- Oct 20, 2023
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This year, the South Beach Constituency is pleased to partner with title sponsor Cancer Center Treatment of America’s City of Hope to host the second annual Connect for Cancer Fun Run/Walk & Mini Health Expo on Saturday, October 21.
This initiative was born out of a desire to assist those impacted by cancer in the community as most persons either have a family member, friend, colleague, or church member impacted by the disease. Therefore, the constituency thought it would be fitting to bring the community together to bring about awareness and preventive measures, seek out treatment options and raise funds to help those impact
“Last year, we provided mammograms to persons in the South Beach Constituency,” said member of Parliament for the area Bacchus Rolle. “Many women took advantage of the mammograms. As a result of the mammograms, two women discovered they had cancer. This year, we have decided that all proceeds from this event will be shared between these women to assist with their fight against breast cancer. I am therefore encouraging residents of South Beach, avid runners and walkers, cross country runners and those who leisurely walk to join us on October 21 as we support our neighbors, family, friends, and co-workers.”
The walk is divided into two distances – 5K (five-kilometer) and 10K (10-kilometer) and the run is for 10K.
“In addition to the walk and run, we will hold a mini health expo immediately following the run and walk in the race village,” said Rolle.
Some of the highlights of the event include a healthy cooking demo with Chef Addie Farrington, blood pressure, glucose and diabetes checks by medical professionals, one-on-one sessions with nutritionists, a massage corner by Bahamas Technical & Vocational Institute (BTVI) students, and product sampling by Lightbourne Trading Limited, Nassau Agencies Limited, and Commonwealth Brewery Limited.
Cancer Treatment Center of America’s City of Hope will have representatives on site to talk about prevention as well as treatment options.
The event will be held from 6-10 a.m. on the beach in South Beach on Saturday.