7th March 2008
ABCF gave a talk on Breast Awareness at the Saint Benedict College, Margaret Mortimer Girls Junior Lyceum, Santa Lucia on the invitation of Active Body Health Minds Team. This talk was done in conjunction with Health Promotion and Disease Protection Department, represented by Ms Maryanne Massa.
30th April 2008
ABCF gave a talk on Breast Awareness at the Nicolo Isuard Band Club in Mosta.
22nd June 2008
Walkathon from Love monument in St. Julians to Ta’ Xbiex
5th September 2008
The BBQ held at the Great Dane on the 5th of September 2008 was a very successful one. This was possible by the support of the 350 guests that honoured us with their presence. The Great Dane Restaurant offered a scrumptious buffet and a live entertainment was provided by Sylvan Pace. Sponsors that generously offered prices for raffle include Cherubino Ltd, Bio Care Ltd, Jardin Land of Ghajn Tuffieha, Blue Creek Restaurant, Elizir Health and Beauty Clinic, Great Dane Restaurant.
Charlie Cardona once again contributed € 330 from his boxing competition held the previous month.
It was a lovely evening enjoyed by all with guest interacting in games and dancing.
9th September 2008
A talk was given to Soroptimists International at the University Residence in Lija.
1st October 2008
A day seminar entitled UPDATE: SYMPTOMATIC BREAST CANCER – Multidisciplinary Breast Care Group.
18-19th October 2008
Charlie Cardona does it again
At Midday Saturday 18th October 2008, Charlie Cardona accompanied by his wife Sarah, and family, friends of good will, Andrew & Ilske Farruggia and sons, Joseph Apap, Mick Cox, Rob Pritchard, and Kevin Micallef started the long journey.
Leaving Bugibba Square and on to Salina, Bahar Ic Caghaq, St Julians, Ballutta, Sliema, Gzira, Ta’Xbiex, Msida, Pieta, Sa Maison, Floriana (police HQ) Phoenicia Hotel, Valletta, Marsamxett, St Elmo, Valletta Waterfront, Marsa Ship building, Corradino Hill, Senglea, Victoriosa, Cospicua, Zabbar, Marsascala, Marsaxlokk, Birzebuggia, Hal Far, Zurrieq, Lapsi, Girgenti, Dingli cliffs, Mtahlab, L’Andrijet, Fiddin, Bingemma, Mgarr, Manikata, Mellieha, Xemxija St Paul’s Bay, Bugibba Square.
Journalist Antonia Micallef covered this walk personally by interviewing Charlie before the walk and also featured his remarkable effort during the PBS news. The next day Sunday 19th in the morning Charlie was re joined by some of the group and was heading back to Bugibba Square, which had been decorated by his daughter Amy and the rest of the family with pink balloons early that morning.
The group arrived at approx 11 am accompanied by local MP Censu Galea and The Mayor of St Paul’s Bay.
During this strenuous walk which took Charlie and company all over Malta, boxer Joseph Apap gave his support and that shows that these men although they seem tough and macho have a heart of gold.
Also thanks to the mystery woman who joined in from Bugibba to Msida.
Thankyou goes primarily to Charlie and ALL those who supported him in one way or another, and for choosing Action for Breast Cancer Foundation to be the sole beneficiary of this noble act of altruism. We thank your friend Doris Grima who was the inspiration of this event that saw its inception last year.
The final sum collected through this tremendous effort was a phenomenal € 2930
A thank you lunch was given to Charlie and all his collaborators at the Blue Creek, Ghar Lapsi.
25th October 2008 Pink Day Valletta ’08
Our second Pink Day in Valletta was another event that offered Action for Breast Cancer Foundation the opportunity to meet members and the general public men and women alike. We were honored by the stopover of Astrid Vella from “Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar”, M’Angela Formosa from Soroptimist International, Valletta councilors and of course Charlie Cardona and his family. Petitions continued to fill in pages after pages and now we have over 3000 signatures. Pink Day was possible by the unfailing support of Jesper’s Danish Bakery, San Michel, Valletta Mayor Dr Alexei Dingli, Marica Beck and Gino Schiavone of MEHFA who did an interesting work out using the innovative toning tube.
Thank you, goes to ALL and see you next year.
10-13th December 2008
Health and Environmental Alliance (HEAL) workshop in Brussels entitled Breast Cancer and the Environment- Helen Muscat attended for this workshop and presented a paper entitled “Cancer and environmental hazards in Malta: perspectives from a new member state”.
