MEMBERS of Caxton Durban showed their solidarity for cancer survivors on Friday at the company’s very own Cancer Association of South Africa’s (CANSA) annual Shavathon in New Germany.
For the past month, several fundraising Shavathons have taken place at various shopping centres, businesses and corporates across the province for CANSA.
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, Shavathon is one of the highlights on the CANSA calendar, bringing families, friends and colleagues together in solidarity with cancer survivors, and Caxton played its part to show that #CaxtonCares.
Group editor of the newspaper, Corrinne Louw, said the event raised more than R4 400 for the association.
“CANSA Shavathon is one of South Africa’s best-loved events in support of a very worthy cause, namely showing solidarity with those affected by cancer. Several Caxton team members took a seat to get their hair sprayed in all sorts of funky colours to show support, and design manager Quintus Ninebar took the plunge and shaved his hair. It was a wonderful morning, adding some colour to the office by supporting a worthy cause. We’d also like to thank our sponsors, BP and Oxford Butchery, for their support in making this a success,” she said.
Natasha Brown, CANSA’s KZN sustainability coordinator, said she has been blown away by the support shown by the KZN community.
“Out of all the provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, and indeed Durban, showed incredible support for this wonderful initiative. Aside from spraying their hair, we had one person shave their head. It is absolutely wonderful to see the response from Caxton Local Media and their contribution to the cause – we are blown away.
“Any support helps us to continue the fight against cancer in South Africa and brings us closer to the challenge of a cancer-free society within our generation. We also used the day as a way of educating the public regarding symptoms, screening and risk reduction, and to raise awareness,” Brown said.
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