Monday, October 11, 2010

Breast Care Fund receives matching donation from 'Fiddler on the Roof' tickets


Pictured above (from left): Jan Baumgartner, executive vice president, Springfield First Community Bank; Lisa Alexander, president, CoxHealth Foundation; Brian Straughan, president and CEO, Springfield First Community Bank.

The CoxHealth Foundation’s Breast Care Fund recently received a large donation from early “Fiddler on the Roof” ticket sales and a matching gift from Springfield First Community Bank.

Celebrity Promotions donated $5 for every ticket sold during a two-day ticket presale event for the upcoming “Fiddler on the Roof” production at Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts.

Springfield First Community Bank offered to match the amount to bring greater awareness to the community of their commitment to women's health. During the promotion, 481 tickets were sold for a total of $2,405. With the bank’s match, the total raised was $4,810.

The CoxHealth Foundation Breast Care Fund is one of the only resources in southwest Missouri that offers financial grants to women for their medical treatment for mammography, diagnostics and follow-up care if they are diagnosed with breast cancer.