Paddle for the Cure

09/04/2026

COVID #3 — NICE TRY.

Isolation finished. No life deducted. Two lives intact.

MY LITTLE PATTERN OF SUCCESS:
3 warm showers — lift my head, let the warm water run over my face and around my nose, breathe in the steam… sneeze, sneeze, sneeze.
TYLENOL POWER.
Soup, soup, and more soup.
Warm water with honey, ginger & lemon.
Vicks on my chest, back, and around the outside of my nose.
Rest. Hydrate. Pray. Repeat.

And yes — I talk to all my body parts:
“Arms? Legs? Head? Chest? Lungs? Tummy? Everybody cooperate!

Crucifix close to my chest. Faith strong. Mind steady.

Then I remembered the time I was preparing for the TD Five Boro Bike Tour, riding from Manhattan to Queens in the rain. I crashed, broke my teeth, and came home with my mouth and legs full of blood.

I turned on the warm shower, poured salt into a cup, rinsed my mouth, screamed through the pain — and kept going.

My roommate looked at me and said, “How do you do it?”

Because I’m a TOUGH COOKIE.

Tonight… cold water with ICE — finally! BRAVO! YUMMY!

MENTAL STRENGTH MATTERS.
PATTERN. REPEAT. RECOVER. RISE.

DRAGON MINDSET. HEART OF A LION. TENACIOUS FIREHORSE.

KEEP GOING. KEEP PUFFING. GALLOP, GALLOP. TAKE THE LEAD.

I carry my breast cancer wand, strike it to the sky, and release pink, powerful light — giving hope and passing my light to others.

THE BRIGHTER WE SHINE TOGETHER, THE BETTER THE WORLD BECOMES.

BCAM 10/2 — THIS REAL PINK DRAGON IS READY TO SHINE BRIGHTER, MAKE WAVES, TAKE THE LEAD, AND LIGHT THE WORLD IN PINK.

09/04/2026

CALLING ALL SURVIVORS, FAMILIES, SUPPORTERS, HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, RESTAURANTS, THEATERS, WATERFRONTS, NONPROFITS, BUSINESSES, AND COMMUNITIES — JOIN US.

Wear pink. Light a candle or LED. Light your space in pink. Gather your community and stand with survivors.

THE COUNTDOWN IS ON FOR THE REBIRTH OF OUR LIGHT FOR LIFE.

On Friday, October 2, 2026, from 6:30–8:30 PM, Paddle for the Cure NYC will be joined by 16 landmarks illuminating PINK in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, with the illumination initiative approved by New York State.

WE ARE SMALL BUT MIGHTY.

OTHERS RUN. OTHERS WALK. WE BREAK TRADITION. WE MAKE WAVES. WE LIGHT THE WORLD IN PINK.

LANDMARKS TO SHINE PINK WITH US

1. Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge
2. Kosciuszko Bridge
3. The H. Carl McCall SUNY Building
4. State Education Building
5. Alfred E. Smith State Office Building
6. Empire State Plaza
7. State Fairgrounds — Main Gate & Expo Center
8. Niagara Falls
9. The “Franklin D. Roosevelt” Mid-Hudson Bridge
10. Grand Central Terminal — Pershing Square Viaduct
11. Albany International Airport Gateway
12. MTA LIRR — East End Gateway at Penn Station
13. Fairport Lift Bridge over the Erie Canal
14. Moynihan Train Hall
15. Roosevelt Island Lighthouse
16. One World Trade Center

WATCH OUR GLOBAL LIVESTREAM FROM 6:30–8:30 PM
Livestream by Heritage Outdoor Media Times Square.

TURN ON “WE ARE THE WORLD,” WEAR PINK, LIGHT A CANDLE OR LED, AND JOIN OUR CIRCLE OF LIGHT FROM WHEREVER YOU ARE.

WATERFRONT ACTIVATION LOCATION WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON.

NIAGARA FALLS WILL SHINE PINK SEPARATELY FROM 10:00–10:15 PM.

WATCH NIAGARA FALLS LIVE:

https://www.niagarafallslive.com/niagara_falls_webcam.htm

GET READY — THE REBIRTH OF OUR LIGHT FOR LIFE IS ABOUT TO BLAST ACROSS NEW YORK AND AROUND THE WORLD IN PINK.

16 LANDMARKS. ONE GLOBAL CIRCLE OF LIGHT. ONE POWERFUL PINK STRIKE.

ONE SONG. ONE LIGHT. ONE WORLD UNITED IN PINK.

LET’S LIGHT THE WORLD IN PINK — NEW YORK AND AROUND THE WORLD.

STAY TUNED…

09/03/2026

COUNTDOWN TO BCAM 2026. 💗🌎

BIG DREAMS. BOLD IDEAS. FEARLESS CREATIVITY.
HUMANITARIAN HEART. GLOBAL IMPACT.

SMALL BUT MIGHTY — READY TO MAKE BIG WAVES.

Others run. Others walk. We break tradition.

OUR FIRST STRIKE HITS 10/2 — AND WE’RE JUST GETTING STARTED.

WE NEED MORE HANDS. ARE YOU IN?
Shoot us an email ASAP: [email protected]

08/31/2026

What is your best investment?

Yourself.

Don’t waste your energy listening to critics, negativity, or people who don’t understand your vision.

Stay focused on the bigger picture—the mission, the purpose, and creating something meaningful.

No criticism can erase years of hard work, impact, love, and purpose.

When something falls apart, learn how to rebuild it and keep moving.

Money can come and go. Circumstances can change. People may doubt you.

But your creativity, courage, skills, vision, and ability to rise again are things no one can take away from you.

Keep growing.
Keep building.
Keep moving toward the bigger vision.

Create. Rebuild. Rise. Keep going.

And as Breast Cancer Awareness Month approaches, this message becomes even more meaningful.

To every survivor, fighter, caregiver, family, and person touched by breast cancer: your strength is more than what you have survived—it is what you continue to create with the life in front of you.

Let your courage speak.
Let your purpose speak louder.
Let your light remind someone else not to give up.

This BCAM, we stand for one another.

We rise. We shine. We keep going.

Because your greatest asset will always be the person you continue to become.

08/31/2026

So grateful to Wild NY for believing in us, supporting us, and never giving up on our mission.

We may be small but mighty, and our partnership is not a coincidence — it was meant to be.

PFC brings hope to survivors. Wild NY brings light. Together, our Light for Life was born. ✨

And what a milestone this year — as we celebrate 10 years strong, we continue to spread our light farther than ever, bringing our Circle of Light to a global audience and sharing hope with the world.

Join us as we strike again. Registration is open now! Click link below :

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1999155620276?aff=oddtdtcreator

08/31/2026

So grateful to Wild NY for believing in us, supporting us, and never giving up on our mission.

We may be small but mighty, and our partnership is not a coincidence — it was meant to be.

PFC brings hope to survivors. Wild NY brings light. Together, our Light for Life was born. ✨

And what a milestone this year — as we celebrate 10 years strong, we continue to spread our light farther than ever, bringing our Circle of Light to a global audience and sharing hope with the world.

Join us as we strike again. Registration is open now! Click link below :

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1999155620276?aff=oddtdtcreator

08/31/2026

Throwback to great memories from our SUP Festival at North Hempstead! 💗🌊🏄‍♀️

Grateful for Kostal Paddle, our SUP community partner, for sharing the waves, the energy, and the joy with us.

Together, we keep touching lives through the power of the water — one paddle, one connection, one wave of hope at a time.

Water is Life.

08/31/2026