Connecticut country club raises $90K for breast cancer research

Play for a Cure, a Connecticut-based charity, raised $90,000 in funds at the Tumble Brook Country Club for the Susan G. Komen Southern New England foundation. The funds will be allocated toward finding a cure for breast cancer and to help women who are unable to afford a mammogram.

Completing its second decade, Play for a Cure has raised more than $1.8 million. Its founder, Diane Greenfield, hopes it will bring change.

"When we listed this year what we've done and we had $90,000 raised, I had thank you notes from people I didn't even know," Greenfield said, as quoted by the Hartford Courant. "Doctors from Susan G. Komen told us they couldn't believe what a small country club could do. I'm really proud that a group of people can get together and raise this amount of money. I wish something could be done to put an end to this.”

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As a senior news writer for TriMed, Subrata covers cardiology, clinical innovation and healthcare business. She has a master’s degree in communication management and 12 years of experience in journalism and public relations.

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