Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition's Traveling Photo Exhibit to Visit Lebanon Valley College

Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition's Traveling Photo Exhibit to Visit Lebanon Valley College

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

CONTACT: Jennifer Fetich, PBCC, +1-717-738-9567 x101

Web site: http://www.pabreastcancer.org/


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