'Go Pink! Walk Against Breast Cancer'

Go Pink! Walk Against Breast Cancer
May 17, 2009 - According to media reports, approximately 2,000 people participated in Skopjes first annual breast cancer awareness walk, Go Pink! Local NGO partners BORKA and Integrity Alpha Omega co-hosted the event, with sponsorships from the Agency of Youth and Sport, the Ministry of Health, Avon, Syscom, Infomedia, Alkaloid, most major media stations, and others. All told, the event raised more than 350,000 MKD, which will go towards renovating a chemotherapy clinic for women with breast cancer.

Cancer does not recognize national boundaries, ethnicities, or religions. It can strike anyone. The May 17 walk was a chance for people of all ages to walk together to raise funds for the health of their mothers, their wives, their sisters, and their daughters. If we work together to fight this disease, we nurture the common interests and values that we share as human beings. The fight against breast cancer is important for all of us.
Ambassador Reeker opened the event by welcoming the crowd. He said, Your volunteerism is changing lives. When you walk today, you are taking a stand. You are standing up and saying that you can be counted upon to help. This project is part of the strategic partnership agreement between the U.S. and Macedonia. The Embassy would like to thank all of those who supported this event and came out and participated.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• breast
• cancer
• awareness
• walk