PANDORA Jewellery sponsored a breast health awareness golf day at Bryanston Country Club.
The initiative was in honour of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Participants were asked to wear pink to show support for the cause.
Every year the company gives 15 percent of its sales of breast cancer charms towards the education and awareness of the disease.
It raised R31 900 this year and handed over the cheque to chief operations officer of the Breast Health Foundation, Louise Turner, at the golf day prize-giving.
The Breast Health Foundation consists of breast cancer survivors who help woman cope with the disease by organising doctor appointments, trauma counselling, and helping to deal with chemotherapy and radiation treatments.
Survivors also educate the public in townships, rural areas and government clinics on breast health.
“They come from similar circumstances and want to help women through their journey,” said Turner.
Turner advises women that are 18 years and older to have their breasts examined monthly and to have regular mammogram’s after the age of 40.
“Breast Cancer is no longer an old woman’s disease and no one is immune to the sickness,” added Turner.
Breast Cancer Charms can be found at the Pandora Concept Store, in Sandton City and 15 percent of their proceedings go to the cause.
