3 Oct, 2008
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Posted by teacherjulie @ 11:37 am
Shelved under About Town, Health, Interesting tidbits, Lessons in Life

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This month highlights awareness of people to the condition. My mother’s eldest sister died of breast cancer. A mother of my student had this but she has survived.

In celebration of October as the Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Avon Philippines in cooperation with the Philippine Cancer Society encourages Filipinos to join the “Kiss Goodbye to Breast Cancer”.

Click here to read about the said even which will happen on Sunday, October 5, 2008 at 16 Avon walk venues all over the Philippines.

Or continue reading…

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Walk with us today. Save Lives tomorrow.

Join 30,000 people as we walk to fight breast cancer and create even more awareness by establishing a Philippine Record.

How to Help:
Buy the special edition Kiss Goodbye to Breast Cancer Shirt which serves as your joining fee to any of the 16 Avon Walk events nationwide on October 5, 2008, 6:00 am.

    Locations:

    Bacolod – Bacolod City Lagoon

    Batangas – Batangas City Plaza

    Cabanatuan – Cabanatuan Freedom Park

    Cagayan De Oro – Avon Branch

    Cauayan – Cauayan City Cultural Center

    Cebu – Cebu City Sports Center

    Dagupan – Dagupan City Plaza

    Davao – Avon Branch

    Iloilo – Iloilo Freedom Park

    Legaspi – Avon Branch

    Lucena – Pacific Mall Parking Lot

    Malolos – Malolos Provincial Capitol Plaza

    Manila – SM Mall of Asia

    San Fernando – San Fernando City Plaza

    Tacloban – Avon Branch

    Vigan – Plaza Burgos

* Venues are subject to change. Please continue to visit this page or check out our posters for the final venues.

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3 Oct, 2008 @ 3:13 pm
Rach (Heart of Rachel) said:

Hi Julie. Are you joining the walk? I would love to join but hubby has flu. I don’t think he will be able to drive me to MOA.

3 Oct, 2008 @ 9:06 pm
PM said:

hey hey. so it runs in your blood huh? do take care.

5 Oct, 2008 @ 2:52 am
annamanila said:

My daughter — the doc not yet — taught me how to self-examine my own breasts for lumps. I think all women should be able to do that. It’s fairly simple.

All women should be more aware of this danger. Good luck to the movement.

10 Oct, 2008 @ 6:38 pm
julie said:

Next time, Rachel, next time :) Hope Jules is better now :)

10 Oct, 2008 @ 6:40 pm
julie said:

PM, I hope not. I hope not.

10 Oct, 2008 @ 6:57 pm
julie said:

Thanks, AM :)

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