“Getting in Touch with Breast Health”

The Middlesex Hospital Comprehensive Breast Center, in conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness month, invites the community to “Getting in Touch with Breast Health,” a free, special event taking place on Thursday, October 20, 2011, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at The Riverhouse at Goodspeed Station, Route 82 in Haddam.

The keynote speaker will be Mary Ann Wasil Nilan. Ms. Nilan is a six-year breast cancer survivor, mother of three teenagers, health activist and founder of the grassroots non-profit organization, the Get In Touch Foundation.

Get In Touch’s cornerstone mission is the Get In Touch Girls’ Program & Daisy Wheel, a breast health initiative educating girls in grades 5-12 on the importance of, and how to do, a breast self-exam for life. Attendees are encouraged to bring their mothers, daughters, granddaughters, sisters, nieces and friends. The evening will also feature Donna Papetti, a certified personal trainer and creator of the Warrior Workout, which bridges the gap between the world of physical fitness and spirituality.

A variety of exhibits will include information from the American Cancer Society, the Connecticut Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, and Middlesex Hospital Cancer Center programs, services, and integrative therapies.

Donations of personal items will be gladly accepted for the New Horizons Women’s Shelter.

Space is limited and registration is required. To register, call (860) 358-2088. For directions to The Riverhouse at Goodspeed Station, go to www.theriverhouse.com.