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Free Public Reception May
9 at 6:00 PM in Hospital Lobby
The PA Breast Cancer Coalition invites you to
experience its educational work of art, entitled
"67 Women - 67 Counties: Facing Breast
Cancer in Pennsylvania" May 9 - 19 at
Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC Health System. This
inspirational traveling photo exhibit opens with
a free public reception on Thursday, May 9 at
6:00 p.m. To RSVP call the PBCC at 1-800-377-8828
x 303. The reception features musical entertainment
and guest speakers, which include:
Pat Halpin-Murphy, PBCC President and Founder
Irma Gertzen, President & CEO, Magee-Womens
Hospital of UPMC Health System
Dr. Ron Herberman, Director, University of Pittsburgh
Cancer Institute
Dr. Victor Vogel, Director, Magee/UPCI Breast
Program of UPMC Health System &
Professor of Medicine & Epidemiology, Univ.
of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Laurie Moser, PBCC Allegheny County Exhibit
Participant
"67 Women - 67 Counties: Facing Breast
Cancer in Pennsylvania", is sponsored
by the PA Breast Cancer Coalition and funded by
the PA Department of Health. The photo exhibit
showcases at least one woman from each county
in the state. It celebrates the life, courage,
hope and dignity of the women and families who
have had a personal battle with breast cancer
and encourages women to learn about early detection.
"Visiting the traveling photo exhibit
is a wonderful opportunity to make sure that messages
concerning the health and welfare of families
reach every community in our Commonwealth. The
67 Women - 67 Counties photo exhibit - which is
both inspiring and emotional - is a very effective
and moving way to increase breast cancer awareness
in Pennsylvania," Pennsylvania First
Lady Kathy Schweiker said. Mrs. Schweiker
serves as honorary chair of the Pennsylvania Breast
Cancer Coalition.
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 PA Breast Cancer Coalition,
founded in 1993,
is a non-profit organization serving the state's
67 counties through a network of
County Captains, Regional Vice Presidents and
a statewide Board of Directors.
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 call
1-800-377-8828 or visit the website www.pabreastcancer.org.
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