Golf tournament raises more than $4,000 for women in need who have breast cancer

LIVERMORE — Women from throughout Maine and New Hampshire gathered at Maple Lane Golf Course on July 18 to support breast cancer treatment for women who may not be able to afford it. More 35 people and businesses donated money to be hole sponsors, bid on donated silent auction items and competed in 18 holes of golf.

At the conclusion of the event, $4,113 was raised and donated to the Martha B. Webber Breast Care Center, a program of Franklin Memorial Hospital, to assist breast cancer patients with paying for expenses not covered by insurance during treatment and recovery. The Center’s Breast Care Support Nurse Kelly Alley was present to accept the money and explain how it is used to help women, saying that the offer of financial assistance can be a glimmer of light and hope for newly diagnosed patients and their families.