The Cancer Institute of New Jersey Hamilton Receives Donation for Educational Materials
Group of Independent Longaberger Basket Consultants Presents Funds Raised During Annual "Night of Hope" Event

HAMILTON, NEW JERSEY – The Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Foundation was recently presented with a $4,500 donation from a group of independent consultants representing the Longaberger Company, for The Cancer Institute of New Jersey Hamilton (CINJ-H).

Lisa Breza (far left) Executive Director of The Cancer Institute of New Jersey Hamilton (CINJ-H) accepts a check for $4,500 from a group of independent Longaberger Basket consultants on behalf of the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Foundation. The donation was raised during Longaberger’s annual Night of Hope event, which raises awareness on the disease as well as funds to support breast cancer survivors and caregivers. To Breza’s left are Longaberger consultants Beth Fox-McManus of Robbinsville, New Jersey and Janice Olszewski of Hamilton as well as Trish Tatrai Breast Health Navigator and Cancer Genetics Coordinator at CINJ-H.

A group of nine Longaberger consultants raised funds by hosting its third annual Night of Hope event. The evening is dedicated to raising awareness and funds that support breast cancer survivors and caregivers.

CINJ-H will use the donation to purchase patient education materials. These new materials, written in English and Spanish, will cover every aspect of breast health and education. The materials will be available to patients of CINJ-H and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton.

The Longaberger Company is makes handcrafted baskets and offers other home and lifestyle products. The company has tens of thousands of independent home consultants located in all U.S. states who sell Longaberger products directly to customers. Longaberger sells a special basket during the company's annual Horizon of Hope Campaign and donates $2 from the sale of each to the American Cancer Society. The baskets contain educational information, including guidelines on regular mammograms and breast exams. More than three million Horizon of Hope Baskets have been purchased since 1995.

The RWJ Hamilton Foundation raises funds through private donors, corporations and family foundations to support patient care initiatives at RWJ Hamilton and The Cancer Institute of New Jersey Hamilton. Donors interested in partnering with the Foundation to improve healthcare in our community should contact Karla Stein, Vice President for the Foundation, at (609) 584-2162.

More About RWJ Hamilton
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton (RWJ Hamilton) is the only New Jersey hospital to receive the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Located in Hamilton Township, NJ, the hospital is part of the RWJ Health System and Network and is affiliated with the University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey-RWJ Medical School and the Cancer Institute of New Jersey.

The RWJ Hamilton Health Care Corporation serves communities within a five-county area and includes an acute care hospital, the Cancer Institute of New Jersey Hamilton, three affiliated medical groups, seven Lakeview Child Centers, and the RWJ Hamilton Center for Health & Wellness, home of a medically-based fitness center and the hospital's extensive community education program. Over 1,900 hospital employees and 650 medical staff physicians share RWJ Hamilton's passion for Excellence Through Service. For more information, visit www.rwjhamilton.org.