‘Coffee for a Cure’ raises money for breast cancer
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and The Human Bean is once again raising money to benefit breast cancer patients through the Mosaic Life Care Auxiliary Breast Cancer Patient Assistance Fund.
The 10th annual event took place from 5 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 17, at The Human Bean, located at 4414 Commons Drive in St. Joseph.
The Human Bean's national fundraiser, Coffee For a Cure, donates to local organizations that provide treatment for those battling breast cancer.
Just by making a purchase, people can help. The Human Bean will donate 100% percent of sales and tips to the Mosaic Life Care Auxiliary Breast Cancer Patient Assistance Fund, and Mosaic Life Care Auxiliary will provide a 100% match.
Cars were lined up to start their morning off with a cup of coffee and to help support the cause. Volunteers from Mosaic came to offer support with a bag of awareness bracelets, pins, and other awareness-related items.
Carol Walter, a Mosaic Life Care Auxiliary member and retired nurse, came out to support for her first time today.
"We raise funds for the breast cancer support. We give. I'm on the committee that gives out those funds. And so we hear stories every day of women who need assistance," said Walter.
Walter is not the only one; for some people, like Brianna Cluck, this was personal.
"We actually just lost my mom September third to breast cancer. She was a big part of Mosaic Life Care. A lot of people knew her. She was well known for her laugh. And, today, we are here to support other women in her name," said Cluck.
Coffee for a Cure has been around for 20 years nationally and has accumulated over $4.2 million dollars nationwide.
According to the American Cancer Society, for 2025, there are about 316,950 new cases of invasive breast cancer that will be diagnosed in women.
Director of the Cancer Center, Rony Abou-Jawde, stressed why it's important to get checked out for breast cancer.
"Don't be scared about the procedure. Don't be scared about the actual I don't want to know if I have cancer kind of thing, because if, God forbid, somebody is diagnosed with cancer at an earlier stage, this is highly curable. So that's why screening will save lives and mammograms will save lives," said Abou-Jawde.
