FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 25, 2007

Contact: K.E. Schwab  

724.738.2199

 karl.schwab@sru.edu

SRU Women’s Center promotes Breast Cancer Awareness        

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University Women’s Center will screen the film “Rachel’s Daughters,” at 6 p.m. Monday in the University Room of North Hall.

           The event, part of a promotion for breast cancer awareness, will include a reception and discussion following the showing. The program is co-sponsored by the Pennsylvania Film Institute at SRU.

           “Rachel’s Daughters’” follows a group of women who are battling or have conquered breast cancer. The women travel the country, visiting research centers and contamination sites, to interview specialists in the cancer research field. The story is one of passion, activism and hope for cancer victims. 

           Women who have survived breast cancer or are battling the disease should contact Jodi Solito, director of the SRU Women’s Center at 724.738.2992, for further information.

Slippery Rock University is Pennsylvania’s premier public residential university. Slippery Rock University provides students with a comprehensive learning experience that intentionally combines academic instruction with enhanced educational and learning opportunities that make a positive difference in their lives.

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