Crafting events planned for IBC Awareness Day
Posted on 13. Aug, 2023 by ibcneco1 in News
Stitch House to hold crafting events in September
Dorchester (August 11, 2023) – The Stitch House yarn shop in Dorchester will hold two knit-along events in September to create and collect chemo hats for a donation to the Breast Health Center at Tufts Medical Center in Boston in recognition of Inflammatory Breast Cancer Awareness Day.
Crafters are welcome to participate and join others in making knit or crochet hats for patients undergoing treatment for breast cancer at Tufts.
The events will be held Friday, September 15 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., and Sunday, September 24, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., at the shop, 846 Dorchester Avenue. IBC survivors will be in attendance to share information and educational materials.
In January, the legislature approved a bill establishing a permanent Inflammatory Breast Cancer Awareness Day in Massachusetts. Governor Charlie Baker signed the bill into law on his final day in office.
The bill designates the second Tuesday of October as a permanent day to recognize and promote education about inflammatory breast cancer (IBC). The first IBC Awareness Day will be October 10, 2023.
IBC is an aggressive form of breast cancer. IBC accounts for about one to 5% of all breast cancers, and a disproportionate number of life years lost. Most women diagnosed are under the age of 40. The disease is also the least understood type of breast cancer.
The bill was proposed by IBC New England Region, a charitable, non-profit organization dedicated to supporting awareness and education about IBC as well as resources for patients. Learn more at our website, ibc-ne.com.
Several yarn shops on the south shore have also engaged their knitting/crochet groups in the project and are making hats including Wicked Good Yarns, 871 Washington St., (first floor, rear), in Braintree, and Auntie Zaza’s Fiber Works, 104 Main St, North Easton. Crafters may also visit these locations to find out more about making hats and donating them. In addition, the Whitman Council on Aging Knitting Group is making hats.
“Our goal is to collect 100 hats by the end of September for the donation,” said Susan Asci, 22-year IBC survivor and founder of IBC New England. “Community crafting is a great way to get people together to share the experience of creating and donating to others. It’s an opportunity to talk, answer questions, and share information with our friends, family, and neighbors.”
For more information visit the Stitch House, Wicked Good Yarns, or Auntie Zaza’s Fiber Works, or call Susan Asci at 781-447-0848.