MEDIA ADVISORY

Local Non-Profit Organization and Safeway, Inc. Team up to announce grant to
Greater Southeast Community Hospital
Grant will pay for breast cancer screening for uninsured and underinsured women

Washington, DC (December 30, 2002) - FOR THIS CAUSE, Inc., a Washington, DC-based community organization committed to promoting breast cancer awareness and education, and Safeway, Inc., will announce a major grant to Greater Southeast Community Hospital at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, December 31 in the Auditorium of the hospital. The hospital is located at 1310 Southern Avenue, SE.
The grant will provide funding for breast cancer screening services for the uninsured and underinsured who do not fall under existing programs, an outreach coordinator, and support services.
"More women per capita die from breast cancer in Washington, D.C. than anywhere else in the United States," said V. Nona Ogunsula, Executive Director of FOR THIS CAUSE, Inc. "We are working to change that by promoting awareness and education, and supporting organizations that provide breast cancer services and support to women in the Washington, D.C. area.
"That's why this partnership with Safeway is so important. Safeway has continued to demonstrate that it really cares about our community. We are grateful that they have chosen to support our organization and its efforts to stamp out breast cancer."
Earlier this year, FOR THIS CAUSE presented a health fair and breast education program at Greater Southeast Community Hospital that was sponsored by a number of local companies including Safeway and D.C. Chartered Health Plan, and WTTG FOX5. Over 200 people attended the Community Day event.
FOR THIS CAUSE, Inc. is a non-profit organization in Washington, D.C. whose mission is to bring together a diverse community to address the profound physical, psychological, social, and economic affects breast cancer has on the lives of women and families.
For more information, contact 202-547-7953.

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