The SWIM's 2009 Christmas Ornaments are Here

Purchase the SWIM's 2009 Christmas Ornament and Benefit Cancer Survivors and Screening Programs this Holiday Season

Bridgeport, CT, November 5, 2009 - The 2009 St. Vincent's SWIM Across the Sound Christmas Ornaments are in. Created by artist Andrea Lynn McKeen, this year's collectible ornament is a brushed silver holiday dove decorated with interlocking pink breast cancer ribbons.

Hanging from a pink satin ribbon, the ornament is sure to bring more joy to your Christmas season whether you purchase one for yourself or give them to you friends and family.

As a gift, the ornament brings extra meaning, because your purchase will help St. Vincent's SWIM Across the Sound provide financial assistance to women right here in our community who are battling breast cancer. Funds raised from the ornament sales will also fund mammography screenings, support groups provide for needs such as lymphedema garments, prostheses, mastectomy bras, yoga classes, nutrition counseling, daycare, transportation to and from treatments and appointments, hospice care, medication and more.

Purchase yours today by calling St. Vincent's Medical Center Foundation at (203) 576-5451 or click here to download the order form (PDF).