85 HOPE Free Medical Clinic of Wabash County will host two free Pap Parties in October along
with “Mammo Month”, which is in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Any Wabash County woman ages 21-64 is invited to attend the free Pap Parties. The Wabash
Pap Party will be held on Tuesday, October 13 from 5:30-7:30 pm at Parkview Medical Office
Building, 8 John Kissinger Dr., Wabash. The Manchester Pap Party will be held on Tuesday,
October 27 from 5:30-7:30 pm at Manchester Parkview PPG Clinic, 1104 N. Wayne St., North
Manchester. No income requirements, no insurance card, no appointment needed. Just come!
Additionally, 85 HOPE will host “Mammo Month” in October and offers several opportunities
for Wabash County women ages 40 and over to get an order for a free mammogram at
Parkview Wabash Hospital. From October 1-31, women may walk-in at either 85 HOPE Free
Medical Clinic office during open hours to pick up an order. 85 HOPE Wabash is open Tuesdays
1-5 pm and Thursdays 1-8 pm. 85 HOPE Manchester is open Tuesdays 3-5 pm and 1 st and 3 rd
Tuesdays 5-8 pm. No insurance card, no income requirements, no appointment needed to pick
up a mammogram order. Just stop by!
Additionally, 85 HOPE will be handing out orders for free mammograms at several public events
in October:
-October 2: First Friday, Ohh My! Cakes, 4-8 pm
-October 3: Manchester Harvest and Arts Festival (downtown North Manchester), 10
am-6 pm
-October 23: Ohh My! Cakes, 10 am-2 pm
Mammogram orders will also be available at both Pap Parties.
Several local organizations help support 85 HOPE’s Mammogram Fund which makes the free
mammograms possible. “We would like to sincerely thank Toni Metzger and Ride for a Cause
and Lana Garber and the Annual Honeywell Ladies Golf Association Scramble for their generous
support of our Mammogram Fund,” says Laura Spaulding, Executive Director of 85 HOPE.
Spaulding adds, “Part of holistic healthcare for women is prevention and 85 HOPE is pleased to
offer free Paps and mammograms to Wabash County women to help prevent cervical and
breast cancer. We hope many Wabash County women will take advantage of these
opportunities in October.”
85 HOPE Free Medical Clinic offers free primary healthcare and medications to low-income
adult residents (ages 18-64) of Wabash County who are uninsured or under-insured. For
questions about the Pap parties or Mammo Month or more information about 85 HOPE, please
call Wabash 260-274-0011 or Manchester 260-306-8309, follow us on Facebook 85 Hope, or
visit our website at 85hope.org.