Guinness Record set to raise cancer awareness in Bahrain
Manama : Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) and Think Pink achieved a Guinness World Record by hosting the biggest charity initiative yesterday.
The event, organised at the BIC, Sakhir, built the largest pink chain ribbon to raise breast cancer awareness in Bahrain and across the Gulf.
With the aim of reaching 10 kilometres overall and with each piece of ribbon measuring 20 inches, over 60,000 pieces were combined to achieve the complete distance.
The event marked the first national scale community initiative in the Kingdom – with both individuals and corporate entities participating together. It not only raised awareness on breast cancer but also raised funds to the Bahrain Breast Cancer Society.
“ It was a great day for both Bahrain International Circuit and Think Pink Bahrain. Together we have achieved a unique milestone of 13.123km, a Guinness World Record, one that we can be truly proud of. We hope that, through our efforts and best intentions, this charity initiative helps achieve our goals in further spreading the word about the importance of breast cancer awareness,” said Shaikh Salman bin Isa Al Khalifa, CE of Bahrain International Circuit.
“First of all a big thank you to all the sponsors and the participants for supporting the challenge as it wouldn’t have been possible without them. This event was a clear example of how as a society we could go further, in a lot of aspects. We have beat the world record by almost five km, also this event further saw the largest number of volunteer participation any event has seen in the Kingdom, this in itself is a milestone. Further, we would like to thank everyone who believed in us and participated and helped us in reaching the world record,” said Julie Sprakel Founder President, Think Pink Bahrain Breast Cancer Society.
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