Breast Cancer Support Services of Berks County Announces Grant from FirstEnergy Foundation

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Breast Cancer Support Services of Berks County (BCSS) is pleased to share that we have been selected as the recipient of a $5,000 grant from the FirstEnergy Foundation. We are incredibly thankful for their continued support.

The BCSS Board of Directors and staff want to thank the team at the FirstEnergy Foundation for their generous support. In addition to receiving the grant from the FirstEnergy Foundation, members of FirstEnergy volunteer on our Finance Committee and support our annual Pink Passion for Fashion Show and Hear Our Voices Team Holly 5K. We are grateful for their partnership and generous support.

“Breast Cancer Awareness Month presents an opportunity to celebrate survivors, honor loved ones we’ve lost, and elevate systems of support for everyone touched by this devastating disease,” said Lorna Wisham, President of FirstEnergy Foundation. “We’re proud to support an organization whose efforts lead to a demonstrated, positive impact for our community every month of the year.”

Breast Cancer Support Services of Berks County is a survivor-driven organization that provides hope, emotional support, education, and resources to every person affected by breast cancer. BCSS offers a variety of peer-to-peer support groups and resources, educational programs and workshops, comfort bags, creative arts, counseling assistance, and both email-a-survivor and phone line support systems to local breast cancer survivors. In July, we began our 30th year of service to the Berks County community. Since our inception in July of 1994, we have continued to raise 100% of our operating budget annually as all our programs, services, and resources are provided at no charge to survivors, their family members, and caregivers.

Over the past two years, BCSS has increased the number of programs, services, and resources that are offered to support the mind, body, and spirit providing stress-relieving information, advocacy, friendship, counsel, and nourishment to one’s creative spark.

“The grant provided by the FirstEnergy Foundation will provide funding that will allow us to continue to offer programs to breast cancer survivors that raise spirits, provide relaxation, reduce boredom, help relieve depression, divert their minds from medical situations, provide creative stimulation, give creative satisfaction, and help them to communicate their feelings with their loved ones and medical team,” said Michele Reinert, CFRE, Executive Director, BCSS.

The FirstEnergy Foundation provides support to 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofits, including health and human services agencies, educational organizations, cultural and arts programs and institutions, and civic groups in areas served by FirstEnergy’s electric operating companies and in areas where the company conducts business.

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