Libby Ross Foundation Pink Ribbon Kit

The Libby Ross Foundation has made a commitment to Women at Risk (WAR) at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center at NewYork Presbyterian Hospital and The Comprehensive Breast Center at St. Lukes Roosevelt Hospitalm, where we have established The Libby Ross Foundation Pink Ribbon Kit.

The Libby Ross Foundation Pink Ribbon Kit provides tote bags, distributed by trained volunteers, to women recently diagnosed with breast cancer. The bags contain comfort items and self-help tools that women with cancer may find helpful during treatment as well as valuable information on available resources, medical and emotional issues. Among the items in the bag are a book, which not only provides information and resources for the medical realities of breast cancer, but explores the emotional side as well; a journal with crayons to record thoughts and emotions, a satin pillowcase to provide relief once chemotherapy has begun, and a soothing meditation tape to help with relaxation. The Foundation is proud to provide newly diagnosed breast cancer patients with this caring gesture to help them win the fight against breast cancer.

The Pink Ribbon Bag Program was developed by a woman diagnosed with breast cancer who dreamed of helping other women on the same journey. It was established in North Carolina in conjunction with The New Hanover Regional Medical Center. The Libby Ross Foundation is working to establish the program in New York and around the country.

In addition to The Libby Ross Foundation Pink Ribbon Kit, the Foundation has made a monetary contribution to WAR and we have designated our funds to provide access to care for medically under-served women. WAR sponsors breast health programs that benefit Spanish-speaking women in Harlem, Washington Heights and Inwood. These programs include a support group, educational presentations and visits to local clinic sights by a bilingual survivor who provides information, support and translation services to clinic patients