TYRONE – Girls Night Out Altoona Inc, a volunteer group that raises money to support breast cancer awareness and help local breast cancer survivors, made a donation of $26,764 to the Tyrone Hospital Foundation with funds to be directed to the hospital’s Breast Cancer & Women’s Health Institute (BCWHI) Breast Cancer Voucher Program.
The Breast Cancer Voucher Program provides support to patients of BCWHI with breast cancer who are uninsured or underinsured to help ease financial pressures.
“I am blessed to work with such dedicated people on the Girls Night Altoona Inc. committee, said Juls Bratton of Girls Night Out Altoona Inc.
“We, as a committee, are so glad to support The Breast Cancer and Women’s Health Institute and their voucher program, which helps women in need at their most vulnerable time in their lives.”
Lannette Johnston, director of outreach, Tyrone Regional Health Network, and director of the Breast Cancer & Women’s Health Institute said, “I am thrilled the breast cancer voucher program was able to receive a very generous donation from Girls Night Out, Altoona Inc. “They are an esteemed group of women who really went above and beyond to help other women.”
Pictured are members of Girls Night Out Altoona Inc. who are presenting their donation to leaders at the Breast Cancer & Women’s Health Institute.
From left to right are Michele Pirro, Bratton and Dianne Crust of Girls Night Out Altoona; Stephen C. Gildea, chief executive officer at Tyrone Regional Health Network/Tyrone Hospital; Linda Filby, Janice Frank and Carol Gensimore of Girls Night Out Altoona; Kelly Biggs, M.D., medical director of radiology, Tyrone Regional Health Network and the Breast Cancer & Women’s Health Institute;  Loane Maier, Girls Night Out Altoona; Joyce Arbutina, RN, Breast Cancer & Women’s Health Institute; David Arbutina, M.D., FACS, medical director, Breast Cancer & Women’s Health Institute; Dr. Arbutina; Mary Lou Brennecke of Girls Night Out Altoona; and Johnston.
