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Costa Cruises To Support The “Pink Is Good” Project On Its Ships
Aseries of activities to raise awareness of the Umberto Veronesi Foundation"Pink is Good" breast cancer prevention project will be taking place on Costafleet ships operating in the Mediterranean.
Coincidingwith the call of the Costa Fascinosa, the "Un cammino in rosa, guardando ilmare" (A pink walk, looking at the sea) initiative will be held in Naples on 16October to raise funds for the Umberto Veronesi Foundation with one luckyparticipant winning a Costa cruise.
Genoa, 13 October2017 – Tomark Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Costa Cruises will onceagain be joining forces with the Umberto Veronesi Foundation to supportthe Pink is Good project,which aims to beat breast cancer for good by promoting prevention andsupporting research activities every year.
Forthe second consecutive year the Italian company will fund a research grant, which will be awardedto a deserving young Italian female researcher chosen by the Umberto VeronesiFoundation. The campaign to raise awarenessof "Pink is Good" will be repeated for an entire week on Costa fleet ships located in the Mediterranean: informative andin-depth materials will be distributed in every cabin to inform guests aboutbreast cancer prevention with suggestions on healthy lifestyles to follow andthe regular check-ups to carry out.
The ambassadorial ship for thisawareness-raising campaign will be the Costa Fascinosa. To coincide withits call at Naples, on 16 October the "Un cammino in rosa,guardando il mare" (A pink walk, looking at the sea) initiative will be held, an evocative non-competitivewalk of around 6.5 km along the Naples seafront between via F. Petrarcaand the Stazione Marittima cruise terminal. The aim is to support the breastcancer prevention activities of the Umberto Veronesi Foundation, also tangiblythrough a fundraising drive. To take part in the walk, which will involve theguests and crew of the Costa Fascinosa, just make your way to the square infront of the terminal building for 2 p.m. All participants will be entered in aprize draw to win a cruise for two in the Mediterranean aboard the CostaFascinosa.
The initiative is organised by CostaCruises, Umberto Veronesi Foundation, Marinter Shipping Agency, ASD RuNaplesand endorsed by the Municipality of Naples, which has added the walk to the "Stati Generali del Mare 2017", a festival with a packed calendar of free events forOctober and November that revolve around the sea.
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