( Beckley)—A “Breast Cancer Expo” will be presented by first year students in Bluefield State College’s Associate Degree Nursing Program on October 25 (9 a.m.-7:30 p.m.) at the Beckley Campus (annex building) of New River Community and Technical College in the Harper Industrial Park.
Patient information and testimonials will be available, and proceeds from a fund-raising activity at the event will to the “Relay for Life” and to the “West Virginia Breast Cancer and Cervical Screening Program,” according to Debbie Vest, a member of the College’s Associate Degree Nursing faculty.
“This is the third year our students have organized and presented the expo,” Vest noted. “It is a wonderful way for these students to utilize their education in a practical setting and, at the same time, benefit the community.”
October 23, 2006
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