Maine Breast Cancer Coalition
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Hope to See You at the FREE Downeast Living with Cancer Conference: November 7, Bar Harbor
Guest speakers at the conference will include motivational speaker, Barb Cookson;
Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC, (The Psychology of Cancer); Ralph Moss (author
of the Moss Reports). The conference will also include a patient/survivor
panel, break-out sessions, complementary therapies, community resources, and a complimentary
lunch.
The conference is FREE and will be held at the Atlantic Oceanside Conference
Center, 119 Eden Street in Bar Harbor from 9:00 am – 3:30 pm, with registration
beginning at 8:00 am. For more information please call the Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource
Center at 207-664-0339. REGISTER
TODAY.
Maine Breast Cancer Coalition will have a table there. We hope you will stop by!
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"Get Your PINK On" at Paws For the Cause Benefit Basketball Games
The Medomak Valley High School Athletic Department, in conjunction with the Medomak Valley All Sports Boosters is proud to announce the Third Annual “Paws for the Cause” basketball game to benefit the Maine Breast Cancer Coalition. The event will be held on January 17, 2020, at Medomak Valley High School, when the Medomak Valley Panthers play host to the Oceanside Mariners.
The game is sure to once again this year, be a “full house,” as back-to-back games featuring the varsity girls at 5:30 p.m. followed by the varsity boys at 7 p.m. attempt to “Pink Out” the Medomak Valley High School gymnasium.
For these special games, both of the Medomak Valley teams will be wearing unique, pink uniforms. Additionally, commemorative T-shirts will be available for students and fans of both schools to purchase leading up to the game, and on the evening of the games as well. Read more.