Salisbury, MD – The TidalHealth Foundation announced this week that it has successfully reached its $1 million fundraising goal for the Drive for Mobile Mammography campaign. The milestone was achieved Sept. 15 at a fundraising event at the Ocean City home of Sandy and Palmer Gillis, where donors in attendance contributed $86,300 to officially close the campaign.
The Drive for Mobile Mammography began in October 2023 with initial support from TidalHealth team members, who together pledged $125,000 during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Since then, gifts from individuals, families, and organizations have steadily drove the campaign closer to its goal.
“This mobile mammography unit was funded entirely through community donations,” said Jessica Hales, President of the TidalHealth Foundation and TidalHealth’s Chief Philanthropy Officer. “Every gift was a memory, a tribute, or an honor to someone loved. This initiative touches nearly every life, and it’s inspiring to see our community come together to make breast cancer screening accessible for all.”
For each contribution made in honor or memory of a loved one, that name will be proudly displayed on the back of the mobile mammography unit, symbolizing the personal connections and community-wide support that made this effort possible.
The mobile mammography unit is scheduled to be delivered this fall, with a ribbon-cutting planned for late October. Once operational, the unit will expand access to lifesaving breast cancer screenings by traveling directly to communities across the region, in particular to those traditionally underserved or where social determinants of health make obtaining screening challenging.
