Cape Town - The City of Cape Town’s firefighters, along with colleagues from other City directorates, will continue their running streak, this time at the Totalsports Women’s Race, along with DKMS (Deutsche Knochenmarkspenderdatei), to raise awareness of blood cancer and blood disorders and also recruit many more people as stem cell donors.
The City of Cape Town’s firefighters will continue their campaign with DKMS (previously the Sunflower Fund) by hitting the pavement in this year’s Totalsports Women’s Race, which is set to take place on Friday, August 9.
Firefighters from Goodwood, Sir Lowry’s Pass, Milnerton, Lakeside and Kraaifontein will be joined by colleagues from the City’s Electricity branch when they line up with several thousand participants on the starting line at the Grand Parade for the 10km race.
The campaign with DKMS was revived at the beginning of July after a hiatus of a few years.
Mayco member for safety and security JP Smith said: “Our firefighters are not only registering and becoming donors, they are literally running to create awareness and encourage more people to join them in saving lives.
“For many patients with blood cancer and blood disorders, a stem cell transplant is the only hope of cure for many patients. The more donors on the registry, the better chances patients have of finding their genetic twin and receiving a transplant,’ said Smith.
DKMS Africa head of Community Engagement and Communications, Palesa Mokomele, said: “The partnership between DKMS Africa and the City of Cape Town firefighters is a brilliant move to boost awareness and participation in stem cell donation.
“We are very excited to join the running community and are happy that due to this partnership, many more doors are opening for us to add more donors diagnosed with blood cancers and disorders,” said Mokomele said.
You can get involved through registering as a stem cell donor online at www.dkms-africa.org or for more information, call them at 021 701 0661.