It is rare these days to find love stories that have endured for years and even decades. So we were excited to hear about a couple celebrating 44 years of marriage whose romance sparked on our last ship, the Lila Acheson Wallace. The couple, Bruce and Pati Richards, will join us at our annual gala on June 10 at the Edison Ballroom.

Recent reports of a passenger with measles aboard an Amtrak train traveling through Penn Station on its way to Washington, D.C., evoked scenes from pandemic thrillers like Contagion. The idea of one infected individual unknowingly spreading disease to countless others might seem dramatic—but in today’s highly interconnected world, it’s an increasingly realistic scenario. 

News + Events/April 2025—Soles4Souls: Good news travels fast | The ‘Red’ carpet treatment: Non-Profit Organization of the Year | A hot ticket: Anchor Hope Summer Gala 2025 | Run for the money: TCS New York City Marathon | Spring fever: Fresh Beginnings giveaway | Supporting wellness: Women’s Wellness Day | Playing for health equity: Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association | Food for thought: Loukoumi Foundation | An Egg-cellent Hunt

Measles | Avian or Bird Flu | CDC Director nominee | New York City poverty | Other health headlines

Many institutional or corporate leaders blithely sail along, unaware that potentially toxic underlying issues could be lurking in their organizations. These problems can stay hidden as they build an increasingly unhealthy environment.

One consequence of being an organization more than a century-and-a-half old is a large accumulation of records and documents—including archival photos and letters from dignitaries like Ronald Reagan and Hillary Clinton—with a responsibility to preserve and maintain them.

“Ever since the Covid pandemic, youth have reported higher rates of depression, anxiety and loneliness,” according to Dr. Meghan Miller, director of health education at The Floating Hospital. “Our work as health educators can help to bring youth back into healthier bodies and minds through health interventions and youth-centered programming to build resilience and foster social-emotional skills for future success.”

News + Events/March 2025: Power Women of Queens | Stop & Shop Community Bag Program | Celebrating history, hearts and more | Camp Rise Up: Journey and SOAR |Waiting room informational program | Spirit Week | Women’s Wellness Day | Website upgrade

While heart health gets all the headlines this month, February is also National Cancer Prevention Month.

A trip to Panama early in her optometry doctorate program gave Farhana Jui a concrete understanding of how many individuals in the world lack access to critical medical care and how she could help.

News + Events/February 2025: Banking on us | The ‘best and brightest’ | Save the date | Paddington pandemonium | An appealing appeal | Tending the fire | A seat at the table