LBX Pink-Belt Raises $233K for Breast Cancer & Yes, Mamm!

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 10, 2026) – Saint Joseph Health Foundations joined LBX Company’s Pink-Belt Luncheon on Tuesday to accept a check for proceeds from the auction of the Pink-Belt excavator earlier this year. Since 2012, LBX Company has partnered with Saint Joseph Health Foundations to support breast cancer awareness through the Pink-Belt, a traveling 15.2-metric-ton Link-Belt 145 X4 excavator that tours the nation every year before its auction to raise awareness and support the fight against breast cancer. 

This year, the Pink-Belt sold for $220,000 to Randy Gallegos of Rasmussen Equipment at the ConExpo 2026 in Las Vegas. Proceeds from Pink-Belt’s auction and additional donations totaled $233,300. These funds will be split between Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation and the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Of the total funding, $116,650 will benefit the Yes, Mamm! program, which provides free breast cancer screenings to uninsured and underinsured patients in Kentucky.

Eric Sauvage, President and CEO of LBX Company, and other leaders with the equipment manufacturer presented the check for $116,500 to representatives with Saint Joseph Health and Saint Joseph Health Foundations at the luncheon event. 

“The commitment that LBX has made to helping women gain screening for breast cancer has been transformative,” said Delaine Thiel, CFRE, Vice President of Philanthropy, Saint Joseph Health Foundations. “Our Yes, Mamm! program is essential to providing comprehensive services to cancer patients and survivors, and LBX’s generosity is important in our ability to continue delivering this life-changing assistance.”

The Yes, Mamm! program was established more than a decade ago by Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation to provide no-cost mammography screening, diagnostic services and support to the uninsured and underinsured. Following the success of Yes, Mamm!, the Yes, Cerv! program launched in 2021 with the goal of preventing cervical cancer through awareness, vaccination, screenings and treatment at no cost to eligible women. Since its inception, the Yes, Mamm! Yes, Cerv! program has collectively helped provide over 10,000 total patient visits, 7,000 screenings, 2,000 ultrasounds, biopsies and MRIs, and many additional resources to support patients with breast or cervical cancer.

To learn more about Saint Joseph Health Foundations and the Yes, Mamm! Yes, Cerv! program, visit SupportCHISaintJosephHealth.org.

About Saint Joseph Health

Saint Joseph Health, part of CommonSpirit Health, is one of the largest and most comprehensive health systems in the Commonwealth of Kentucky with 100 locations in 20 counties, including hospitals, physician groups, clinics, primary care centers, specialty institutes, home health agencies and an ambulatory Care Center. The hospitals in Saint Joseph Health are Flaget Memorial Hospital, Saint Joseph Berea, Saint Joseph East, Saint Joseph Hospital, Saint Joseph Jessamine, Saint Joseph London, Saint Joseph Mount Sterling, and Women’s Hospital at Saint Joseph East. In total, the health system serves patients in 35 counties statewide. Saint Joseph Health is dedicated to providing a wide array of services toward a goal of building a healthier future for all. HI Saint Joseph Health embodies a strong mission and faith-based heritage and works through local partnerships to expand access to care in the communities it serves.

About Saint Joseph Health Foundations

The Saint Joseph Health Foundations support Saint Joseph Health by inspiring donors to make a difference through their philanthropic investment in our care facilities and services, the education of caregivers, advanced clinical research and programs that improve access to quality medical care. The foundations serving their individual communities are Flaget Memorial Hospital Foundation, the Saint Joseph Berea Foundation, the Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation, the Saint Joseph London Foundation and the Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Foundation.