12th annual Celebration of Life photo taken

More than 30 cancer survivors shared the steps at the Winneshiek County Court House with the Celebration of Life organizers in a picture-taking for the 12th annual Celebration of Life.  Each year the Celebration of Life committee invites all women who are cancer survivors to participate in the photo to kick-off the October Breast Cancer awareness events.  

This October the Celebration of Life event is planned for Monday, October 18th from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Elks Lodge in Decorah.  Admission is your tax-deductible, free will donation to the Winneshiek County Celebration of Life.

The event is sponsored by Margaret's Clothing Store in downtown Decorah, Winneshiek Medical Center, and Gundersen Lutheran – Decorah Clinic. Themed as "Bringing back the 50s with the power of PINK," the event includes Elvis sightings, poker, black jack, bingo, other prize-winning games along with a silent auction. In addition there will be free appetizers from area restaurants and businesses and a cash bar.

All proceeds from the Celebration of Life "Bringing back the 50s" event will go toward promoting breast cancer awareness and early detection of disease through education and financial support of preventive and screening services.  Through this program, free screenings will be offered in November at both Winneshiek Medical Center and Gundersen Lutheran – Decorah Clinic.  Women who are uninsured or underinsured can qualify for a free screening at WMC.  The application is a simple one-page form that is based on insurance deductibles, income, number of persons in the household and eligibility for Medicare or Medicaid, to name a few.  Women of all ages should apply; the form is conveniently located at www.winneshiekcol.com or www.winmedical.org or www.gundluth.org/Decorah or applications for the free screenings are available at Margaret's Clothing Store, Winneshiek Medical Center, or Gundersen Lutheran – Decorah Clinic. Deadline is October 29, 2010.

For more information, visit www.winneshiekcol.com or phone Margaret at Margaret's clothing in Decorah 563-382-8208.