CANSA Spring Dinner and Dance
The CANSA Spring Dinner and Dance was a fund-raiser toward the upcoming Relay for Life which takes place at Ferrum High School on 10 and 11 October.
A poignant rendition of In the arms of an angel by Newcastle High School pupil, Sherezaad van Blerk brought home the reality of cancer at the CANSA Spring Dinner and Dance hosted at the weekend.
Sherezaad sang this Sarah McLachlan favourite as a tribute to her mum who recently passed away from cancer.
The teen’s stirring performance inspired cancer survivors who attended the ball to spontaneously share their stories of hope, and it is on this note of hope that guests took to the dance floor and partied the night away.
The CANSA Spring Dinner and Dance was a fund-raiser toward the upcoming Relay for Life which takes place at Ferrum High School on 10 and 11 October.
At the Relay for Life, members of the community will band together in a grand act of solidarity to fight against cancer by celebrating the lives of cancer survivors, remembering all those who have lost the battle and pledging to each step they take around the track towards waking up in a world without cancer.
Support of the Relay for Life enables CANSA to provide the following services:
· – Patient and family counselling through home visits
· – Education through health talks and public exhibitions
· – Loaning of medical equipment such as wheelchairs, to patients when there is a need
· – Screenings for early detection, prosthesis, and stoma products at a reduced cost.
· – Facilitation of support groups
· – Accommodation, meals and transport to oncology treatment centers, for patients and their families when they have to travel out of town.
· – Research and identification of lifestyle and environmental factors that increase one’s risk of cancer
· – Lobbying government and communities to make changes to reduce the risk of cancer.
Lobbying medical aids for better accessibility to cancer treatment.
Contact CANSA community mobiliser, Estella Naicker on 079 256 7570 or Mona Maharaj on 073 756 2480 for assistance or to get involved.
Special thanks goes to all the sponsors and volunteers who contributed to a successful dinner and dance and to Vick Maharaj for the use of Souvenirs Hall as well as for his advice and support.
