A Note To Our Supporters & Visitors
After 27 years of providing programs and services to the breast cancer community and 30 years since Beth’s passing, the active members of the Beth C. Tortolani Foundation have decided to cease further fundraising activities and, therefore, will relinquish its 501(c) 3 status as a charitable organization on June 30, 2023. We will no longer host the annual dinner dance.
The Foundation was founded in accordance with Beth Callahan Tortolani’s deeply-held belief in education and support of those with breast cancer. Its existence and priorities have been undertaken successfully and the remaining funds will be distributed to those programs we have been supporting.
Your interest, dedication and contributions during these years have enabled us to support programs throughout the greater metropolitan area and have made the lives of countless numbers with breast cancer and their families easier. These patients, their families, and the Foundation are forever indebted to each of you. You have our profound gratitude. Thank you.
Our Mission
The Beth C. Tortolani Foundation was developed to support and organize programs and services which provide resources, knowledge and skills to women with breast cancer and their families in order to enhance the quality of their lives. We are proud to once again offer Breast Cancer Education Project Grants to organizations within the New York demographic area of the Five Boroughs including Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk Counties, that support and provide these services in accordance with our mission.
About Beth
She was young and courageous, gentle and strong, but mostly the very best teacher of children with severe limitations, and the one friend anyone ever needed. Beth was independent and competitive, protective of family and friends, but giving in time, friendship and resources to anyone in need. She was an understanding listener and a logical advisor. She would be most happy that so much has been done by so few for so many.
-Anthony J. Tortolani, M.D.
2022 Dinner Dance Tickets:
$185 Single Ticket
$1600 Table Of 10
From Friends
"The BCT Foundation is such an important tribute to Beth's legacy. She would be so proud of this organization's commitment to helping people with breast cancer improve their lives. This is precisely what Beth stood for."
— L.K.
“...More impactful than all the words of encouragement she gave me was the magnificent model she provided as a devoted wife, mother, professional and life-long learner. Beth would simply wake up and decide what new skill she wanted to master or what idea she wanted to bring to fruition and then she would simply go for it."
— P.DB.
“The things that stand out most to us about Beth are that she treasured her family above everything else. She was dedicated to her profession and the children in her care. Her love for breeding horses was evident in the results she produced, but her family came first.”
— J. & P. P.
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