THE Pearl Resort will host two fundraising events next weekend to support the Fiji Cancer Society’s efforts to bring cancer testing services to women in communities with limited access to reliable electricity and healthcare facilities.
The Pinktober events, scheduled for October 23 and 24 at Pacific Harbour, will feature a charity high tea, live painting, opera performances and a silent auction, with proceeds supporting the society’s cancer testing outreach.
The society has identified the need for a portable GeneXpert testing machine, a solar power station to operate equipment in areas with unreliable electricity, and travel support for a nurse and administrator to deliver services to women in need.
The fundraising programme begins with an Art and High Tea event on Friday, October 23, from 2pm to 4pm.
Internationally distinguished Australian artist Mark Waller, who spent much of his formative years growing up in Fiji, will paint live during the afternoon.
His completed artworks will be auctioned the next evening, at the Opera Under the Stars event.
Tickets for the high tea cost $80 per person, with bookings available through fbmgr@thepearlsouthpacific.com.
The second event, Opera Under the Stars, will take place on Saturday, October 24, from 6pm to 9.30pm at the resort’s marina pontoon.
The evening will feature international opera singers Jackson Liam and Emma Nightingale, alongside the Fijian tenor, Justin Hicks.
Mr Waller, a brain cancer survivor, will also share his personal cancer journey and create a live painting during the event. Two of his original paintings will be offered through a silent auction.
Tickets for Opera Under the Stars are available through Ticketmax.
The initiative aims to turn the Pinktober celebrations into practical support for women who face barriers to accessing cancer testing, particularly those living in communities where essential equipment and services are difficult to reach.
