New Hartford Town Employees Raise $700 for MVHS Breast Cancer Awareness
The money stays local with the Mohawk Valley Health System, and it came from the people who run New Hartford's town offices, not a big campaign.
Town of New Hartford employees collected $700 in a single week for breast cancer awareness and handed the check to the Mohawk Valley Health System on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, the Daily Sentinel reports. Staff and town officials wore pink for the presentation.
The drive started with an office conversation and an email to coworkers, led by Christina Lacy, the town's assistant director of personnel. By the Town Board meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 21, about $400 was in; the total hit $700 by the end of that week.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. If you're due for a screening, Rome Health now offers walk-in mammograms at Turning Stone, and the Upstate mammography van stops at the New Hartford Public Library on Nov. 17.
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