Free Mammograms at Belk Next Week

Cary, NC- The BelkGives on the Go Mobile Mammography Center, a 39-foot-long, state-of-the-art screening center on wheels, will stop at Belk stores in Durham, Cary and Zebulon, N.C ., during the week of April 15 to offer free, convenient mammogram screenings.  Women age 40 and over with no breast concerns and who have not had a mammogram in the last 12 months are eligible by calling 855-655-BMMC (2662) to schedule an appointment.

Dates and Locations

•  Tuesday, April 16 – 9:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. Belk Streets at SouthPoint, 6910 Fayetteville Rd., Durham, N.C. 27713
•  Thursday, April 18 – 9:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. Belk Cary Towne Center, 1105 Walnut Street, Cary, N.C. 27511
•  Saturday, April 20 – 9:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. Belk Triangle East Center, 164 Wakelon St., Zebulon, N.C. 27215

All screening exams are performed by Charlotte Radiology’s licensed, female mammography-certified technologists.  A board-certified radiologist, specialized in breast imaging will interpret the mammogram. Confidential results will be sent to the patient and her primary care physician.

Belk, the nation’s largest privately operated department store, launched BelkGives on the Go Mobile Mammography in partnership with Charlotte Radiology. This mobile mammography center will bring convenient, digital screening and awareness to all Belk markets with the journey beginning in 113 stores throughout North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee through January 2014.

Belk’s $6 million investment in this program marks the retailer’s deep commitment to women’s health issues and breast cancer education and is the company’s single largest charitable contribution to date. Belk is the only retailer of its kind to form a partnership alongside community and health organizations by extending breast cancer screening and increasing breast cancer awareness through its own operation.

For more information, call 855-655-BMMC (2662) or go to www.belk.com/pink.