St. Joseph’s/Candler’s 24th SmartWomen Luncheon & Expo Fundraising Results Are In

St. Joseph’s/Candler 2026 SmartWomen committee led by Committee Chair Dana Whitfield (center) and St. Joseph’s/Candler Foundations Executive Director Vernice Rackett (right of center, holding check) The 2026 St. Joseph’s/ Candler SmartWomen Luncheon & Expo raised $265,924 for the Telfair Mammography Fund through proceeds and donations. Over the past 24 years, the SmartWomen event has raised over $2.8 million! In our region, approximately 20 percent of women are uninsured or underinsured. Our goal is to ensure that every woman has access to mammography and other breast health services, even if they have no insurance or high deductibles or copays. “Any woman in need of a life-saving mammograms should not go without one. SmartWomen is a signature event that helps to replenish the Telfair Mammography Fund, which removes financial barriers for hundreds of women.

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