Chronicle EditorRopafadzo Ndangariro Herald Reporter
ZIMBABWE Newspapers (Zimpapers) in partnership with Island Hospice will on Saturday host its annual Cancer Power Walk to raise awareness on the importance of early cancer detection and preventative lifestyles people can adopt. As a build-up to the event, Zimpapers will today hold a Takkies Day, which has since become an annual event on its corporate social responsibility programme.
In an interview yesterday, Zimpapers public relations and corporate affairs manager Ms Beatrice Tonhodzai said all employees will come to work dressed in their formal wear with sneakers as a way of increasing awareness on cancer. She said the five-kilometre power walk will start at 6am. Ms Tonhodzai said apart from increasing awareness on cancer, Zimpapers also sought to mobilise resources for cancer response.
“This is one of the activities in which individuals, corporates, friends and supporters should just come on board and walk against cancer,” she said.
“We are inviting Zimbabweans from where ever they come and the whole Zimpapers family to come and join us walk for cancer.” This is the second power walk that Zimpapers has organised having successfully embarked on a similar campaign last year. This year’s event will include other side activities such as zumba class, health checks and lifestyle education.
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