Pink Out Night at the Moose, scheduled Nov. 6, benefits the Butler Breast Cancer and Women's Cancer Support Group.

Cheryl Schaefer, coordinator and president of the nonprofit, said the support group meets for those who are diagnosed going through treatment and those who have general questions, as well as some family members of loved ones.

The Butler Breast Cancer and Women's Cancer Support Group offers services such as help finding doctors, compression garments and other basic support.

“You hear the word 'cancer' and it totally wipes your mind,” Schaefer said. “When you are in the doctor's office, you don't know what to ask or say and a lot of the time the doctors don't know all the answers.”

Pink Out Night at the Moose is an event that the group has held for several years, but was not able to hold last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. All funds from the event go to the support group.

Those attending are asked to wear as much pink as possible. There will be a dinner, Chinese auction and other activities.

Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door.

“We use that money to help if a woman needs help with rent or mortgage, or if they need gas or grocery cards, utilities, babysitting or garments,” Schaefer said.

“I always send the woman out to other places because we don't have huge donors like other places. Our funds are limited and I use other facilities first to help the patients.”

A lot of the questions that women ask are about compression garments, and most of the time, Schaefer said doctors don't know where the fitters are and leave it up to the patient to call the insurance companies.The group helps the patient find these garments and fitters.“Since COVID hit, a lot of the places don't exist anymore, or their hours are so limited that it's hard for the patient,” Schaefer said.Without Pink Out Night, Schaefer wouldn't be able to help the women that she does.“It becomes a sisterhood,” Schaefer said. “Sisters from a different mother and life-long relationships are formed with these people because you talk to them in the group, and out of the group you call, message and may meet up with them because they need that — and you need it.”

Even though some of the women in the group may be done with treatment, they are there for those who are going through it.“Until you have been there and have had cancer, you can be the doctor and say that this is gonna happen or you will feel this, but until you have been there and done that, you have no idea,” Schaefer said. “Those doctors can tell you anything they want and they have no idea what it is like to go through that.”The group used to meet at the Butler Memorial Hospital, but because of COVID-19 the women were having a hard time connecting. Schaefer contacted Trinity Lutheran Church and they waived the fees for the support group to meet every first Tuesday of the moment in the basement of the church from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.“If anyone ever has questions or wants to talk they can always call me,” Schaefer said. “I answer the phone 24/7”.If anyone wants to donate, they can make a check out to the Butler Breast Cancer and Women's Cancer Support Group, located at 166 Jamisonville Road.