STORY BY HAILEY MALEPEAI

PHOTO BY KAREN BOSSICK

For the second year, Expedition Inspiration is partnering with Atkinsons’ Markets on Breast Cancer Awareness Month during October.

Patrons can make a donation upon checkout to Expedition Inspiration in various levels -- $1, $5 and $10--in honor of or in memory of a loved one.

Expedition Inspiration’s mission is to raise awareness and money to benefit innovative breast cancer research, public education and patient support. Additionally, the organization promotes the physical and mental wellbeing of breast cancer survivors through hikes and guided mountain climbs.

Funds raised will be used to support the Laura Evan’s Memorial Breast Cancer Symposium and Open Forum  March 8-11, 2018, in Sun Valley. The Keeping Abreast Open Forum for the public will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 8.

One in eight women and one in 1,000 men are diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. Yet, Idaho has the second lowest breast cancer-screening rate in the nation. There will be an estimated 1,110 new breast cancer diagnoses in Idaho this year.

Expedition Inspiration hopes that the presence in Atkinsons’ Markets will not only honor those who have fought the battle against breast cancer, but will remind and encourage people how important it is to get a mammogram as recommended.

Founded in Sun Valley, Expedition Inspiration is based in Boise. For more information, contact 208-342-6065, e-mail hailey@expeditioninspiration.org, or log on to  www.expeditioninspiration.org.