Picture courtesy of the Misplaced Lake Woods Membership of Lincoln just lately concluded its annual Chair Public sale occasion, elevating greater than $1,000 for the Breast Well being Fund at MyMichigan Medical Heart Alpena. The public sale featured chairs, ornaments and different furnishings like these, which membership members decoratively painted with lovely motifs, similar to flowers and themed items, to create purposeful artistic endeavors.
ALPENA – Lincoln's Misplaced Lake Woods Membership just lately concluded its annual chair public sale occasion, elevating greater than $1,000 for the Breast Well being Fund at MyMichigan Medical Heart Alpena.
The public sale featured chairs, ornaments and different furnishings, which membership members decoratively painted with lovely motifs, similar to flowers and themed items, to create purposeful artistic endeavors. The gadgets have been on show and open to bidding throughout Breast Most cancers Consciousness Month in October.
“We’re so grateful to our buddies at Misplaced Lake Woods Membership,” stated Ann Diamond, director of MyMichigan Well being Basis. “They’ve been extremely supportive of our breast well being program over time. They commonly host the Chair-ity public sale, in addition to their Rally for a Remedy golf outing. Each occasions increase consciousness for breast most cancers whereas additionally elevating funds for native breast well being sufferers. “The leaders of those tasks, particularly Paulette Kallstrom, a breast most cancers survivor, are sincerely captivated with this trigger and we’re so grateful for all their arduous work.”
The MyMichigan Medical Heart Alpena Breast Well being Fund helps breast most cancers prevention, screening and diagnostic testing, instructional providers, tools and affected person care gadgets. This consists of entry for eligible people to obtain monetary help with screening and diagnostic mammograms, breast ultrasound, breast MRI, breast biopsy, interpretation charges, breast most cancers post-surgery help supplies, genetic counseling about breast most cancers and transportation wants.
Those that are considering studying extra concerning the Breast Well being Fund or want to make a donation to the Medical Heart in Alpena can contact Diamond at 989-356-7738 or ann.diamond@mymichigan.org.