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Congresswoman Yvette Clarke to Receive Fibroid Fighters Champion Award

July 01,2021

Fibroid Fighters’ “A Night in Purple” highlights women’s rights to better fibroid care

The Fibroid Fighters Foundation will honor Congresswoman Yvette Clarke at their fibroid awareness dinner, “A Night in Purple”, which will be held on Saturday, July 31, beginning at 5:00 p.m. at the Empire Steak House, 151 East 50th Street, New York, NY.

Clarke, who represents the 9th New York Congressional District, will receive the first Fibroid Fighters Champion of the Year award for her efforts introducing the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2021. The bill will provide an estimated $150M to the National Institutes of Health for fibroid research and education and is expected to be voted on later this year.

Read the entire article here:

https://www.brooklynpaper.com/event/congresswoman-yvette-clarke-to-receive-fibroid-fighters-champion-award/

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