The Moorestown and Cinnaminson girls volleyball teams came together to raise funds on Oct. 11. This year’s fundraiser supported Virtua’s Mobile Health and Cancer Screening Unit.
The Moorestown High School girls volleyball team hosted a fundraiser for breast-cancer awareness on Oct. 11, raising just over $5,400 to support Virtua Health’s Mobile Health and Cancer Screening Unit.
The annual event takes place before and during a regular season match with Cinnaminson High School.
“ … I think it’s important for young women to understand the importance of breast-cancer awareness,” said fundraiser chair Jessica DeBear. “One in eight women is diagnosed with an invasive form of breast cancer at some point in her lifetime. That is a huge, staggering statistic. So, it’s important for young girls to be health conscious and know about these things.”
Launched in 2023, the Virtua mobile unit has a registration area, private exam room, imaging suite and restroom. Its $1-million-plus price tag included the van’s 3D mammography system, exam room equipment, mobile health-care technology and security system. Services include clinical breast exams, Pap tests and blood screening for prostate cancer.
The unit will offer free cancer screenings to underinsured and uninsured people in Camden and Burlington counties through Virtua’s participation in the state-funded Cancer Education and Early Detection Program, according to Virtua. The 40-foot unit vehicle will enable Virtua to increase the number of cancer screenings it provides, from 1,000 in 2022 to more than 6,000 a year going forward.
The vehicle will also schedule visits to area employers, places of worship, community centers and other organizations to provide screenings for those with commercial insurance, Medicare or Medicaid. Should a cancer screening reveal a need for additional screenings or treatments, the mobile unit staff can help connect people to the comprehensive Penn Medicine-Virtua Health Cancer Program in Burlington, Camden and Gloucester counties.
“There are so many great programs that are being offered in the community, and everyone is trying to do their part,” noted Lisa Rosenberry, director of community-based services at Virtua Health. “And out of all of them, for (the volleyball team) to select our program…
“I’m just touched by their generosity and eternally grateful that they chose us, and they believe in the work that we do.”
