Steven A. Burd, chairman, president, and CEO of Safeway Inc., hands the keys to a new state-of-the-art mobile mammography van to Connie Lehman. In addition to Safeway’s gift for building and equipping the van, Burd surprised Lehman with an additional gift to support the van’s operation.
Safeway’s Seattle Division President Greg Sparks, pictured at left, is proud of the company’s partnership with UW Medicine, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, which Sparks called “three premier facilities leading the advancement of breast-cancer research, detection and treatment.” UW Medicine and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, along with Seattle Children’s, are the governing organizations of the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.
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Safeway Inc., a national leader in retail food and drugs, is also a national leader in corporate charity. Over the past decade, the company has raised and donated more than $1 billion to support education, health and wellness, community food banks, and cancer research and prevention. In 2005 alone, Safeway’s charitable giving was the equivalent of 25 percent of its net income.
Many cancer programs at UW Medicine have benefited from Safeway’s generosity, most recently breast cancer. Safeway’s latest contribution of $1 million was used to build and operate a van equipped with state-of-the-art imaging equipment designed to bring mammography services to women who otherwise might not get regular breast-cancer screening. The van, which will be operated by the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, represents the culmination of a month-long fundraising campaign sponsored by the Seattle Division of Safeway Inc. and supported by its employees and customers along with a corporate grant from the Safeway Foundation.
The van is operated under the direction of Connie Lehman, M.D., Res. ’95, Ph.D., director of medical imaging at SCCA and professor and vice chair of radiology, section head of breast imaging, at University of Washington Medicine.
“We have an opportunity with this program to give more women the opportunity to be screened with the latest and best technology for early detection of breast cancer,” Lehman says. “We are delighted to partner with Safeway to make a difference for women and their families in our community.”
The first locations for the mobile mammography van will include University of Washington Physician Network clinics, Harborview Medical Center, and select Safeway stores in the Puget Sound region.
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