Grant given in honor of
the work of former First Lady Michele Ridge
(Ephrata, PA) -- Pat Halpin-Murphy, president
and founder of the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer
Coalition (PBCC) will accept $10,000 on behalf
of the PBCC from Inglenook Vineyards to be used
for breast cancer research and education in honor
of former First Lady and Honorary Chair of the
PBCC, Michele Ridge.
The
presentation will take place on Tuesday, November
27th at 11:30am at Pinnacle Health's Bloom Diagnostic
Center, located on the campus of Community General
Osteopathic Hospital, 4500 Londonderry Drive,
Harrisburg. Dr. Brian Harris, Medical Director
for Quantum Imaging & Therapeutic Associates,
Inc., will host the event.
"Over
the past seven years, the fight against breast
cancer has greatly benefited from former First
Lady Michele Ridge's dedicated breast cancer awareness,
education and outreach efforts," said Pat
Halpin-Murphy, President and Founder of the PBCC.
"This grant, given in her honor, will help
continue that good work for the more than 188,000
women living with this disease in Pennsylvania
and their families."
According
to John Clemens, Vice President of the Northeast
Division of Canandaigua Wine Company, which owns
Inglenook Vineyards, the $10,000 grant represents
a portion of case sales in Pennsylvania during
the month of October -- National Breast Cancer
Awareness Month.
"The
Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition is truly
making a difference in this community and Inglenook
is proud to donate these funds for breast cancer
research and education," said John Clemens.
"We hope this Inglenook donation will help
find a cure for breast cancer."
For
seven years, Mrs. Ridge served as Honorary Chair
of the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition, actively
promoting breast cancer awareness and the importance
of early detection through the Mother's Day Mammograms®
program, the "67 Women/67 Counties"
traveling photo exhibit, the Income Tax Check-off
for Breast and Cervical Cancer, as well as other
public service announcements, speaking engagements
and educational conferences. In 1995 she received
a Pink Ribbon Award from the PBCC for her outstanding
advocacy efforts.
The
grant will be used to create a research award.
This award will be given out each year to an outstanding
Pennsylvania researcher who has made significant
contributions toward eradicating breast cancer,
and will be presented at the PBCC's Scientific
Training for Advocate Leaders, held in conjunction
with the Keystone Breast Cancer Conference every
October in Harrisburg. |
