The South African Mushroom Farmers’ Association’s annual\u00a0national\u00a0Power of Pink campaign has kicked off again and lasts the whole month of October throughout South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Buy mushrooms in Pink Punnets this October<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n You may not know it but every member of the Reach for Recovery team is a breast cancer survivor herself. Even more amazing is that they are the only voluntary support structure for thousands of underprivileged women who have lost her breast(s) through this dreadful disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shirley Gottschick, Chairperson of Reach for Recovery\u2019s Johannesburg branch is passionate about Reach for Recovery\u2019s Ditto Prostheses Project, which provides breast prostheses to those who cannot afford them. \u201cIt is a life-changing gift of hope for a mastectomy patient as she can face life again looking \u2018normal\u2019 and feeling confident!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd remember,\u201d she says, \u201cyour generous purchase of 250g pink punnets of whole or sliced white button mushrooms at Pick n Pay during October, is the power behind our annual Power of Pink campaign. The funds raised give financial power to Reach for Recovery\u2019s Ditto Prostheses Project to purchase silicone breast prostheses for women who can\u2019t afford reconstructive surgery after the trauma of breast cancer<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBreast cancer can happen to anyone, young and old,\u201d affirms Reach for Recovery volunteer Rita Mphokwane. \u201cSo it’s best to get to know how to do your breast self-examination from a young age,\u201d She encourages everyone to buy fresh mushrooms in the pink punnets because the women we help really appreciate the gift! And it\u2019s also good to know that mushrooms have anti-cancer health benefits for the ones buying and eating them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Reach for Recovery motivational speaker Mokgadi Minah Sookane finds her volunteer work fulfilling. Whether she\u2019s fundraising through the Power of Pink campaign or visiting patients in hospital, this is her message to survivors: \u201cBe positive, take care of yourself and listen to your doctor! But most importantly, always know that we walk this road together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBreast cancer also brings harsh realities into your life,\u201d concludes Stephn\u00e9 Jacobs, National Chairperson of Reach for Recovery. \u201cThe South African Mushroom Farmers\u2019 Association\u2019s (SAMFA) annual Power of Pink fundraising campaign in conjunction with Pick n Pay is a wonderful way in which Reach for Recovery can make a very real difference to the future of uninsured women who had survived breast cancer. Everyone who buys pink punnets of mushrooms in October brings that \u2018ray of hope\u2019 to survivors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The science behind mushrooms and breast cancer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Women who eat just 10g of mushrooms every day<\/strong> seem to halve their risk of breast cancer. Source: Beckman Institute at the City of Hope Cancer Centre, University of Australia, Sydney, Zhejiang University in China<\/p>\n\n\n\n For more info on mushrooms and breast cancer: www.mushroominfo.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n