The Do Not Delay team includes professional doctors – specialists of their field who face breast cancer cases on a daily basis. The Pink Bus travels to the most remote locations in Lithuania to deliver the message to all women – “Take care of your health, pay more attention to yourselves for your own sake and for the sake of those who love you!”
The bus has already visited as many as 660 cities a
nd towns in Lithuania, examining 86,000 women for breast cancer with the help of special equipment. Every fifth woman was diagnosed with benign breast tumours and 780 were found to have breast cancer. Unfortunately, majority of these women had not had a breast examination before. The certificates No. 56007 and 56008 issued by State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania certifies that the company owns an exclusive right to the trademark “Rožinis kaspinas” (Pink Ribbon) and it visual appearance in pink and white colours. Disaster and happiness unite people:
Race for Cure are festivals involving those whose loved ones had been affected by the disease and those who have triumphed over it, as well as those supporting people who are still fighting. The ace is an hour of jog or walk in the memory of those who have succumbed to cancer and for the life of those who have overcome it. Marathons have been held for 60 times already. A total of 14,139 participants have taken part in the marathons. One of the goals of the project is not only to educate but to also rally women in societies. In the framework of the project Let My Town Bloom, 2,320 blooming flowerbeds were distributed among women. The happy women started blooming along with their towns. Women in small towns participated in the competition Let My Town Bloom with great enthusiasm. The campaign was held in cooperation with embassy of Austria. The project is assisted by 200 ambassadors of good will around Lithuania. It is a strong, solid and unified crowd of volunteers: women organize and share information, learn from each other and have become more open and European. Agnė Zuokienė has been awarded a badge of the Volunteer Center for promoting volunteer work
Do Not Delay project is characterized as a low budget – big impact initiative. Enthusiasm of people and attention to sore problems triggers a chain reaction in the society. A change in people’s behavior is a vital step in the efforts to teach Lithuanian people new skills and develop European, open and healthier generations of the future.
