A Fundraising Event for Breast Health

Thank you to everyone who came together to celebrate, laugh, dance, and raise $50,000 in honor of the late Faith Fancer and to benefit breast health services at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center.

Lei-Chun Fung, MPH, MSW, CHES was presented with the second annual Leap of Faith Award, Faith Fancher’s mother, Lillian Hamilton, of Franklin, Tennessee, presented the award to Lei-Chun Fung, an Oakland resident and breast cancer advocate, who exemplifies Faith’s philosophy of how to live life and reach out to the community.

Leap of Faith proceeds benefit the new Carol Ann Read Breast Health Center at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center. In addition to A Faith Place – a special healing area named in honor of Faith Fancher – the event will fund additional important Breast Center programs. These include a High Risk Assessment Program, a service that develops an assessment of a woman’s risk of getting breast cancer and provide ways to help lessen the identified risk. Last year’s successful Leap of Faith Event helped ensure that a patient navigator position was funded.

Special thanks to the evening’s distinguished emcees: Carolyn Tyler, KGO-TV anchor and Renel Brooks Moon, 98.1 KISS FM Radio.