Breast Cancer Awareness Weekend raises $5239


The 11th Annual Breast Cancer Weekend was held Sept. 30 to Oct. 2 at the Zone Dance Club, 133 W 18th St, Erie PA The event was organized by Michelle Michaels. The beneficiary was again local charity StringsforaCURE®. The event directly raised $2,739, and Sam's Club additionally donated a grant of $2,500, making for a total of $5,239.


As always, there was an impressive array of baskets donated for a Chinese auction. Basket donors included Brenda Crolli, Denise Kubiak, Elaine Lucas Crandall, VisitErie.om, Watson/Hodas families, Lake Erie Counseling, NW PA Pride Alliance, Erie Gay News, Brenda Dugan, Sherry Edkin and family, Little Dance Studio, Matthew Blake & Scott David, Sunglass Hut, Robert Eckendof, Bobbi & Ryan, Drenched Fur, and Pat & Tom Matson.


The weekend included a bake sale. and food. Thanks for the treats goes to Walmart East, Walmart Harborcreek, Matthew Blake, Kathy and David, Gary Snyder, and Jessica.


Volunteers for the weekend were Josh, Marty, Jimbo, Alex, Season, Brenda, and Zone owners and staff.


The weekend concluded with a drag show, with performers donating all tips. Drag performers were Misty Michaels Kall, Jill Jameson, Danyel Vasquez, Demita Lamore, Trista Towers, Mistress Vanitay, Siren Lady of the Lake, and Michelle Michaels.


Michelle Michaels' mother, Gracie, herself a breast cancer survivor, was the inspiration for the holding the Breast Cancer Awareness weekends each October. StringsforaCURE has had a total of $6,650 raised over the past three years that it has been the designated charity.


In the past five years, StringsforaCURE has given 1,264- $100 gas, grocery and pharmacy gift cards to breast cancer patients in 39 different states, because cancer has no boundaries. They have approved 60 Medical Grants to men and women within 60 miles of Erie, up to $1,500 per grant. This past January, the StringsforaCURE board started a Living Expense Grant program and since January the board has already approved 10 Living Expense Grants to help with rent, mortgage and car payments, etc., up to $1500 per grant. 


StringsforaCURE has helped over 1,215 cancer patients, relying solely on donations from the public and corporations, giving over $184,104 directly to these patients.


For more information, vist www.stringsforacure.org


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