Ellen DalgarnoBowmanville, Канада
6 июл. 2017 г.
Hello Ellen,
Thank you for your email dated June 27 and your feedback regarding the food served at Relay For Life.
We know that about one-third of all cancers can be prevented by eating well, being active and maintaining a healthy body weight. The science is clear: it’s the overall pattern of living that’s important. In our eating well information, we say it’s all about balance, moderation and variety.
We recommend avoiding processed meat, but recognize that some people enjoy eating them. So if an individual chooses to eat processed meat, we suggest saving for special occasions, such as ham for a holiday dinner or a hot dog at a sporting event. Our Relay For Life events are special occasions as they happen once a year.
At many of our events, we do provide additional information on healthy eating and active living at our Impact Zone tent/area, where Relay participants can pick up information on being healthy.
As for controlling what food options are available at each event, much of the food we provide to Relay For Life participants is donated by local businesses. This helps us offset event costs so that more money raised can be directed to our important mission work to fund research, provide support services to patients and their families and fund other important work so that fewer people are touched by cancer in the future. So, while we strive to offer many healthy alternatives, we are also reliant on the generosity of local business to donate food to our events.
Thank you for taking the time to offer feedback about the food options at Relay For Life. As your main local representative, I have relayed your feedback to the Relay For Life program manager.
Thank you,
Alison Payne
Senior Manager
Peterborough and Durham Community Offices
Canadian Cancer Society
Thank you for your email dated June 27 and your feedback regarding the food served at Relay For Life.
We know that about one-third of all cancers can be prevented by eating well, being active and maintaining a healthy body weight. The science is clear: it’s the overall pattern of living that’s important. In our eating well information, we say it’s all about balance, moderation and variety.
We recommend avoiding processed meat, but recognize that some people enjoy eating them. So if an individual chooses to eat processed meat, we suggest saving for special occasions, such as ham for a holiday dinner or a hot dog at a sporting event. Our Relay For Life events are special occasions as they happen once a year.
At many of our events, we do provide additional information on healthy eating and active living at our Impact Zone tent/area, where Relay participants can pick up information on being healthy.
As for controlling what food options are available at each event, much of the food we provide to Relay For Life participants is donated by local businesses. This helps us offset event costs so that more money raised can be directed to our important mission work to fund research, provide support services to patients and their families and fund other important work so that fewer people are touched by cancer in the future. So, while we strive to offer many healthy alternatives, we are also reliant on the generosity of local business to donate food to our events.
Thank you for taking the time to offer feedback about the food options at Relay For Life. As your main local representative, I have relayed your feedback to the Relay For Life program manager.
Thank you,
Alison Payne
Senior Manager
Peterborough and Durham Community Offices
Canadian Cancer Society
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