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The Pink October breast cancer screening awareness campaign continues this week on Saint-Barthélemy, with events organized by the Saint-Barth Handisport and Ouanala'Hospital associations. This Sunday, October 12, starting at 7 a.m., the Service territorial d'incendie et de secours fire station will welcome six groups of six women for a sports course comprising several workshops. "Christian Onier, a member of Saint-Barth Handisport, explains: "The idea is to surpass oneself and help others.
The day before, on Saturday October 11, Ouanala'Hospital members will set up a stall at the entrance to the Super U store on Saint-Jean. The aim will be to sell accessories (caps, ribbons, etc.), registrations for the Pink Walk on Sunday October 26 and T-shirts to benefit the Guadeloupe League against Cancer, as well as the Fleur de Phoenix association on Saint-Martin, which provides support to patients and caregivers on Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy. The operation began last week in front of the Oasis U store and at the Marché de Saint-Barth in Gustavia. With great success.
The Ouanala'Hospital association was created this year by nurses from the Irénée de Bruyn hospital. Anne-Laure Zacharczuk, the association's president, explains: "We've been up and running since July. We're the hospital's staff association, so the initial idea is to establish partnerships with the island's businesses, for the well-being of our staff. But we don't forget that we're healthcare professionals, so the association gives us legal status to carry out public health initiatives. Like Pink October. "
While Saint-Barth Handisport has set up all the sporting activities on offer every Sunday of the month, including the Marche rose on Sunday October 26, Ouanala'Hospital has taken care of creating all the accessories and T-shirts that are on sale at the stands, but not only. There's also a partnership with the Sélect for a karaoke evening (Thursday, October 16) and another with the Barthélemy restaurant, which will donate one euro per dish during its first week of opening," Anne-Laure explains. We're trying to do things right, spread out over time, so that it's not just a one-off event. We're committed to Pink October because it's an important cause. "
To finance the design and purchase of the T-shirts, the association appealed to the Collectivité territoriale. As for the accessories (the "goodies"), a colleague with a 3D printer made them. Ouanala'Hospital financed the manufacture of ribbons and other fabrics.
Pink October: The weekend program
- Saturday October 11:
Sale of accessories and T-shirts by Ouanala'Hospital at the Super U store in Saint-Jean.
- Sunday October 12 :
7am: Sports workshops at the Stis barracks, Saint-Jean.
