event. Sincerely grateful to Maura McCarthy, Breast Cancer survivor, for giving an interview and speaking about her inspirational journey. Thank you Cathy for your interview today reflecting your immense support for the cause. Thank you all from Wells Fargo who attended the session and supported the cause!

Dr. Lopamudra Das Roy spoke about the issues related to Breast Cancer across the world. She spoke about 1) Embarrassment and taboo of using the word “Breast”; 2) Why Mammograms miss tumors due to dense breast tissues; 3) Early detection, Key Risk factors and Genetic mutations; 4) Role of stress, Exercise and Diet in cancer; 5) Survey research data analysis to determine the target audience of BCH; 6) Breast Cancer in Men; 7) How BCH differentiates from others—our network and collaboration, our Breast Cancer advocates; 8) BCH connects developed and developing countries through awareness, education and research.

Our sincere thanks to:

Executive MBA administration staffs at Kellogg School of Management, Evanston, IL for the logistics; EMP# 108 and EMP# 110 cohorts for your gracious presence; Ryan Walker; Julie Daugherty; Samantha Thaver, Benjamin Guerrero, Dustin Childers, Dr. Alan Chang and Sandeep Roy for helping from the inception to completion of the event!

By Dr. Lopamudra Das Roy
Founder & President, Breast Cancer Hub