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PBCC'S INCOME TAX CHECK-OFF
TO TOP $1 MILLION FOR PENNSYLVANIA RESEARCHERS
(Ephrata, PA) Tax time is here and once again
PA residents can make a real difference by donating
their state income tax refunds to breast and cervical
cancer research. The Pennsylvania Breast Cancer
Coalition's Income Tax Check
Off expects to top $1 million at the end of
this tax season. Every penny of the money raised
since the PBCC's Income Tax Check-Off was signed
into law in 1997, by then Governor Tom Ridge,
has gone directly to Pennsylvania based researchers.
This highly successful and unique cancer research
initiative asks PA taxpayers to donate all or
part of their state income tax refund by checking
line 36 on the PA 40, or line 17 on the PA-EZ
tax form. Thousands of PA taxpayers contribute
an average of $8.00 from their refunds and recognize
the PBCC's Income Tax Check Off as the most
popular "refund donation option."
First Lady Kathy Schweiker, PBCC Honorary
Chair, said, "The Income Tax Check Off
for Breast and Cervical Cancer Research is a wonderful
opportunity to make a real difference in the fight
against cancer by donating all or a portion of
your state income tax refund to Pennsylvania's
research efforts. It is especially important
to note that all of the money goes to PA-based
researchers, working for the women and families
of the Commonwealth to find a cure for breast
cancer."
PBCC President and Founder, Pat Halpin-Murphy
expects the PBCC's Income Tax Check-Off to
top $1 million after this year's tax season. "When
we began the Income Tax Check-Off we knew it
would provide vital, life-saving research. The
incredible success of this simple and effective
way to raise research dollars renews our commitment
to find a cure for breast cancer now…
so our daughters won't have to.©"
Ms. Halpin-Murphy chairs the PA Cancer Control,
Prevention and Research Advisory Board's Income
Tax Check-Off Committee, which recommends how
the refund donations should be distributed. Last
year, the following 8 scientists were awarded
grants of up to $35,000 each:
Jean
Latimer, Ph.D.
Magee-Womens Hospital
Francesmary
Modugno, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh
Yvonne
Paterson, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania
Henry
Simpkins, M.D., Ph.D.
Temple University
Kenneth
McCarty, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh
Mark
Nichols, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh
Scott
Shore, Ph.D.
Temple University
Michael
Verderame, Ph.D.
Pennsylvania State University
The PBCC, founded in 1993,
is a non-profit organization dedicated to ending
the breast cancer epidemic through research, education,
outreach and advocacy. As the only statewide grassroots
organization that speaks to and for breast cancer
survivors, the PBCC insured the passage of two
crucial pieces of Commonwealth legislation: The
Breast and Cervical Cancer Research Act, which
allows taxpayers to donate all or part of their
state income tax refunds to breast and cervical
cancer research; and The Breast Cancer Reconstructive
Surgery Act, which mandates insurance coverage
for post-mastectomy breast reconstruction and
prohibits out-patient mastectomies.
The PBCC serves each of the
Commonwealth's 67 counties through the Income
Tax Check-Off, Mother's
Day Mammograms®, the Keystone
Breast Cancer Conference, and 67
Women, 67 Counties: Facing Breast Cancer in Pennsylvania.
For more information about the PBCC visit our
website at www.pabreastcancer.org
or call 717/738-9567 or toll free 1-800-377-8828.
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