Following on from my post yesterday about my crohn’s disease, I thought I would share with you a worthwhile cause I am involved in…
It’s called The Gutsy Challenge. It’s all about raising awareness for Gastro-Intestional Cancers by encouraging kids to eat more fruit and vegetables.
“With 26 Australians dying every day and over 20,000 Australians diagnosed with GI Cancer each year, GI Cancer, which occurs in the oesophagus, stomach, liver, gall bladder, pancreas or bowel, is the most common form of cancer,” said Jacinta Walpole, Marketing Manager, GI Cancer Institute.
I am their new ambassador and will be promoting the challenge in schools. The Gutsy Challenge is a fundraiser for research that involves students eating 2 fruit and 4 veg a day for 1 week. It runs from March – November each year. I’ll be encouraging kids to get involved. They’ll be asking family and friends to sponsor them for a week.
If you want to know more about the challenge there is a whole website here to explore.
