Pink Garba Dance: A Free Breast Cancer Awareness Event Fargo-Moorhead
Schedule
Sat Oct 19 2024 at 02:00 pm to 05:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Oscar Bergos Center, M State, 1900 28th Ave. S. (West side SW Door) Moorhead, MN-56560 | Moorhead, MN
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Where
Oscar Bergos Center-M State -West side Southwest Entrance
1900, 28th Ave S, Moorhead
When
October 19, Saturday
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Attire: PINK (Indian/Western/Fusion/Global)
Social Hour, Music, Booths, Fashion Show, Expert Panel Q&A followed by Pink Garba dance. Our panel includes experts from various field including Dr. Amit Panwalkar, an experienced medical oncologist from Sanford Health.
Sponsored by
Indo-American Association of Great Plains &
Minnesota State Community & Technical College (M State)
Acknowledgements
India Association of Minnesota (IAM) &
Mrs. Tanwi Prigge
PLEASE REGISTER FOR EVENT TO HOLD A SPOT. THERE IS LIMITED SEATING.
We’re excited to share that our community will be adopting a breast cancer awareness initiative originally developed by Mrs. Tanwi Prigge and IAM. We’ll be using their design, vision, and program plan to guide our efforts, bringing their successful approach into our own activities. This collaboration allows us to build on their great work and strengthen our commitment to this important cause.
Garba is an Indian dance performed during Navaratri in October to honor womanhood. October is also Breast Cancer Awareness month. “Pink Garba” is the melding of celebratory dance and the sharing of women’s stories of strength and survival.
Significance: The National Cancer Institute estimates that one out of eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. Breast cancer incidence and death rates generally increase with age, with the majority of new cases and breast cancer deaths occurring in women aged 40 and older. Breast cancer is also on the rise in brown women, including Indian women.
Education and awareness: The Pink Garba initiative supporting breast cancer awareness encourages women to adopt the life-saving practices of regular self-examinations, clinical breast exams and mammograms and helps them recognize there is a supportive community behind them.
Social Support: A breast cancer diagnosis can bring a wide range of emotions including shock, fear, sadness and anger. The support of family, friends and others can be helpful in the journey through diagnosis, treatment and beyond. This year’s Pink Garba event aims to build a strong and supportive community of women to unite to honor cancer survivors, raise awareness about reducing cancer risk.
Panel of experts: At Pink Garba a panel of experts will discuss prevention, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship and respond to questions from the audience. Your participation will help us immensely. There will be a fun trivia and Q&A session with prizes.
Event Plan
2:00 - 3:00 pm: Social hour, booths, appetizers, music and pink fashion show
3:00 - 3:40 pm: Panel discussion
3:45 - 4:30 pm: Garba dance (in circle)
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Where is it happening?
Oscar Bergos Center, M State, 1900 28th Ave. S. (West side SW Door) Moorhead, MN-56560, 1900 28th Ave S, Moorhead, MN 56560-4830, United States,Moorhead, MinnesotaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
