The Ogdensburg Area Zonta Club made its Year 5 donation for the Breast Board Pledge. From left are Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center Richard E. Winter Cancer Treatment Center Employees Jennifer Hitsman, Diane Dobbs, Makenize Morrow and Zonta Club of Ogdensburg Club Treasurer/Past President Colleen Anderson presenting the check. Submitted Photo.
OGDENSBURG – When you support Ogdensburg Area Zonta Club fundraisers, awesome things like this happen, building a better world for women and girls.
This was the club’s Year 5 donation for their Breast Board Pledge. The Zonta Club of Ogdensburg pledged $5,000 (5 Years of $1,000) to the Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center Foundation towards the purchase of breast boards in 2019.
Breast boards are an important tool for improving radiation treatment outcomes for breast cancer patients. The use of a breast board allows caregivers to position the patient in a way that allows for optimal access to affected tissues and lessens the effects of radiation on healthy breast tissues when undergoing radiation treatments.
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