Couple match Mammography campaign donations

Harvey and Anna Friesen have agreed to match dollar-for-dollar up to $100,000 all new donations to Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre Foundation’s Mammography Fund.
The matching of funds will continue until March 31, the foundation said in a Dec. 1 release.
“The foundation wishes to thank Harvey and Anna Friesen and family for making this significant commitment,” it said in a release. “We encourage all donors to make a contribution and for those of you who have not yet given, now is the time to make a difference.”
The foundation wants to see Meno Ya Win get the equipment it needs to become part of the Ontario Breast Screening Program.
“Being part of this program is essential to providing the best possible care for our patients,” the foundation said. Having the necessary equipment for both screening and assessment will result in timely diagnosis, treatment and improved prognosis for our patients.”
Currently, the hospital only has portable mammography service a few weeks out of the year.
The new equipment, valued at $535,000, will be available five days a week eliminating wait times and travel.