Activities

Reach to Recovery Intermediate Level Workshop – 5-6 April 2008
Ranjit Kaur, President of the BCWA, conducted a two day Reach to Recovery Intermediate level workshop on providing psycho-social support for women with breast cancer. Fifteen volunteers from the Patient Support Team, Pink Challengers Dragon Boat Team and Thimble Thumb Team attended the workshop. Anne from Ipoh Pink Champion and Siew Mam from Malacca Breast Cancer Support group also attended the training. BCWA donated a portable sewing machine to the Malacca Breast Cancer support group for the sewing of breast prosthesis.

Ranjit presenting the portable sewing machine to Siew Mam	Rogayah and Mei Quin practicing their communication skills	Mee Yee sharing her experience as a survivor

Cooking with Ching Wei at the BCWA – 5 April 2008
BCWA's legal advisor, Lim Ching Wei, turned chef and showed the ladies how to prepare a 5 course dinner of French Onion Soup, East meets West Salad, Roast Chicken with Stuffing, Bread and Butter Pudding and Pineapple Fizz. The ladies, needless to say had a fantabu-licious time!

Regional Islamic Da’awah Council of South East Asia and the Pacific visits BCWA office – 12 Mar 2008
Twenty Muslim visitors from Regional Islamic Da'awah Council of South East Asia and the Pacific visited the BCWA office. The women were from Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan, Korea, Fiji, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Japan, Papua New Guinea and Hong Kong. They were briefed on the activities of BCWA and had a practical session on breast self examination.

BCWA Handicraft Sessions – 2008
The members meet every second Saturday of the month for handicraft sessions. The first session was on making clown dolls and the second session was making of the “floating” necklace by Chong Pei Lin, Dorothy Hong and Rina from Beadazzle Co.

Lynn (left) and Margaret sewing the clown doll	Members making the floating necklace

BCWA First Breast Prostheses Sewing Workshop, Petaling Jaya – 8 Jan 2008
On the 08 January, BCWA’s Thimble Thumb Team conducted a sewing of prostheses workshop. Seven participants from Segamat Breast Cancer Support Society, 7 from Ipoh Pink Champions and one from Kluang Breast Cancer Support Society attended. The BCWA donated a portable sewing machine to Judy from Kluang BCSS.

BCWA Successfully Organises Yet Another Conference! The International Conference on Survivorship and Supportive Care in Cancer, Kuala Lumpur – 10-12 Aug 2007
The BCWA adds another feather to its cap as it successfully organises the above conference supported by its caring partners. The theme of the conference was Enabling Survival: Promoting Early Intervention and Care.

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BCWA & Avon’s Saving Lives Through Early Detection Charity Hi-Tea, Kuala Lumpur – 28 June 2007
The BCWA and Avon Malaysia has forged a partnership to raise funds to conduct hands-on training workshops for women in local communities in Malaysia to enable them to practise early detection of breast cancer. RM 127,212.25 were raised during the Charity Hi Tea on 28 June 2007.

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BCWA ‘s New Premises – 2006
The BCWA moved into bigger premises in 2006 and not a moment too soon as their activities had outgrown their previously rented space on the 2nd floor of Bangunan Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah, 16 Jalan Utara in Petaling Jaya for some years already.

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A Nite with the BCWA Patrons – 17 January 2007
The Breast Cancer Welfare Association held a dinner in honour of their Patrons, Yg Mulia Raja Toh Puan Teh Zaitun Raja Kamarulzaman (founder Patron) and Yg Berbahagia Puan Sri Datin Seri Dato’ Akmal Abdul Salam (newly appointed Patron) in The Royal Lake Club, Taman Tasik Perdana Kuala Lumpur.

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BCWA Contact Details
5^th Floor Bangunan
Sultan Salahuddin
Abdul Aziz Shah, 16 Jalan Utara, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

Tel:603-79540133
Fax: 603-79540122
(Mon-Fri: 10am to 4pm)E-mail: bcwa@streamyx.com

Volunteer for the BCWA?
Breast cancer not only affects the patient. It also affects their families and love ones. The BCWA can help to provide support to all those in need.

If you would like to volunteer your services to the BCWA, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Donate to the BCWA Building Fund!
We face severe space constraints currently. We are raising funds to build our own premises. You can help by donating in cash (cheques payable to the Breast Cancer Welfare Association) or kind.

Do not hesitate to contact us if you need more information!