The walk which is playfully dubbed the "Pink Phit and Phabulous walkathon" will begin at 6:30 am this Sunday at the Grand Marche parking lot to the Princess Country Club and Spa at Port de Plaisance via the Cake House Hill Road.
President of the Positive Foundation; Shelly Alphonso said that although the walk begins at 6:30am; participants are asked to be there in advance to receive some of the goodies they have in store.
"We want everyone to be there on time so that we can begin on time before the sun comes up, this way the walk will be more comfortable and enjoyable," she said. "Also at 5:30 am we will be distributing T-shirts to the participants; free of cost."
The St. Maarten Road Runners will lead off and guide the walkers along the route to the Port de Plaisance destination, where breakfast including croissants, apples coffee, bush tea and water will be served, free of cost to all participants. After the walk a number of fitness activities like: zumba, aerobics, spinning, stretching among others will be demonstrated to the group, then a brief tour of the Princess Country Club and Spa will be given.
"In addition, to highlight the main reason behind the walk, we will be showing an eight minute video presentation on how to do breast self examinations and students from AUC S will be doing demonstrations on how to do these breast self examinations," Miss Alphonso said. "We want to ensure that the message gets across and that the people who participate and attend will be armed with the knowledge to be able to detect breast cancer early so they can better protect themselves."
The St. Maarten Diabetes foundation will also be on hand at the Port de Plaisance Country Club and Spa to do free blood sugar and blood pressure screenings.
"There will also be two other booths set up solely for the purpose of disseminating weight loss and fitness information," Alphonso explained. "And of course our table, the Positive Foundation will have breast cancer awareness literature, breast cancer awareness pins, bracelets and other signature material for sale."
Participants are also advised to wear or bring their bathing suits, as the pool will be available to the participants until 3pm and a 15% discount on spa treatment will be available only for that occasion.
"You may lounge and swim in the pool up until 3 pm and for those who have children and would like to bring them, we encourage you to do so and allow them to take advantage of the beautiful play area on the premises," she said. "Should you decide to stick around until lunch; the Port de Plaisance staff will be serving lunch buffet style at a simple cost of US$12.00."
For others who do not want to participate in the walk, they are also invited to attend and be part of the other events and to support the event.
Sponsors for this event are Divico, Princess Country Club and Laser 101.
