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Worship in Pink Weekend spreads awareness about breast cancer

By Shelia Poole
Oct 18, 2012

The Greater Atlanta Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure will host the annual Worship in Pink Weekend during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

The grassroots program will be held Friday through Sunday.

Komen Atlanta asks local churches, mosques and synagogues to help spread the message about the importance of early detection. Each participating faith-based organization is provided with an online program planning kit and free breast health information packets.

To register, go to www.komenatlanta.org. For additional information or questions, contact Laura Murphy at lmurphy@komenatlanta.org

About the Author

Shelia has worked at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for more than 30 years. Previously, she worked at The Lexington Herald-Leader and The Louisville Defender. Her beat is a bit of a mixed bag that includes religion and spirituality, culture and trends, race and aging. She earned degrees from Spelman College and Northwestern University.

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