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Breast-health education benefit set Oct. 21 4:59 p.m., Oct. 18, 2005--The Biden Breast Health Initiative (BBHI) is hosting its third annual Education For Life benefit from 6-8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 21, at Shaggys on Main (45 E. Main St., Suite 200) to support National Mammography Day. Jill and Joe Biden are hosting the benefit, where attendees can order meals and beverages, with a percentage of their purchase being donated to the BBHI Scholarship Fund. U.S. Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. is ranking Democrat on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a 1965 UD graduate. There also will be a chance to win a Hitachi 42 plasma HDTV, with all proceeds from the raffle benefiting the BBHI Scholarship Fund. Raffle tickets will sell for $10 per chance or three chances for $25. The Biden Breast Health Initiative is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating young women to assume responsibility for their overall well-being, with a strong emphasis on breast health. The BBHI Scholarship Fund provides financial assistance to young women and men pursuing post-high school opportunities in health and education. To reserve a spot at the benefit, call Shaggys on Main at (302) 369-7424. The benefit is sponsored by Shaggys on Main, CB Joe Television & Appliances, the Laborers International Union of North America, Gateway Stables Inc. and Stradley Ronon, attorneys at law. Article by Kim Sharrah, AS 06 To learn how to subscribe to UDaily, click here. |