Richland High School�s Key Club raised $2,500 to benefit the Joyce Murtha Breast Care Center (JMBCC) in October during their Pink Out Campaign. They raised the money selling T-shirts at school and football games, having dress down days, and a lollipop sale.
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Children in the area can now visit Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber (CSSMCW) for Pediatric Modified Barium Swallows (MBS), evaluations that are integral in assessing and ruling out aspiration in the pediatric through adult populations. Specifically, these studies aim to assess the safest consistencies that a patient is able to take without dysphagia or swallowing dysfunction resulting in the risk of aspiration (food and liquids entering the airway).
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On November 3, the Windber Health Care Foundation Auxiliary held the 2nd Annual Showcase Chefs event at the Windber Community Building. Local chefs handed out samples of their dishes to more than 175 attendees, who then were asked to �tip� their favorites. The event was a huge success, raising more than $5,000 for hospital projects and equipment at the Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber.
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Lisa Holgash of Adams Township and Cathy Fleegle of Berlin say they enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner more this year, thanks to a new procedure being offered at the Windber hospital. Read about the LINX Reflux Management System in this article by The Tribune-Democrat Reporter, Randy Griffith.
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Members of the Girls Night Out Altoona, Inc. (GNOAI) committee delivered a donation of $32,500 to the Joyce Murtha Breast Care Center (JMBCC) in support of patient care services. Each year, the committee hosts an annual fundraising dinner that brings together breast cancer survivors, family, friends, and supporters.
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Church of the Brethren Home (COBH) Ice Cream Parlor Manager Dan Dadura presented a check for $307 to Joyce Murtha Breast Care Center Manager Erin Goins on behalf of the COBH staff. The funds were raised through several activities held during October: Dadura baked sugar cookies with pink icing to sell in the parlor and staff members purchased breast cancer awareness bracelets to wear on specific dress down days to support the cause.
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The Westmont Hilltop High School football team presented a check for $500 to the Joyce Murtha Breast Care Center. The team raised the money by selling Pink Out shirts for their home football game against Bishop McCort on Oct. 8. Thomas Honda donated $150 toward the event.
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Precision Fitness, located in Somerset, donated $1,503.75 to the Joyce Murtha Breast Care Center (JMBCC). To raise the funds, the fitness club held a silent auction, pink ribbon sale, new/used t-shirt sale, and a night of cardio called the Pink-A-Thon. They also collected money from employees who wore jeans to work on Fridays.
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Arbutus Park Retirement Community raised $1,010 for the Joyce Murtha Breast Care Center by holding a pink gob, pink ribbon lollipop, and cookie sale at their facility. Arbutus also hosted a �Pink Out� Dress-Down Day asking its 280 employees to donate towards the cause.
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On November 1, representatives from Barnes Saly & Company presented a $4,025 check to the Joyce Murtha Breast Care Center (JMBCC) from their 8th Bingo for a Cause fundraiser, a designer purse bingo event that was held on October 4.
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