Walking for cancer

House President Marios Garoyian and Health Minister Christos Patsalides will lead the march that starts at "Arodaphnoussa" hospice at 10.30 am.

The event is organised by the Cyprus Anti-Cancer Association, with the support of the Bank of Cyprus (BoC) and CyBC and Phileleftheros newspaper as the media sponsors.

The march this year is organised under the motto "Fight for Life, Think Positive, Act Positive, Turn Positive Thinking into Positive Action by Supporting the Fight Against Cancer."

It is the Cyprus Anti-Cancer Association's main fundraising event to help cover the association's services - medical and nursing care, psychological and social support, physiotherapy services, transport to cancer centres in Nicosia, and spreading the word on the importance of prevention and timely diagnosis of cancer.

Proceeds from events surrounding the Christodoula March last year came to € 759.441.

Contributions can be made through a landline by calling Charity Direct of the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (Cyta) on the following numbers:

90936010 for a contribution of €1.71

90937030 for a contribution of €5.13

90938050 for a contribution of €8.54.The 34^th annual Christodoula March in aid of cancer patients and their families will take place on Sunday.

Cyprus Weekly 10-17 April  2009