The start time of the 'walk for life' is at 05:00 AM and will end at 10:00 AM; the start and finish line is at the Jose Lake Ballpark. Registration fee is 5 ANG (including a T-shirt). Along the route, stands will be placed where the public can donate by dropping money in the cans. To participate in the 'walk for life', registration format can be picked up at one of the branches of the RBC/RBTT Bank in Sint Maarten.
Regional
The 'walk for life' in Sint Maarten is part of a regional awareness campaign of RBC/RBTT throughout the Dutch Caribbean and Suriname. The campaign is in close cooperation with the local cancer foundations.
Through various events during the month of September 2011, RBC/RBTT will raise funds to cover patients' needs and care in the Dutch Caribbean and Suriname, thereby supporting the battle against child cancer in these markets. The funds that are raised will be divided between the RBC/RBTT Children's Cancer Fund (CCF) and the local cancer foundations in each jurisdiction. Across the region RBC/RBTT will align the local cancer awareness campaigns and fundraising events to the generic advertising campaign that will carry the gold ribbon of hope that visualizes childhood cancer awareness. Gold symbolizes the precious children, and the ribbon is a recognizable symbol of observance for various causes.
Patients
RBC/RBTT finds it crucial to raise awareness on cancer in the Caribbean. Many instances of childhood cancer go undetected. There is a need to raise awareness amongst the public to validate the need for support. In the Dutch Caribbean and Suriname, local governments, through the social insurance bank (SVB) cover only the primary cancer treatment of patients. As a result, patients do not qualify for coverage of cancer treatments through the Children's Cancer Foundation (CCF). For the secondary treatment there is need for financial support, which can amount to large expenses for each individual case. Therefore the local cancer foundations consistently work at generating funds to cover patients' needs. The RBTT Bank invites everybody to walk our 'walk for life' to raise funds for children battling cancer.