Locals asked to lend a helping hand to Cansa
Ways in which you can make a difference in the lives of a cancer patient or survivor.
Cansa is an NPO reliant on the kindness and generosity of donors and sponsors to continue with its service delivery across South Africa.
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Here are ways in which you can join the fight against cancer through your Shavathon donation and more:
• Donating R20, along with your hair donation, towards courier fees.
• Donate a new, or pre-loved, wig for patients in need.
• Donate towards the printing of CancerCare Coping Kits, At Home Pain Guide and the Cansa At Home Guide for Children with Pain.
• Donate towards the printing of educational materials (posters, pamphlets) to be used at oncology units.
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• Donate groceries to care homes and Cansa TLC facilities.
• Donate care packs for patients.
• Donate fuel for care home vehicles.
• Share Cansa posts on social media pages to create awareness.
• Donate consumables used for screenings like speculums, disposable gloves, linen savers.
• Donate towards the purchase of consumables like needles, glucose test strips and finger pricks.
• Purchase a compassionate hat for a cancer patient.
• Purchase a voucher towards a patient’s mastectomy bra or prosthesis or sponsor knitted knockers for others to knit.
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• Donate R10 000 towards a mobile clinic visit to rural areas to perform 50 prostate-specific antigens (PSA), lifestyle risk assessments and educational cancer awareness (including a driver, a nurse, and volunteers)
• Donate R10 000 towards a mobile clinic visit to rural areas to perform 50 pap smears, lifestyle risk assessments, and educational cancer awareness (including a driver, a nurse, and volunteers).
• Are you a copywriter or translator? Volunteer your time to copywrite and translate Cansa materials to other languages to extend their reach.
• Donate R7 500 towards 100 faecal occult blood home test kits.
• Donate R3 750 towards 50 faecal occult blood home test kits.
• Raise funds on their fundraising platform.
• Sign up as a volunteer.
• Conduct a recreational session with patients for arts, crafts, painting, and knitting.
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