25 Years of Wishes By Lorna Oppedisano | Photography by Alexis Emm Make-A-Wish of Central New York has granted more than 1,500 wishes since its inception in 1985. It’s also nurtured a long-lasting friendship between longtime Make-A-Wish wishgranting volunteers, Marilyn...
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Cheryl Heller
Seeking the Silver Lining By Lorna Oppedisano | Photography by Alexis Emm The tale of local business owner and four-time cancer survivor Cheryl Heller’s battles with the disease starts out like many other busy women’s stories. “I was concentrating on...
White Glove Waste & Recycling
The Pink Cart Program Photography by Alice G. Patterson Supporting breast cancer research isn’t just for women. Plenty of men join in the fight, too. One of them is White Glove Waste & Recycling founder Brett Maring. Brett is responsible...
Tracey Burkey
The Story of 16 Balloons By Lorna Oppedisano | Photography by Alice G. Patterson “Life was normal.” This is how Tracey Burkey, two-year breast cancer survivor and 30-year Visit Syracuse staff member, begins the story of her fight with breast...
Mona Smart & Diane Pluff
Hope to Hear By Riley Bunch | Photography by Mary Grace Johnson For the first five years of her twin daughters’ lives, Mona Smart had no idea they were living with a hearing disability. The girls, Genevieve and Laila, excelled...