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<\/a><\/p>\nThe emphasis on creating Pink in The Night was to serve as a reminder to women that it is time to take charge of their own health. We want to remind women about the importance of an annual mammogram; to do a monthly self-exam; or to see a physician for a regular check-up.<\/p>\n
“Pink in the Night is a community outreach that is very special,” commented Board Chair, Lin Reed. \u201cThe Mark Twain Health Care District Board and staff fully support this meaningful event. This is a great community wide breast cancer awareness event.\u201d<\/p>\n
The pink lights symbolize hope, and MTMC hopes Pink in The Night will make a difference in someone\u2019s life. This event was originally started many years ago by Calaveras residents Amy Cullick, Peggy Lucas, Debbie Sellick and Suki Tutthill. In honor of National Breast cancer awareness month, women all felt that October is a time to honor those living with breast cancer, their families, friends, and all those who provide them with love and support; and to everyone that has been touched by the disease. Through the \u2018Every Women Counts\u2019 program, women can obtain free cancer screening health care services such as cancer screening pap smears, breast screening exams, including digital mammography and diagnostic imaging reading from the radiologist. Women that are California residents can qualify to meet the income guidelines that pertain to those that do not have health insurance, or are underinsured with high deductibles and high co-pays. Those women that may be unable to afford to cover these costs may be able to immediately qualify for free services through the \u2018Every Women Counts Program.\u2019 Any women desiring these services can
\ncall (209)754-2968 to make an appointment through the MTMC Medical Center in Arnold.<\/p>\n
\u201cOctober 1st kicks off Breast Cancer Awareness Month,\u201d commented Staci Johnston, Executive Director
\nof the Calaveras County Chamber of Commerce. \u201cIn full support of those who are fighting this
\ncourageous battle & for those who have bravely gone before us, we hope to see all Calaveras County
\nbusinesses stand with us by lighting up in PINK. The Calaveras County Chamber Office will have
\nstrands of pink lights on hand for local businesses to pick up and display. These lights represent the
\nimportance of women taking charge of their lives and taking care of themselves, as women- we tend to
\nput others first. Early detection does save lives.\u201d<\/p>\n
Every year, the Health Care District funds the lights that are distributed to Calaveras county businesses. The
\npink lights are furnished by the Mark Twain Health Care District. Once again MTMC is encouraging all
\nCalaveras County businesses to light up in pink and hang the strings of lights on the evening of October 1st
\nand keep them lit during the entire month of October.<\/p>\n
The Calaveras Football Leagues will be joining MTMC for the Pink in the Night Lighting Ceremony for all
\nof the public to attend at 7:00 p.m. on October 1st, at The Terrace (Common Grounds, Fusion Grill) in
\nValley Springs.<\/p>\n
On Friday, October 21st, at the Calaveras High School Varsity football game, MTMC will have a booth for
\nBreast Cancer Awareness. During half time there will be a special ceremony for survivors.
\nBoth football programs and cheer squads will be handing out commemorative footballs to families in
\nattendance. All football players will have pink ribbons on their helmets which they will wear for the entire
\nmonth of October signifying hope for the cure.<\/p>\n
All Calaveras county businesses are encouraged to \u2018Pink\u2019 their businesses. Pink string lights can be picked up
\nat all five Medical Center locations, and Specialty Care Centers the Mark Twain Cancer Center and The
\nCalaveras County Chamber of Commerce Office.<\/p>\n
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\nAbout Mark Twain Medical Center
\nFounded in 1951, Mark Twain Medical Center is a 25-bed, critical access hospital providing inpatient
\nacute care, outpatient services and emergency services. The Medical Center\u2019s Medical Staff represents a
\nbroad range of specialties that ensure access to high quality medical care in a rural community. In
\naddition to being a major provider of health services, Mark Twain Medical Center is also one of the
\narea\u2019s largest employers. More than 300 people are employed at the hospital and its five Family Medical
\nCenters. The Medical Center is a member of Dignity Health, the fifth largest not-for-profit healthcare
\nsystem in the nation. For more information, please visit our website at www.marktwainmedicalcenter.org.
\nMark Twain Medical Center is also on Facebook.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
San Andreas, CA…Mark Twain Medical Center (MTMC) will be promoting the importance of early detection of breast cancer, followed by prompt treatment, saves lives. The entire community is invited to participate in the annual \u2018Pink in the Night\u2019 opening ceremony September 26th, in Valley Springs at the Terrace\u2019s (Common Grounds) at 7:00pm. All those who […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24574,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,33,1,8,31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-health-fitness","category-news","category-san-andreas","category-valley-springs","last_archivepost"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/pinknight16.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24524"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24524\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/24574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}