Sharjah24: In line with the international breast cancer awareness month "Pink October" Sharjah Ladies Club and its ten branches are organizing several activities, events, and shows which support raising public awareness, about breast cancer and the importance of having early screening.
The Sharjah Ladies Club welcomes at its headquarters on the 16th of October, The Pink Caravan which is an initiative of the Friends of Cancer Patients Association to promote breast cancer awareness and the importance of early detection. The Caravan’s mobile medical clinic will carry out earlier detection examinations, mammograms and provide guidelines about methods of self-examination. Furthermore, the club will host an educational lecture for the Friends of Cancer Patients Association with Eucerin, a leading skin care company; To support awareness-raising efforts on the importance of early detection and ways to prevent breast cancer, in addition to participating in health fitness activities.
The club annually celebrates “Pink October”, where all its facilities participate by presenting special offers in respect to this event throughout the month. It also allocates a list of services, the proceeds of which go to the Friends of Cancer Patients Association and the Pink Caravan throughout the year. The most prominent of these is the "Orchid Beauty Boutique" initiative, in which special hair services proceeds will go to the association and the Pink Caravan.
This year, the club also offers free monthly memberships for cancer patients and survivors. In addition to, discounts on memberships and various services in a number of its facilities. Awareness sessions, free consultations, raffles and prizes for exclusive services and treatments during the month is being held as well. Plus, Pink October food menus, fitness deals, and sports activities.
In turn, the club's ten branches are participating in the Pink October events, where they are all organizing real and virtual lectures and educational sessions to raise awareness about breast cancer. They have many offers and discounts at their facilities, like Layaqa Fitness Center, the Olympic swimming pool, Marasi restaurant, and Ibdaa Talents Center. In addition to that, there are the Pink October activities for children across all branches within the Tala program, which consist of various artistic workshops dominated by the color pink, also the activities of the Beauty Corner conducting hair care, nails and henna services.
The branches also provide special offers and discounts for women who undergo a breast examination in a number of their facilities such as the swimming pool, Layaqa Fitness Center and Marasi restaurant. Some branches offer pink giveaways and souvenirs to institutions and government departments, reflecting the Pink October theme.
Khawla Al Serkal, Director General of Sharjah Ladies Club and Board Member of the Friends of Cancer Patients highlighted the club's keenness and constant commitment to participate in this global health movement by holding many offers and activities.
She confirmed: “The club's interest in promoting awareness during Pink October comes as part of its continuous efforts to motivate women to adopt a healthy lifestyle that achieves prevention and wellness. As such events contribute to enhancing public community awareness about the importance of conducting preventive medical examinations, practicing physical activities and proper nutrition, stressing that promoting Health awareness in society is essential for the advancement of individuals and the consolidation of comprehensive development.
She added that the participation of the Sharjah Ladies Club in Pink October is a message full of hope and solidarity with every woman who is fighting or has survived this disease, and it goes side by side with our efforts to encourage women to take care of their health.
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