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Women Leading the Way to Wellness

Thursday, May 8, 2025
Hyatt Regency Greenwich
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The American Cancer Society’s Women Leading the Way to Wellness Luncheon focuses on the prevention and early detection of cancer and how women’s health plays a critical role in this area. This is a priority at the American Cancer Society as we forge the way to not only find a cure for cancer but find a way to prevent it. Decreasing cancer occurrences is as important to us as finding a medical cure; though we continue to work tirelessly on both fronts to end cancer for everyone.

2025 Honorees


Headshot of The Gulliver Family - Sue, Lauren, & Morgan

The Gulliver Family - Sue, Lauren, & Morgan

Impact Award Honorees

Both Lauren & Morgan have successfully overcome their own cancer journeys, with their mom Sue as one of their biggest advocate and supporter. Together as a family, they have raised thousands of dollars through Stamford Hospital’s Hope in Motion Walk, giving back to help other cancer patients in need.

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Robin Selden

Impact Award Honoree

Eleven years ago, after being approached by ACS to join a different event committee, Robin had a vision for a breakfast focused on the importance of women’s health. What started as a passion project quickly turned into a highly successful luncheon, raising over $1 million under her leadership as event chair for 10 years.

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Allison Dadoulis

Choose You Champion Award Honoree

When she turned 40, Allison scheduled her annual mammogram based on screening recommendations. Upon being diagnosed with DCIS Breast Cancer, Allison underwent a double mastectomy and is now proudly cancer-free! Allison is ready to encourage other women to take charge of their health and get their mammograms and other screenings.

2025 Keynote Speaker

Dr. Sue Varma

Dr. Sue Varma is a board-certified psychiatrist and distinguished fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, with over 20 years of experience in both private practice and as a clinical assistant professor at NYU Langone Health.

A trailblazer in her field, she was the inaugural medical director of NYU’s 9/11 mental health program, earning a Mayoral Proclamation for her groundbreaking contributions.

A keynote speaker and sought-after national medical commentator, Dr. Varma regularly graces the Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS Mornings, and primetime specials, where her expertise has earned her 13 nominations and two Sharecare Emmy Awards.

Honored as one of Global Citizen’s top five world health experts for her pandemic work, Dr. Varma now brings her insights on mental wellness to a global audience with her acclaimed book Practical Optimism, soon to be available in 11 languages and counting.

Our Mission

As the only organization combating cancer through advocacy, discovery, and patient support, the American Cancer Society has made significant contributions to the fight against cancer over the last 110 years. We advocate for lifesaving policy changes, promote healthy lifestyles to help prevent cancer, and provide information, answers, and support to people in every community who have been touched by cancer. We also research cancer and its causes to find more answers and better treatment.

Yet, there is still work to be done – which is why we are so glad you have joined us! The American Cancer Society continues to work tirelessly to fund research and provide support for all types of cancer. And thanks to your generous support, we work to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer.

Every cancer. Every life.

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Our Impact

110+ Years
OF WINS
AGAINST CANCER

For more than 10 decades, the American Cancer Society has been dedicated to pursuing better outcomes for every cancer, every life. Today, more people are surviving cancer than ever before, but there is still work to be done. Join us, support us, and help us end cancer as we know it, for everyone.

$ 6.9 B
Research

towards cancer research

68 %
Survival Rate

increase in five-year survival rate for all cancers combined

50.8 M
Saving Lives

lives touched in 2022