Join Wesley's Biggest Morning Tea

Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea is a major fundraising event created by Cancer Council Australia, to support the fight against cancer. It has been one of Australia’s largest and most successful campaigns, raising over $50 million dollars since its first cup of tea in 1994.

Wesley Corporate Health is conducting our own Morning Tea and you can donate online at our event page: http://qld.cancercouncilfundraising.org.au/wesleymorningtea

Who wouldn’t enjoy morning tea? It is a tasty, fun and easy way to raise money for cancer research, prevention and support services for cancer patients and their families.  Just one cup of tea and one dollar at a time can make a difference. There is no better excuse to take a break with your workmates or enjoy a delicious morning tea over a staff meeting!

The official date for the event is Thursday May 26, but you can hold your morning tea any day and at any time in May and June.

Some suggestions for a fun and successful morning tea include:

• Have a bake off competition
• Get staff to submit their healthiest morning tea recipe to create a company recipe book, which can be sold internally with a percentage of proceeds going to Cancer Council
• Request an entry fee donation to the morning tea
• Theme the event with a prize for the best effort

For more information on hosting an Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea event at your workplace, visit the website: http://www.biggestmorningtea.com.au/.

Cancer is a leading cause of death in Australia, with 1 in 2 people being diagnosed before the age of 85. An estimated 114,000 new cases of cancer were diagnosed in Australia in 2010, with the most common being prostate, colorectal (bowel), breast, melanoma and lung cancer.

It is estimated that more than 4000 cancer deaths annually are a result of poor diet, alcohol consumption, physical inactivity and being overweight. Cancer Council Australia believes that around half of all cancer cases can be prevented by leading a healthy lifestyle such as:

• Eating a healthy balanced diet
• Doing regular physical activity
• Maintaining a healthy weight
• Avoiding smoking
• Avoiding alcohol consumption or limiting to two standard drinks a day for both men and women, with two alcohol free days

Regular screening is also recommended to help detect cancer at an early stage when treatment is likely to be more effective. Screening programs are available nation wide for breast, cervical, bowel and prostate cancer. For more information on cancer facts and screening programs visit the Cancer Council website: http://www.cancer.org.au/home.htm.

For more information on Skin Cancer screening services, please visit the Wesley Corporate Health Website: http://www.weshealth.com.au/default.asp?PageID=68&n=Onsite+Skin+Checks