County supervisors sign proclamation for October Breast Cancer Awareness Month

(Front row): Winneshiek County Board chair Les Askelson and WCCOL Board member Margaret Walter. (Second row, left to right): WCCOL members Ashley Farley, Renee Olson, Elizabeth Kane, Sue Meyer, Caryl Larson and Kathy McNeal. (Third row, left to right): Winneshiek County supervisors John Logsdon, Bill Ibanez, Lonnie Pierce and Steve Bouska

The Winneshiek County Celebration of Life will hold its annual fundraiser for breast cancer research from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Monday, October 8th at the Elks Club in Decorah.

Winneshiek County supervisors on Monday showed their support of the organization by signing a proclamation declaring October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  WCCOL board member Margaret Walter says the public's past support will allow Winneshiek County Celebration of Life to make it possible to offer free mammogram screenings at both Winneshiek Medical Center and Gundersen Lutheran-Decorah Clinic.  The group expects to pay for up to 100 mammogram screening this year.

More information is available at www.winneshiekcol.com