At the urging of the NFL, which supports the Piccolo
Fund through players' fines, Joy Piccolo O'Connell and
her family approached the Bears and Rush to join her
in shaping a campaign to help educate women about the
importance of mammograms. This powerful team was joined
by three former Chicago Bears and Piccolo Award winners,
Brian Baschnagel, Tom Waddle and Chris Zorich, who are
helping get the message to women throughout the Chicago
metropolitan area. The message is clear: Mammograms
save lives!
Learn more about the Mammograms
Save Lives campaign. To find a breast imaging center
near you, call (888) 352-7874.
Gavers Community Cancer Foundation to hold its third annual Barndance
The Gavers Community Cancer Foundation will hold its
sixth annual Barndance, on July 16, 2005, in Lipppold
Park.Tickets cost $50. All proceeds will benefit cancer
awareness, education, treatment and research. Part of
the proceeds will benefit the Brian Piccolo Cancer Research
Fund.
The Gavers Community Cancer Foundation is a non-profit
corporation that was formed by Steve Gavers and a group
of McHennry County citizens in June of 2000.
For more information about the Barndance, call (815) 338-2300. For more information about the Foundation, visit Gavers Community Cancer Foundation.
