PINKTOBER Coffee Morning

On Wednesday, 12th October the BIS Abu Dhabi community hosted a very successful PINKTOBER Parent Coffee Morning in aid of Breast Cancer.

Breast Cancer became the most common cancer globally as of 2021, accounting for 12% of all new annual cancer cases worldwide, according to the World Health Organisation. The most common risk factors are increasing age, obesity, family history of breast cancer, history of radiation exposure, hormone therapy, and smoking.

The event included educational talks by Dr. Caroline Emma Richardson and Dr. Maria Ansari from Mediclinic, on Breast Cancer Awareness and prevention strategies, testimonials by incredibly strong cancer survivors, and fun events including a raffle draw, catwalk, nail station, and henna tattoos were also on offer!

The highlight of the event had to be the generous charitable contributions by our wonderful parents, students, and participants. These donations will go a long way in helping cancer patients, supported by the Friends of Cancer Patients Foundation. Some of the volunteers also contributed by donating handcrafted giveaways and delicious baked goods.

A huge thank you to our parent volunteers as well as to our fabulous PINKTOBER Coffee Morning sponsors, we really appreciate all of your support in making our event such a success today.

Parents and staff, be sure to check out the BIS Abu Dhabi Network here for some special offers that were kindly donated to our community that you will not want to miss out on!

To see more photos from this event, check out our Facebook album here.

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