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Good Will Trip to Jamaica

8/1/2016

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Over the past 5 years one of our alumni Laura Renegar has helped to raise over $200,000 for American Cancer Society.  In doing so she has brought to Charlotte, NC dedicated support to women with triple negative breast cancer - a more rare but aggressive type of breast cancer.   A thriving support group for triple negative survivors, peer to peer counseling, increased awareness, additional nurse navigation support and much more are now part of the mainstream care for these TNBC women in Charlotte.  And now she takes her passion, compassion and dedication internationally and we could not be more proud of her!!

In June Laura and another went to Jamaica as part of a $10,000 grant to provide 200 mammograms and follow up care, to women in Jamaica.  The grant was actually awarded to another woman who, when asked what would she do with $10,000 in service of others, she said she would like to make Laura's dream come true of getting urgently needed preventative care to Jamaican women.  

While mammograms are the norm in the US, not so in Jamaica where there is only one main hospital with only TWO operating rooms for ALL surgeries (emergencies, trauma as well as other treatments like cancer care).  As part of the grant, the medical doctor supporting them agreed to offer a biopsy same-day to anyone with a suspicious screening.


There is much more to her story but I just wanted to take a moment to recognize our friend and express our gratitude to our earth angel Laura for all that she does for others!

​THANK YOU!!!
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Laura and Shannon at Wind River's 2015 Walk
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​Laura, an alum of Wind River, took her Anne Neilson journal to record her personal memories (see April 2016 blog).  The picture below is of one of the Jamaican women who Laura was visiting with. 
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David Pschirer
8/1/2016 07:00:32 pm

LOVE this lady! Her upbeat spirit and passion for helping others is contagious!

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Kevin Renegar
8/1/2016 08:17:52 pm

Laura continues to amaze me as she finds so many ways to give back to others...I love this lady, too - and love you and Shannon, as well! Thanks for all you do.

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Kathy Register
8/2/2016 08:44:44 am

I have known Laura for many years and watched her help so many others. She is an amazing, determined woman and I am so proud of her. Thank you Shannon for giving and working with her to make dreams come true.

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Morgan
8/2/2016 10:33:39 am

So proud of my Mom!

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