FLORENCE, SC- The McLeod for Health Florence Open Tennis Tournament presented a check Wednesday for $16,000 to Susan G. Komen South Carolina to help fight breast cancer in the northeastern region of South Carolina.
Susan G. Komen South Carolina Executive Director Taffy Tamblyn and Lucy Spears, the non-profit’s Director of Mission Programs, accepted the gift with Mary Jane Weir of Florence who serves on the Komen South Carolina Board of Directors. Spears noted that over the years Susan G. Komen South Carolina has provided significant funding to Pee Dee area programs, including grants totaling more than $436,000 dollars to support breast cancer programs and patients at McLeod Health. Among other things, these grants have been used for mammograms, follow-up diagnostic procedures, patient navigation services, and survivor support services, including transportation.
McLeod Health will remain the title sponsor for the 2018 McLeod Open, which will be held at the Dr. Eddie Floyd Florence Tennis Center October 14-21, and that Susan G. Komen South Carolina will once again receive the net proceeds
