For Milford resident Judy Plomer, Giving Tuesday is about more than supporting charities: it’s deeply personal.

While Black Friday and Cyber Monday are about buying, Giving Tuesday is just what its name implies: a chance to support causes of your choice, whether through donations, volunteering, or other kind acts.

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This year Giving Tuesday falls on Dec. 2, right after the frenzied Black Friday of Nov. 28 and Cyber Monday Dec. 1.

And for the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation, the focus this year is on ensuring the best technology for breast-cancer screening. A new digital mammography machine is expected to cost $1 million, the foundation reported in a news release relating Plomer’s story.

Each year when she visits the hospital for her mammogram, Plomer

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