'Paint it Pink' funds to aid mammography campaign
The Western News | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 7 years, 5 months AGO
Cabinet Peaks Foundation’s annual “Paint It Pink” fundraisers raised $10,500 in 2017, according to a Jan. 3 news release. The amount will be applied to the Foundation’s recently kicked-off “3D mammography” campaign
“Since fundraising efforts began in 2007, the fund has helped to provide a digital mammography machine, as well as over 200 free diagnostic and screening mammograms and breast ultrasounds to uninsured men and women in Lincoln County,” the news release states.
For more information on participating in the “Paint It Pink” program in 2018, call 406-283-7140 or 406-283-7221.
The news release also serves as a reminder that funds are still available through the “Paint It Pink” program allowing free mammograms to be provided to local uninsured men and women, who are asked to contact their health care provider for more information.
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