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Friday, July 31, 2015
Volume 11 • Issue No. 31
$156,000 Raised at ‘An Evening with Joan Lunden’ Benefits Breast Cancer Living Well Fund YORK – Joan Lunden, along with celebrities, fashions, fare and friends were the highlights of ‘An Evening With Joan Lunden’, as 300 guests gathered to benefit The Breast Cancer Living Well Fund at York Hospital last week at Portsmouth Harbor Events. For the 6th year running, The Pink Pals Ellen Baldwin, Cathy Barnhorst, Barbara Conda and Leslie Ware presented an amazing evening, with guest of honor and keynote speaker Joan Lunden, raising $156,000 to benefit The Breast Cancer Living Well Fund at York Hospital, Thursday, July 16 at Portsmouth Harbor Events. Lunden, widely known
as Good Morning America’s co-host for nearly two decades, was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer, and has since made it her mission to share her battle and the transformative effect it has had on her life, in her new book Had I Known and has launched an online channel ALIVE with Joan for women surviving and living with breast cancer. Anecdotes about real life strategies for mixing motherhood with a career in live television charmed and delighted the crowd. Other inspirational moments arrived when ten breast cancer survivors walked onto the stage, large handwritten cards with one-word descriptions of what cancer had meant
York Hospital Breast Cancer Survivors Joan Lunden (center) and Gail Huff Brown take the stage with cancer survivors at ‘An Evening With Joan Lunden’.
to each of them, held high above their heads… ranging from “inconvenient” and “sisterhood”, to Lunden’s “empowered”.
Celebrities gracing the stage were WCVB-TV Channel 5’s Randy Price, entertaining and good-natured emcee
of the evening. He was joined by broadcast journalist and former colleague, Gail Huff Brown, who captivated the audience into bidding higher on the many items donated by local sponsors for the evening’s auctions. On stage, Ciao Italia Host, Mary Ann Esposito graciously gifted not one, but two, at-home personal pizza cooking classes because of a friendly bidding war. A similar scenario sprouted for spots at Joan Lunden’s Camp Reveille Retreat for Women at Long Lake in Maine, and two “in home” dinner parties prepared by Portsmouth Harbor Events’ Executive Chef Stephen HardSee LUNDEN page 4...
American Heart Association’s Theme: “Go Red Goes to Oz” YORK COUNTY – The 11th annual “Go Red For Women” event for York County is scheduled for Saturday, August 8 at On the Marsh Bistro in Kennebunk. This
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year’s theme is the “Wizard of Oz” complete with the movie’s characters in costume. This American Heart Association (AHA) event is aimed at raising both awareness and funds to combat cardiovascular diseases and stroke in women. Barbara Conda, Vice President and Branch Manager at Bangor Savings Bank, is the 2015 Event Chairwoman and has set a goal to raise $50,000. The event begins at 4 p.m. with educational break-out sessions, a silent auction with hundreds of items, and exhibitors. The dinner, created by award-winning Executive Chef Jeffery Savage, will be followed by a speaking program emceed by Channel 8 WMTW Anchor Tracy Sabol. Guests are asked to wear their most creative Oz-inspired attire to stay in-line with the evening’s theme. “Be ready to be whisked away for an unforgettable evening,” said Conda. “We hope you grab your broom stick, oil can or ruby red slippers to make this evening a journey to remember.
But, what will really matter is the knowledge you take away about women’s risk of heart disease and stroke.” Local heart disease survivor Nicole Hardy will share her story of having unexpected heart surgery in her early 40s not once, but twice, within three weeks of each other due to an undiagnosed heart problem. “I want to help women recognize the signs of heart disease and to not brush off their symptoms as just stress or not exercising enough,” said Hardy. “I want to help women heal, to help them feel good about themselves, and to be strong both physically and emotionally after a heart health issue. I want to be an example of this - for my daugh-
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ters, and for all women.” The York Hospital Heart Cath Lab will receive the AHA’s 2015 Crystal Heart Award for their tireless efforts in the savings lives of those affected by heart disease. “The 12 men and women from the Cath Lab have made a tremendous impact on the community and the AHA is thrilled to
honor such a dedicated group,” said Katie Rooks, the “Go Red For Women” Event Director in Maine. The event organizers on the 2015 Executive Leadership Team include: Barbara Conda, Lucie Hannigan, Kimberly LaChance, Marybeth Munroe, Denise Rubin, Sara Szechenyi, See GO RED page 14...
Steampunk Fair Aug. 1 KENNEBUNK – On Saturday, August 1, 2015, the Brick Store Museum in Kennebunk will host its first annual Southern Maine Steampunk Fair from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visitors to the fair will have access to the fair grounds – the museum’s campus – to view products and makers of Steampunk-inspired crafts and artwork both indoors and outdoors; and tour the museum’s galleries. Costumes are encouraged! Tickets to the campus will be $2 per person. In addition to the fair, Dark Follies, a Portland-based
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performance group, will bring wandering performances to the Museum from 2-5 p.m. All visitors are welcome to explore the world of Steampunk. What is Steampunk? It’s the perfect marriage between history and future; a view of the world if Victorian aesthetics and steam power were in existence in modern day. See STEAMPUNK page 14...
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