Congresswoman will discuss her breast cancer experience

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Southwest Florida Affiliate and the Collier County Chapter of Hadassah will host a luncheon at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 13, at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort with Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz to bring awareness to women on the issue of breast cancer.

The congresswoman will discuss her experience with breast cancer and her introduction of the EARLY Act for young women. Additional speakers will include Dr. Harmindar Gill with Advanced Imaging, Amy Lademann of Beyond Motion and Dorothy Hirsch, policy chair for Susan G. Komen Southwest Florida Affiliate.

Event sponsors include: The Jewish Federation of Lee and Charlotte Counties,

The Jewish Federation of Collier County, the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort, the Naples Daily News and Pushing the Envelope Inc. Cost for the luncheon is $30 per person. Reservations must be made by mailing a check made payable to Hadassah to Marsha Goldfine at 6107 Fairway Court, Naples, FL 34110. For more information, call 498-0016.

Susan G. Komen Southwest Florida is dedicated to furthering the Komen mission in Collier, Lee, Charlotte, Glades and Hendry counties. Seventyfive percent of net proceeds stays in Southwest Florida to fund needed programs, while 25 percent goes toward groundbreaking research at the organization’s national level. For more information, visit www.KomenSWFL.org. 