Nonprofit to Raise Awareness, Funds at Breast CancerBreakfast Saturday

A local group is holding a prayer breakfast on June 27, 2015. View Full Caption

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GRAND CROSSING -- A local nonprofit is seeking donations for its organization to promote breastcancer awareness on Saturday.

The Carolyn and Karen Spiritual Healing House is holding a prayer breakfast at MW St. John GrandLodge, 7443 S. Ingelside from 9 a.m.-noon.

Organizers request a ticket donation of $20 for adults and $10 for children.

Breast cancer survivors will share their personal stories, and there will be a presentation fromhealth experts to create awareness and encourage early detection.

Co-founder Quency Hampton, who is a breast cancer survivor, said it's important for African-American women to know how breast cancer affects them.

"There are disparities between black and white women," she said, adding that some black womenneed to have a mammogram taken before the recommended age, which is 40, according to theAmerican Cancer Society.

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