St. Mary’s Breast Health Program Director Karen Clark holds a check for $500,000 received from the Avon Foundation during an awards ceremony in Boston.

St. Mary’s receives Avon $500,000 grant

LEWISTON – St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center has received a $500,000 Avon grant for state-of-the-art equipment upgrades in mammography and ultra-sound as well as the expansion of patient navigation services at the hospital and clinics.

The sixth annual Avon Walk for Breast Cancer season continued with the Avon Walk Boston last month, which raised $6.9 million to advance access to care and finding a cure for breast cancer. The walk was a success, with 2,900 participants drawn from 33 states.

At the event’s closing ceremony at the UMASS campus, Carol Kurzig, executive director of the Avon Foundation, announced a total of $3,025,000 in initial grants awarded to seven organizations, including St. Mary’s.

For more information, visit www.avonwalk.org or call 800-541-WALK.