The Sunday Mail
Gender and Community Editor
The 7th Zimpapers (Zimbabwe Newspapers) Cancer Power Walk scheduled for November 5 will be bigger and better, with more participants expected to take part in the 10-km charity run compared to previous years.
The main event is set for Old Hararians Sports Club in Milton Park, Harare; while Bulawayo, Kariba, Gweru, Mutare and Masvingo will also host the charity event, which kicks off at 5.30 am.
Zimpapers hosts the event in partnership with Island Hospice as part of its corporate social responsibility programme to raise awareness and contribute to the fight against cancer.Zimpapers public relations and communications manager, Digital and Publishing Division, Mrs Pauline Matanda, said: “We are expecting more participation this year compared to previous editions because of the interest the campaign continues to generate.
“We are inviting people from all walks of life to support this noble cause. We appreciate all partners who are already on board and we are calling on more to join us in supporting this noble cause.”
One of the sponsors, Ms Rutendo Kagondo of Rue’s Paper Flowers, said: “I would like to advise those who think they are well to go and get checked. It is a simple process and perhaps many don’t know how and where to get checked.
“This year’s edition will demystify this assumed complexity and encourage people to get checked for all forms of cancer.”
Rue’s Paper Flowers will provide a photo booth to capture participants’ pictures after they cross the finishing line. Participants will pay a US$10 entrance fee, also payable in local currency at the prevailing interbank exchange rate.
They will also receive a free shirt.
Sunny Yi Feng Tiles Zimbabwe public relations and legal officer, Mr Andrew Ndaramira, said the event will be educative.
“We believe that an educated world is better prepared to fight cancer,” he said. “As a company, we believe that cancer has become rampant in Zimbabwe and the world as a whole. Support for those who are suffering from the disease and those who care for the cancer patients is our collective moral responsibility.”
