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National Spotlight

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A brand to trust — We are honored that Susan G. Komen for the Cure® ranked number one in a recent Harris Interactive poll as the most valued non-profit brand and the charity people are most likely to donate money to. Additionally, Komen for the Cure ranked second on the 2010 list of the nation’s most trusted charities. Thank you to all who help us daily in the fight to end breast cancer!

Current Grant Recipients

The Montana Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® awarded community grants to the following organization to fill unmet breast health needs in our state:

Current Community Grant Recipients (for grant cycle April 1, 2011 - March 31, 2012)

Barret Hospital Foundation-Southwestern Montana Mammography Program-Dillon, MT $18,059.08

The Southwestern Montana Mammography Program's goal is to provide free educational resources, clinical breast exams, digital mammography screenings, diagnostic studies, breast cyst aspirations, mammography and ultrasound guided localizations, and follow-up care for low income women under the age of 50 who are uninsured or underinsured.

Benefis Healthcare Foundation-Komen North Central Montana Screening Project-Great Falls, MT $29,654

The Komen North Central Montana Screening Project provides free mammograms to uninsured and underinsured women from the ages of 40-49, uninsured and underinsured women from the ages of 20-49 with abnormal examination results, and Native American women of all ages.

Billings Clinic Foundation-Billings Clinic Women's & Children's Services-Billings, MT $25,206.24

The Billings Clinic Foundation provides free mammogram screenings for under and uninsured women in Billings, Miles City, Harlowton and the surrounding region through the Billings Clinic Women’s Wellness Program. Additionally they provide free mammogram screenings to Native American Women from the Crow and Northern Cheyenne Reservations.

Casting for Recovery-Casting for Recovery Montana Glacier Country-Kalispell, MT $14,000

Casting for Recovery Montana Glacier Country provides 2.5 day support and educational retreats specifically tailored for women who have or have had breast cancer. Medical professionals, counselors, fly fishing instructors, and community volunteers provide education and support.

Kalispell Regional Medical Center-Walk-In Breast Screening Clinic- Kalispell, MT $30,000

The Kalispell Regional Medical Center provides mammogram screenings with a free walk-in breast cancer screening clinic, allowing women and men access to breast health exams from a medical provider.

Livingston HealthCare Foundation-Paint Park County Pink- Livingston, MT $7,500

Paint Park County Pink's goal is to provide education about the importance of breast cancer screenings, free mammograms to women aged 49 and younger who are uninsured or under-insure, and free clinical breast exams to women of all ages to the Park, Sweet Grass, and Meagher counties.

Rocky Mountain Tribal Epidemiology Center-Montana Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council-Montana Wyoming Tribal Cancer Outreach- Billings, MT $30,000

The Montana Wyoming Tribal Cancer Outreach project's goal is to increase survival rates of American Indians with breast cancer by encouraging early screening, diagnosis and serving as a resource for access to treatment for AI’s in Montana.

St. Vincent Healthcare Foundation-Mobile Digital Mammography in Eastern Montana-Billings, MT $30,000

The Mobile Digital Mammography in Eastern Montana provides breast health education and breast cancer screenings to Native American women, under-insured and uninsured, and those who have not received a screening in the past by conducting mobile clinics in Big Horn, Carbon, Custer, Garfield, Golden Valley, Meagher, Musselshell, Petroleum, Rosebud, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Treasure, and Yellowstone Counties.

 

Recent Small Grants Recipients

Breast Cancer Awareness October Luncheon-Roosevelt Memorial Healthcare Foundation-Culbertson, MT-$250

Casting for Recovery 3-day Survivor Event-Billings and Big Sky, MT-$1,900

Life Interrupted Video Project-Paula Mozen-Filmmaker-Bozeman, MT-$2,000

Mending in the Mountains Survivor Retreat-Bozeman, MT- $2,000

Mending in the Mountains® is a three-day retreat, held in beautiful Big Sky, Montana. Each year women from all over Montana are given a chance to come together with fellow cancer survivors. The retreat is a time for renewal, support and to learn how to improve healing during the cancer process, as well as establish a new ‘norm’ after treatment is over.

St. Vincent Healthcare Foundation-Billings, MT-$1,000

A grant was given to support the cost of having the Mammography Quality Control Technologist attend the National Interdisciplinary Breast Center Conference. A key presentation by the chairman of the US Preventive Task Force addresses the varying positions on screening recommendations for women 40-49. The attendee will bring back ideas, information, lessons and contacts.

Women for Wellness Health Fair-Pablo, MT-$2,000

Women4Wellness is an annual event hosted by the Prevention Task Force, a department at Salish Kootenai College in Pablo, Montana. The targeted audience is Native American Women, however all women are represented at the event. The health fair has reached more than 2,000 women over the past two years. Participants have represented over 15 Montana counties. Women4Wellness allows opportunities for women with or without health insurance to seek free screenings and exams.

“Every Woman Matters” Breast Health Awareness for Women Living with Disabilities-Summit Independent Living Center-Missoula, MT-$1,950