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- We reach out to women who can’t afford health and dental care.
- We teach women about preventive health practices and regular check-ups.
- We make it possible for uninsured women to receive low-cost or free mammograms.
- We connect low-income women with diagnostic and reproductive cancer detection procedures.
- We provide the opportunity for disadvantaged women to obtain affordable oral health care and dentures.
- We empower women to participate in and take control of their own health concerns.
- We save lives.
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LATEST NEWS: August 9, 2011 - Annette Zacharias interviewed for Comcast Newsmakers PAST NEWS: June 28, 2011 - Women's Resource Center awarded one of six grants at the Rocky Mountain Avon Walk for Breast Cancer
Annette Zacharias Interviewed for Comcast Newsmakers August 9, 2011 - The Women's Resource Center Executive Director, Annette Zacharias, was recently interviewed by Comcast Newsmakers. Watch for the interview on CNN Headline News throughout the month of August and on Comcast Video on Demand in September. Check out the video here:
Women's Resource Center awarded one of six grants at the Rocky Mountain Avon Walk for Breast Cancer Dr. Marc Hurlbert, executive director of the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade announced during the Closing Ceremony a total of more than $1 million in grants to six local organizations, ensuring the funds raised immediately benefit the community. More grants are slated to be awarded throughout the year to breast cancer programs nationwide. “Our beneficiaries offer life-saving services to patients regardless of their ability to pay. And they’re doing cutting-edge research to find better treatments, prevention strategies, and ultimately a cure. These new grants will literally help them save lives,” said Hurlbert. Following are the grants the Avon Foundation for Women awarded at the Avon Walk Rocky Mountains closing ceremony: The Foundation also awarded grants to three organizations as part of the Avon Foundation’s national grants program, the Avon Breast Health Outreach Program (BHOP), a network of 125 organizations that provide outreach and breast health education to the public. The beneficiaries will use the grants to educate Colorado’s communities about breast cancer and the importance of early detection and will link nearly 3,500 people to screening and educate thousands more through health fairs and grassroots efforts throughout Colorado. The grants include: “The Avon Foundation for Women and the Avon walkers have been wonderful supporters of the Women’s Resource Center for many years,” said Annette Zacharias, executive director of the Women’s Resource Center. “Each year they help the Women’s Resource Center provide access to low income women in Larimer County to receive the breast health screenings they need. “Money should not be a barrier to a woman’s health” and through the efforts of the Avon Foundation and the walkers we are able to help eliminate barriers to care.” May 25, 2011 - FORT COLLINS - Pink Rocks Rocked! The Women’s Resource Center held our fifth annual Pink Rocks Awards Luncheon on Friday, May 13, 2011, at the Fort Collins Marriott. The event was hosted by and benefited the Women’s Resource Center and gave us the opportunity to recognize and honor outstanding contributions to the fight against breast and women’s reproductive cancers in our community. The event raised over $11,000 dollars to help increase access to health and dental care for low-income, un/underinsured women through outreach, education and connection to low-cost services. This year’s Pink Rocks honorees were: Linda Davidson: McKee Medical Center Patient Community Services -- Outstanding Medical Professional Annette Zacharias, executive director of the Women’s Resource Center says, “Pink Rocks is a wonderful opportunity for us to say thank you to our medical partners for their incredible generosity and dedication to helping serve the women we serve”. Pink Rocks has been successful in bringing together a broad representation of those in the community who are invested in fighting breast and reproductive cancers including medical providers, cancer survivors and other interested community members. Thank you to those who joined us in celebrating our successes and creating awareness about the challenges we face in conquering women’s cancers. Thank you to the following companies and organizations for sponsoring the 2011 Pink Rocks Awards Luncheon: Advanced Energy, Advanced Medical Imaging Consultants, Associates In Family Medicine, Big Thompson Medical Group, Dohn Construction, IBMC, McKee Medical Center, Patti Palagi, MD, Poudre Valley Health System Foundation, Poudre Valley Health System Oncology Services, Kathy Randall, LPN II, Michael Towbin, MD and The Women's Clinic of Northern Colorado. April 25, 2011 - FORT COLLINS – Did you know Pink Rocks?! The Women’s Resource Center is proud to announce our fifth annual Pink Rocks Awards Luncheon on Friday, May 13, 2011, at the Fort Collins Marriott from 12 noon until 1:30 p.m. The event is hosted by and benefits the Women’s Resource Center and gives us the opportunity to recognize and honor outstanding contributions to the fight against breast and women’s reproductive cancers in our community. This year’s honorees are: Linda Davidson: McKee Medical Center Patient Community Services -- Outstanding Medical Professional Pink Rocks has been successful in bringing together a broad representation of those in the community who are invested in fighting breast and reproductive cancers including medical providers, cancer survivors and other interested community members. We invite you to join us in celebrating our successes and creating awareness about the challenges we face in conquering women’s cancers. Tickets are $25 each and are available for purchase at www.womens-resource.org/pinkrocks. For more information contact Sarah at (970) 407-7039 or
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. Thank you to the following companies and organizations for sponsoring the 2011 Pink Rocks Awards Luncheon: Advanced Energy, Advanced Medical Imaging Consultants, Associates In Family Medicine, Big Thompson Medical Group, Dohn Construction, McKee Medical Center, Poudre Valley Health System Oncology Services, Poudre Valley Hospital and The Women's Clinic of Northern Colorado. Without affordable health care, most low-income women don’t have the opportunity to thrive and be healthy. They aren’t aware of or can’t afford preventive health practices, such as basic dental hygiene, regular well-woman check-ups and recommended mammograms and PAP tests. These women have a greater risk of late stage cancer diagnoses, higher mortality rates and serious oral health problems. The Women’s Resource Center is here to help them with prevention as well as when larger health and dental issues arise. Because money shouldn’t be a barrier to a woman’s health. Co's Auto Group donates $8,800 to the Women's Resource Center
January 20, 2011 - FORT COLLINS – Co's Auto Group, consisting of Co’s BMW Center and MINI of Loveland, donated $8,800 to the Women's Resource Center. A donation was made for every vehicle sold by Co’s Auto Group during the months of October, November and December, totaling $8,800, to honor breast cancer awareness. The donation will be used by the Women’s Resource Center to continue to connect women in Larimer County to affordable dental, breast and cervical care “Co’s Auto Group is a valued community partner and we are so appreciative of their support of the Women’s Resource Center and the women we serve,” said Annette Zacharias, executive director of the Women’s Resource Center. “To work in partnership with Co’s was mutually beneficial; it allowed them to raise funds while going about their business of selling cars, and it allowed us to focus on our job of serving women in Larimer County. We hope in the future to develop similar cooperative partnerships with other businesses in the community.” Without affordable health care, most low-income women don’t have the opportunity to thrive and be healthy. They aren’t aware of or can’t afford preventive health practices, such as basic dental hygiene, regular well-woman check-ups and recommended mammograms and PAP tests. These women have a greater risk of late stage cancer diagnoses, higher mortality rates and serious oral health problems. The Women’s Resource Center is here to help them with prevention as well as when larger health and dental issues arise. Because money shouldn’t be a barrier to a woman’s health. |
