/R E P E A T -- Invitation to the media - Unveiling of a major Quebec breast health initiative - The Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation to tour the province!/

MONTREAL, June 5, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - The Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation invites media representatives to the unveiling of the largest initiative ever undertaken for awareness and education on breast health in Quebec.

In the form of a tour that will criss-cross the province for nearly 20 weeks, this unique, fun and interactive experience will allow to reach thousands of women from all regions of Quebec and help them take charge of their breast health.  

DATE AND TIME

Monday, June 9, 2014
11:00 am

WHERE

Quai de l'Horloge, Old Port of Montreal

WHO

Francine Cléroux, Chief Executive Officer of the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation
Mitsou Gélinas, Spokesperson for the Foundation
Geneviève Lajoie, breast cancer survivor
Manon Lambert, General Manager, Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec
Lucie Tremblay, President of the Ordre des infirmières et des infirmiers du Québec (OIIQ)
Éric Bouchard, Senior Vice-President, Pharmaprix

This initiative of the Breast Cancer Foundation is presented by Pharmaprix Quebec, in collaboration with CIBC.

About the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation

A non-profit organization, the mission of the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation is to fund research and innovation, to support and promote the interests of affected women as well as their families, and to make breast health a priority through outreach initiatives and education. Over the past five years, the Foundation has awarded more than $17 million in the fight against breast cancer. For more information on this topic, please visit the website www.rubanrose.org.

SOURCE: Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation

Camille Lemay/ Béatrice Gougeon, Morin Public Relations, [phone], ext. 229/ ext. 236, [email protected] / [email protected]