The Martin Memorial Auxiliary will be hosting a sale at its thrift shop in Stuart to raise money for the Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center.
The sale takes place June 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Auxiliary thrift shop, located at 2195 S.E. Ocean Blvd. in the Smithfield Plaza in Stuart. All proceeds from the sale of the clothing, as well as the majority of the proceeds from all other sales at the thrift shop that day, will go to the cancer center.
Most of the items for sale are designer clothing, evening and casual wear that belonged to Arlene Hallman, a former patient at the cancer center who died from uterine cancer in November 2008. Ms. Hallman had battled cancer for many years and was grateful to the staff at the Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center for the care she received.
“She was very much into fashion and a very beautiful lady,” said her sister, Margie McCord, who will also be distributing information about uterine and ovarian cancers. “She had a very beautiful wardrobe, so I wanted to do something that would not only help give back to the cancer center, but also bring some awareness about uterine and ovarian cancers.”
According to the National Cancer Institute, cancer of the uterus accounts for six percent of all cancers for women in the United States, making it the most common cancer of the female reproductive system. About 21,500 new cases of ovarian cancer are expected to be diagnosed in 2009, and nearly 15,000 women will die as a result of the disease.
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