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Aruba Aloe Invites the Community to Team Up in the Fight Against Breast Cancer

ORANJESTAD - This Octo- One-third of cancer deaths Aloe invites the community campaign. It also encour- Mary Joan Foundation’s
ber, as part of Breast Can- could be decreased if de- to visit its stores this October ages the local commu- Facebook page to help in-
cer Awareness Month, Aru- tected and treated early. to participate in this special nity to visit and share the crease awareness.
ba Aloe will launch its an- Breast Cancer Awareness Aruba Aloe is the island’s
nual “Because We Care, Month is a chance to raise sole producer of beauty
We Share” campaign to awareness about the im- and healthcare products
support Aruba’s Mary Joan portance of early detec- based on 100% pure Alo-
Foundation and promote tion of breast cancer, as evera gel from Aruba. For
breast cancer awareness. well as raise funds for re- the past 125 years, the
With every purchase of search into its cause, pre- company has sourced its
$75, Aruba Aloe will do- vention, diagnosis, treat- Aloe gel from its own Aloe
nate $4.50 to the Mary ment, and cure. Aruba plantation in Hato, Aru-
Joan Foundation. The pur- Aloe will support this cause ba. Today, locals, island
chaser will receive a free by contributing to Aruba’s guests, and the interna-
special “125-year-Anniver- local breast cancer orga- tional community can en-
sary-edition Ultra-Intensive nization, the Mary Joan joy several unique collec-
Cream” as a gift (value of Foundation, which gives tions of hair and skincare
$18) for their contribution, support to those suffering products, including the
as well as a pink breast from breast cancer, breast Aruba Aloe classic collec-
cancer awareness ribbon cancer survivors, and their tion, Island Remedy, and
to show their support and families and friends, and Desert Bloom. q
spread awareness within also helps spread aware-
the local community. ness about breast cancer,
Breast cancer is by far the particularly the impor-
most common cancer in tance of early detection.
women worldwide. One “Because We Care, We
in eight women will be di- Share” is a great opportu-
agnosed with breast can- nity for Aruba Aloe’s clients
cer in their lifetime. Since to team up with Aruba Aloe
2008, worldwide breast to spread breast cancer
cancer incidence has in- awareness while also en-
creased by more than 20 joying a special “125-year-
percent while mortality has Anniversary-edition” gift
increased by 14 percent. from Aruba Aloe. Aruba