EVENTS - 2005
The Move
F.O.C.P. will be moving from our current location to our new offices located at the Family Supreme Council headquarters in Sharjah.
F.O.C.P. “October 2005”
F.O.C.P. always considers October to be the most important month of the year for spreading awareness, as it’s the international breast cancer awareness month.
 As October this year came with Ramadan, F.O.C.P. set the October 2005 activity as a “Ramadan Suhoor night”.
Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikha Jawaher Bint Mohammed Al Qassimi, Honorary Chairperson of F.O.C.P., “Ramadan Suhoor Night” was officially opened for two days 12-13/10/2005 at the Sharjah Ladies Club.
This night included:
- A Lecture about the “Healthy eating in Ramdan” prepared and presented by Dr. Chereefah Abo Al Fotoh, nutritionist specialist, which F.O.C.P. especially invited for this evening from Egypt.
- A bazaar including jewelry, semi precious jewelry and accessories, also a selection of shawls and Kuftans, and unique selections of hand made bags. All items and exhibitors where invited from out side U.A.E. eg. Lebanon, Italy, India and Africa.
- An awareness corner organized and supervised by Al Zahrah Hospital in Sharjah.
- A fashion show with the unique Abaiah’s of House Of Asaiel- Lebanon.
Roche Pharmaceutical & GE campaign
 In collaboration with the Ministry of health and F.O.C.P., GE is donating 2 state of the art mammogram machines to Dubai and Sharjah, for ladies to do mammogram free of charge.
SAKS Fifth Avenue “Key to the Cure Camping”
The famous SAKS 5th Avenue stores had partnered up with F.O.C.P. in their October 2005 “Key to the Cure Campaign”, K.T.T.C. is a well known campaign launched by SAKS all over the world each year in October, the revenue of this campaign goes to Cancer charity and research.
Sharjah Medical District Comprehensive Campaign
F.O.C.P. joined Sharjah Medical District, as we always do each October, for their awareness program held at Expo throughout the month of October. F.O.C.P. arranged and supervised a corner on Breast cancer awareness and how to do breast self examination.
SENSASIA SPA activity
SENASIA SPA in collaboration with F.O.C.P. is launching an awareness campaign for the ladies coming to the spa to teach them how to do the breast self examination. Also the spa has created a special treatment for the month called PINK Treatment, and the revenue from this special treatment will be donated to F.O.C.P. to help needy patients.
Naomi Campaign
The leading chain of stores Naomi is also launching an awareness campaign in the month of October; they will distribute leaflets designed by F.O.C.P. to ladies in all their branches all over U.A.E. on how to do a self breast examination.
Dubai Hospital night for children
 Friends of Cancer volunteers participated in the Dubai hospital night for children, taken place at the Dubai Ladies club on the 15/11/2005. The function included face painting, balloon twisting, fun games and clowns for the cancer and kidney sick children.
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