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Breast Cancer
Awareness Week
October 15-22, 2008
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Information Tables
Habecker Dining Commons and Norm’s Place
Information about breast cancer and pink ribbons will be
distributed.
Luminaries in honor of or in memory of those who battled any
type of cancer will be sold for $1.
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Panel
Discussion/Breast Exam Demonstration
(open to female students, faculty and
staff)
Monday, October 20, 2008, 7 to 9 p.m.
Hiner Hall (the Science Hall)
Join us for a panel discussion about risks, treatment and
effects of breast cancer. Following
the discussion,
there will be
a breast exam demonstration.
This event is free and open to the public.
Chapel credit will be
given for the attendance of the panel discussion.
Panelists
include Jim and Lizzie O’Donnell, Nancy Ehmke, and Sharon
Simmons.
Lizzie
O'Donnell will share her perspective as a survivor of
stage-three breast cancer. Her husband, Jim O'Donnell, serves as
associate professor of business and executive-in-residence at
Huntington University. He is the author of "Letters for Lizzie,"
a book that is a collection of letters O'Donnell wrote to
friends about his wife's battle with breast cancer and his own
spiritual battle resulting from Lizzie's health crisis.
Nancy Ehmke is
a clinical nurse specialist in oncology for Parkview Health. She
is a registered nurse and is certified as an advanced practice
nurse in oncology. She also holds a master’s degree in nursing.
Sharon Simmons
serves on the Northern Indiana Susan
G. Komen for the Cure board of directors and holds a position on
the statewide advocacy policy committee. In addition, she is a
founding member of the Francine's Friends Mobile Mammography
Program, and she currently serves as the board president.
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Luminary
Lighting
Wednesday, October 22, 2008, 8 to 11 p.m.
The central mall
Luminaries will be lit in honor of or in memory of loved ones
who have battled any type of cancer, not just breast cancer.
Sign up for a luminary in Habecker Dining Commons or the
Huntington Union Building during lunch and dinner hours Oct.
15-22. We ask for a donation of $1 for each luminary to be paid
at the luminary lighting. If you have any questions, contact
Heather Barkley or Margi Roush. If you cannot attend the event
and would like a luminary lit on your behalf, please put $1 per
luminary in campus mail to Heather Barkley with a note that
includes your name and the name of the person you wish to honor
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For more information about Breast Cancer Awareness Week, contact Heather
Barkley at (260) 359-4171 or
hbarkley@huntington.edu or Margi Roush at (260)
359-4097 or mroush@huntington.edu.
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