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Our
Mission
Lucy’s
Angels for Breast Cancer Care, Inc is a non-profit organization, formed to raise money to provide funds for programs that will assist
women and men, without other financial means, who reside in Hendry or Glades County, to have access to free mammograms and
other diagnostic procedures for breast cancer.
LAfBCC
is a non-profit, Florida corporation with a federal 501(c)3 tax status. Our board members are local residents who
volunteer their time. We feel strongly that money raised in the community should remain here for the benefit of those
who live here.
LAfBCC recognizes that because the population of rural
counties is small, residents are often the last on the list to receive help, despite the fact that the general income level
is lower. Our program is unique because we emphasize assistance for the 18 to 40 age group. We believe that outreach,
education, and access to free screening will help to decrease the number of deaths due to breast cancer.
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Video Link: Wink TV- Eye on Your Health
October 28th, 2006 ~interview with family of Lucy
Perez celebrating donation of funds to Family Health Centers in LaBelle, FL to start providing mammograms at no charge.
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In 2006, Lucy’s Angels was formed by family and friends of Lucy Perez.
She was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 37, and died after a five year battle in 2005. Lucy was a positive force
in the lives of many people and her legacy lives on.
Video Link: Click on the picture of Lucy, above, to view a video tribute created by her dear friend, Kathy Nyholm.
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