ANNVILLE, Pa., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Pat Halpin-Murphy, president and
founder of the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition (PBCC), announced the
opening of the traveling photo exhibit "67 Women, 67 Counties: Facing Breast
Cancer in Pennsylvania" in Lebanon County on February 10 at 6:00 p.m. The
photo exhibit will be displayed in the Faust Lounge and Lobby of the Allan W.
Mund College Center at Lebanon Valley College from February 10-20.
The opening reception features Pat Halpin-Murphy; Calvin B. Johnson, M.D.,
M.P.H., Secretary of Health, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Stephen C.
MacDonald, President, Lebanon Valley College; Jen Bednar, 2004 Lebanon Valley
College Graduate; and Debbie Freer, Local Breast Cancer Survivor and PBCC
Lebanon County Captain.
To RSVP for the reception call 1-800-377-8828, extension 303. The
reception and the exhibit are free and open to the public.
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 the life, courage, hope and 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 a wonderful opportunity to make sure that the message
concerning the individual battles against breast cancer that are being fought
by the families of this Commonwealth are relayed to every county," said Leslie
Anne Miller, General Counsel to Governor Edward G. Rendell and PBCC Honorary
Chair. "As we look at the photographs in this exhibit and see the faces of
those who are on the frontlines, we celebrate the hope that we are moving
closer to finding a cure."
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 http://www.pabreastcancer.org.
SOURCE Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition
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Related links:
http://www.pabreastcancer.org
CONTACT:
Jennifer Fetich, PBCC, +1-717-738-9567 x101
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