CHARLESTOWN, Nevis, September 6, 2011 - The reigning Nevis Culture Queen, Santonya Mills, on Saturday registered for Pink Lily Cancer Care Walkathon scheduled to be held on October 15,2011.
Pink Lily Cancer Care will mark the annual breast cancer global awareness month by hosting a walkathon dubbed 25K 100. The theme of the walkathon is “Stand Up to Cancer.”
Pink Lily Chairperson and Events Coordinator Julie Claxton welcomed the reigning queen’s passion to fight breast cancer and called on people from all walks of life to follow the example set by the Nevis Culture Queen, to stand up to cancer by registering to participate in the Pink Lily walkathon.
Money raised through the annual walkathon enables Pink Lily to offer free mammograms to women aged between 39-67 who are at risk of getting breast cancer. Already, 100 Nevisian women have received free mammograms during the first phase of the charity’s Breast Screening Program(BSP) at a cost of EC25,000.
Registration for the second phase of the Pink Lily Breast Screening Programme opens on September 26,2011. Women can access application forms from doctors’ clinics, Alexandra Hospital and health centres.
A total of $EC17,823.70 has already been raised to help Pink Lily begin the second phase of the Breast Screening Program. The fund needs to be further boosted as EC25,000 is required to complete the second phase of the charity’s Breast Screening Program through which 100 women will receive free counseling, literature, mammograms, care and support.
$EC17,823.70 has already been raised to finance the second phase of the Breast Screening Program. TriStar boosted the breast screening fund by donating EC$9,608.00 raised through the 5k walk-run hosted by TriSTar in April, 2011, during the TriStar international triathlon held on Nevis. EC$6,889.88 was raised through the 2010 walkathon, $EC1,325.00 was raised through a joint event dubbed Imagine, organized by Voices of Women and Pink Lily.
A Nevisian Sports Coordinator, Lydia Claxton’s was among the 100 women who benefited from Pink Lily’s free mammogram program during the first phase. It was through Pink Lily’s mammogram program that medical personnel detected she had breast cancer., She recently returned to Nevis after successful treatment in United States.
Lydia Claxton said in an interview recently that if she had not applied to be a participant of the Pink Lily Breast Screening Programme, she would not have detected her breast cancer status. “Those who sign up like Lydia Claxton did, receive free pre counseling and free mammograms ,” Tracy Parris, Client Support Coordinator said in an interview.
Pink Lily cancer care Nevis, relies on volunteer help, donations from the public, community fund raising efforts, patrons, sponsorship and funding to provide its service free to clients.
For further information call 664 3306 or 6643729. To access walk registration forms email: Pink Lily Event Coortinator/Chair Julie Claxton julie.pinklilycancercare@gmail.com
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