Pictured (L to R): RuthAnn Brazill, Honoree & Board Member, Tania Weiss, Executive Director, Marlissa Westerfield, Host & Board Member. Phil Orlando, Honoree & Advisory Board Member

By Tania Weiss, Executive Director, Cancer Support Team

May 17, 2023: On May 11, nearly 200 friends, supporters, and staff of Cancer Support Team came together to “Celebrate Spring” at the Bronxville Field Club.  RuthAnn Brazill, longtime Bronxville resident, and Phil Orlando, of Chappaqua, were honored for their dedication and service to CST.

CST Board member and Chair of the event (and formerly of Bronxville), Marlissa Westerfield, noted that “RuthAnn and Phil have both been instrumental in helping CST really grow. Last year we assisted over 1000 patients and families.”

RuthAnn Brazill has been a Board member since 2005.  She has been involved in every CST fundraising event for the past 17 years. RuthAnn has also dedicated many volunteer hours locally -- participating in a leadership capacity with The Junior League of Bronxville, The Bronxville School Parents Committee, The Reformed Church of Bronxville, and The Midnight Run. She served two terms with the Bronxville Non-Partisan Committee. She has also served on the Boards of Heartsong and Friends of the Bronxville Public Library.

Phil Orlando joined the Cancer Support Team Advisory Board in 2007. With his personal touch and some gentle high-pressure persuasion, Phil has helped CST fundraise thousands of dollars during his tenure, which has enabled the organization to serve its patients and their families. 

Phil is a regular contributor on various financial television programs, including CNBC, Bloomberg, Fox Business News, and Reuters.  He is also often a spokesperson quoted in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, among many other media outlets.

Both honorees are known as Cancer Support Team ambassadors ensuring that patients dealing with cancer know that CST is always available to help.

Cancer Support Team^® provides nursing care and advocacy, social work counseling, and case management services at any stage of the disease at NO COST to the patients and their families and without regard to insurance coverage. It is a Westchester County, licensed non-profit, home healthcare organization that has been enhancing the quality of life for individuals and families affected by cancer for over 45 years. Cancer Support Team also provides transportation and financial assistance when needed.

As a nonprofit charitable organization, financial support comes from individual donors, fundraising events and grants. Cancer Support Team is a grantee of The Community Fund of Bronxville, Eastchester and Tuckahoe and is very grateful for The Community Fund’s support

For more information about the Celebrate Spring event or do make a donation, please go to www.cancersupportteam.org or call Executive Director Tania Weiss at 914-777-2777.