Hope Couture returns to Central Oregon to celebrate the fight against breast cancer
Bend, Ore. – The 16th Annual Hope Couture features an elegant evening of glitz and glamour featuring a gourmet dinner, silent and live auctions, and fashion show. All the models are involved in the breast cancer awareness community in Central Oregon whether they are survivors, doctors, advocates or women living with cancer. This is truly an inspiring evening for all. All proceeds benefit Sara’s Project of the St. Charles Foundation and St. Charles Regional Cancer Center.
When: Friday, October 10 at 5:30pm
Where: Deschutes Expo Center
Cost: Tickets $85 per person or $170 per couple; corporate table for 10 - $1,500. Online ticket sales at: www.sarafisherproject.com
Inquiries: Marlys Johnson @ (541) 706-7743
Sara’s Project provides prevention and self-care education, free or low cost breast screenings and funds research, support groups and counseling. Sara’s Project also sponsors support services, such as transportation and lodging. In addition, every woman diagnosed has a Breast Cancer Case Manager and a Navigator to guide her through the system to ensure that her questions are answered.
Facts on Sara’s Project and Breast Cancer for Central Oregon:
• More that 200 women in our (Central and Eastern Oregon) communities will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year.
• The Sara Fisher Project supports the Navigator program – peer support for newly-diagnosed patients from a survivor at least one year out of treatment. Forty-eight (48) women were served in 2007.
• Powered by a grant from the Susan G. Komen Foundation, Sara’s Project served 50 rural women in the 2007-08 grant year diagnosed with cancer. Gas cards, grocery cards and/or lodging are available for women who have to travel outside of their communities for treatment.
• Sara’s Project reached approx 4,400 men and women in the 2007-08 grant year in Central and Eastern Oregon with breast health awareness – information about risk factors, screening, self-exam and local resources – at classes, community events and health fairs. This was also funded by a generous grant from the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
• Most underinsured or uninsured women can receive mammograms and treatment (if cancer is detected) through the Oregon Breast & Cervical Cancer program. Sara’s Project provides information about the OBCC program and assistance for those few women who don’t meet the criteria.
Please join us this Friday, Oct. 10 for Hope Couture which remains a vital fundraiser for Sara’s Project and those fighting breast cancer.
About the St. Charles Regional Cancer Treatment Center
The St. Charles Regional Cancer Treatment Center serves as the primary resource and referral center for cancer patients in Central and Eastern Oregon. This facility offers cutting-edge cancer treatments and technology, along with a wide range of education and support services for cancer patients. The goal is simply to provide the best care available anywhere. Only one in four hospitals that treat cancer patients receive accreditation as a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. St. Charles Regional Cancer Treatment Center is one of them.
About the Sara Fisher Project
Sara’s Project is a breast health education and outreach partnership created by the St. Charles Regional Cancer Treatment Center. It was founded to promote early detection of breast cancer, build awareness and provide support to women facing cancer. The project honors Sara Fisher, a cherished teacher, counselor and active community volunteer who died in 1992 after a seven-year battle with breast cancer. The Sara Fisher Breast Cancer Project is supported by a variety of people concerned with women’s health: local physicians, community members, breast cancer survivors, state and national partners, and the friends and family of Sara Fisher.
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