Breast Cancer Awareness Events Happening All Around Savannah

BREAST CANCER AWARENESS EVENTS

OCT. 8

BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS — INTEGRATIVE APPROACH TO HEALING

10 a.m.-noon Oct. 8, Mercer Auditorium in the Hoskins Center, Memorial Health Campus. A day of healing and celebration in which Memorial will host a breakfast, guest speakers and opportunities for you to try Integrative Medicine practices such as chair yoga, mediation, massage, reflexology, acupuncture and time to talk with a dietitian about healthy eating habits and much more. For information, call Sue Adler 912-350-8527.

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OCT. 11

CURVES OFFERS FREE LIVAID BREAST SELF-EXAM (BSE) KITS

Oct. 11 and Oct. 25, Curves of Savannah, 7720 Waters Ave. $5000 in LivAid Breast Self-Exam (BSE) kits will be donated to women in the community at two “birthday” parties being held during October. The kits will be demonstrated and the video with Olivia Newton-John will play during the party. These parties are free and open to the public but registration is required. For information, call 355-5562.

ILLUMINATE BREAST CANCER

6-8 p.m. Oct. 11, Held in the Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion’s gardens, show your support by lighting a luminary in honor of a breast cancer survivor. Refreshments will be served. Donations can be made to the Mary Telfair Mammography Fund.

OCT. 20

TELFAIR PAVILION’S WINE AND CHEESE RECEPTION & EDUCATION SESSION ON SELF-BREAST EXAM

3:30-5 p.m. Oct. 20, Located inside Candler Hospital. We will be hosting a wine and cheese reception and educating the public on self-breast exams to promote breast cancer awareness.

OCT. 22

AWWIN PINK Benefit Walk

12 p.m. Oct. 22, Savannah Mall, 14045 Abercorn St. Join the fight with your team and/or sponsorship as AWWIN Inc. proudly presents the AWWIN PINK Walking with a Purpose Breast Cancer Walk. Proceeds will be used to assist low income women who are taking chemotherapy and preventative education. A portion of the proceeds will also be awarded to two institutions that assist low income women with mammography. For information, call 912-659-0241 or go to awwinpink.org.

OCT. 24

Habersham Y Goes Pink

9 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 24, Habersham YMCA 6400 Habersham St. The Habersham “Y Goes Pink” in honor of breast cancer awareness month. The St. Joseph’s/Candler Mobile Mammography Unit will be providing on-site mammograms (appointment required). A $10 donation will go to the Telfair Pavilion Mammography Fund. For information or to make your screening appointment, call Dede Roberts at 354-6223.

Y ‘Zumba in the Parking Lot’

4:15 p.m. Oct. 24, Habersham YMCA 6400 Habersham St. Join us in your pink attire at the Habersham YMCA for an afternoon of Zumba in the “Park”-ing lot. This fun filled evening will include various raffle prizes, giveaways, and recognize a Breast Cancer Survivor as she shares her experience with her battle against breast cancer. Donations will go to the Telfair Pavilion Mammography Fund. For information, call Dede Roberts at 354-6223.

OCT. 27

4th Annual Mammogram Day

Oct. 27. Call 912-819-PINK to schedule a mammogram. Chatham Area Transit is offering free rides to anyone scheduled to have a mammogram on this day. Chatham Area Transit (CAT) has partnered with St. Joseph’s/Candler and the Savannah Morning News’s Paint the Town Pink to help you take charge of your breast health by getting screened.

ONGOING

Savannah Tech Liberty Campus supports Breast Cancer Awareness by collecting bras

Through Oct. 21, the Savannah Technical College Liberty Campus is collecting new and clean used bras that will hang in the administration building through mid-October. The bras will be given to O.C. Welch Ford Lincoln, who has promised to donate $1 per bra to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. There will be collection boxes at all of the Savannah Technical College campuses in support of the effort, though Liberty will be the only one to display the bras.

Photography proceeds to benefit Susan G. Komen Coastal Georgia

Lizard Eye Photo will be donating 20 percent of all portrait sitting fees and wedding package prices to Susan G. Komen Coastal Georgia from now until Nov. 30. To receive the 20 percent discount, portraits and wedding packages must be booked between now and Nov. 30 but does not have to happen during that time. For information, call 912-604-5857 or go to lizardeyephoto.com.

Take the ‘Pink Pledge’

Throughout October, Dressbarn seeks to attract a minimum of 261,000 “Pink Pledges” from women who will commit themselves to getting a mammogram, a healthier diet or taking bold steps to ward off breast cancer or catch it at an early stage. Go to yourdressbarn.com/mypinkpledge to take the ‘Pink Pledge,’ a public promise to take steps toward a healthier lifestyle. They will raise funds by selling a stuffed plush dog named Lilac, with all net profits donated to the American Cancer Society.