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                 The Annual Mammogram reminder and Carnation distribution project was held on Saturday, October 14, 2023 . Three hundred pink carnations with mammogram reminder tags were handed out to women in three locations around Salmon Arm by members of Friends Abreast Dragon Boat team.  The carnations were generously donated by Save On Foods.  Team members encouraged ladies to book their mammograms at the new Mammography Unit in the Salmon Arm Hospital.  


                                                                                                                                                                  

 

 

 

 


 

Shuswap Hospital Foundation Mammography Grand Opening

Sun Nov 26, 2023
In the News
 https://youtu.be/jtijp7F5sFg

Friends Abreast Cancer Survivors Share Their Journey

Fri Nov 24, 2023
In the News
The Shuswap Hospital Foundation has interviewed four (4) of our team members who had the opportunity to share their breast cancer journey.  Although all four were given the same diagnosis, all were treated very differently.  Thank you ladies for sharing with us how this disease has impacted your lives.   Below is the link that you can click on to read their story.  It is in the Mammography Section.    https://www.shuswaphospitalfoundation.org/wp-content/

Annual 2023 Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign

Sun Nov 19, 2023
In the News
The annual mammogram reminder and carnation distribution project was held on Saturday, October 14, 2023.  The Friends Abreast dragon boat team distributed three hundred pink carnations with mammogram reminder tags to women in three locations around Salmon Arm. The carnations were generously donated by Save On Foods.  Team members encouraged ladies to book their mammograms at the new Mammography Unit in the Shuswap Lake General Hospital.  It was a huge success.  Thank you to a

New Mammography Unit Grand Opening October 4, 2023

Sun Nov 19, 2023
In the News
The Shuswap Dragon Boat Society/Friends Abreast team were invited to attend the grand opening of the Mammography Unit at the Shuswap Lake General Hospital.  It was a pretty special moment for our team to celebrate with the Shuswap Hospital Foundation.  Our team helped raise monies to donate to the campaign in 2022.  This much needed state of the art piece of equipment will benefit so many women in the Salmon Arm area.  Long drives to Vernon, Kelowna or Kamloops will hopefully

Awakening The Dragon Ceremony June 13, 2023

Tue Jun 13, 2023
In the News
Donna Hazell is one of the founding members of the Shuswap Dragon Boat Society/Friends Abreast which formed in 2002.  Being a longtime breast cancer survivor, dragon boating is very personal to her.  In her many years with the team, she has been president, been on committees ie. Breast Cancer Awareness, and an ambassador to try out the sport.  I don't think I have ever met a dragon boat paddler who loves the sport as much as Donna.  For the last twenty one (21) years, Donna h

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