Lehighton, PA -- The Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition (PBCC) is proud to
announce that its inspirational traveling photo exhibit “67 Women, 67 Counties:
Facing Breast Cancer in Pennsylvania” will be on display at the Carbon
Plaza Mall on September 18 to 28.
This educational work of art features at least one woman from each of Pennsylvania’s
67 counties, along with a message about how breast cancer has touched her life.
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 life,
courage, hope and the dignity of women and families that have battled breast
cancer. “67 Women, 67 Counties: Facing Breast Cancer in Pennsylvania” is
sponsored by the PBCC and funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
The exhibit is hosted locally by Gnaden Huetten Memorial Hospital and the Carbon
County Exhibit Committee. Gnaden Huetten Memorial Hospital, the largest hospital
in Carbon County, provides a continuum of care with a full range of comprehensive
health care services to the residents of Carbon, western Monroe and eastern Schuylkill
Counties.
An opening reception kicks off the display on September 18 at 6 pm at the Carbon
Plaza Mall in the storefront next to HealthWorks. The reception will feature
guest speakers, including:
- Pat Halpin-Murphy, PBCC president & founder
- Robert Clark, president,
Gnaden Huetten Memorial Hospital
- Senator James
J. Rhoades
- Dr. John P. Bart, D.O., Public Health
Physician, PA Department of Health, Bureau
of Community Health Systems
- Jeannine Siegmond,
PBCC county captain
- Gloria Ferri, PBCC photo
exhibit participant
To RSVP for the opening
reception call the PBCC at 1-800-377-8828,
extension 303. The reception and the exhibit
are free and open to the public.
Pat Halpin-Murphy, PBCC President and Founder,
encourages everyone to visit the exhibit. “Breast cancer
is not a rare event separate from the fabrics of
our lives. It is our mothers, our daughters, our friends, ourselves.
We
must educate ourselves about this insidious disease and fight to find a cure
now…so our daughters won’t have to.”
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 on the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition or “67
Women, 67 Counties: Facing Breast Cancer in Pennsylvania” call 1-800-377-8828
or visit the website www.pabreastcancer.org.
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