Celebrate, Remember, Fight Back
RAISING AWARENESS: The CANSA Relay for Life Collegiate event will start at 6pm on Friday and continue until 6am on Saturday.
Thursday, 03 October 2019
CPUT is partnering with the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) to host the Western Cape’s first-ever CANSA Relay for Life Collegiate event.
CANSA Relay for Life is a global event that unites communities in the fight against cancer and about 6 000 such events are held worldwide annually.
The theme is Celebrate, Remember, Fight Back.
Teams from CPUT, the University of Cape Town, Varsity College and False Bay College will participate in the event which will be held in the Major Sports Hall on the Bellville Campus.
The event will start at 6 pm on Friday, and teams will continue to walk in a relay until 6 am on Saturday morning.
“The idea is to raise awareness and provide education around cancer for student communities. We would like to let our young people know that there is help and support out there should they be diagnosed with cancer. October is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month and we find that the statistics for young women with breast cancer are quite high,” said CANSA’s Leillani Geduld.
She stated that participants could also look forward to inspirational guest speakers and exciting entertainment.
CPUT Events Manager, Cathy Cloete said the university was proud to co-host the inaugural event with CANSA.
“Cancer has affected many members of the CPUT family and it is important that we celebrate the survivors, remembers those who have passed and create awareness on fighting back.”
Written by Ilse Fredericks
Email: Frederickskennediji@cput.ac.za
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