Donations will allow the nonprofit to respond to increased diaper need in CNY The CNY Diaper Bank, a local nonprofit that collects diapers for families in need, is asking Central New York community members to consider contributing to the...
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INSPIRE: Kira Smith, Powerhouse of Midwife Nursing
By Larry Stansbury Photos by Maureen Tricase/Capture Your Moments Kira Smith is not your ordinary nurse, she’s a nurse that empowers women to be women, especially when giving birth to the first child. Smith was introduced to midwifery. She always...
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FOR A GOOD CAUSE Girls on the Run
Danielle Fleckenstein, Executive Director What is the mission of Girls on the Run? Girls on the Run inspires girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running. Girls on the Run is a...
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SELF-CARE Ophelia’s Place carries a message of self-empowerment
By Nichole A. Cavallaro When I think of empowerment, I think of the sparkle or magic each of us is born with, and whether or not that magic was harvested into a brilliant, healthy autonomy that we carry throughout...
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WOMEN’S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH: Pelvic Pain, Painful Periods, and Infertility: All About Endometriosis
By Lisa Sousou What is endometriosis? March is National Endometriosis Awareness Month. Some 176 million women around the world, 5 million in the United States alone, are afflicted with this commonly painful, sometimes debilitating condition. Caused by tissue similar...
