Dear Friends in Prevention,
Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition (MBCC) has been hard at work to deliver on our mission of preventing the environmental causes of breast cancer through community education, research advocacy, and changes to public policy.
As our award-winning Let's Talk Prevention: Reducing Toxic Exposures educational outreach program continues to reach new audiences across the Commonwealth, MBCC is now developing Let's Talk Prevention: Actions You Can Take designed for high school students.
MBCC continues the challenging work of water quality advocacy and recently reached out to all of our supporters to join us in contacting Massachusetts legislators to support Bill H.2919 An Act Relative to Drinking Water and Ground Water Research, to establish a research trust fund for Silent Spring Institute.
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MBCC's new program will serve as an enrichment tool for high school science curriculum, teaching students about biological processes and their application to
environmental health. We are proudly piloting the first classroom module with Boston Latin Academy, Chapel Hill - Chauncey Hall, and Boston Latin School. We will be launching the program for the 2017 - 2018 academic year. MBCC is pleased to be partnering with our sister organization Silent Spring Institute on this important effort to reach students across the state.
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2017 Drinking Water Advocacy - MA Citizens Action Needed
Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition (MBCC) has requested funding from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for its sister organization, Silent Spring Institute. The funding will be used to study exposure to toxic chemicals in drinking water throughout Massachusetts and provide online tools for residents to learn about their drinking water quality. MBCC needs your help to support the passage of the bill filed by Representative Paul K. Frost (7th Worcester),
Bill H.2919 An Act Relative to Drinking Water and Ground Water Research, to establish a research trust fund. If you have not already done so, we urge you to:
1) Contact the Chairs of the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture to request support of Bill H.2919. In addition, ask for their support to find funding for this trust fund.
Senator Anne M. Gobi, 617-722-1540; email: anne.gobi@masenate.gov
2) Also, please c
ontact your State Legislators to support clean water research funding for Silent Spring Institute. You can find the contact information for your legislators at:
https://malegislature.gov/Search/FindMyLegislator or call 617-722-2000
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Pictured: Dr. Laurel Schaider, Research Scientist, Silent Spring Institute; Representative Paul K. Frost, 7th Worcester; Cheryl Reeve, MBCC Volunteer Event Chairwoman; Margo Simon Golden, President, MBCC Board of Directors; and, Justine Dymond, MBCC Board of Directors Member
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For more information on the
Let's Talk Prevention: Reducing Toxic Exposures
program, please click
here
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April 22:
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Falmouth Green Planet Faire (840 Sandwich Road, East Falmouth)
May 19:
Cape Cod Theatre Company (105 Division St., West Harwich)
Ongoing:
Patient Brochures are also available at the following locations on an ongoing basis:
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Windows of Hope, Boston and Needham
- Boston Public Library, Adams Street Branch
- Boston Public Library, Charlestown Branch
- Boston Public Library, Connolly Branch
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Blum Patient and Family Resource Center, Boston
- East Bridgewater Public Library
- East Falmouth Public Library
- Emerald Physicians, all 13 Cape Cod locations
- Newton Free Library
- South Cove Community Health Centers, Boston and Quincy
- The Salon at 10 Newbury, Boston
If you are interested in learning more about hosting the tour, please contact us.
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Please click on the event images below to learn more.
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Special performance to benefit Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition on
May 19.
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Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition (MBCC) is dedicated to preventing environmental causes of breast cancer through community education, research advocacy, and changes to public policy. MBCC is the only education and advocacy non-profit in the country working closely with an environmental research organization toward breast cancer prevention. Thank you for supporting our efforts toward breast cancer prevention.
Learn more.
617-376-6222
Post Office Box 202
Franklin, MA 02038
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If you have any questions regarding this newsletter, please contact Cheryl Osimo at
cosimo@mbcc.org
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