Dozens Show Up to Support High School Breast Cancer Group

There are no plans to cancel Pennsbury High School’s Wink4Pink fundraising club after comments against the group’s contribution to the Susan G. Kolmen Foundation were called into question by a school board member in an email exchange, Pennsbury School Board President Allan Weisel said Thursday night.

About 50 supporters of the high school’s Wink4Pink club were in attendance at the school board meeting, many decked out in all pink. Several of them spoke during the board about the positive nature of the club and how it helps woman and men afflicted with breast cancer.

President of the Healing Consciousness Foundation Dianne Henn, whose group works with breast cancer prevention, treatment and survivors, said the Wink4Pink club has donated $18,000 to them over the past several years. She added that the students who part of the club have become “role models” for younger students and are truly making a difference in their community.

“My outlook is different after attending meetings” with breast cancer survivors, said Dominique Stango of Falls, who is one of the president of the Wink4Pink club.

Lower Makefield Pennsbury students and Wink4Pink club presidents Annie Kruzinski and Andrea Cooper both voiced their support for their club in the meeting.

Kruzinski said the club and the work they do “means the world to me.”

School board members John Palmer and Jacqui Redner wore Wink4Pink shirts during the school board meeting.

Cridge defended his statements and said he supports what the Wink4Pink club is doing, he just has issues with the fact that Susan G. Kolmen grants a portion of funds to Planned Parenthood, which legally performs abortions.

Weisel told the crowd there is a right that lets people have opinions and that Cridge was exercising that.

Here is the text of the email that riled up many Pennsbury residents:

Congratulations to all those who expended so much energy for so noble a cause. The financial and moral assistance provided by the Susan G. Komen Foundation to more than 100,000 women last year is an immense and valuable accomplishment.

Nonetheless, I think it only fair and necessary to mention that the good work done by the Komen Foundation is critically marred by the financial support it gives to Planned Parenthood. Last year Komen donated $7.5 million to Planned Parenthood. At an average cost of $550 for a first trimester abortion, Komen’s $7.5 million contribution to Planned Parenthood resulted in the untimely deaths (brutal killing) of 13,367 innocent and helpless human beings before they were ever to see the light of day. Who can know the full extent of the emotional and/or physical harm done to those mothers (and fathers), many of whom were psychologically forced into ending the life of her own child.

From the point of view of a school board director, I should think that we would want to do everything possible to encourage the protection of future students by refusing to support any organization that contributes in any way to the elimination those students.

Studies have shown a clear link between first trimester abortion and higher incidences of breast cancer.

Ironically and tragically, Komen has placed itself into the odd position of funding an organization that specializes in an activity which is specifically inimical to the purpose for Komen’s own existence. Perhaps we should rethink our participation in this effort next year.

Chris Cridge

Director, Region 3