Amy Feiman Behar, her husband, Arie, and their two daughters were our dear friends. Amy had a warm and generous spirit and was active in support of many worthy causes in her community. After Amy succumbed to breast cancer at age 49, her husband, Arie Behar, along with their friends and colleagues, myself included, haunted and pained by her death, made a commitment to honor her memory in a meaningful way.
That commitment was fulfilled by establishing The Amy Feiman Behar Foundation for Cancer Prevention, Inc. — now in existence for 10 years. During this period, numerous volunteers, many of whom did not even know Amy, and the Board of Trustees have raised more than $600,000 and have provided thousands of uninsured and underinsured women with free mammograms and other diagnostic services.
We know that surviving breast cancer depends largely on early detection. The two components of early detection are education to promote early diagnosis and screening for breast cancer. Thus, the Amy Foundation has great meaning to those of us who work to support the mission of early detection of this dreadful disease.
The Amy Foundation has had a significant impact in the fight against breast cancer. Our motto “early detection saves lives” summarizes our mission and is fulfilled daily by area hospitals that use funds raised by The Amy Foundation.
We receive regular feedback from area hospitals, their doctors and their patients about the services we have funded. This feedback is an inspiration because it shows our support has saved lives. There is no greater reward than to save a life.
As a friend, a volunteer, and as the Secretary/Treasurer of the Board of Trustees, one of my New Year’s resolutions is to continue to inform others about the life-saving work of The Amy Foundation.
John B. Wolf
December 2017