Oklahoma Project Woman is a comprehensive statewide program for Oklahomans who, because of financial hardship, may delay seeking medical attention. Early detection through screening, and awareness through education, saves lives.
In addition to providing financial assistance for routine mammograms for women over 40, Oklahoma Project Woman can help women and men of any age should they discover a breast lump. We can arrange a consult appointment with a breast specialist for a small copay and assist with the cost of breast ultrasound and breast biopsies.
Obviously, no one wants to receive a diagnosis of breast cancer. But those words don’t always mean an end. In fact, they can be the beginning of learning how to fight, getting the facts and finding hope. Oklahoma Project Woman helps Oklahomans find that hope where it may not have otherwise been available.
Edmond Memorial High School will host its annual community service project, Swine Week, March 12-16, and students hope to raise more than $350,000 for Oklahoma Project Woman, a nonprofit dedicated to breast health education and prevention. “Oklahoma Project Woman is honored to have been chosen as the Swine Week recipient and to work with students of Edmond Memorial to raise the much needed money for the uninsured women and men of Oklahoma. Being chosen this year allows us to provide free breast healthcare to women in all 77 counties of Oklahoma,” said Oklahoma Project Woman spokesperson Anne Bogie. “We selected Oklahoma Project Woman because it’s so personal. With one in every eight women affected by breast cancer, it seemed like a perfect choice for Swine Week,” said EMHS student and Swine Week co-chair Kaci Kennedy.
Swine Week began in 1986 when Edmond High School students raised $3,000 for a local 11-year-old girl in need of a kidney transplant. To help raise money, the school’s principal agreed to kiss a pig, and the event name was born.
For a full calendar of events and more information about Swine Week, please visit www.swineweek.org
