MBCC | Downeast Living With Cancer Conf 2019

Hope to See You at the FREE Downeast Living with Cancer Conference: November 7, Bar Harbor

The 13th Annual Downeast Living with Cancer Conference is set to take place on Thursday, November 7, 2019. The 2019 conference will encompass and explore “The Many Faces of Cancer Survivorship”.

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!

Please note: The events listed on this page are listed as a convenience for visitors to our website and are not necessarily sponsored by Maine Breast Cancer Coalition. Events sponsored by MBCC will be identified as such.

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Beth C. Wright Center "Spring Pampering Spa Day", March 15

"All cancer patients, survivors and caregivers are invited to a special afternoon of pampering on Sunday, March 15, 2020 from 3 – 5 pm. Take time to join us for our Spring Pampering Spa Day to relax, rejuvenate, have fun and feel beautiful! Professional cosmetologists, hair stylists, massage therapists and a reflexologist will come together at the Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center to offer hair or wig styling, make-overs, manicures, pedicures, chair-massage and reflexology. Refreshments will be served, and guests will take home a goody bag!"

The exciting event is being offered by the Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center in Ellsworth in collaboration with The Barbara Sosman Support Center. For more info or to register call 207-664-0339 or REGISTER HERE.

"Paws For the Cause" Raises $8,500 for MBCC!

February 4, 2020

The Medomak Valley High School Athletic Department, in conjunction with the Medomak Valley All Sports Boosters, held their Third Annual “Paws for the Cause” basketball game to benefit the Maine Breast Cancer Coalition on January 17, 2020 at Medomak Valley High School, when the Medomak Valley Panthers played host to the Oceanside Mariners.

The event raised an amazing $8,500 for the Maine Breast Cancer Coalition's Support Service Fund, bringing the three-year total raised to $22,500! Read more.

"Get Your PINK On" at Paws For the Cause Benefit Basketball Games

Waldoboro, Maine January 2, 2020 Press Release

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.

A Warm Welcome From Donor Darlene Gleba

November 24, 2019

Last week, Rosemarie (Ro) LeGasse, the Maine Breast Cancer Coalition's dedicated Support Service Fund program assistant, and Ro's uncle, Gene Moreau, had the pleasure of meeting long-term donor Darlene Gleba in Rockland.

Every year since 2011, Darlene and her husband John have been major donors to the Support Service Fund through fundraising at their annual Gleba Open golf tournaments. Click here to read about the 2019 tournament.

All of us at Maine Breast Cancer Coalition are so appreciative of the Gleba's generosity!

Photo: Rosemarie LeGasse (left), Darlene Gleba (right), and Gene Moreau

Thank you to Hannaford Supermarkets and Their Customers!

November 2019

In recognition of “Breast Cancer Awareness Month” this past October, Hannaford supermarkets throughout Maine made it easy for their customers to help Maine residents with unmet breast cancer or breast health-related needs.

For the sixth consecutive year, during October, Maine Hannaford customers were able to donate $2 or $5 at the register of their local stores, raising $7,478.94 for the Maine Breast Cancer Coalition!

Earlier this year, Hannaford Supermarkets donated $2,500 worth of food cards to the Maine Breast Cancer Coalition. These are being awarded to qualified Support Service Fund applicants who need support for living expenses and nutrition while in breast cancer treatment.

Maine Breast Cancer Coalition is grateful to Hannaford Supermarkets for their support and to all the generous shoppers who made donations. These donations will make a difference in the lives of Maine residents in need.