Breast Cancer Awareness

09/14/2026

09/13/2026

🎀💗 AN EVENING OF HOPE, STRENGTH & CELEBRATION 💗🎀
SAVE THE DATE — October 17, 2026 at the Shonkin Event Center, Great Falls, Montana
Featuring Live and Silent Auctions, Live Music, Dinner, Raffles abd Cash Bar.
This special evening is being held for the breast cancer survivors, supporters, families, friends, and advocates who continue to stand together and make a difference in our community.

Whether you are a survivor, someone who has walked beside a loved one, or simply someone who believes in supporting breast cancer awareness and education — this evening is for YOU. 💗

The local nonprofit Breast Cancer Awareness organization publishes thousands of complimentary, highly detailed educational booklets to empower women with preventative tools and a better understanding of breast cancer care.

📚 Free copies are available throughout Great Falls and other Montana communities and medical centers, helping make important information accessible to women and families across our state.

Because knowledge is power, early awareness matters, and no one should have to face breast cancer alone. 💗

This event is more than a night out. It is an opportunity to honor survivors, celebrate their strength, remember those we have lost, thank the supporters who stand beside them, and continue spreading awareness and education.

🎀 Come together. Celebrate survivorship. Support the cause.

01/14/2026

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10/02/2025

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Read about our courageous survivors❤️

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09/03/2025

BCA is a non-profit 501c3 offering Support for Breast Cancer Survivors in Montana. Our free informative booklets are available to read online for survivors and supporters or find us in your local community. Can’t find us? Contact us.

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07/01/2025

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Sculpture at Benefis Salutes
Breast Cancer Survivors
As patients prepare for mammograms, they can take inspiration from a unique sculpture and the generosity of donors who brought it to Benefis Health System.
Great Falls artist and welder Alex Smithson, known for his sculptures along River’s Edge Trail, created the piece depicting a pink ribbon over a woman’s torso made from recycled metal nuts. Smithson named it “Salute to Survivors.”
“It symbolizes the strength and perseverance of women through not only fighting with breast cancer, but all battles in life,” he said.
Smithson was among 40 artists who donated art to the Breast Cancer Awareness Art Gala Fundraiser in September.
Mark Cappis, CPA, and Tom Dean, an artist, admired the sculpture at the gala. They decided to bid together and place the piece in a medical setting, where it could provide inspiration.
The gala is part of fundraising efforts for the local nonprofit Montana Breast Cancer Awareness. Founder Hope Good and member Tia Bastas-Dear said their goal is education so women don’t feel adrift after their diagnosis. They publish a pink issue of Treasure State Lifestyles and a breast cancer awareness publication outlining treatment.
The sculpture found a home in Radiology in the South Tower of East Campus. Paul Fulbright, director of Imaging Services, praised the artistry and highlighted the commitment Dr. Chad Reihm, a radiologist who is fellowship-trained in breast imaging, has to accessibility and the most accurate diagnosis possible.
“This collaboration of artist, donors, and the Breast Cancer Awareness team speaks to how many lives breast cancer will touch,” Fulbright said. “We are grateful for the donation and know it will be meaningful here.”

02/14/2025

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