Grants Awarded in 2024
EBeauty Community, Inc.
$5,000 awarded to EBeauty to fund expansion of its community outreach and establishment of a wig room at University of Maryland Medical System
Jennifer DiDonato (BBC); Eileen Walling, Cathy Olson, Gail Liss, Maureen Malley, Ellen Rice, Colleen Brown (EBeauty); Claudia Boldyga (BBC); Carolyn Keller (EBeauty); Karen White (BBC); Deidre Wilson, Alison Kramer, Jen Greene, Wendy Quinlin (EBeauty)
Compass Hospice
$5,000 awarded to Compass for hospice care for breast cancer patients
Jennifer DiDonato (BBC); Shelly Baird (Compass), Claudia Boldyga (BBC); Heather Guerieri (Compass): Karen White (BBC)
Pink Perspectives
$3,000 awarded to Pink Perspectives to fund care packages and workshops for breast cancer patients
Jennifer DiDonato and Claudia Boldyga (BBC); Kara Hamilton (Pink Perspectives); Karen White (BBC)
University of Maryand Medical System
$42,000 awarded to UMMS to support funding for a SOZO Digital Health Platform and associated software
Jennifer DiDonato (BBC); Sambra Flanigan and Sarah Larson (UMMS); Claudia Boldyga and Karen White (BBC)
Survivors Offering
Support (SOS)
$2,500 awarded to SOS to fund care packages and other support for Lumins Health AAMC breast cancer patients
Jodie Gray (BBC); Laura George (SOS); Christina Cugle, Connie Blanford (BBC), Heidi Schnapp (SOS); Dr. Barry Meisenberg, Susanne Tameris, Elizabeth Gross (LHAAMC); Claudia Boldyga (BBC); Joni Kraft, Sarah Viscardi (SOS); Jennifer DiDonato, Karen White (BBC)
Luminis Health AAMC
$56,00 awarded to the Luminis Health AAMC to fund CDR Freedom X Full Body Scanner, Next Gen Logiq E Ultrasound, Brass Mesh Bolus, and 3D Nipple Tattoo Pen.
Jodie Gray, Christina Cugle (BBC); Dr. Barry Meisenberg, Susanne Tameris, Elizabeth Gross (LHAAMC); Claudia Boldyga, Connie Branford, Jennifer DiDonato, Karen White (BBC).
Dragon Boat Club
$2,5000 awarded to the Dragon Boat Club for the Brigitte Wallace McKee Bosom Buddies Grant Fund to provide need-based financial support to individuals with breast cancer to enable them to participate in the Annapolis Dragon Boat Club and receive all the health and wellness benefits of dragon boating.
Bosom Buddies Board members and members of the Dragon Boat Club
Wellness House
of Annapolis
$15,000 awarded to the Wellness House of Annapolis to fund their Rainbow Camp for children and adolescents who have been touched by a cancer diagnosis in their families.
Jodie Gray, Christina Cugle, Connie Branford (BBC); Terri Fevange, Sophia Berta, Mary Jermann (Wellness House); Claudia Boldyga, Karen White, Jennifer DiDonato (BBC).
Leslie's Week
$7000 awarded to Leslie's Week to provide funding for two women with Stage 4 Metastatic Breast Cancer to attend a week-long retreat.
Jodie Gray, Christina Cugle, Connie Branford, Claudia Boldyga (BBC); Sandra Gunn (Leslie's Week); Jennifer DiDonato, Karen White (BBC).
Grants Awarded in 2023
Luminis Health/AAMC
$80,000 awarded to the Rebecca Fortney Breast Center to fund the purchase of a Brevera Biopsy System.
Karen Scott, Jennifer DiDonato, Jenny Griffin, Susanne Tameris, Christina Cugle, Claudia Boldyga, Elizabeth Gross, Karen White, Denise Moore
Wellness House
$35,000 ​​was awarded to be utilized to fund health and wellness programs for members diagnosed with breast cancer and their families.
Connie Blanford (Bosom Buddies), Claudia Boldyga, ​Karen White (Bosom Buddies), Jennifer DiDonato (Bosom Buddies)
Annapolis Dragon Boat Club
$5,000 ​​was awarded to establish the Brigitte Wallace McKee Bosom Buddies Grant Fund to provide need-based financial support to individuals with breast cancer to enable them to participate in the Annapolis Dragon Boat Club and receive all the health and wellness benefits of dragon boating.
Holly Rhodes (Bosom Buddies), Christina Cugle (Bosom Buddies), Karen White (Bosom Buddies) Claudia Boldyga (Bosom Buddies), Connie Blanford (Bosom Buddies)
UM Shore Regional Health
$135,000 awarded to the UM Shore Regional Health's Clark Comprehensive Breast Center (CCBC) in Easton for the purchase of Siemens Sequoia Ultrasound System and a Sunoptic Surgical Headlight.
Holly Rhodes (Bosom Buddies), Jenny Griffin (Bosom Buddies), Claudia Boldyga (Bosom Buddies), Jeanie Scott (CCBC Director of Oncology Services), Dr. Roberta Lilly (CCBC Director) Rebecca Bair (CCBC Vice President of Philanthropy), Jennifer DiDonato and Karen White (Bosom Buddies).
Compass
$5,000 awarded to be utilized to fund hospice care for individuals with breast cancer.
Holly Rhodes (Bosom Buddies), Shelly Baird (Compass), Claudia Boldgya (Bosom Buddies), Heather Gueieri (Compass), and Karen White (Bosom Buddies).
