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LITITZ, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition (PBCC) is bringing its traveling photo exhibit, “67 Women, 67 Counties: Facing Breast Cancer in Pennsylvania,” to Lititz from October 27 – November 6, 2005. The photo exhibit will be displayed at the Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center, 1500 Highlands Drive in Lititz.
An opening reception, sponsored by the Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center, is scheduled for Thursday, October 27 at 5:00 p.m. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public. To RSVP for the reception, please call 1-800-377-8828 x305.
This educational work of art features women from each of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties, along with a message about how breast cancer has touched their lives. The women reflect the diversity of Pennsylvania, and their stories reflect the impact of breast cancer on themselves, their families and their communities. The exhibit encourages women to learn about early detection and celebrates the life, courage, hope and dignity of women and families who have battled breast cancer.
Pat Halpin-Murphy, PBCC President & Founder, encourages everyone to visit the exhibit. “Breast cancer is not a rare event separate from the fabrics of our everyday lives. It impacts our mothers, daughters, friends and ourselves. We must educate ourselves about this insidious disease and fight to find a cure now…so our daughters won’t have to.”
“Cancer touches so many of our lives these days, and we must work together to be proactive in our awareness and research. I applaud the PBCC for their continued efforts to make a difference,” said Pennsylvania State Representative Roy Baldwin.
“We are pleased and excited to bring this traveling exhibit back to Lancaster County,” said Lee Christenson, Heart of Lancaster CEO. “It is so important for us to educate our community about the impact of breast cancer and also to celebrate the lives of those who have been affected.”
Halpin-Murphy and Baldwin, as well as Heart of Lancaster Regional CEO Lee Christenson, PBCC Board Member Alice Sanders, Diane Dayton of Dayton Communications, WGAL’s Susan Shapiro and Janelle Stelson, Jennifer Hipple of the American Cancer Society, Sharon Lavery and Madelyn Nix of Linden Hall, Glenn A. Kline of Community Surgical Associates, and Dr. Carol Y. Phillips of Millersville University serve on the exhibit’s honorary host committee.
“67 Women, 67 Counties: Facing Breast Cancer in Pennsylvania” is sponsored by the PBCC and funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
The PBCC, founded in 1993, is a non-profit organization and the only statewide grassroots organization that speaks to and for breast cancer survivors. This year, more than 12,000 Pennsylvania women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. More than 2,300 will lose their lives to the disease. The PBCC’s mission is to find a cure for breast cancer and to improve the quality of breast cancer education, research and outreach in the state.
For more information please call 1-800-377-8828 or visit the website www.pabreastcancer.org.
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