MAPLETON — A local pizzeria will be offering breast cancer patients across the country a Slice of Hope later this month. The Pizza House is helping raise critical funding for breast cancer research by donating 20 percent of its sales Friday, Oct. 11 to the Karen Mullen Breast Cancer Foundation, a national charity based in Seattle.
Oct. 11 has been designated as a National Pizza Party Day by Slice of Hope, a pizza industry charitable initiative. Slice of Hope has banded together pizzerias from across the nation in an effort to fight this invasive disease, which will impact hundreds of thousands of women and men this year. In fact, more than 190,000 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed this year. And, sadly, approximately 40,000 women will die from the disease this year. That’s approximately 110 breast cancer deaths daily, and according to Anne Braley, owner of The Pizza House, that’s simply too many.
“The Pizza House wants to do something to help end this disease. That’s why we’ve joined Slice of Hope and will be donating 20 percent of our sales Friday, Oct. 11,” she said. “Please come down to The Pizza House in Mapleton that night to show your support for this cause!”
A small team of cyclists will bike throughout New England Oct 9-12 to raise awareness for Slice of Hope’s fight against breast cancer. The New England cycling route will include stops in Maine.
The Karen Mullen Breast Cancer Foundation has committed to giving 100 percent of the Slice of Hope proceeds to a handful of the nation’s leading breast cancer research labs.
The Pizza House is located 1721 Main St. in Mapleton. For more information, call 540-6495.
