Baptist to host a month of events to honor and celebrate survivors during Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Baptist Memorial Health Care will celebrate and honor the women who are fighting and who have won the battle against breast cancer with programming and events throughout the month of October.
“Breast cancer continues to be the most common cancer among women in the U.S., with the exception of skin cancer,” said Allison Bosse, administrator and chief executive officer of Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women and the Spence and Becky Wilson Baptist Children’s Hospital. “Detecting and treating breast cancer early saves lives. And Baptist is committed to helping women in our community access breast cancer screenings through our clinics and mobile mammography unit and by providing grant-funded mammograms for women who could not otherwise afford breast cancer screenings. It is our honor to provide these lifesaving services to the community, and we are grateful to the local organizations who join us in providing this vital service and honoring the incredible women in the midst of their breast cancer battle.”
Baptist’s events planned for October include the following:
· Oct. 7: Baptist Women’s Health Center will offer mobile mammography screenings at Impact Baptist Church[KA1] at 2025 Cilfton Avenue, Memphis, TN 38127 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Women can schedule appointments or apply for grant-funded mammography assistance prior to the event by calling 901-227-PINK or visiting baptistpink.org.
· Oct. 19: Baptist Women’s Hospital will host “Painting With Purpose” [KA2] at Painting with a Twist in Germantown to celebrate National Mammography Day, which is typically held on the third Friday of October. Tickets range from $39 to $47, and half of the proceeds will support Baptist Women’s Health Center. Tickets can be purchased at https://www.paintingwithatwist.com/studio/germantown/event/3268180/.
· Oct. 20–22: Kendra Scott will host a Kendra Gives Back event to help support mammograms for uninsured patients at Baptist Women’s Health Center. Twenty percent of proceeds raised during the event will be donated to Baptist Women’s Health Center.
· Oct. 27: Baptist Women’s Health Center and Baptist Women’s Hospital will host Pink on Groove On [KA3] at 50 Humphreys Boulevard, Memphis, TN 38120 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to honor breast cancer survivors. Guests are encouraged to wear their favorite pink outfits to the event that includes a photo booth, giveaways, light refreshments, prizes for best attire and dances lead by Keep it Moving Cardio Line Dancers. To learn more or register, call 901-226-0826 or email [email protected]. The deadline to register is Oct. 25th.