Sayre, PA – Pat Halpin-Murphy, president
& founder of the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer
Coalition (PBCC) is proud to announce that the
inspirational traveling photo exhibit “67
Women, 67 Counties: Facing Breast Cancer in Pennsylvania”
will be on display at the Guthrie Clinic in Sayre
from May 8-18.
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, hosted locally by the Bradford County
Exhibit Committee, will open with a reception
on May 8 at 6 pm at the Guthrie Clinic Atrium.
The reception will feature musical entertainment
and guest speakers, including:
- Charlotte Asherman, PBCC Executive Director
- Anthony Gillott, MD, Breast Program Director
& General Surgery Associate, Guthrie Clinic
- Gary Proulx, MD, Chairman, Radiation Oncology,
Robert Packer Hospital
- Mary Wells, RTRM, breast cancer survivor
and Robert Packer Hospital Breast and Imaging
Center staff member
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. |
