Curves® of Smithville and DeKalb Community Hospital are MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER®
Oct 01, 2007
Smithville, TN – October, 2007 – Curves® of Smithville, part of the world’s largest franchisor of fitness clubs, and DeKalb Community Hospital today announced they will be teaming up for the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer fundraiser during October Breast Cancer Awareness month to create awareness of breast cancer and to raise funds to help eliminate it. Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women in the United States.
Curves of Smithville has plenty of ways for everyone to get involved. New members who join between October 8 and 20 will pay only $25 for their membership downpayment when they show proof of a current mammogram or report doing regular docot check ups. Curves is also accepting donations to the American Cancer Society that can be made to validate a survivor or in memory of a loved one who has fallen to cancer.
“Curves of Smithville is committed to helping the women in our community live healthier, stronger lives,” said Lorraine Snead, Curves Owner. “Breast cancer will touch about one in every eight women, but breast cancer death rates are going down. This decline is probably the result of finding the cancer earlier and having access to improved treatment. Regular exercise is part of the fight against breast cancer. By encouraging women to get mammograms and rewarding them for doing so, we are helping to fight and even eliminate breast cancer in our lifetime. That’s something we take very seriously.”
DeKalb Community Hospital is also making strides to help women live healthy and full lives. The hospital is conducting a mammogram drive and is giving out pink totes as gifts to the women who come in a receive their mammogram in October. Carla Mick, Director of the Radiology Department states, “The totes are definitely a hit. We are also providing mammograms at a reduced price this month to help those women currently without insurance or with insurance that doesn’t cover this screening. All women should really get their first mammogram by age 40 and then yearly thereafter. If you have a family history of breast cancer then you shouldn’t wait until you are 40. Mammograms are the best way to detect breast cancer early. We hope as many women as possible will call to schedule their mammogram. You can call 215-5530 to schedule yours”.
About Curves of Smithville
Curves of Smithville is located at 400 East Broad Street, Smithville, Phone Number: 615-597-9508.
About Curves
Curves offers a 30-minute workout that combines strength training and sustained cardiovascular activity through safe and effective hydraulic resistance. Curves also offers a weight management program based on a groundbreaking, scientifically proven method to raise metabolic rate and end the need for perpetual dieting. Founders Gary and Diane Heavin are considered the innovators of the express fitness phenomenon that has made exercise available to more than four million women, many of whom are in the gym for the first time. Gary Heavin is the author of numerous books including The New York Times bestseller Curves, which is revolutionizing America’s approach to dieting. With more than 10,000 locations in 57 countries, Curves is the world’s largest fitness franchise and the ninth largest of all franchise companies in the world. For more information, please visit: www.curves.com.
About DeKalb Community Hospital
DeKalb Community Hospital is located at 520 W. Main Street, Smithville, Phone Number: 615-21-5000.
About DeKalb Community Hospital
DeKalb Community Hospital is associated with Stones River Hospital in Woodbury. Both hospitals are privately owned by an investor group primarily comprised of local physicians. DeKalb Community Hospital is a 71-bed facility located in Smithville. Stones River Hospital is a 60-bed facility in Woodbury. The hospitals are served by more than 75 physicians and provide 24-hour emergency room services, medical and surgical services, intensive care, diagnostic imaging services, physical therapy, as well as inpatient and outpatient mental health services for older adults. There is a rehabilitation center and two specialty clinics, offering a broad range of services, such as cardiology and orthopedics. Stones River Hospital (formerly Good Samaritan) has been serving the community since 1934 and was to its present location in 1980. DeKalb Community Hospital opened in 1969.
Additional Information Please Contact:
Michelle Fowler, Business Development Director
Stones River Hospital & Dekalb Community Hospital
| Phone: 615-563-7298
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