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Mrs Fashola set to flag-off the 2013 annual 'Pink Ride Lagos'
October is Breast
Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign to increase awareness of the
disease. While most people are aware of breast cancer, many forget to take the
steps to have a plan to detect the disease in its early stages and encourage
others to do the same. Pink Pearl Foundation continues to instil the knowledge
of cervical and breast cancer amongst Nigerian women. Continue...
Established in
October 2007, Pink Pearl Foundation, an organization dedicated to empowering
women through skill acquisition programmes, awareness campaigns, provision of
high-quality breast and cervical cancer screenings, and diagnostic services is
promoting breast cancer awareness with a one-day bicycle ride “Pink Ride Lagos”.
With the support of
the First Lady of Lagos State, Mrs. Abimbola Fashola, Pink Pearl Foundation
will facilitate the Pink Ride involving two hundred (200) professional and
non-professional riders who will ride from the Lagos State House of Assembly in
Alausa, Ikeja to the Lagos House, Marina.
The ride which will
be flagged off by the First Lady of Lagos State will feature roadside
awareness, distribution of breast cancer fliers and on-the-go screening at two
locations in Lekki and Ikeja.
Interested members
of the public can participate by supporting with a token fee of Five Thousand
Naira – N5, 000 (Complimentary branded kit – jerseys; accredited certificate,
and more).
Participants must
be eligible (18years and above), own a bicycle and helmet.
For registration,
participation and other inquiries; call +234
709 873 2399 or send an email to pinkpearlfoundation@gmail.com.
For
more information, visit the Pink Pearl Foundation website, www.pinkpearlfoundation.com
or follow on Twitter:
@PPF4Cancer
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