‘Ladies Night’ held to support a local family’s participation in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer
NEW BERLIN – A 'Ladies Night' was held Thursday, Oct. 10 at the Remember When Cafe, Antiques and Guest house in the Village of New Berlin in hopes to garner interest and support for a local family set to participate in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer in May 2014.
Lucinda (Cindy) Miller opted to become involved in the Avon Walk when encouraged by her daughter, Brittany Miller. In 2013, Brittany participated in the walk in Boston, and next year both her mother and father will be participating.
A number of women from the area stopped by to take part in the event which involved a number of components.
Kathy Enstrom, owner of Remember When, prepared the desserts on hand for the evening. Additionally, a fashion show was directed by Dawn Armondi, manager of the Peebles store in Norwich. Clothing, boots, purses and jewelry were modeled by Armondi's daughter, Kamrie Davis, Jenn Davis, Marty Benson, Fawn Dix, Marcia Smith and Cindy Miller.
The evening also offered jewelry for purchase from Lori Henry of Milford.
Medium Kristen Ekeland of Oxford was on hand to do readings for the ladies interested.
A Chinese Auction included contributions from local artists, merchants, florists, jewelry stores, beauty and nail salons, and gift and craft shops.
Sue Dunham baked and prepared pink ribbon cake, which was then put up to be raffled. Paul Zagami also organized a 50/50 raffle. Joe Miller, Cindy's husband, is raffling off a face cord of wood to help raise funds for his entry in next year's event.
Dr. Phyllis White from UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital spoke on early detection of breast cancer and the Pearl of Wisdom Program to help to encourage and inspire women to get annual mammograms.
According to the Millers, $1,793 was raised throughout the evening's festivities. Cindy's friend, Rachael Deslauriers, noted the total and donated $7 bringing the final tally for the night to $1,800.
Gratitude was extended to all who attended, participated, donated, and helped to organize the event. Both Kathy Enstrom and Joan Axtell were thanked for encouraging Cindy throughout this endeavor thus far.
The Millers are set to walk on May 17-18 in Boston, where they and the other participants will stroll through the city exploring the Boston Harbor, Boston Commons and neighborhoods including Back Bay and Beacon Hill.
Since 2003, the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer has inspired 180,000 participants and has raise more than $472 million. The charity funds programs and services dedicated to assisting breast cancer patients and their families.
According to the Avon Foundation for Women – the nonprofit that manages the money raised by the Avon Walk – the funds assist in five areas of the breast cancer cause: awareness and education, screening and diagnosis, access to treatment, support services, and scientific research.
Statistics provided by the Avon Walk state 39,520 women and 450 men in the United States will lose their battle with breast cancer each year.
“There are more than 250,000 women under the age of 40 in the U.S. living with breast cancer, and over 11,000 will be diagnosed this year,” read reports from the foundation.
The walk has adopted the motto,“The more of us who walk, the more of us survive.”
To support the Miller's in their endeavor in Boston contact Cindy Miller at bellows2005@yahoo.com.
For further information regarding the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer visit avonwalk.org.
Lucinda (Cindy) Miller opted to become involved in the Avon Walk when encouraged by her daughter, Brittany Miller. In 2013, Brittany participated in the walk in Boston, and next year both her mother and father will be participating.
A number of women from the area stopped by to take part in the event which involved a number of components.
Kathy Enstrom, owner of Remember When, prepared the desserts on hand for the evening. Additionally, a fashion show was directed by Dawn Armondi, manager of the Peebles store in Norwich. Clothing, boots, purses and jewelry were modeled by Armondi's daughter, Kamrie Davis, Jenn Davis, Marty Benson, Fawn Dix, Marcia Smith and Cindy Miller.
The evening also offered jewelry for purchase from Lori Henry of Milford.
Medium Kristen Ekeland of Oxford was on hand to do readings for the ladies interested.
A Chinese Auction included contributions from local artists, merchants, florists, jewelry stores, beauty and nail salons, and gift and craft shops.
Sue Dunham baked and prepared pink ribbon cake, which was then put up to be raffled. Paul Zagami also organized a 50/50 raffle. Joe Miller, Cindy's husband, is raffling off a face cord of wood to help raise funds for his entry in next year's event.
Dr. Phyllis White from UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital spoke on early detection of breast cancer and the Pearl of Wisdom Program to help to encourage and inspire women to get annual mammograms.
According to the Millers, $1,793 was raised throughout the evening's festivities. Cindy's friend, Rachael Deslauriers, noted the total and donated $7 bringing the final tally for the night to $1,800.
Gratitude was extended to all who attended, participated, donated, and helped to organize the event. Both Kathy Enstrom and Joan Axtell were thanked for encouraging Cindy throughout this endeavor thus far.
The Millers are set to walk on May 17-18 in Boston, where they and the other participants will stroll through the city exploring the Boston Harbor, Boston Commons and neighborhoods including Back Bay and Beacon Hill.
Since 2003, the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer has inspired 180,000 participants and has raise more than $472 million. The charity funds programs and services dedicated to assisting breast cancer patients and their families.
According to the Avon Foundation for Women – the nonprofit that manages the money raised by the Avon Walk – the funds assist in five areas of the breast cancer cause: awareness and education, screening and diagnosis, access to treatment, support services, and scientific research.
Statistics provided by the Avon Walk state 39,520 women and 450 men in the United States will lose their battle with breast cancer each year.
“There are more than 250,000 women under the age of 40 in the U.S. living with breast cancer, and over 11,000 will be diagnosed this year,” read reports from the foundation.
The walk has adopted the motto,“The more of us who walk, the more of us survive.”
To support the Miller's in their endeavor in Boston contact Cindy Miller at bellows2005@yahoo.com.
For further information regarding the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer visit avonwalk.org.
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