Johnstown, PA –Pat Halpin Murphy, president and founder of the Pennsylvania
Breast Cancer Coalition (PBCC) is proud to announce the opening of the traveling
photo exhibit “67 Women, 67 Counties: Facing Breast Cancer in Pennsylvania”.
The photo exhibit will be displayed at Memorial Medical Center in the Atrium,
Johnstown from April 22 – May 2, 2004.
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.
An opening reception kicks off the display on Thursday, April 22 starting
at 6:00 pm in the Atrium.The reception will feature guest speakers, including:
- Charlotte Asherman, PBCC Executive Director
- Steve Tucker, President, Memorial
Medical Center
- Mark Pasquerilla, CEO & President, Crown American Realty
Trust
- Dr. Gerard Garguilo, Medical Director of the Johnstown Breast
Center
- Elizabeth Tressler, breast cancer survivor
- Michelle Callihan, breast
cancer survivor
- A representative from the Department of Health
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 and 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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