SAN ANGELO, Texas — Angelo State University's Laura W. Bush Institute for Women's Health regional office is hosting its annual "Presents" fundraising luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, April 28, at the McNease Convention Center, 501 Rio Concho Drive.
Keynote speaker for the luncheon will be Emmy Award-winning TV personality Elisabeth Hasselbeck, long-time co-host of "The View".
The luncheon is the LWBIWH's annual fundraiser for its mammogram program and educational outreach programming. Tickets are $100 each and are available by calling the LWBIWH at 325-486-6478.
Tickets must be purchased in advance. The deadline to purchase tickets is April 15.
Hasselbeck started her television career as a contestant on the second season of "Survivor", where she placed fourth and competed alongside Christoval native Colby Donaldson. She then co-hosted the ABC daytime talk show, "The View," for 10 years. Along with her co-hosts, she was awarded a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Talk Show Host. Following that, she appeared as a co-host on "Fox and Friends."
Most recently, Hasselbeck published her book, "Point of View: A Fresh Look at Work, Faith, and Freedom," in 2019.
She is married to former NFL quarterback Tim Hasselbeck, who works as an analyst for ESPN, and they live in Nashville, Tennessee, with their three children. She is a supporter of breast cancer awareness initiatives and an advocate for celiac disease education, as she lives with the disease herself.
The LWBIWH Mammogram Program provides preventative breast-health services free of cost to those in the Concho Valley and surrounding counties who qualify. The educational outreach programming includes events such as "Girl Power," which provides girls in fourth-seventh grades the opportunity to learn about self-esteem, mental health and the importance of women's health education going forward. Programming also includes the "Girls Night Out" event at ASU, which provides college-age women with information on campus resources, personal safety, self-defense, mental health and much more.
For more information, contact Caroline Drain, LWBIWH community event coordinator, at 325-486-6478 or caroline.drain@angelo.edu.
